Serventi, Zumstein, Sanker, Sterrett and related Family Histories
Barnhart, John
1785 - 1863 (77 years)-
Name Barnhart, John Born 14 Nov 1785 Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA Christened 26 Dec 1785 #489 Of Weber Gender Male AFN 1KZG-1M7 _UID C32D3A8CD54D4D8297E82AA768FAA0E8E1FF Died 14 May 1863 Near Luxor, Hempfield Twp. Buried Union Cem., Greensburg, PA Person ID I3644 Our Genealogy Last Modified 24 Jul 1999
Family Brinker, Elizabeth, b. 13 Dec 1788, Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA , d. 27 Oct 1845, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 56 years) Married 15 Mar 1813 Westmoreland Co., PA Children 1. Barnhart, Anna, b. 15 Jan 1814, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 1899 (Age 84 years) 2. Barnhart, George, b. 12 Sep 1815, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 18 Apr 1822, Hempfield Twp. (Age 6 years) 3. Barnhart, Catherine, b. 14 May 1818, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 12 Nov 1866, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 48 years) + 4. Barnhart, William, b. 7 May 1820, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 15 Jun 1892, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 72 years) + 5. Barnhart, John, b. 2 Jun 1822, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 1 Jul 1888, Hempfield Twp. (Age 66 years) 6. Barnhart, Elizabeth, b. 29 Nov 1824, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Barnhart, Philip, b. 14 Sep 1827, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 12 Jan 1903, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 75 years) + 8. Barnhart, Solomon, b. 4 Jun 1830, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 21 Sep 1884, Westmoreland Co., PA (Age 54 years) Last Modified 23 Jun 2007 Family ID F2768 Group Sheet
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Notes - [John Barnhart & family are discussed in Chapter 2 of "Barnhart
Ancestors, Westmoreland Co., PA: William Barnhart (1746-1823),
John Barnhart (1785-1863), John Barnhart (1822-1888), With
Marriage Connections to the Schmidt, Brinker, Schwartz & Nelich
Families" by Janet K. Warter, 2001. FHL microfilm #1425446.
Pages 25-32 + Maps, documents, photos, family data sheets.]
NOTES & SOURCES:
1. In 1825, John sold his share in the Slate Creek land of his father
to his brother, David Barnhart, (DB 24:260), and moved to a new
farm about 2 miles SE of Old Hannastown, & close to the land of
his sister Catherine Barnhart Mechling & John Mechling, and land
of his deceased brother, William Barnhart. This was 110 acres
purchased 5 Feb. 1825 from James Brady (DB 16:95-96).
2. John & his sons built & operated a steam-powered Grist Mill on
his property in the 1830's. Power supply would have been coal,
which out-cropped on his land. Location of the Mill is seen on some
early road surveys -- Roads & Bridges Docket 5:122 in 1840, R&B
Docket 6:129 in 1845.
3. Biography of his son William Barnhart (1820-1893), pp. 561-563,
"Old & New Westmoreland" by Boucher & Hedley, 1918. Indicates
that William operated the Mill in later years. The 1867 landowner map
of Hempfield Twp. shows the Mill on land then owned by William.
4. After the death of Elizabeth Brinker Barnhart in 1845, John remarried
in 1847 to Susannah Nelich Schwartz, a widow with grown children.
Susannah's daughter Sarah Schwartz/Swartz later married John
Barnhart's son, also named John. [See notes for this son]
5. Family background of Elizabeth Brinker (1st wife) is developed
in Appendix III of "Barnhart Ancestors, Westmoreland Co., PA" by
Janet K. Warter, 2001. 28 pages.
6. Family background of Susannah Nelich (2nd wife) is developed
in Appendix IV of "Barnhart Ancestors, Westmoreland Co., PA" by
Janet K. Warter, 2001. 5 pages.
7. Will of John Barnhart, WB 4:445. Written 21 Feb 1860. Divided
his farm between 3 sons - John, Philip & William. Solomon got a
separate farm which his father had purchased for him in 1851
(DB 32:432).
8. John and his two wives were buried at the Old German Cem., but
later moved to Union Cemetery, where their stones can now be found.
9. Birth/baptism records for the the children of John & Elizabeth
(Brinker) Barnhart are from the "German Church Records of
Westmoreland Co., PA" by Paul Miller Ruff.
10. Census records, Hempfield Twp. --
1860 - John Barnhart 76, farmer; Susan 60.
Living with them were his son John & family: John Barnhart 38; Sarah 33;
Susan E. 11, Cyrus N. 9, Anna M. 7, Sophia E.. 5, Edgar f. 2. Also his son
Philip Barnhart 32, farmer.
- [John Barnhart & family are discussed in Chapter 2 of "Barnhart