"Simon Klaar arrived in this country Æ’ix years ago and was indentured as a Æ’ervant. His Æ’iÆ’ter Barbara became free years ago and Æ’he Æ’eeks her brother." (1)
"What we do know is that Johan Simon Clar resided in York County, married Anna Margaretha Klee and raised a family of twelve children. He served as a Captain of the First Company of the Seventh Battalion of the York County Militia during the American Revolutionary War. Later, in 1795 following the death of his wife, he moved to Bedford County. He purchased lot #6 in the town of Bedford, on which stood Bedford County’s original log courthouse and jail structure, which became the Clar family’s house. He remarried and lived his life out in Bedford. His estate inventory included the tools used by a combmaker; it might be assumed that he received his training in that craft while serving as an indentured servant. What the life story of Johan Simon Clar reveals to us is that the life of an indentured servant was not so bad. The indentured servant might learn a trade or craft which would provide a livelihood later in his life, and he was assured of eventually being set free from servitude." (1)
Children:
1) Joseph Simon Claar, b. 1756
2) William Claar, b. 1758
3) Jacob Claar, b. 1760
4) George Washington Claar, b. 1762
5) Anna Mariah Claar, b. 4 Mar 1769
6) Johan Klaar, b. 29 Nov 1769
7) Elizabetha Claar, b. 26 Feb 1774
8) Susanna Clar, b. Feb 1776
9) Henry Claar, b. 4 Dec 1777
10) Sarah Claar, b. 1778
11) Catharine Clarin, b. 25 Dec 1780
12) Frederick Claar, b. 30 Oct 1780
13) [2nd wife] Samuel Claar, b. c1799
"Slave & Indentured Servant Records," Genealogical & Historical Research in Old-Bedford County, accessed 5 April 2008.