Phillip Server/Sarver (ca 1755-1847); Settled in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA Prior to 1797
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Phillip Server/Sarver (ca 1755-1847); Settled in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA Prior to 1797
| Joanne Sarver (View posts) | Posted: 9 Dec 2001 11:06PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Sarver, Server, Servier, Sarber
Dear Sarver Researchers,
Would greatly appreciate any information researchers have on the ancestors and descendants of Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) who settled in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA prior to 1797.
The following is a summary of research compiled on Phillip Server / Sarver, who was born between 1755-1759. Phillip Sarver is my great great great grandfather.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was of German descent, but it is not clear whether he was actually born in Germany or in Pennsylvania. Although some historical books say that Phillip Sarver was an immigrant from Germany, it is possible that Phillip's father was the German immigrant. I have not seen any documentation that proves Phillip's birthplace.
In early documents, Phillip Sarver's surname was spelled as Server, Servier, Sarber and later Sarver, which were English variations of his German surname.
According to Pennsylvania Archive records, prior to settling in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA, Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was a soldier in the Militias in Cumberland County, PA, and Huntingdon County, PA, during the Revolutionary War period.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) is listed in the following U.S. Census records:
* 1790 - Phillip Server, Huntingdon County, PA
* 1800 - Phillip Servier, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1810 - Philip Server, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1820 - Philip Server, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1830 - Philip Sarber, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
Philip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) settled on land that was situated on the waters of Pine Creek in Pine Township and later McCandless Township, Allegheny County, PA. According to Pennsylvania Archive records, the land was part of a tract of land, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted by Patent to Philip Sarver.
According to the History of Allegheny County, published in 1876, Philip Sarver’s place was located on Pine Creek, and “on its banks he erected the first saw-mill and grist-mill previous to 1800." Old log sawmills, such as the one built by Philip Sarver, furnished lumber for building the log cabins, churches and stores for the pioneers.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was a farmer and farming was the sole occupation of the early settlers of Pine Township located in the north hills of Allegheny County, PA. The farmers took their grain to a grist mill, such as the grist mill built by Philip Sarver, to grind the grain into flour and meal for animal feed.
Philip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was one of the original petitioners to divide Pine Township, from which McCandless Township was formed in 1851, after Philip Sarver’s death in 1847.
According to historical books and early Census records, Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) had two wives and at least 24 children. My great great grandfather, Benjamin Sarver (1787-1864), was one of Phillip's older children. Benjamin Sarver was already settled with his own family on his own farm in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, at the time of Phillip's death in 1847. Benjamin Sarver, along with most of Phillip's children, are not listed in Phillip's property transfers over the years nor are they listed in Phillip's Will written in 1847.
It is believed that all or most of the pioneer Sarvers from the north hills of Allegheny County, PA, descend from Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847). However, Phillip did not make it easy for us to document his descendents. He named only four of his children in his Will and did not refer to his children in previous property transfers.
In Phillip Sarver's Will written in 1847, he named the following four children: Leonard, Solomon, Martha and Rachel Sarver and grandson Charles. In Phillip Sarver's Will, he mentions other children but does not name them when he says, "I will and bequeath to each of my other children now living the sum of one dollar."
If any family history researchers have additional information about Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847), we welcome your input to help piece together his background and the names of Phillip's ancestors and descendants.
Thanks so much, Joanne Sarver
Would greatly appreciate any information researchers have on the ancestors and descendants of Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) who settled in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA prior to 1797.
The following is a summary of research compiled on Phillip Server / Sarver, who was born between 1755-1759. Phillip Sarver is my great great great grandfather.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was of German descent, but it is not clear whether he was actually born in Germany or in Pennsylvania. Although some historical books say that Phillip Sarver was an immigrant from Germany, it is possible that Phillip's father was the German immigrant. I have not seen any documentation that proves Phillip's birthplace.
In early documents, Phillip Sarver's surname was spelled as Server, Servier, Sarber and later Sarver, which were English variations of his German surname.
According to Pennsylvania Archive records, prior to settling in Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA, Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was a soldier in the Militias in Cumberland County, PA, and Huntingdon County, PA, during the Revolutionary War period.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) is listed in the following U.S. Census records:
* 1790 - Phillip Server, Huntingdon County, PA
* 1800 - Phillip Servier, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1810 - Philip Server, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1820 - Philip Server, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
* 1830 - Philip Sarber, Pine Township, Allegheny County, PA
Philip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) settled on land that was situated on the waters of Pine Creek in Pine Township and later McCandless Township, Allegheny County, PA. According to Pennsylvania Archive records, the land was part of a tract of land, which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted by Patent to Philip Sarver.
According to the History of Allegheny County, published in 1876, Philip Sarver’s place was located on Pine Creek, and “on its banks he erected the first saw-mill and grist-mill previous to 1800." Old log sawmills, such as the one built by Philip Sarver, furnished lumber for building the log cabins, churches and stores for the pioneers.
Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was a farmer and farming was the sole occupation of the early settlers of Pine Township located in the north hills of Allegheny County, PA. The farmers took their grain to a grist mill, such as the grist mill built by Philip Sarver, to grind the grain into flour and meal for animal feed.
Philip Sarver (ca 1755-1847) was one of the original petitioners to divide Pine Township, from which McCandless Township was formed in 1851, after Philip Sarver’s death in 1847.
According to historical books and early Census records, Phillip Server / Sarver (ca 1755-1847) had two wives and at least 24 children. My great great grandfather, Benjamin Sarver (1787-1864), was one of Phillip's older children. Benjamin Sarver was already settled with his own family on his own farm in Franklin Township, Allegheny County, at the time of Phillip's death in 1847. Benjamin Sarver, along with most of Phillip's children, are not listed in Phillip's property transfers over the years nor are they listed in Phillip's Will written in 1847.
It is believed that all or most of the pioneer Sarvers from the north hills of Allegheny County, PA, descend from Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847). However, Phillip did not make it easy for us to document his descendents. He named only four of his children in his Will and did not refer to his children in previous property transfers.
In Phillip Sarver's Will written in 1847, he named the following four children: Leonard, Solomon, Martha and Rachel Sarver and grandson Charles. In Phillip Sarver's Will, he mentions other children but does not name them when he says, "I will and bequeath to each of my other children now living the sum of one dollar."
If any family history researchers have additional information about Phillip Sarver (ca 1755-1847), we welcome your input to help piece together his background and the names of Phillip's ancestors and descendants.
Thanks so much, Joanne Sarver