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Hammer Family |
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John Hammer was born in Germany about 1739. He married Margaret Kaupp Jacob Hammer (married Catalyna Bogart), John Hammer came to Washington County in the early 1780's along with his brother, Baltis, the Bogart family and the Range family. They settled on Knob Creek and were early members of Sinking Creek Baptist Church. John was a Justice of the Peace during the State of Franklin period. He was also, a missionary for the Church of the Brethern. Governor John Sevier appointed him to be magistrate at the first Washington County Court. In 1790, he had 109 acres on the north side of Knob Creek. John died in 1817.
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Baltis (Baltus) Hammer was born about 1740 in Germany. He married Elizabeth Medough in New Jersey. John Hammer (1762, |
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