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Married Catherine or Gertraut "Gertrude" Neikirch about 1779
Married Mary "Polly" Cahill on 12 April 1802 in Washington County, Maryland
Twelve known children with Gertrude Neikirch:
Wendall Barnhiser (1780-1793)
Johann Jacob Barnhiser (1781-??)
Martin Barnhiser (1782-1855)
Maria Susanna Barnhiser (1784-1874)
Catharine Barnhiser (1786-??)
Catharina Barnhiser Sheeley (1787-1874)
Maria Magdalena Barnhiser (1788-1794)
Sarah Barnhiser Adams (1795-1880)
Elisabeth Barnhiser Cahill (1797-??)
Anna Margaret Barnhiser Gantz (1798-1847)
Mary Barnhiser Little (1799-1877)
John Barnhiser (1800-1877)
Seven known children with Mary "Polly" Cahill:
William Barnhiser (1804-??)
Daniel Barnhiser (1806-??)
Lydia Ann Barnhiser Taylor (1808-After 1880)
Samuel Barnhiser (1813-1882)
Deborah Barnhiser Toms Fisher (1815-1907)
James Barnhiser (1817-1855)
Joseph Barnhiser (1819-1898)
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Died in the 106th year of his age
According to an obituary notice published in the Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) dated June 20, 1849, and in the Emancipator and Republican (Boston, Massachusetts) dated June 28, 1849, John died on June 2, 1849.
Note: Some members of this family spelled their
name as Bernhiser.
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MILITARY SERVICE:
Served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, enlisting in 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania and serving under Captain John Spoon and Colonel Magan for a period of one year
Participated in the Battle of Long Island
Taken prisoner at Fort Washington and carried to New York where he was confined for several months until he was eventually paroled
After his parole, he volunteered for six months to fight Indians under General Gowatch
In 1782, he re-enlisted at Reading, Pennsylvania in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel Butler for seven months
He was later discharged at Pennytown or Pennington (in New York or New Jersey)
Source: Federal Pension Application of John Barnhiser
___________________________________________∼He and 2nd wife were originally buried in Waynesboro but reinterred here in 1931 when that cem was abandoned. His stone is standing upright but many of those nearby are lying flat, side by side, and there is also a long, narrow stone inscribed "130 Unknowns". He was a Rev War Vet with approved pension. Married [1] Gertraut Neikirch who died circa 1801 in Washington CO, MD. They had large family. Married [2] Mary [Polly] Cahill Apr 1802 and had second set of children, seven listed in RW Pension Application. They were in PA for 1840 census.
Married Catherine or Gertraut "Gertrude" Neikirch about 1779
Married Mary "Polly" Cahill on 12 April 1802 in Washington County, Maryland
Twelve known children with Gertrude Neikirch:
Wendall Barnhiser (1780-1793)
Johann Jacob Barnhiser (1781-??)
Martin Barnhiser (1782-1855)
Maria Susanna Barnhiser (1784-1874)
Catharine Barnhiser (1786-??)
Catharina Barnhiser Sheeley (1787-1874)
Maria Magdalena Barnhiser (1788-1794)
Sarah Barnhiser Adams (1795-1880)
Elisabeth Barnhiser Cahill (1797-??)
Anna Margaret Barnhiser Gantz (1798-1847)
Mary Barnhiser Little (1799-1877)
John Barnhiser (1800-1877)
Seven known children with Mary "Polly" Cahill:
William Barnhiser (1804-??)
Daniel Barnhiser (1806-??)
Lydia Ann Barnhiser Taylor (1808-After 1880)
Samuel Barnhiser (1813-1882)
Deborah Barnhiser Toms Fisher (1815-1907)
James Barnhiser (1817-1855)
Joseph Barnhiser (1819-1898)
___________________________________________
Died in the 106th year of his age
According to an obituary notice published in the Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) dated June 20, 1849, and in the Emancipator and Republican (Boston, Massachusetts) dated June 28, 1849, John died on June 2, 1849.
Note: Some members of this family spelled their
name as Bernhiser.
___________________________________________
MILITARY SERVICE:
Served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, enlisting in 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania and serving under Captain John Spoon and Colonel Magan for a period of one year
Participated in the Battle of Long Island
Taken prisoner at Fort Washington and carried to New York where he was confined for several months until he was eventually paroled
After his parole, he volunteered for six months to fight Indians under General Gowatch
In 1782, he re-enlisted at Reading, Pennsylvania in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel Butler for seven months
He was later discharged at Pennytown or Pennington (in New York or New Jersey)
Source: Federal Pension Application of John Barnhiser
___________________________________________∼He and 2nd wife were originally buried in Waynesboro but reinterred here in 1931 when that cem was abandoned. His stone is standing upright but many of those nearby are lying flat, side by side, and there is also a long, narrow stone inscribed "130 Unknowns". He was a Rev War Vet with approved pension. Married [1] Gertraut Neikirch who died circa 1801 in Washington CO, MD. They had large family. Married [2] Mary [Polly] Cahill Apr 1802 and had second set of children, seven listed in RW Pension Application. They were in PA for 1840 census.
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Married Catherine or Gertraut "Gertrude" Neikirch about 1779
Married Mary "Polly" Cahill on 12 April 1802 in Washington County, Maryland
Twelve known children with Gertrude Neikirch:
Wendall Barnhiser (1780-1793)
Johann Jacob Barnhiser (1781-??)
Martin Barnhiser (1782-1855)
Maria Susanna Barnhiser (1784-1874)
Catharine Barnhiser (1786-??)
Catharina Barnhiser Sheeley (1787-1874)
Maria Magdalena Barnhiser (1788-1794)
Sarah Barnhiser Adams (1795-1880)
Elisabeth Barnhiser Cahill (1797-??)
Anna Margaret Barnhiser Gantz (1798-1847)
Mary Barnhiser Little (1799-1877)
John Barnhiser (1800-1877)
Seven known children with Mary "Polly" Cahill:
William Barnhiser (1804-??)
Daniel Barnhiser (1806-??)
Lydia Ann Barnhiser Taylor (1808-After 1880)
Samuel Barnhiser (1813-1882)
Deborah Barnhiser Toms Fisher (1815-1907)
James Barnhiser (1817-1855)
Joseph Barnhiser (1819-1898)
___________________________________________
Died in the 106th year of his age
According to an obituary notice published in the Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) dated June 20, 1849, and in the Emancipator and Republican (Boston, Massachusetts) dated June 28, 1849, John died on June 2, 1849.
Note: Some members of this family spelled their
name as Bernhiser.
___________________________________________
MILITARY SERVICE:
Served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, enlisting in 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania and serving under Captain John Spoon and Colonel Magan for a period of one year
Participated in the Battle of Long Island
Taken prisoner at Fort Washington and carried to New York where he was confined for several months until he was eventually paroled
After his parole, he volunteered for six months to fight Indians under General Gowatch
In 1782, he re-enlisted at Reading, Pennsylvania in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel Butler for seven months
He was later discharged at Pennytown or Pennington (in New York or New Jersey)
Source: Federal Pension Application of John Barnhiser
___________________________________________∼He and 2nd wife were originally buried in Waynesboro but reinterred here in 1931 when that cem was abandoned. His stone is standing upright but many of those nearby are lying flat, side by side, and there is also a long, narrow stone inscribed "130 Unknowns". He was a Rev War Vet with approved pension. Married [1] Gertraut Neikirch who died circa 1801 in Washington CO, MD. They had large family. Married [2] Mary [Polly] Cahill Apr 1802 and had second set of children, seven listed in RW Pension Application. They were in PA for 1840 census.
Married Catherine or Gertraut "Gertrude" Neikirch about 1779
Married Mary "Polly" Cahill on 12 April 1802 in Washington County, Maryland
Twelve known children with Gertrude Neikirch:
Wendall Barnhiser (1780-1793)
Johann Jacob Barnhiser (1781-??)
Martin Barnhiser (1782-1855)
Maria Susanna Barnhiser (1784-1874)
Catharine Barnhiser (1786-??)
Catharina Barnhiser Sheeley (1787-1874)
Maria Magdalena Barnhiser (1788-1794)
Sarah Barnhiser Adams (1795-1880)
Elisabeth Barnhiser Cahill (1797-??)
Anna Margaret Barnhiser Gantz (1798-1847)
Mary Barnhiser Little (1799-1877)
John Barnhiser (1800-1877)
Seven known children with Mary "Polly" Cahill:
William Barnhiser (1804-??)
Daniel Barnhiser (1806-??)
Lydia Ann Barnhiser Taylor (1808-After 1880)
Samuel Barnhiser (1813-1882)
Deborah Barnhiser Toms Fisher (1815-1907)
James Barnhiser (1817-1855)
Joseph Barnhiser (1819-1898)
___________________________________________
Died in the 106th year of his age
According to an obituary notice published in the Daily Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) dated June 20, 1849, and in the Emancipator and Republican (Boston, Massachusetts) dated June 28, 1849, John died on June 2, 1849.
Note: Some members of this family spelled their
name as Bernhiser.
___________________________________________
MILITARY SERVICE:
Served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, enlisting in 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania and serving under Captain John Spoon and Colonel Magan for a period of one year
Participated in the Battle of Long Island
Taken prisoner at Fort Washington and carried to New York where he was confined for several months until he was eventually paroled
After his parole, he volunteered for six months to fight Indians under General Gowatch
In 1782, he re-enlisted at Reading, Pennsylvania in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment under Colonel Butler for seven months
He was later discharged at Pennytown or Pennington (in New York or New Jersey)
Source: Federal Pension Application of John Barnhiser
___________________________________________∼He and 2nd wife were originally buried in Waynesboro but reinterred here in 1931 when that cem was abandoned. His stone is standing upright but many of those nearby are lying flat, side by side, and there is also a long, narrow stone inscribed "130 Unknowns". He was a Rev War Vet with approved pension. Married [1] Gertraut Neikirch who died circa 1801 in Washington CO, MD. They had large family. Married [2] Mary [Polly] Cahill Apr 1802 and had second set of children, seven listed in RW Pension Application. They were in PA for 1840 census.
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