Ancestors of CHRISTINA MAGDALENA LENHART

Generation No. 1

1. CHRISTINA MAGDALENA LENHART, born Abt. 1729 in POSSIBLY HOLLAND; died May 04, 1820 in PleasantTwp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of
     2. JOHANNES PETER LENHARD(T) and
     3. MARIA MARGARETHA. She married
            (1) CHRISTIAN HARMON November 04, 1756 in Indianfield Church , Franconia Twp.,Montgomery Co., PA.. He was born 1722 in GERMANY, and died February 17, 1779 in Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA.. He was the son of JOHANNES HERMANN. She married
            (2) Ernest Frederick Dumbauldt Abt. 1783. He was born Abt. 1716 in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, and died Abt. 1790 in Westmoreland Co., PA..

Notes for CHRISTINA MAGDALENA LENHART:

Your Family Tree:Administration paper; Harmon, Christian, 17 Feb. 1779. To Chrinting(?) Harmon, wid.

Old Westmoreland,G.S.: Administration Abstracts;

1 Westmoreland County, 1778-1779;

Christian Harman. Letters granted 17 Feb. 1779 to Christina Harman (in old German), widow. Bond: 600 Surety: Peter Over (also Uber) (in old German). Witnesses: Joseph Craford and James Kinkead.

2a Partition Records: Westmoreland County; Docket 3; 2 May 1780. Report by Christina Harman, administratrix of______ Harman, showing a balance on the estate. Ordered to be distributed to Christina Harman (widow) and her children: Peter (oldest son) , Elizabeth, Christiana Merchant, Mary, Catherine, Magdelena, Frederick, and Barbara. (pg. 31)

2b 5 Aug. 1783. Report of Christina Harmon on the sale of land owned by Christian Harmon dec'd, containing 300 acres, shows that it was sold to Philip Smith for 44. 5s Pa Currency. (page 72)

3 Will Abstracts: Westmoreland County, ; Frederick Dumbold. Wife mentioned but not named. Children: stepson Frederick Herman, stepdaughter Barbara Herman, Children of his first wife,"my two sons", and Elizabeth Maekendoerfer. Mentions Barbara Robinson, Rosina Schlachter, and his oldest son Abraham's son (not named) . Also mentions his plantation; and 13. Christoph Byer owes him. Executors: son-in-law Lodowick Bansse and John Robinson. Witnesses: Cyriacus Spangenberg from Reidemeister, minister, George Paul Ulrich from Castell, schoolmaster, and John (X) Lohr. Will dated 15 Dec. 1790, Milford Twp., Bedford County; proved (no date given) . Translated from the origial German by Christopher Truby 5 Mar. 1791 (page 34)

Christena Dumbaldt is buried at United Methodist White Church in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio ( with son Frederick's family).

More About CHRISTINA MAGDALENA LENHART:

Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Fairfield Co., Ohio

Resided in 1: 1792, Indianhead, Fayette Co., Pa.

Resided in 2: Bef. March 25, 1759, Montgomery Co., Pa.

Resided in 3: May 23, 1760, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.

More About CHRISTIAN HARMON:

Burial: Old Harrod's Reformed Church Cem., Westmoreland Co., Pa.

Religion: Lutheran/ Reformed

Resided in 1: 1774, Westmoreland Co., Pa.

Resided in 2: Bef. March 25, 1759, Montgomery Co., Pa.

Resided in 3: May 23, 1760, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.

More About CHRISTIAN HARMON and CHRISTINA LENHART:

Marriage: November 04, 1756, Indianfield Church , Franconia Twp.,Montgomery Co., PA.

Married By: Rev. John Joseph Roth

2. JOHANNES PETER LENHARD(T), born May 04, 1708 in Horn ,Hunsrueck , Rhineland, Prussen (GERMANY); died April 04, 1774 in Dover Twp.,York Co., PA.. He was the son of 4. JOHAN CHRISTOFFEL LEONHARDT and 5. ANNA EVA KESSLER. He married 3. MARIA MARGARETHA 1728.

3. MARIA MARGARETHA, born September 28, 1715 in Germany; died July 01, 1777 in Dover Twp., York Co., PA..

Notes for JOHANNES PETER LENHARD(T):

(This line hinges on the guess work that Christina Lenhart is the daughter of Johan Peter Lenhart. Still needs to be proven.)

Arrived on the Ship Two Brothers: Westwald to America; by Annette Kunselman Burgert; 1748,

Thomas Arnot, Master, from Rotterdam, ( Qualified 15 September 1748) Ship was stated as being from Rotterdam , but last from Portsmouth, Cowes , England.

Early Families of York County, Pa. ; Vol. II;

Early German Settlers of York County, Pa.; by Keith Dull ; pg. 141- 143;

Leonhardt- Johann Peter was b. on May 4, 1708. He m. Maria Margaretha, and resided in Zweibrucken, before immigrating to America ( according to tradition). They arrived at Philadelphia on the ship Two Brothers on Sept. 15, 1748, and settled in Berks Co., Greenwich Twp., Pa. He had land surveyed in Berks Co. on Mar. 9, 1749. Peter was a cooper, and moved to York Co., Dover Twp., Pa. In 1757, he was one of the prganizers of the Lutheran Reformed Church in Dover Township. In 1771, he sold his Berks Co. land to his son Jacob. Maria Magdalena was b. on Sept. 28, 1715, and d. on July 1, 1777. Peter d. on Apr. 4, 1774. They are bur. in Strayers Lutheran cemetery. They had the following children:

- Maria Magdalene, b. about 1732, and was a sponsor to the baptism of Maria Magdalene, dau. Jacob Resch, at Dunkel's on Apr. 17, 1752.

- Philip, b. in 1734. He m. Anna Bossert (?dau. of Jacob). Philip d. in Berks Co., Greenwich Township, Pa., in 1803.

- Johan Jacob, b. on Nov. 18, 1736. He m. Anna Maria ( Feb. 1738-Dec. 1791), dau. of Johannes Kuhl/Keel in Berks Co., Pa. on Jan. 21, 1760, and Barabara sometime after 1791. Jacob d. in Greenwich Township on Aug. 3, 1793, and is bur. in Jerusalem Church cemetery. Barbara d. in 1793.

- Johann Georg, b. in 1738. He m. Anna Catharina ( possibly Kramer, see entry) in York Co., Pa, about 1767. They moved from Dover Township to Newberry Township between 1779 and 1783. Georg served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. Between 1783 and 1784, he moved to Somerset Co., Pa, and settled in Milford Township on Coxes Creek and Middle Creek in Milford Township. He had 250 acres in Milford Township. Georg d. there in 1797.

- Jon Christoph, b. in 1740. He m. Anna Maria. In 1780, he served as a Private in the Revolutionary War, and resuded in York Co., Dover Township, Pa. Sometime before 1788, moved to Cumberland ( now Franklin) Co., Southhampton Township, Pa. He was a communicant at Shippensburg Lutheran Church in Cumberland ( now Franklin) Co., Pa. on May 27, 1787, and Oct. 14, 1787. On Feb. 16, 1789, Christoph purchased lot #70 in the town of Carlisle, Cumberland Co., from his bro., Godfrey and William ( they purchased this land on July 25, 1788). On Mar. 5, 1789, Christoph was a wagonmaker in Franklin Co., Southhampton Township, when he ( and his wifw Mary ) sold his lot in the town of Carlisle to Moses Thompson, and purchased a tract of land in Westmoreland Co., Mount Pleasant/ Unity Township, Pa, called Pleasant Grove, from Mathias Linn. On June 8, 1790, he was listed as a yeoman in Westmoreland Co., Unity Township, Pa, when the indenture was made for this land. On Dec. 26, 1797, Christoph and Peter Lehart purchased 100 acres in Unity Township from Daniel Collins ( adjoining John Sloan, John Crawford, and the heirs of David Rankin) ( this land was warranted to Christopher Lenhart in 1813). Christoph d. in Unity Township after 1810.

- Heinrich, b. in 1742, m. Catherine, and d. in Somerset Co., Pa, on Mar. 21, 1837. He moved to Bedford ( now Somerset) Co. in 1785.

- Wilhelm, b. on Nov, 22, 1745. He m. Anna Maria. She was b. on Sept. 24, 1751, and d. on Oct. 22, 1822. Wilhelm d. in York Co., Dover Township, Pa, on Oct. 27, 1819. They are bur. in Strayer's Church cemetery.

- Johan Peter,, bapt. at Dunkel's Reformed Church on Jan. 30, 1749/50. He m. Catherina about 1771. Peter d. in Somerset Co., Addison Township, Pa, in May 1814. Catharina was b. in 1755, and d. in 1818. They moved to Bedford ( now Somerset) Co., Pa, in 1794.

- Frederick, bapt. at Dunkel's Reformed Church on Mar 7, 1751/52, and spon. by Frederick Mayer. He m. Catherine, and d. in York Co., Dover Township, Pa, in 1837. Her will was written in York on feb. 3, 1809, probated on Aug. 17, 1811, and named her dau., Elisabeth, wife of Andrew Cremer.

- Gottfried, b. on Mar 17, 1754. He m. Elizabeth Holtzinger in the First Reformed Church of York on Nov. 14, 1778. She was b. in 1753, and d. in 1824. Some sources say that he m. Maria Elisabetha, dau. of Yost and Maria Elisabetha Harbaugh, who was b. on Good Friday, 1753, and d. on June 18, 1835. Possibly Elizabeth was a widow, or Gottfried was m. twice. Gottfried was a clockmaker in York, and d. there on Aug. 15, 1819.

National Genealogy Society Quarterly; Family Archive Viewer, Vol. 41, Willet Records;

Genealogical Information Regarding the Families of Hornberger and Yingling, and Related Families of Eckert, Lenhart, Steey, Gerwig and Rahn. By Claude J. Rahn, Vero Beach, Fla., 1951. Pp. 164. Index. Lithoprinted.

Most of the families in this well-written little work are of Pennsylvania German stock, having come to America in the 18th century. The Gerwigs and the Rahns, however, were later immigrants, 1880 and ca. 1885 , respectively. Jacob Hornberger and his family arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732, Johann Peter Lenhart in 1748, Conrad Eckert in 1731, and Christian Juengling ( Yingling) ca. 1710. A scholarly I Introduction" explains the resons for European emigration to this country in the 17th and 18th centuries. The account of the coming of the Hornbergers is written somewhat imaginatively, but the events of the voyage so described may very well have taken place. A valuable part of the book is the Appendix, containing source materials for the genealogies, such as the list of 18th century immigrants ( from the Strassburger and Hinke's " Pennsylvania German Pioneers".) military records, 1790 census records, extracts from numerous church records, and tombstone records.

History of Berks and Lebanon Counties; by I. Daniel Rupp; Greenwich Twp., Berks County, 1756 tax list. Philip Lenhart, Peter Lenhard. Warrant of 25 acres in Berks Co., Pa- 09 Mar 1749 ( then Philadelphia).

List of Taxables-1752 Berks Co., Pa.; Peter Lenard in Greenwich Twp.

Tombstone of Peter Lenhard: HIR RVED/ PEDER LeoNHARb/ GEBOHREN 1708/ Den 4 Maj /GESTORBE (N?)/ 1774 ben/4 APRIL.

HISORY OF BERKS AND LEBANON COUNTIES; by I. Daniel Rupp, Greenwich Township;

Greenwich township was formed about 1852, out of part of Allemangel, which had been settled prior to 1836. It was originally nearly wholly settled by Germans, among whom were a few descendants of French Huguenots. During the French and Indian war. from 1754 to 1760, the inhabitants, in common with all the frontier settlers of Berks, were occasionally alarmed by their cruel enemies.

In March, 1755, the Indians burned the house of Barnabas Seitel, who lived on the borders of the township, and the mill of Peter Conrad; killed the wife of Balsar Neytong, and made captive his son, a lad of eight years of age. They fired five times upon David Howell, and the last time shot him through the arm.

The settlers were also alrmed by the news of murders committed in the township, immediately north; namely, in Albany township, when they heard of the horrible massacre of Jacon Gerhart's family, and others. These were trying times.

In 1756, the following taxables resided within this township, as it was then limited: George Herring, adam Smith, Adam Baner, Andrew Onengst, Adam Boose, Adam Zolman, Charles Balmer, Christopher Rein, Christian Ungerer, Frederick Kremer, Frederick Hene, Frederick Shallenberger, Dietrich Mayer, Dietrich Leiby, Godfied Stern, Gabriel Eisenberger, George Kosser, Gottfried Kremer, Goerge Ley, George Miller, George Breiner, George Wilhelm Riegel, Gerhart Schallenberger, George Slaus, Geo. Kremer, George Kemp, George Herring, George Bauman, Goerge Ussinger, Henry Ballender, Henry Mayer, Henry Berke, Henry Krall, Henry Eschbach, Hantorns Kiel, Jacobus Diehl, Jacob Liebe, John Schwedner, John Sassamanhaus, John Raush, John Dunkle,, John Wary, Jacob Hetrick, John Collon, Jacob Zettelmayer, Jacob Gronable, Jacob Leydick, Lorentz Biever, Leonard Bauman, Mathias Reamer, Melchior Biel, Michael Crans, Michael Mauser, Michael Lesher, Matthias Keiffer, Mathias Ley, Martin Hetinger, Michael Leiby, Michael Gottschall, Nicholas Stein, Philip Lenhart, Peter Lenhard, Peter Herdinger,Philip Kallbach, Peter Dell, Philip Mayer, Peter Buns, Peter Steuerwald, Peter Hauk, Rudolph Bussart, Rudolp Zimmer, Simon Dierick, Simon Essenberg, Urbanus Frieferly, Ludwig Beckel, Nicholas Essenberg, Geo. Spang, Abraham Kles, Jacob Hoffman, Hans Christian Baum, Nicholas De Hoop, John Riebsaamen, Martin Onangst, Jacob Mack, George Krubach, Daniel Manensmith, Michael Smith, John Manser, Andrew Seitel, Henry Smith, Adam Faust, Henry Faust, Jacob Lantzard, Henry Shullenberger, Peter Dempkle, Christian Manensmith.

Greenwich is bound north by Albany township, north-east by Lehigh county, south-eastby Maxtawny township, south by Richmond, and west by Windsor; mean length six miles and a half, and mean breadth four and a half; contains nearly fourteen thousand acres of land, generally hilly; and the soil, gravel, of an ordinary quality. Round-top hill, or Peaked mountain, on the northern boundary of the township, presents a prominent feature, and gives a similar character to the aspect of the surface in its vicinity.

The Maiden creek, which passes through the north-western part of the township, affords water power, as do several other streams in the township; among these is Lacony creek, a branch of Maiden creek; which flows in a serpentine course of five miles along the southern boundary, receiving, as it progresses, Mill creek, and several smaller rivulets. There are six grist mills, five saw mills, four tanneries, one forge, an oil mill and a pottery, in the township.

There are two small towns, Klinesville, seven miles from Hamburg, on the State road, leading from Hamburg to Allentown; Grimsville, on the same road, ten miles from Hamburg-- three stores and seven taverns. In 1840, the following Revolutionary pensioners lived in this township:-- Andreas Camp, George Hincley, and Peter Steger.

More About JOHANNES PETER LENHARD(T):

Burial: Strayer's Lutheran Cemetery, Dover Twp, York Co., Pa.

Christening: May 27, 1708, Horn, Hunsrueck

Immigration: September 15, 1748, Philadelphia, Pa.- Ship "Two Brothers"

Occupation: Cooper

Resided in 1: Bef. 1748, Zweibrucken (Germany) before emigration

Resided in 2: Bet. 1748 - 1752, GreenwichTwp.(Allemangel), Berks Co., Pa.

Resided in 3: Bet. 1757 - 1774, Dover Twp., York Co., Pa.

Tax List: 1756, Greenwich Twp (Allemangel)., Berks Co., Pa.

More About MARIA MARGARETHA:

Burial: Strayer's Lutheran Cemetery

More About JOHANNES LENHARD(T) and MARIA MARGARETHA:

Marriage: 1728

Children of JOHANNES LENHARD(T) and MARIA MARGARETHA are:

Generation No. 3

4. JOHAN CHRISTOFFEL LEONHARDT He married 5. ANNA EVA KESSLER November 10, 1693 in Horn, Hunsrueck, Rheinland, Preussen (Germany).

5. ANNA EVA KESSLER She was the daughter of 10. HANS PETER KESSLER and 11. ANNA CHRISTINA PETERS.

Notes for JOHAN CHRISTOFFEL LEONHARDT:

Early Families of York County, Pa. ; Vol. II; pg. 91-95;

Johan Christopffel Leonhard

Johan Christopffel M. Anna Eva, dau of Hanss Peter and Anna Christina ( Peters) Kessler, in Horn, Hunsrueck, Rheinland, Preussen on Nov. 10, 1693. They had the following children in Horn Hunsrueck: Annam Margreta, bapt. Aug. 28, 1695; Johannes Georg, bapt. Nov. 15, 1705; Johannes Peter, bapt. May 27, 1708, and presumed to be the Johann Peter, bapt. May 4, 1708, that immigrated to America; Johann Christopffel, b. March 22, 1710/11.

Johann Peter Leonhardt

Johann Peter m. Maria Margaretha, and resided in Zweibrucken, before immigrating to America ( according to tradition). They arrived at Philadelphia on the ship Two Brothers on Sept. 15, 1748, and settled in Berks Co., Greenwich Twp., Pennsylvania. Peter was a cooper, and moved to York Co., Dover Twp., Pennsylvania. He was residing there on April 13, 1763. Maria Magdalena was born on Sept. 28, 1715, d. on July 1, 1777. Peter d. on April 4, 1774. They are buried in Strayer's Lutheran cemetery. They had the following children: Philip, b. 1734; Johan Jacob, b. Nov. 18, 1736; Johann Georg, b. 1738; Jon Christoph, b. 1740; Heinrich, b. 1742, m. Catherine, d. Somerset Co., Pennsylvania on March 21, 1837, moved to Bedford ( now Somerset) Co. in 1785; Wilhelm, b. 1745; Johan Peter, b. Jan. 30, 1749/50; Frederick, b. March 7, 1751/52, m. Catherine Kramer, d. York Co., Pennsylvania in 1837; Gottfried, b. March 17, 1754.

More About JOHAN LEONHARDT and ANNA KESSLER:

Marriage: November 10, 1693, Horn, Hunsrueck, Rheinland, Preussen (Germany)

Children of JOHAN LEONHARDT and ANNA KESSLER are:

Generation No. 4

10. HANS PETER KESSLER He married 11. ANNA CHRISTINA PETERS.

11. ANNA CHRISTINA PETERS

Child of HANS KESSLER and ANNA PETERS is: