George Sigmon

George married Barbara Bissing. [Group Sheet]

1. Barbara Bissing
2. Son Sigmon was born 4 Mar 1746/47.
3. Sarah Salome Wilfong was born 30 Jun 1788, Lincoln Co., NC, USA; died 26 May 1837, Lincoln Co., NC, USA; was buried May 1837, Old White Cem., Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC, USA.
4. Barbara Sigmon was born 13 Dec 1748.
5. Margaretha Sigmon was born 28 Feb 1750/51.
6. Balthaser Sigmon was born Sep 1753.
7. George Sigmon was born Jun 1756.
8. Susannah Sigmon was born Jun 1757.
9. Barnhard Sigmon was born Nov 1762.
10. Heinrich Sigmon was born 1764.
11. Hannah Sigmon was born Jul 1768, Of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Mar 1834, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States; was buried 1831, Old St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Newton, North Carolina, United States.
12. Maria Magdalena aka Mary Wilfong was born 27 Mar 1798, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; died 23 Jun 1886, Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Weidner-Robinson Cemetery, Catawba, North Carolina, USA.

Henry married Maria Magdalena aka Mary Wilfong 17 Apr 1787, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Maria (daughter of John Poffh Wilfong and Hannah Sigmon, daughter of George Sigmon and Barbara Bissing) was born 27 Mar 1798, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; died 23 Jun 1886, Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; was buried , Weidner-Robinson Cemetery, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

Jesse married Anna Maria Mull 1797. Anna was born 1776; died 1871. [Group Sheet]

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John Wilfong also served during the Revolution in Col. McDowell's Reg., and later with Gen. Pickens. He married Hannah Sigmon and had children John Wilfong Jr., George David, Mary Magdalena, Susannah Barbara, Sarah Salome, and Elizabeth. "The Kings Mountain Men" by Katherine Keough White, 1924 John Wilfong was born Apr 8, 1762 and died 1838. He enlisted in McDowell's regiment under Capt. Sigman and LT. Van Horn. He was wounded in the left arm at King's Mountain and went home the day after the battle but was at Eutaw. He married Hannah Sigmore (Sigman) and his son John married Lavina Sumay.

John married Hannah Sigmon 17 Apr 1787, Usa. Hannah (daughter of Conrad Mull and Molana Relick, daughter of George Sigmon and Barbara Bissing) was born Jul 1768, Of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Mar 1834, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States; was buried 1831, Old St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Newton, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Buried Old St. Paul Luthern Church Catawba, NC.

Tombstone reads died 22 Mar 1831 66 years 9 months.

Mattie Adams Plyler has death 1734?

Others have death 1836.

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Married:
Spouse: John Poffh Wilfong

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George and Jacob are believed to be the sons or close kin of Johannes Wilfong who came with his parents George and Elizabth Wilfong on the ship "St. Andrew's Galley" 12 Sep 1734.

George's will was dated 18 Mar 1817 and probated in Jan 1819. The original cannot be located, but court minutes indicate it was "proven" by John Yoder. The executors were John Wilson and Andrew Hoyle. The index lists devisees as John Wilfong, Peter Wilfong, Mary Whitener, Elizabeth Cline, Catharine Hoyle, and Sally Gross.

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George and his brother Jacob came to NC as young men, probably with Henry Weidner. After the Indian attack in 1759, young George married the equally young widow Mary Poff Mull. He quickly assumed military duties, being listed in 1766 as a Lt. in the NC Militia. By the time of the Revolution he was a Major with the 2nd Reg., Rowan Co. He acquired much land after the war, and was heavily involved in civic duties, appearing often at the sessions of the Lincoln County court at Lincolnton. In addition, in 1769 he was named guardian for the minor children of his brother, Jacob. He and Mary Poff had John, [BO:Mary:BO], Elizabeth, Catherine, Peter, and Sarah. Peter married Susannah Hoyle, and had children George Daniel, Rebecca, Mary Margaret, Abel. J., and Elizabeth.

The following tidbits were forwarded by another Wilfong researcher, Martha Kapp: 1. in essence....when Burke Co. was broken off from Rowan, circa 1777, several commissions were appointed. George Wilfong was appointed to a commission to choose a site to erect a courthouse, prison, "and stocks". Another reference is made as follows, concerning the erection of a courthouse and person's proximity to the site "at Edward Smith's:" "George Wilfong lived in the eastern part of the county (east of present Catawba County)". Evidently there was a "deadlock" as to where it should be. Another notation states that "the movement of the courthouse from the plantation of Edward Smith to a location more than 20 miles to the west had far-reaching repercussions. Of the commissioners whom the legislature had appointed to select a site, only Hugh Brevard, GEORGE WILFONG, and possibly John Connelly would have been averse to the action. But WILFONG and Brevard were the representatives of the residents of the area which is present-day Catawba County. Their dissatisfaction probably was the determining factor which led to the transfer of this area to Lincoln County. After all, the Lincoln County seat (Lincolnton) chosen in 1784 was much more accesible to these citizens than the site on Hunting Creek."

2. in a list of citizens appointed to serve as justices in Burke County prior to 1792, George Wilfong was included.

3., In references to the Revolutionary War, George Wilfong is listed as a Major from the South Fork area of Catawba Co., who was distinguished as a Burke Militia officer noted for his bravery

George married Mary Pofh Mull 1761, North Carolina, USA. Mary (daughter of Conrad Mull and Molana Relick, daughter of Robert Wakefield and Arabella Corpening) was born 1744, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States; died 7 Jun 1816, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States; was buried Jan 1816, Old St Paul's Lutheran Church Cem., Newton, Catawba Co., NC, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Spouse: Mary Pofh Poffh (born Mull)

George married Barbara Bissing. [Group Sheet]