Peter Wagener III became deputy clerk of the Fairfax County court in 1762 at the age of 20 and succeeded his father as clerk in 1772. He married Sinah (née McCarty) Wagener , daughter of Daniel McCarty, in Truro Parish about 1764.
Standing at 6 foot, 3 inches tall, Peter Wagener (or Wegener) was appointed as one of the captains of the newly formed Independent Company of Alexandria, also known as the Independent Company of Fairfax, when organized on 21 September 1774.
During the Revolutionary War, Peter Wagener III served with Virginia forces and rose to the rank of colonel. In 1781, Thomas Jefferson ordered Wagener to place a canon to protect the port of Alexandria. He continued as clerk of the Fairfax court until his death in 1798.
Between July 7 and July 9 through July 13, 2001, there occurred the exhumation of graves associated with the Stisted Plantation of Peter Wagener. The remains of Peter Wagener were reported to have been removed to Pohick Episcopal Church in 1974 by the Fairfax County DAR.
Peter Wagener III, also referred to as Col. Peter Wagener resided at Stisted, the family home built by his father Dr. Peter Wagener, near Colchester, Virginia. The elder Dr. Wagener was clerk of the county court in Prince William in 1748 and assumed the clerkship of the Fairfax County court 4 years later. Dr. Wagener's father, Rev. Peter Wagener, was the minister of Stisted Parish in England. This exhumation resulted in the removal of all bones and artifacts found, to the Pohick Episcopal Churchyard.
SAR Patriot P-311567 / DAR Ancestor # A120204
Peter Wagener III became deputy clerk of the Fairfax County court in 1762 at the age of 20 and succeeded his father as clerk in 1772. He married Sinah (née McCarty) Wagener , daughter of Daniel McCarty, in Truro Parish about 1764.
Standing at 6 foot, 3 inches tall, Peter Wagener (or Wegener) was appointed as one of the captains of the newly formed Independent Company of Alexandria, also known as the Independent Company of Fairfax, when organized on 21 September 1774.
During the Revolutionary War, Peter Wagener III served with Virginia forces and rose to the rank of colonel. In 1781, Thomas Jefferson ordered Wagener to place a canon to protect the port of Alexandria. He continued as clerk of the Fairfax court until his death in 1798.
Between July 7 and July 9 through July 13, 2001, there occurred the exhumation of graves associated with the Stisted Plantation of Peter Wagener. The remains of Peter Wagener were reported to have been removed to Pohick Episcopal Church in 1974 by the Fairfax County DAR.
Peter Wagener III, also referred to as Col. Peter Wagener resided at Stisted, the family home built by his father Dr. Peter Wagener, near Colchester, Virginia. The elder Dr. Wagener was clerk of the county court in Prince William in 1748 and assumed the clerkship of the Fairfax County court 4 years later. Dr. Wagener's father, Rev. Peter Wagener, was the minister of Stisted Parish in England. This exhumation resulted in the removal of all bones and artifacts found, to the Pohick Episcopal Churchyard.
SAR Patriot P-311567 / DAR Ancestor # A120204
Inscription
PETER / WAGENER - / COLONEL / VA. TROOPS / REV WAR
Gravesite Details
Modern VA-style, upright white granite marker with Christian cross; Fairfax County DR bronze plaque attached to headstone
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