According to the Records of the Moravians in North Carolina "Jacob Tanner arrived with one wagon..." on 17 February, 1778. "Br. Graff reported [on 16 September] that Jacob Tanner, who lives in Wachovia on the South Fork, is thinking of selling his farm to a man [Ackerman by name] who would like to build a mill as the farm has a site with water-power." On 25 November of the same year "The Brn. Marshall, Graff and Bagge took up the discussion of land matters, and in the afternoon Valentine Fischel, Jacob Tanner and others came about it." On 15 December "We visited Br. and Sr. Fischel, who have recently come from Yorktown, and have settled on their new farm near Tanner's." The above references seem to be about Jacob's second son, Jacob Jr., for in the Friedberg Diary, 1781 we read that on 2 January "The single man, Jacob Tanner, came for his certificate [of the publication of the Banns]. I spoke with him about the guests invited to the wedding, for it seemed to us that there were rather too many; he promised to see that nothing was done which would be a reproach to us. As it turned out he must have found a way to avoid the persons we thought were too many, for they did not come."
The name of a John Danner occurs in the North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, Vol. XII:
State of North Carolina, S37------------N=564
Salisbury District
This is to certify that John Danner was allowed five pounds twelve
shillings specie for public claim by the Upper Board
of Auditors 1[?] day of June 1782.
Traugott Bagge }aud.
Charles Bruce
Considering the fact that there is a similar voucher for George Danner we may assume that this man may be John Jacob Danner.
Jacob married a Catherine Fischel, as noted in his will. There seems to be no children from this marriage.
In the name of God Amen! I Jacob Danner of Rowan
County in the State of N. Carolina, being of sound mind & perfect
memory, blessed be God, do this 18th day of June A.D. 1795 make &
publish this my last will & test. in a manner that is to say:
1.) I will & bequeath that all of my just debts should be
paid
2.) I will & bequeath to my nephew George Danner, oldest son of
my brother George Danner, to be paid by my executor when he comes of
age five shillings.
3.) I will & bequeath to my loving wife Catherine Danner, all of
the residue of my estate, goods & cattle, lands & tenements
with all the advantages arising there from during her life & her
children, in consequence she should hereafter marry & have any.
And finally I constitute & ordain my worthy friend John Eccles
Esq. with my wife executors of this my last will & test., In
witness whereof I have to this my last will & test. set my hand
& seal the day & year above written
Signed sealed & declared in the presence of us. his
Jacob X Danner seal
Butler Stonestreet (?) his mark
Stark Boulmore Henry X Fishel
mark
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