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Zug Surname Origin

Zug Lineage

Ulrich Zaugg 1527-1565, father of Hans Zaugg 1560-1653, father of Ulrich Zaugg 1612-1672, father of Peter Zaugg 1638-1698, father of Hans Zag 1658-1696, father of Ulrich Zub 1690-1758, father of Magdalena Zug 1729-1823

Magdalena Zug > Peter Frantz > Elizabeth Frantz > Simon Peter Tridle > George Elmer Tridle > Barbara Lou Tridle

Zug Migration
Lutzelfluch, Berne, Switzerland > Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany > Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania > Botetourt, Virginia

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Magdalena Zug, Bill's 4th Great-Grandmother
1729 - 1823 (93-94)
b. Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
d. Botetourt, Virginia

Bethel Cemetery
Keezletown, Rockingham County, Virginia

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Mennonite_, German Baptist Brethren Church_

Parents:
Ulrich Zug 1690-1758
Barbara Elisabeth Bachman 1692-1758

Maternal Lineage:
Magdalena Mosiman, mother of Barbara Elisabeth Bachman, mother of Magdalena Zug

Spouse: Michael Abraham Frantz II 1725-1807
Married: 12 Jun 1748 in Cocalico Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Children: 8

"They had a large family with at least eight sons and three daughters." (Google)

1. Christian Frantz 1762-1850
2. Daniel Frantz 1763-1843
3. Peter Frantz 1765-1853
4. David Frantz 1766-1815
5. Others TBD

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Ulrich Zug, Bill's 5th Great-Grandparent

1690 27 September 1758

b. Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
d. Warwick, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Zug Family Cemetery
Penryn, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Immigrated_to_USA, Brethren Church_, Mennonite_

Parents:

Hans Zaug 1658-1696

Barbli Dierstein 1675-1735

Maternal Lineage:
Barbli Dierstein, mother of Ulrich Zug

Spouse:  Barbara Elisabeth Bachman 1692-1758

Married:   27 Aug 1716

Children:  11

1. Peter Ulrich Zug 1728-1812
2. Magdalena Zug 1729-1823
3. Jacob Zug 1730-1792
4. Johannes Zug 1731-1821
5. Michael Zug 1732-1807
6. Henry Zug 1734-1844
7. Christina Zug 1740-1815
8. Others TBD

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Hans Zaug, Bill's 6th Great-Grandfather

1658-1696
b. Berne, Switzerland

d. Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Cemetery TBD

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There is a Find a Grave memorial for an unknown location, for Hans Zaug TBD-1748, but that person's relationship to this lineage is yet to be indentified.

Noteworthy

1. "His experiences with the Swiss authorities are documented in historical accounts and genealogy records, often in connection with other persecuted Anabaptists like the three Zug brothers who later immigrated to North America." (Google)
2. Tags: Anabaptist_, Clergy_, Mennonite_

Parents:

Peter Zaugg 1638-1702

Barbara Moser 1642-1702

Maternal Lineage:

Barbara Moser 1642-1702, mother of Hans Zaug

Spouse:   Barbli Dierstein 1675-1735
Some sources spell the surname Thierstein, but her father is Hans Dierstein

Married:   1688

Children:  1

1. Ulrich Zug 1690-1758
2. Johannes Zug 1684-TBD
3. Peter Zug 1692-1748
4. Christian Zug TBD
5. Others TBD

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Peter Zaugg, Bill's 7th Great-Grandfather

4 February 1638 - 1698

b. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland
d. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

Cemetery TBD

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Parents:

Ulrich Zaugg 1612-1672

Katerina Klaus 1613-1673

Maternal Lineage: 
Katerina Klaus 1613-1673, mother of Peter Zaugg

Spouse:   Barbara Moser 1638-1698

Married:   8 Nov 1661

Children:  1

The children of Peter Zaugg (1638-1698) and Barbara Moser, married in 1661, were all born in Lützelflüh, Bern, Switzerland. The precise dates for each child require further detailed genealogical research, but the order and names are recorded as follows: (Google)

1. Ulrich Zaugg TBD
2. Hans Zaug 1658-1696
3. Peter Zaugg TBD
4. Katharina Zaugg TBD
5. Elias Zaugg TBD
6. Alexander Zaugg TBD
7. Anna Zaugg TBD
8. Magdlena Zaugg TBD
9. Sara Zaugg TBD
10. Barbara Zaugg TBD
11. Elsbeth Zaugg TBD

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Ulrich Zaugg, Bill's 8th Great-Grandfather

23 August 1612 - 1672
b. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

d. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

Cemetery TBD

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Noteworthy

1. Tags: Amish_, Anabaptist_, Mennonite_

Parents:

Hans Zaugg 1580-1653
Barbli Balzli 1568-1612

Maternal Lineage:

Barbli Balzli 1568-1612

Spouse: Katherina Klaus or Klauw 1613-1673
Married: 20 October 1634
Children:

Ulrich Zaugg (1612–1672) and his wife, Katherina Klauw, had several children in Lützelflüh, Bern, Switzerland. Their children's names and approximate birth dates are recorded in family history and genealogical sources as: (Google)

1. Hans Zaugg 1636-TBD
2. Peter Zaugg 1638-1698
3. Alexander Zaugg 1639-TBD
4. Barbara Zaugg 1641-TBD
5. Ulrich Zaugg 1643-TBD
6. Christian Zaugg 1645-TBD
7. Elisabeth Zaugg 1647-TBD
8. Verena Zaugg 1653-TBD
9. Christian Zaugg 1655-TBD (2nd son with same name)
10. Elisabeth Zaugg 1658-TBD (2nd daughter with same name)

Note that two sets of children share the same first names (Christian and Elisabeth), which was a common practice at the time, often indicating the death of the first child before the second was born. (Google)

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Hans Zaugg, Bill's 9th Great-Grandfather

25 August 1560 - 3 October 1653 (93)

b. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

d. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

Cemetery TBD

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Parents:
Hans Ulrich Zaugg 1527-1565
Agnes Anna Maria Neukomm 1531-1565

Maternal Lineage:
Agnes Anna Neukomm 1531-1565

Spouse: Barbli Balzli 1568-1612
Married: 19 January 1590
Children:

1. Barbli Zaugg 1591-1670
2. Christian Zaugg 1592-TBD
3. Ulrich Zaugg 1594-TBD
4. Peter Zaugg 1598-TBD
5. Catrin Zaugg TBD
6. Elsbeth Zaugg TBD
7. Anna Zaugg TBD
8. Barbli Zaugg 1605-TBD (2nd daughter with same name)
9. Catharina Zaugg 1608-TBD
10. Ulrich Zaugg 1612-1672 (2nd son with same name)

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Hans Ulrich Zaugg, Bill's 10th Great-Grandfather
1527-1565
b. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland
d. Lützelflüh, Berne, Switzerland

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
Christian Zaugg 1510-TBD
Anna Maria Burri 1510-TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Anna Maria Burri 1510-TBD, mother of Hans Ulrich Zaugg

Spouse: Agnes Anna Maria Neukomm 1531-1565
Married: 19 January 1590
Children: 

1. Katharina Zaugg 1555-TBD
2. Elsbeth Zaugg 1557-TBD
3. Verena Zaugg 1559-TBD
4. Hans Zaugg 1560-1653
5. Hans Zaugg TBD (2nd son with same name)

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Christian Zaugg, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1510-1527
b. Switzerland
d. Switzerland

Cemetery TBD

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Anna Maria Burri 1510-TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 1

1. Hans Ulrich Zaugg 1527-1565

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