EVA MARIE MOLITAR

There are four departments that together make up the Champagne-Ardenne region: from north to south these are Ardennes, Marne, Aube and Haute-Marne. Eva was born in the Marne department in a town called Charville in Champagne, France in 1715. I'm sure that this is a picturesque part of the country where all the vineyards are growing grapes for the famous French Champagne. It was in the mid 1700s, that the royal government of France dictated the size, weight and shape of Champagne bottles and corks. They also mandated that the cork be securely tied onto the bottle.

 Were Eva and her spouse, married in 1723, involved in the business of champagne?  It's certainly a possibility and maybe we'll find out some day. What we do know is that this couple arrived in America in 1739. Perhaps Jean and Eva left France for religious reasons, since we know that Jean was a Huguenot.

The following list of their children may not be complete. Rachel was the only child who was born in France. The other children were all born in Pennsylvania.

Rachel unknown date
J. Nicholas abt. 1740
Catherine 1743
Anna Barbara 1744
Anna Christina1745 (our ancestor)
Heinrich F. 1746
John 1748
Ursula 1752
Anthony   1753

Eva Marie died after 1755 in Dover, York, Pennsylvania.

JEAN NICOL CHATEAU

Jean Nicol Chateau was a French Huguenot from Charleviille, Champagne, France, born in 1715. He married  Maria Eva Molitor, at age 17, who was a little older than Jean. They emigrated to Philadelphia, arriving on September the 3rd, 1739, with a young daughter. Their ship was called Loyal Judith.

Looking at the birthplaces and christenings of their children, it appears that this family lived in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, but perhaps in a few different counties. However, since the county borderlines were in a state of constant change in the early years of Pennsylvania, it is difficult to determine if the family was moving around, or merely that the counties were changing around. The children were born and christened in these counties: York, Berks, Lancaster, and Adam. The eldest child was born in France. The third child was christened on the 7th of August in 1744 at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Goshenhoppen, in Berks, PA, pictured above. The church is set in an idyllic rural landscape in a community typical of a small town.

"In 1743, Fr. Schneider established St. Aloysius Academy, a fledgling educational institution that marked the beginnings of Catholic primary education in Pennsylvania. Now known as St. Francis Academy, the school is reportedly the oldest continuously operated Catholic school in Pennsylvania, and one of the three oldest in the original thirteen colonies. Protestants and Catholics lived in harmony, and the former seemed to offer a welcoming spirit that ran against the deep religious divisions that sometimes flared up in the British colonies." a quote from Wikipedia. This spirit of ecumenism and mutuality would, in my opinion, suit the Chateau family, because of the fact that Jean was a Huguenot. So, I like to think that the two older children may have attended this school.

By the fall of 1753, the Chateau family settled at Dover, York, PA.  Jean died there in 1797.

SUSANNA CATHARINA BOHLEN

This sixth great grandmother was born about 1701 in Rheinland, Germany, probably in the area of Bad Kreuznach where she married Johannes Valentin Berntheusel in 1720. (By the way, the term "Bad" means bath or spa, suggesting that this town is/was a place for tourists to enjoy warm water recreation.) Their first five children were born in Klein-Neidesheim of Bad Kreuznach. The other two were born after the family emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania. The first child's name is unknown. The other children's names and birthdates are listed here:

1. --------------? 23 Dec 1721
2. Johannes 27 May 1723
3. Maria Catharina 15 Nov 1725
4. Johann Jacob 23 May 1728
5. Johannes Martin 19 May 1729 (our ancestor)
6. Susanna Catharina 22 May 1733
7. Rebecca abt. 1740

Great grandmother, Susanna, died in Berks County, Pennsylvania, date unknown.

JOHANN VALENTIN BERNTHAUSEL

Our 6th great grandfather, Johann Valentin Bernthausel, had a number of nicknames such as Val, Veld, or Velten but he seemed to prefer to be called Felty, especially in his later years. He was born in a place called Bad Kreuznach, Germany, shown in the picture above, in 1699 and was baptized at the Lutheran Church on the 25th of June that year. Years later, he is listed as a shoemaker in the local records. He picked Susanna Bohlen to be his bride and they were married  on the 12th of November in 1720.  Their first four children were born in Klein-Neidesheim. 

Felty and his family arrived in the port of Philadelphia on the ship "Samuel" in 1728. The next record we have tells of Felty's purchases that he made at the estate sale of Laurence Bingam in Philadelphia County, PA in April 1733. In that same year, a new daughter is being baptized in Schifenthill in Philadelphia County. In 1734, great grandpa has signed his Declaration of Intent and on 11 April 1741 he received his Naturalization papers. Now, he's able to buy land in Buck County. He bought 100 acres in 1745 and 50 more acres in 1750 and this land seems to be located in what was later called Lynn Twp. in Lehigh County, where "Valentine Barontheisel" is listed as an early settler.

Are you noticing how much our ancestors moved around? In 1752 a "Felty Bensel" shows up on a tax list in Tulpehocken Twp. in Berks County and in 1760 in Albany Twp., Berks County. 

Felty died in Windsor Twp., Berks County, PA in 1764.

WILLIAM AND JEAN (MONTGOMERY) MACKEY

Today's entry is about our final couple who fit into our fifth great grandparents list, which means that we'll begin discussing  our 6th great grandparents next weekend!

  I am not yet confident about this Mackey couple because I haven't found any records to prove that they are indeed our ancestors. I found some information about  this William Mackey in a book about Horsefall Valley Mackey families, residents in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The author of the book seemed to believe that our Mackeys of Welsh Run, also in Franklin County, are descended from this William Mackey who emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland. It is exciting for me to contemplate and search for evidence, that William may be our Scottish emigrant to America, and I will do my best to find the proof that we need to make this a fact.

Here is what the aforementioned author had to say about William and Jean:
William Mackey was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1712. He came with his parents and some siblings to Pennsylvania about 1729. William married Jean Montgomery who was born in Fannetsburg, PA in 1714. One of their sons was Robert Mackey, born in 1750 (possibly our ancestor who owned real estate in Welsh Run, Franklin County, PA and lived there for a number of years).

BARTHOLOMAEUS BENSINGER

The small amount of information that I have gathered for Bartholomaeus Bensinger, aka Barthleme Bensinger, prompts me to enter his family into one short story. 

Barthleme was probably born about 1733 in York County, PA. His spouse, Catharina, probably was born in York County about 1737. I know of three of their children as follows:

Christina Margreth Birthdate unknown

Anna Barbara 2 Jan 1753

(Anna was baptized 25 Jan 1753 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Hanover, York, PA)

Johann Heinrich 9 Nov 1759, our ancestor

Oftentimes, family historians need to at least present estimates and probable information into their recording of some of their ancestors, rather than to leave blank spaces. We are trained to analyze what records we are able to gather and attempt to present our ancestors as best we can, in the absence of available records, hoping to gain more information in the future. In the case of the Bensingers, I have Anna's baptismal record on microfilm from FamilySearch.org and much more information about Johann which was shared on my blog at an earlier time.

WILLIAM CUSTARD

Our fifth great grandfather, William Custard, was born in 1729 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (see the map of Philadelphia c. 1750 above). Below is a brief history, from Wikipedia, of what Philadelphia was like in the early 1700s:

"William Penn planned a city on the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. Hoping that Philadelphia would become more like an English rural town instead of a city, Penn laid out roads on a grid plan to keep houses and businesses spread far apart, with areas for gardens and orchards. The city's inhabitants did not follow Penn's plans, as they crowded by the Delaware River, the port, and subdivided and resold their lots. Before Penn left Philadelphia for the last time, he issued the Charter of 1701 establishing it as a city. It became an important trading center, poor at first, but with tolerable living conditions by the 1750s. Benjamin Franklin, a leading citizen, helped improve city services and founded new ones, such as fire protection, a library, and one of the American colonies' first hospitals."

Apparently, William didn't stay long at Philadelphia, because our next record for William is his marriage to Sarah Swartwout in Minnisink Valley, Orange County, New York on the fifth of August 1754 when he was 25. Their fourteen children were born in various places, but not  far from Philadelphia, where their 10th child was born.

The Custard Farm of Egypt Mills was located in Bushkill, Pike County, Pennsylvania and this is where William died on the 10th of October in 1806. He is buried at the  Valleyview/Swartwout Cemetery in Bushkill, Pike, PA above Route 209. 

HANNAH PAR

Judge James E. Rose of Auburn, Indiana, a descendant of Robert and Hannah Par Rose, prepared a partial manuscript of information about his family in 1888. It was entitled "Genealogical and Historical Sketches and Reminiscences from Records and Traditions of the Rose Family." Fortunately, for us descendants, FamilySearch.org was sent portions of this manuscript via The Rose Family Bulletin and has made his information available for us to learn from. My short story about his ancestor, Hannah Par, includes some details about the family that I obtained from said manuscript.

Hannah was born on Long Island, Suffolk County, NY on the 5th of March in 1724.  She married David Rose around 1744.  Below is a list of their children, all born in New Jersey:

Mary 1745-1749, died at age 4
David 1747-1771, died at age 24, unmarried,  in Lancaster, PA. He died because of gangrene in an injured arm.
Rhoda 1749-1807, our ancestor
Robert 1752-1770, was drowned in the Susquehanna River, age 18.
John 1754-1852
Mary 1756-1781, died in Bath Town, Berkley, VA
Jesse 1757-1852, died in Ellsworth, Mahoning, OH
James 1761-1837, died in Delaware, Hancock, OH
Hannah 1765-1859
Catherine 1767-1861
Elizabeth  1769-?
Thomas J. Dates unknown. 

Hannah died at the home of her son, Jesse, in Poland, Mahoning, Ohio  on the first of May in 1813.

DAVID ROSE

Long Island, Suffolk, New York, 2017
David's birthplace was Long Island, Suffolk County, New York on the 15th of August in 1721.  He spent his childhood on Long Island, married Hannah Par in 1744, and they started their family here. From what I've read about this location and time period, residents seemed to be farmers and also harvested the oysters from the numerous oyster beds along the Atlantic shoreline. Even today, according to the Suffolk County website, the county is the leading agricultural county in the state of New York, saying that: "The weather is temperate, clean water is abundant, and the soil is so good that Suffolk is the leading agricultural county in New York State. That Suffolk is still number one in farming, even with the development that has taken place, is a tribute to thoughtful planning, along with the excellent soil, favorable weather conditions, and the work of dedicated farmers in this region."

At age 36, David and his family moved to Derry Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River and east of Hill Island. Hill Island, in the Susquehanna River, is 9 miles south of Harrisburg, PA., near Three Mile Island which is today reduced to defunct smoke stacks! But in David's time, this area seemed to suit him and his family until he reached aged 60.

During the summer of 1778, David took the Revolutionary Oath of Allegiance and was listed as a 7th Class Private at about age 56. A few months later, he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion of Lancaster, PA under the command of Col. Alexander Lowrey. By the following spring David became a 6th Class Private.

In August 1781, David and Hannah migrated to Washington County, Maryland. But two months later David died, at age 60 and 2 months on the 15th of October in 1781.

Source of information:
"The David and Hannah (Par) Rose Family" report from the Rose Family Association, prepared for Marjorie Shepard in June 2016, compiled by Christine Rose, CG, CGL, FASG.

MARIA MARGARETHA LEMPERT

Maria Margaretha Lempert was born in 1743 in Wurttemberg, Germany. She married Michael Loy about 1762 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They had 13 children who were all born in Greenwich Township of Berks County as follows:

1764 George Michael
1766 Anna Maria
1768 Maria Catherine
1770 Nicholas
1772 Maria Barbara
1774 Margaretha Sybilla
1776 John George
1777 Samuel
1782 Anna Eva (our ancestor)
1782 Susanna Eve
1783 Elizabeth
1786 John
1787 Michael
All of the children were baptized at the New Bethel Church in Greensville.

Margaretha died on 19 Jul 1823 in Tyrone Twp., Perry, PA and is buried at the Lebanon Church Cemetery in the town that is now called Loysville, Perry, PA, named after her husband.

MICHAEL LOY

It is with great pleasure that I am introducing you to an outstanding ancestor today.  Because of the respect his community had for him, they honored Michael Loy by naming their town after him in 1834. While Michael was alive,  it was called Andesville.  Michael's neighbors renamed the town Loysville, as it stands today. Loysville is in Perry County, Pennsylvania.

Now, I will tell you where this fine man was born and some details of his life. Michael was born in Wurttemberg, Germany on the 21st of July in 1740. He and his family journeyed to Pennsylvania when Michael was quite young. He was sold to a farmer in Berks County, PA to pay for his passage. This farm was between Kutztown and Reading, PA. At age 19, Michael was confirmed in the Maxatawny church near Kutztown in 1759 by Rev. Daniel Schumacher. The Maxatawny Church is located about 1 mile east of  Kutztown, and about 7 or 8 miles southeast of the Ley Homestead in Greenwich Twp., Berks, PA. And, it was in Greenwich that Michael met Maria Margaretha Lempert and married her in 1762. All of their 13 children were born in Greenwich. His father, Mathias Ley, was a tax collector in 1763. Perhaps he collected the taxes from his son Michael  Loy who was taxed in 1765 for 100 acres of land, 15 acres of it clear, 2 horses, 2 cows, 2 sheep, 3 negroes, and 6 Quit-rents while residing in Greenwich Twp.

In the book, "Michael Loy: Revolutionary War Soldier" by Gerald E. Collins, it states that Michael served as a private in Captain Smith's  Company, Pennsylvania Line of the Continental Army, 2nd Battallion, Berks, PA.

In October 1788, Michael purchased land in Andesville (originally called Red Hook) in Perry County, PA, when he was age 48. He built a barn 66 X 26 and a stable 28 X 26 on the west side of his property. In the 1798 Tax List he was taxed on 250 acres of land. Two of his neighbors were Adam Barnhisel and John Barnhisel, also our relatives. Also in 1798, Jacob Barnhisel died after a fall from his horse. Michael was the named executor of Jacob's will.

In 1800, Michael co-founded the Lebanon Lutheran Church. He and Martin Barnhisel donated the land for the church and churchyard cemetery.

Michael died on the 19th of July in 1823. He and his wife are buried in the Lebanon Churchyard Cemetery. Below is a partial transcript of Michael's Last Will and Testament, which he wrote in October 1815:
"The legacy coming to my daughter Margreat which
legacies shall be divided equally among her six children and it is also understood---that George, John and Michael Loy are to pay the above 61 pounds to said Nicholas Loy after the estate is equally divided.
And I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Nicholas Loy and my son George Loy Executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly revoke all former wills and legacies by me hereto left or made declaring and confirming this & no other to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of oct 1815. Signed Sealed published and declared by the within named Michael Loy, Sr. to be my last will and testament in present of us who subscribed and named in presence of the said testator and of each other."

Peter Scheibley
Isaiah Carl
 Michael Loy (X his mark)
On 14 Oct 1823, before Abraham Fulweiler, Register, Isaah Carl was sworn as one of the witnesses, and, on same date, Henry Titzel, Esq, was sworn to prove the handwriting of Peter Sheibley deceased. (signed) Henry Titzel.

The Collins Book: Their Tombstones are inscribed in German as
follows----------
"Hier rhuhen die gebeine von Michael Lei, er ist gebohren im Jahr 1740, und ist gestorben im lahr 1823, deu 19, Julius, sein alter war 83 lahr?
and "Hier ruhen die gebeine von Margareta Lei, ehgaten von Michael Lei, sie ist gebohren im lahr 1743, und ist gestorben im lahr 1809, lhr alter war 66 lahr."

CATHERINE BERNITZ

Catherine Bernitz was born in Germany around 1710. At age 19, she married Johannes Wiltensinn, about 1729.  Their first child, Samuel, was born in Germany and accompanied Johannes and Catherine on their voyage to Philadelphia. Their three other children were born in Hanover in  Lancaster County, now called York County, Pennsylvania:

Samuel born  6 May 1730
Georg Carl     6 Jan 1740
Catherine B.  28 Aug 1743
John Jacob     8 Apr 1747  (our ancestor)

After Johannes died, Catherine petitioned the provincial authorities to take up land on behalf of herself and her children which her late husband had settled on and made improvements. It was determined by the authorities that the family had been settled there by March 1, 1748; a general survey of the land was made and dated April 20, 1754. On Feb 19, 1756, Catherine made a down payment of 5 pounds toward the purchase price of the desired land; permission for final land surveys and warrants was given by John Penn (lieutenant governor and a grandson of William Penn) to Catherine on June 26, 1764, for 165 acres called Meadow Land and then on Apr 30, 1765, to George Carl for 163 acres called Chestnut Hill--total acreage being 328 acres and 140 perches. Both mother and son died within a year of each one's warrant. They were buried at the Wildasin Meeting House burial ground.

Catherine Bernitz
Born: abt 1710 , , Germany
Married: abt. 1729 Germany
Died: abt. 1764 Hanover, Lancaster, PA
Buried: Wildason's Meeting House Burial Ground
Sources: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, vol. 1 by Strassburger and Hinke, pages 252, 253, and 254, Johannes Wiltensinn, age 48.;Researcher, Sally J. Widasinn-Ward re Johannes Wiltensinn, http://genforum. genealogy.com/.

JOHANNES JACOB WILTENSINN

In 1689, the town of Alzey and the castle, under the French troops' scorched-earth policy, were burnt down, in the Nine Years' War, when Louis XIV's armies left numerous Rhine Valley areas conquered and ruined. Our ancestor, Johannes Wiltensinn was born one year later, near Alzey in Pfalz, Germany in 1690. Somehow the Wiltensinns eked out a living for a few years in this area but after Johannes married and started a family, he decided to seek a better life in Pennsylvania, where he had learned there was freedom of religion and beautiful land, rivers, and forests, unlike his devasted home land.

John Wiltensinn, at age 48, and his small family embarked late in 1738 from Rotterdam, Holland, on the ship Jamaica Galley, which carried a total of 320 passengers, and arrived in Philadelphia on February 7, 1739. "List 68B: Palatines imported in Ship Jamaica Galley, Robert Harrison, Commander, from Rotterdam, but last from Cowes in England. Qualified Feb 7, 1738/9" (Historians say that such voyages lasted from 7 to 12 weeks, sometimes longer.)

They went to the area of what is now Hanover, in York County, PA, but in those days was still a part of Lancaster County. Family legend says their arrival occurred during a blinding snow storm towards spring. The site they settled on was about a mile or so west of where St. Paul's (Dub's) Church now stands. (The above pictured map is marked with a red star, which is the Church location.)  It was at this settlement that their first child in America was born on January 6, 1740--Georg Carl. 

Johannes secured a sizable amount of acreage and enjoyed the beauty of his new country and the company of other German immigrants nearby. He was a farmer and a weaver and he and his family of three sons and one daughter attended the Lutheran services at the Wildasin's Meeting House. Members of two other denominations also held church services here, perhaps on alternating Sundays or weekdays.

(When Europeans first reached this land, it was the territory of Susquehannock Indians, a powerful tribe that controlled much of the land near the Susquehanna River. Wars and the push of settlers, most of which were German farmers, led to the demise of the Susquehannocks.) 

And it was here that Johannes died, at age 64, around 1754, and later his wife, Catherina, and son, Georg Carl. All three are buried where Wildasin's Meeting House now stands. See the note below:

'Prior to 1829 there was located on a knoll along a private road or path, joining the present Hanover-Glen Rock Highway with the Black Rock Road, a private burial ground known as Wildasin's Graveyard.  Since then a frame building  has been erected and the area used for public school, worship and burial.  The adjoining farm from which it gets its name was tenanted by Richard Bankert, a descendant of the original Wildasin family, until the existence of Codorus State Park.  It was first used for a burial ground by George and Magdalena Wildasin." [George and Magdalena were probably Richard Bankert's direct ancestors.]

With all of these directions and names of places and  buildings, perhaps my relatives, who live near Philadephia, would like to venture a trip to find this Meeting House and Wildasin burial ground. Give it a try, Tom and Deb...and your sons, too! Take photos for our family to see!

JOHANNES JACOB WILTENSINN
BORN: 1690    near Alzey, Pfalz, Germany
MARRIED: abt. 1729                   Germany
DIED:          abt. 1754 Hanover, York, PA, USA
SOURCES: Immigration/Passenger records of Philadelphia, PA;Stories from online Wildasin web pages; Wikipedia map and historical articles;

ANNA CHRISTINA MARGARETHA CHATEAU

People usually called Anna "Tina",  a shorter version of Christina. She was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on the 20th day of November in 1745. She was christened at a Calvinist Church in Lancaster County.

  At age 18, she married J. Martin Berntheusel in 1763 in Albany, Berks, PA. Their ten children were all born in Berks County, PA. Their names were: Susanna, Johannes, John Jacob, Samuel, Adam, Mary, Martha, Henry (our ancestor), Catharina, and Wilhelm.

On the 20th of September in 1803 Tina died at age 57. Her grave is at the Loysville Union Cemetery in Loysville, Perry County, PA.

ANNA CHRISTINA MARGARETHA CHATEAU
BORN: 20 Nov 1745   , Lancaster, PA
MARRIED:       1763 Albany, Berks, PA
DIED:   20 Sep 1803  Loysville, Perry, PA
BURIED:       Sep 1803  Loysville Union Cemetery
SOURCES: : Brøderbund Family Archive #17, Ed. 1, Birth Records; date---1763, in parentheses<BR>IGI PA record states that Johann Martin Bernheisel married Anna Christina Chateau in 1763; Church records.

Johannes Martin Berntheusel

There is much to tell you about this ancestor because he is our immigrant from Klein-Neidesheim, Germany where he was born on the 19th of March in 1729. I mentioned to you readers earlier that I have a large volume about the Berntheusel/Barnhisel families who came to America from Germany. It is because of this big book, the Hysell/Hisel Group, and the many newsletters that I have read about these people that I have so much to write about here. And, of course, I have dug into many census records, church records, local histories of where Barnhisels lived and so forth. It is my hope that you will begin to gain an appreciation of the Barnhisels from what I'm able to tell you about them.

"Martin", what most folks called him, arrived in the port of Philadelphia with other members of his family on the 24th of August 1749, at the age of 20. They sailed on the British American ship, called Eliot, with Captain John Adams in charge. Martin signed his own name at the customs house, which is an indication that he was an educated young man.

By 31 Aug 1750, Martin was living and working as an apprentice, to pay for his passage to America, in Lancaster County where he signed his Naturalization Papers, at age 21. Some time before 1758, Martin apparently moved to Berks County, PA and we find him on a Tax List there, which tells us that he owned property, of course. 

At age 34 he found his bride and married. He and his wife were members of the New Bethel Church in Albany Twp. of Berks County. They had 10 children but the last two died when very young. The tax list of 1767 showed that Martin had one cattle that was taxed, in addition to taxes on his real estate. 

Martin didn't enter the Revolutionary War as a soldier but did patriotic service at age 47. We Barnhisel descendants are quite proud of the fact that George Washington paid a visit to Martin's home to thank him for his aid.

In the first federal census of 1790, Martin appears in East Cumberland County, PA. "Along Interstate 81, across the highway, is a bridge named 'Bernhiesel Road', probably named for John Martin Bernhisel who lived in this area in the late 1790s and early 1800s. Martin was the first in the family to settle in Tyrone" wrote our editor, Phil Hysell, of the Hysell/Hisel Newsletter, after witnessing the bridge on a trip through Pennsylvania in the 1990s. (Tyrone is the name of the town where Martin and his family lived. Notice all the various spellings of Berntheusel.)

In 1794, Martin and his good friend, Michael Loy, who is also our ancestor, generously gave land to the Lutherans to give them a place to build a church in Sherman Valley.

In the 1800 Federal Census, Martin is shown with his spouse and children but their county is now called Cumberland, not East Cumberland.

In 1802, Martin wrote and signed his will naming his wife and his son Samuel as his heirs, but to share his property with all his children after his wife's death. Martin died on the 29th of June in 1802 and was age 73. He was buried at the cemetery of the Lutheran church located on the  two-acre tract of land donated by Michael Loy and John Martin Bernheisel in Sherman Valley.

Johannes Martin Berntheusel
BORN: 19 May 1729 Klein-Neidesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
MARRIED: abt. 1763   Albany, Berks, PA
DIED:   29 Jun 1802 Tyrone, Cumberland, PA 
SOURCES: Federal Censuses of 1790 and 1800; Tax Lists; Church Records; Will; Deeds; Hysell/Hisel Newsletters; Book: "Barnhisel/Bernhisl Lines" by Constance Boyer; Researchers, Charlene Barnhisel and Ginnie and Stephen Barnhisel

Four More 4G Grandparents

The last four  known names of our 4G Grandparents are 1) Elizabeth Mackey, wife of Robert Mackey of Welsh Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; 2) William Scott, the father of Margaret Scott of Crawford County, Ohio; 3) Pefus Utley, the father of Elizabeth Utley of Wethersfield, Trumbull County, Ohio; and 4) Bridget Tegue, Pefus Utley's wife. I have no further information about these four ancestors, at this time. It's possible that either I will find more details about them at a later date or some of you readers will.

So, next week we will begin to study our 5G grandparents!! We are making excellent progress.

ROBERT MACKEY of Welsh Run, PA

Since there is some confusion about the life of this ancestor, I will begin his story with the information that I received from Reverend Robert Barr in July 2006. 

Robert Mackey's bible, which was printed in London, England in 1773, was handed down to his son, William Mackey. William handed down the bible to his youngest son, John Martin Mackey. John handed down the bible to his daughter, Ethel Mackey. Ethel's husband, Bernard Mains, quoted the entered, written words in Robert's bible to Rev. Robert Barr. And lastly, I was sent these words from Rev. Barr which I now quote to my blog readers:

"Robert Mackey married Sarah Ragon on 1 Mar 1796
Their daughters were:
Anna Mackey b. 18 Mar 1797
Sarah Mackey b. 24 Mar 1798
Sarah Ragon Mackey died 12 Apr 1798

Robert Mackey married Elizabeth Mackey on 16 Apr 1801 [Some researchers believe that Robert and Elizabeth were cousins].
Their six children were:
Elizabeth b. 8 Apr 1802
William   b. 23 Nov 1803 [our ancestor]
James      b. 3 Oct 1805
Robert, Jr.b.24 Dec 1807
Tabitha     b. 23 Nov 1809  died 14 Jul 1810
Mary        b. 31 May 1811

Elizabeth, wife of Robert Mackey died 16 Jun 1811
Robert, husband of Elizabeth, d. 3 Nov 1833"

I consider these written words in Robert's bible to be good evidence of some of the facts of Robert's life. I have further evidence from the Presbyterian Church, in Welsh Run, of the baptismal names and dates of Robert's children, however, sometimes it appears that their mother's name was Harriet. So, here the confusion begins.

Below is a record of the marriage to Sarah Ragon with a different month i.e. May instead of March (more confusion): 

"Robert Macky
mentioned in the record of Robert Macky and Sarah Ragan 
Name Robert Macky  
Spouse's Name Sarah Ragan  
Event Date 01 May 1796  
Event Place German Reformed Church,Frederick,Frederick,Maryland  
/search/collection/1675199https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Maryland_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)
"Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-88X : 12 December 2014), Robert Macky and Sarah Ragan, 01 May 1796; citing German Reformed Church,Frederick,Frederick,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,935."

Robert married a third time to Mary Davis Lewis and had five more children, according to reports from the Palmer Papers sent from the Franklin County Genealogy Society and other records from Conococheague Institute in Franklin County. [Local people pronounce  the Native American word “Conococheague”: CONICA JIG. In 1822, Conococheague was defined as meaning, long indeed, very long indeed. The institute is headquartered within Rock Hill Farm, a well-preserved historic farmstead that was established in the early 18th century in southern Franklin County, Pennsylvania, near the village of Welsh Run.]

Robert owned considerable property, some of which he and his third wife received at the death of his father-in-law, Elisha Lewis, of Welsh Run. In one of the Franklin County censuses it is mentioned that Robert's occupation was in manufacturing.

Robert died on 3 Nov 1833 in Welsh Run, Franklin, PA

ROBERT MACKEY
Born: bef 1776 probably MD
Married 2nd to Elizabeth Mackey: 16 Apr 1801
Died: 3 Nov 1833 Welsh Run, Franklin, PA
Sources: Censuses of 1790-1830; Church Records; Palmer Papers from Franklin County Genealogical Society; Conococheague Institute Records about Welch Run history

ROSANNA SINGER

Some of you readers may have noticed the similarity of the surnames SINGER  and  PENSINGER, which makes me wonder if Johann and Rosanna were possible cousins. Rosanna's ancestors may have shortened their surname, for instance. But, Rosanna was born in York County, Pennsylvania around 1784, not Lancaster County where her husband was born. Therefore, my theory could be all wrong.

Here is the list of this couple's eleven children and their birth years. They were all born in Franklin County, PA. 
1784  Catherine
1785  Rosanna
1789  Jacob
1793  Mary
1796  John Henry (our ancestor)
1801  John
1803  Adam`
1805  Nancy
1808  Samuel
1809  Susannah
1812  Joseph

Rosanna died about 1828 in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania at age 60.

ROSANNA SINGER
BORN:   1768   York, PA
MARRIED:abt. 1784  , , PA
DIED:  abt. 1828 Montgomery, Franklin, PA
SOURCES: Family Group Record in Ancestry File at LDS library in Salt Lake, UT

JOHANN HEINRICH PENSINGER

Our 4g grandfather, Johann Pensinger, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on the 4th day of November in 1759. He was christened in the neighboring county of York, PA. Probably in late 1775, Johann enlisted into the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment and served about one year. He was wounded at the Battle of the Three Rivers where he lost a leg. He was hospitalized for two years, possibly at the Ursuline Convent in Trois-Rivieres where wounded soldiers had been treated after the battle.

The Battle of Trois-Rivières was fought on June 8, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. A British army under Quebec Governor Guy Carleton defeated an attempt by units from the Continental Army under the command of Brigadier General William Thompson to stop a British advance up the Saint Lawrence River valley. The battle occurred as a part of the American colonists' invasion of Quebec, which had begun in September 1775 with the goal of removing the province from British rule.

Johann was discharged from the military in 1779, at age 20, in Philadelphia, PA. At age 25, in 1784, he married a 16 year old girl named Rosanna Singer. They had eleven children and lived in Montgomery Township of Franklin County, PA. By 1818, in reduced circumstances, Johann asked for government assistance for support via a pension made available to him. He received an annual total of about $18.00.

Johann died on the first of May 1820 and was buried in Montgomery, Franklin, PA.

JOHANN HEINRICH PENSINGER
BORN: 4 Nov 1759    ,Lancaster, PA
MARRIED: abt 1784 PA
DIED:  1 May Montgomery, Franklin, PA
SOURCES: Family Group Record in Anccestry File at FamilySearch.org; Census Records: 1790-1820; military records; Wikipedia article about the Battle of 3 Rivers.

CATHARINE MOTTER

Here we have yet another female ancestor who we know too little about. Family historians, such as myself, are given permission to at least make estimated guesses about their family members' dates. I would say that Catharine was probably born around 1750 and died after 1813. We do know that she married John Jacob Wildesinn about 1770 in Manheim, York, Pennsylvania. One interesting comment about her surname. Motter translated means "mother" and she definitely fills that description since she bore eleven children. Below, is the list of their children with a few scattered facts about them: 

John Jacob b.     1770 d. 1822 Manheim, York, PA *

Charles b. 31 May 1773 Manheim, Lancaster, PA d. 5 Feb 1863 Newton, Trumbull, OH (our ancestor)

Margaretha b. 9 Jul 1773** Hanover, Lancaster, PA d. 13 Nov 1852 East Lewiston, Mahoning, OH

Martin b.    1790       PA        d. 12 Feb 1870 Beaver, Mahoning, OH

Samuel b. abt. 1805

Elizabeth     born ? died ?  Beaver, Mahoning, OH

Eve b. ? d. before 1813 Manheim, York, PA*

Judith no information about her

Juliana b,  ? d. bef. 1813  Manheim, York, PA*

Magdalen Christina no information about her

Christina no information about her

*In the 1800s Manheim was considered to be in the York County boundaries.
**There is a glaring problem with the birthdates of Charles and Margaretha that I'm unable to account for at this time. I have a reliable source citation for Charles' birth, but I don't seem to have a source for Margaretha's information. I think Margaretha must have been born later than 1773. I will investigate further.

CATHARINE MOTTER
BORN: abt. 1750
MARRIED: abt. 1770
DIED: aft. 1813
SOURCES: Church records from St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Manheim, York, PA; Census records 1790-1870 of OH and PA

JOHN JACOB WILDESINN

The above oil on canvas was painted by Wayne Fettro.  It depicts 18th century buildings that at one time existed in the colonial town of Manheim. Also shown are forms of the glass that may have been produced by Henry William Stiegel at his American Flint Glass Manufactory.


John Wildesinn was born on the 8th of April in 1747 in Hanover, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the son of Johannes Jacob and Catherine Barnitz Wiltensinn. (The surname was spelled a variety of ways, depending on who was writing it, I suppose.) He was christened at the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church on the 27th of April, 1747. The witness of the baptism was Hans Jacob Scherer.

John's bride, in 1770, was Catherine Motter. They were married in Mannheim, York County, PA.  Some of the first settlers of this southwestern part of York county, emigrated from the Grand-Duchy of Baden, near the historic old town of Manheim, on the Rhine. Catherine and John, both of German heritage, grew up among many German-Pennsylvanian families. In fact, the clerks at the immigration offices in Philadelphia, began to  send the numerous German emigrants specifically to York County when the coastal Pennsylvania counties became too populated. The books that I have read about these ethnic neighborhoods state that the people depended on one another in order to cope with the language and cultural differences that surrounded them. For instance, it was comforting to have folks living nearby that could speak their former language, while at the same time, most Pennsylvania-Germans made great efforts to learn the English words, too.
John and Catherine reared a fine family of eleven children successfully. About the year 1813, John died at the age of 66.

John Jacob Wildesinn
Born: 8 Apr 1747 Hanover, Lancaster, PA
Married:      1770  Manheim, York, PA
Died:            1813 Manheim, York, PA
Sources: Book: ""York County, Pennsylvania Church Records of the 18th Century", Vol I, pg 188;  Record of John Jacob Wildesinn's Will.

JANE CUSTARD (1752-1850)

The colored area is Sussex County, New Jersey.
Jane's birthplace, Walpack Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, is named from a corruption of the Lenape Native American content word "wahlpeck," which means "turn-hole," or an eddy or whirlpool. The Custard family settled in the Upper Delaware Valley (known as the "Minisink"). By 1731 this valley had been incorporated as Walpack Precinct. Much of Sussex County has remained relatively rural and forested but the eastern side is part of New York City's Metropolitan  area of today.

On the first day of May 1752, Jane was baptized at the Dutch Reformed Church in Walpack. Also, she was probably married at this church on the tenth of June in 1777 to George Brokaw. This following list of their children includes their birthplaces to give you an idea of their migrating pattern:
Abram              8 May 1778  Somerset, Somerset, NJ (our ancestor)
Benjamin        28 Dec 1779   Somerset, Somerset, NJ
Sarah             20 Feb 1782   Somerset, Somerset, NJ
George Davis 27 Mar 1784   Somerset, Somerset, NJ
William B.     10 Feb 1785   Beaverton, Fayette, PA
Judith             19 May 1788  Beaverton, Fayette, PA
Jane                15 Jul 1790    Washington, Washington, PA
John P.            23 Dec 1793   Washington, Washington, PA
Mary Ann       14 Feb 1796  Washington, Washington, PA
Isaac              30 Apr 1798  Washington, Washington, PA
Jacob              31 Oct 1800   Washington, Washington, PA
Peter               25 Dec 1802           , Jefferson, OH  
  
After her husband died in 1842, Jane lived with her daughter Judith's family.  Jane died, at age 98, in 1850, and was buried at the Crabapple Cemetery, near Cadiz Twp., Harrison, Ohio.

JANE CUSTARD
BORN: bef  1 May 1752  Walpack Twp., Sussex, NJ
MARRIED:10 Jan 1777 Walpack Twp., Sussex, NJ
DIED:          7 Oct 1850 Cadiz Twp., Harrison, OH

Sources: 1850 Federal Census; Dutch Reformed Church Records;
Researchers at GenForum: Norma Custer and Susan Custer; Book: "Our  Brokaw/Bragaw Heritage" 
        

GEORGE DAVIS BROKAW

George Brokaw was born in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey on the 29th of March in 1755. He was baptized on the 27th of April 1755 at the Dutch Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The first people to settle the Raritan Valley were the Naraticongs, a peace-loving branch of the Lenape who were part of the Iroquois Nation. Numbering about 1,200 the Naraticongs lived mostly along the north side of the river. They roamed the forest to hunt, fished in the river, and planted corn in the fertile valley.

In 1683, when the Dutch and English arrived, the Naraticongs met them with friendly advances and a ready sale of land. The Dutch shortened and altered the name of the Naraticongs and named the area Raritan, or “forked river” Other versions of history state that Raritan translates  to “where the stream overflows”.

The Dutch, English, and French Huguenots were drawn to the area for the same reasons the Lenape found appealing: the rich, fertile soil and the navigable river. The Dutch also realized they could establish their own church, the Dutch Reformed Church, and live in freedom. These opportunities played a major role in the establishment of the town of Raritan. Raritan became a trading center for neighboring farmers. Central Jersey, particularly around Somerset County, was known as an early Dutch settlement. George's ancestors were French Huguenots who intermarried with the Dutch in Holland, the Huguenots' place of refuge in the 1600s.

 At age 21, in November 1776, George served as a private in Captain Peter D. Vroom's Battalion in Somerset, New Jersey.  A few months later, on the 10th of June, 1777, he married Jane Custard in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey where Jane resided. Their marriage ceremony was at the Walpack Dutch Reformed Church. George and Jane reared a family of a dozen children!! The first four children were born in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey. Some time before 1786, the family moved to Beavertown, Fayette, Pennsylvania where the next two children were born.  The next five children were born in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Last, but not least, the twelfth child was born in Jefferson County, Ohio.

Next, we find George, age 47, and his family settling down in Harrison County, Ohio. On the 11th of October in 1814, George, age 59, is an elector on The Roll Book of the Election in Cadiz Twp., Harrison, Ohio. In Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio (not far from Cadiz), George is the head of a household in the 1830 census, age 75. Twelve years later, George's death is recorded as the 27th of June in 1842, in Flushing, Cadiz Twp., Harrison, Ohio and he was buried at the Crabapple Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Cadiz.

GEORGE DAVIS BROKAW

BORN: 29 Mar 1755 Raritan, Somerset, NJ

MARRIED: 10 Jun 1777 Walpack, Sussex, NJ

DIED: 27 Jun 1842 Flushing, Cadiz Twp., Harrison, OH

BURIED: Crabapple Presbyterian Church Cemetery, near Cadiz, Harrison, OH

SOURCES: Researchers, Norma Custer and Susan Custer at www.genforum.genealogy.com re Census  and Military records; Roll Book of the Election, www.rootsweb.com; Book: "Our Brokaw/Bragaw Heritage" compiled by Mrs. Elsie E. Foster

ANNA EVA LOY

Anna Eva chose to be called "Eve". She was born in Greenwich, Berks County, Pennsylvania to Michael and Maria Lampert Loy, on the 9th of June in 1782.  Some of the facts of her life were discussed in her first husband's story last week. There is some controversy about how Henry and Eve and their family traveled to Ohio. I had the idea that they walked that long distance from Loysville, and  the two youngest children rode on a horse. Other descendants say that Henry and Eve came to Ohio in a covered wagon, bringing with them a blanket chest, called a 'mule' chest. It stands to reason, then, that since large chests and other historic treasures were brought from Pennsylvania, they would need a wagon to carry them. They probably rode when they could, and walked aplenty, too.

Here is the list of Henry and Eve's children:
Martin Barnhisel (1799-1875) Our ancestor 
John Barnhisel (1803-1859)
Henry B. Barnhisel (1803-1872) The original owner of the Barnhisel House built in 1840, in Girard, Ohio
Catherine Barnhisel (1806-1888)
David Barnhisel (1809-1859)
Elizabeth Barnhisel (1811-1899)
Jacob Barnhisel (1813-1854)
Margaretta Ana Barnhisel (1815-1889)
Mary Barnhisel (1817-  ?    )
Samuel Loy Barnhisel (1820-1860)

Most of the children were born in Pennsylvania. It's probable, at least, that Mary and Samuel were born in Ohio.

In 1831, Eve married James Jonathan Truesdell (1774-1851) and they lived in a log house close to McKinley Heights, in Trumbull County. Eve's step-son, Julius Truesdell, was living with the couple in 1850 in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio. Eve died on the 5th day of September 1854 and was buried next to her first husband, Henry Barnhisel, at the Union Cemetery in Girard, Trumbull, Ohio.

Anna Eva Loy
Born: 9 Jun 1782 Greenwich, Berks, PA
Married: 1)  1798 
               2) 1 Feb 1831 Girard, Trumbull, OH
Died: 5 Sep 1854  Vienna, Trumbull, OH
Sources: Census Records: 1800-1850; Connie Boyer's B/B book;
Hysell/Hisel Newsletter, editor, Phil Hysell, added a source citation of the Truesdell marriage record.

HENRY ADAM BARNHISEL (1776-1824)

Even though Henry's life was short, it was full and prosperous. He was born on the 18th of October 1776 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized at the Bethel Corner Church in Albany Twp. on the 16th of November 1776. 

Some Barnhisel relatives participated in the Revolutionary War, to include Henry's 10 year old brother, Jacob Barnhisel. Sometime before 1796, the Barnhisel family moved to Cumberland County where poor Jacob, at age 30, was thrown from his horse and later died from his injuries. In 1798, Henry was paid 20 pounds and signed his release for his share from his brother's estate.

Also in 1798, Henry married his childhood sweetheart, Anna Eva Loy, in Loysville, Cumberland, PA where Henry and "Eve" (the name she used) grew up. As a matter of fact, Loysville was named after Eve's father. They were married at the Lutheran Church. The church and cemetery in Loysville are located on a 2 acre tract of land that was donated by the fathers of Henry and Eve.

Henry and Eve are on the Communion List at the Lebanon Lutheran Church in Loysville in 1804 and on the 25th of March 1804, they became confirmed members of this church.

It is recorded in Barnhisel records that Henry and Eve moved to Ohio by 1816. However, Henry was busy in land deals in Loysville and in Liberty Twp., Trumbull County, Ohio beforehand. First, he sold his land in Loysville to the directors of the poor in 1810. In Liberty Twp., he acquired 315 acres in 1813. Then in 1815, he bought 86 more acres and he sold 1 acre for $1.00 to the Dutch Presbyterians for a church, school, and cemetery in Liberty Twp.

I have a letter in my possession about their move, stating that the two youngest children of Henry's family were seated in baskets on both sides of a horse. The rest of the family walked the whole distance from Loysville to Liberty Twp. The young children tried not to complain too much about the scratches on their little legs caused by the thorny brambles in the woods that the horses trampled through. 

Henry and Eve had eleven children, some were born in Loysville before the move to Ohio. They all lived in a substantial house in what is now known as Girard, Ohio.

Henry continued to buy land in Trumbull County: 89 acres in 1821 and 145 acres in 1824.  But, Henry died on the 21st day of October 1824, age 47, near Girard, in Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. Henry is buried in the Girard-Liberty Union Cemetery. The photo of his grave stone is shown at the top of this story.

 Henry B. Barnhisel, son of Henry Adam Barnhisel, built a  lovely new home on the Barnhisel property in 1840 and it has been recently restored and is used as the Girard Historical Society's meeting place. The photo of the placard (see photo above) placed in front of the house, tells more history about the Barnhisels. (Try clicking on the photo to enlarge it for easier reading.)

Henry Adam Barnhisel
Born: 18 Oct 1776  Albany, Berks, PA
Married:        1798             , Cumberland, PA
Died:  21 Oct 1824 near Girard, Trumbull, OH
Sources: Census 1800-1830; Church records in Albany, Loysville, and Girard; Book: "History of Trumbull & Mahoning Cos." Tax list of Trumbull Co. 1825; Clegg's Trumbull Co,, Ohio, Newspaper Obit. Book: "Barnhisel/Bernheisel Lines" by Connie Boyer.

RHODA ROSE

Rhoda Rose, the third child of David and Hannah Par Rose, was born in New Jersey on 26 Apr 1749. She married Morris Lewis and by him had one son named Morris Lewis, Jr. Her husband drowned in the Susquehanna River near the mouth of the Juniata River. She afterwards married Henry Goucher in July 1781 at Zebbornick's house (a neighbor, I suppose), in Lancaster, PA, and by him had three sons and two daughters. Her sons were John, Henry, and Robert, and her daughters were named Ann and Elizabeth.

Rhoda, nicknamed Rodey, lived 92 years. She died on the 14th  day of June 1841.

Rhoda Rose

Born: 26 Apr 1749 , , New Jersey

Married: 1) abt, 1765 , Lancaster, PA; 2) Jul 1781 ,Lancaster, PA

Died: 14 Jun 1841

Sources: Rose Family Bulletin, Vol IX, Jun 1974, pg. 938:a partial manuscript, prepared by the late Judge James E. Rose of Auburn, IN in 1888 entitled "Genealogical Biographical and Historical Sketches and Reminiscenses from Records and Traditions of The Rose Family. It was located and copied by John R. Scoville of Rural Route No. 1, Butler, IN 46721 in 1972.

MORRIS LEWIS

Susquehanna River

The birth of Morris Lewis, about 1745 in New Jersey, is recorded in the Ancestral File at the Family  History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  At age 20, he married Rhoda Rose, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania around 1765.  Their place of residence in 1777 was on Shelley's Island, adjacent to Hill Island, in the Susquehanna River. Their only child, Morris Lewis, Jr. was born in December 1777.

According to the manuscript of Judge James E. Rose, Morris Lewis was drowned in the Susquehanna River near the mouth of the Juniata River in 1787, at age 42.  His son was only 10 years old when his father died.

Morris Lewis
Born: abt 1745  , , New Jersey
Married: abt 1765 , Lancaster, PA
Died: 1787            , Lancaster, PA
Sources: Family History Library's Ancestral File birth records; Book: "History of Trumbull and Mahoning" re the John Lewis family on page 496. Manuscript of Judge James E. Rose. 

INTERLUDE

INTERLUDE

Last weekend, I finished writing the stories of our 3rd great grandparents who I discovered in my family history research. So, before I begin writing about our 4th great grandparents, of our seventh generation, I will share a new way for my readers to look at the ancestors of our family. 

 Below is a report called an Ahnentafel List. Generation One includes me and my siblings. Generation Two are our parents, and so on. Notice that each individual in the list is numbered, by what is called an ahnentafel number. Be sure to notice that the 4th great grandparents are at the end of the list, under "The Seventh Generation"! Also, you will begin to notice some skipped numbers in this list in Generation Five. You probably will guess why this is.


Ahnentafel of Marjorie Alma Mackey of 22 June 2017

Generation 1
1. Marjorie Alma Mackey and her siblings, Linda and Phillip Mackey, all living.

Generation 2
2. Robert Lincoln Mackey: born 5 Sep 1908 in N.Y.City, N.Y., NY; married 12 Sep 1929 in Akron,Summit, OH; died 14 Aug 1991 in Akron, Summit, OH.
3. Kathryn Lewis Phillips: born 1 Jun 1908 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; died 25 Jun 2005 in Fairlawn, Summit, OH.

Generation 3
4. Guy Athol Mackey: born 22 Apr 1875 in Galion, Crawford, OH; married 23 Apr 1902 in Galion, Crawford, OH; died 24 May 1963 in Coral Gables, Dade, FL
5. Alma Sadie Spitzer: born 11 Feb 1883 in North Robinson, Crawford, OH; died 25 Sep 1961 in Miami, Dade, FL.
6. Clyde Byron Phillips: born 1 Feb 1875 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; married 16 Apr 1902 in Glenville, Cuyahoga,OH; died 13 Mar 1950 in Akron, Summit, OH.
7. Cora Mae Lewis: born 24 Sep 1875 in Newton Falls, Trumbull, OH; died 18 Feb 1942 in Akron, Summit, OH.

Generation 4
8. Thomas Mackey: born 9 Mar 1852 in Galion, Crawford, OH; married 22 Mar 1874 in Galion, Crawford, OH; died 22 Sep 1934 in Akron, Summit, OH.
9. Anna Maus: born 29 Jan 1857 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, WI; died 26 Nov 1894 in Galion,Crawford, OH.
10.. David C. Spitzer: born 3 Oct 1845 in , Rockingham, VA; married 5 Sep 1872 in North Robinson, Crawford, OH; died 29 Jan 1896 in Galion, Crawford, OH.
11. Sarah Emeline "Emma" Morrison: born 9 Jun 1855 in Jackson Twp., Crawford, OH died 19 Apr 1918 in Akron, Summit, OH.
12. Rev. Azaria S. Phillips: born abt 26 Feb 1832 in , , Wales; married abt 1857 in Danville,Montour ,PA; died 2 Aug 1891 in Navarre, Stark, OH
13. Ann Davis: born Jun 1836 in , , PA; died 2 Jan 1904 in Glenville,Cuyahoga , OH.
14.  David Lewis: born Jul 1843 in Newton, Trumbull, OH; married 24 Sep 1868 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio; died 30 Jun 1903 in Glenville, Cuyahoga, OH.
15. Mary Ann Wilderson: born 28 Mar 1849 in Newton, Trumbull, OH; died 7 Apr 1947 in, Warren, Trumbull, OH.

Generation 5
16. James Mackey: born 9 Apr 1830 in Welsh Run, Franklin, PAmarried 11 May 1851 in Washington, Morrow, OH; died 7 Dec 1900in Galion, Crawford, OH.
17. Mary Ann Pensinger: born 12 Mar 1835 in , ,PA; died7 Apr 1864 in Galion, Crawford, OH.
18. Joseph Maus: born 1829 in Hessen Darmstadt, Germany; married abt 1856; died 1887 in , , , Ohio.
19. Magdalena Haas: born 1833 in Bavaria, Germany.
22. John Morrison: born 22 Feb 1809 in Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania; married 21 Feb 1833 in Jackson, Crawford,OH; died 7 Nov 1885 in Galion, Crawford, OH.
23. Mary Brokaw: born 1815 in Cadiz, Harrison , OH; died 13 Apr 1880 in Jackson, Crawford, OH.
28. John Lewis: born 15 Jun 1801 in , Washington, MD; married abt 1824 in Unity, Westmoreland, PA; died 15 Nov 1877in Newton, Trumbull , OH.
29. Mary ___?born 8 Feb 1803 in , , OH; died 30 Jul 1870 in Newton, Trumbull , OH.
30. Henry Wilderson: born 11 Jun 1811 in Manheim, York, PA; married 20 Sep 1846 in Weathersfield, Trumbull, Ohio;died 27 Feb 1905 in Newton, Trumbull, OH.
31. Rachel Barnhisel: born 27 Sep 1823 in Weathersfield, Trumbull, Ohio; died 26 Jan 1908 in Newton, Trumbull, OH.

Generation 6
32. William Mackey: born 23 Nov 1803 in Welsh Run, Franklin County, PA; married 1828 inHagerstown, MD; died 10 Aug 1887 in Galion, Crawford, OH.
33. Katharine Leonard: died 1 Apr 1838 in Welsh Run, Franklin, PA.
34. John Henry Pensinger: born 2 Apr 1796 in ,Franklin , PA; married abt 1820; died 4 Mar 1852 in Washington, Morrow, OH
35. Mary : born abt 1792 in ,Franklin, PA; died abt 1858 in , , OH.
36. Josephus Maus: married 28 Jun 1827 or 1828 in Bingen Stadt, Rheinhessen, Hessen, Germany.
37. Annae Mariae Kraemer.
44. Robert Morrison: born 1754 in Washington, Indiana, PA:died aft 18 Nov 1828 in Sandusky, Crawford, OH.
45. Margaret : born abt 1780 in , , Ireland; died aft 1830 in Sandusky, Crawford, OH.
46. Abram Brokaw: born 8 May 1778 in Somerset, Somerset, NJ; married abt 1798 in OH; died abt 1 Aug 1865 in Jackson,Crawford, OH.
47. Margaret Scott: born 1784 in , , PA; died 17 Jul 1876 in Galion, Crawford, OH
56. Morris Lewis, Jr.: born Dec 1777 in ,Lancaster, PA; married abt 1800 in , Washington, MD; died 9 Sep 1807 in Poland Twp.Trumbull, OH.
57. Sarah Rose: born abt 1780.
60. Charles Wilderson: born 31 May 1773 in Mannheim, Lancaster, PA; married abt 1800 in Hanover, York, PA at EmanuelReformed Church; died 5 Feb 1863 in Newton Twp., Trumbull, OH.
61. Christiana Hoffman: born Apr 1776 in PA; died 26 Dec 1855 in Newton Twp., Trumbull, OH.
62. Martin Barnhisel: born 8 Sep 1799 in Tyrone, Cumberland, PA; married 1820 in ,Cumberland, PA; died 28 Jul 1875 Weathersfield, Trumbull,OH.
63. Elizabeth Utley: born 8 Apr 1801 in , Cumberland, PA; died 28 May 1871 in Weathersfield, Trumbull, Ohio.

Generation 7
64. Robert Mackey: born abt 1750 in MD; married 16 Apr 1801 in , , PA; died 3 Nov 1833 in Welsh
Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
65. Elizabeth Mackey: born 1782 in , ,Scotland; died 16 Jun 1811 in Welsh Run, Franklin, Pennsylvania.
68. Johann Heinrich Pensinger: born 4 Nov 19 in ,Lancaster, PA; married abt 1784 in , , PA; died 1 May 1820 in
Montgomery, Franklin, PA.
69. Rosanna Singer: born 1768 in ,York , PA; died abt 1828 in Montgomery, Franklin, PA.
92. George Davis Brokaw: born 29 Mar 1755 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ; married 10 Jun 1777 in Walpack, Sussex, New
Jersey; died 27 Jun 1842 in Flushing, Cadiz Twp., Harrison, OH.
93. Jane Custard: born bef 1 May 1752 in Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey; died 7 Oct 1850 in Flushing,Cadiz Twp.,
Harrison, OH.
94. William Scott.
112. Morris Lewis: born abt 1745 in , , NJ; married abt 1765 in ,Lancaster, PA; died abt 1787 in ,Lancaster, PA.
113. Rhoda Rose: born 26 Apr 1749 in , , NJ; died 14 Jun 1841.
120. John Jacob Wildesinn: born 8 Apr 1747 in Hanover, Lancaster, PA; married abt 1770 in Mannheim,York, PA; died
abt 1813 in Mannheim, York, PA.
121. Catharine Motter.
124. Henry Adam Barnhisel: born 18 Oct 1776 in Albany,Berks, PA; married 1798 in ,Cumberland, PA; died 21 Oct 1824
in Girard, Trumbull, OH.
125. Anna Eva Loy: born 9 Jun 1782 in Greenwich, Berks, PA; died 5 Sep 1854 in Vienna, Trumbull, Ohio.
126. Pefus Utley.
127. Bridget Tegue.

SARAH ROSE

Burnside Bridge, Washington County, MD
Sarah Rose was born about 1780.  She was probably 20 years old when she married Morris Lewis, Jr. around 1800, in Washington County, Maryland.  They had the following children:

John         15 Jun 1801 Washington, MD (our ancestor)
William    29 Apr 1803 Allegheny, MD
Rachel     18 Feb 1806  OH, died in infancy
Rachel L  29 Oct 1808 Trumbull, OH

Sarah Rose
Born: abt. 1780
Married: abt. 1800
Died: Unknown
Sources: Obituary of John Lewis