Johan Jacob LENHART
Jacob was taxed with 125 acres in 1767 and 160 acres from 1779 to 1785.
Per Rahn, [pg 48], Jacob was a member of Capt. Smith's Co. of BerksCounty Militia, and in 1781 was a Fifer in Capt. Ladich's Co.
Reffing Rahn's notes [pg 49], he quotes from the Mongomery's History ofBerks County, p. 1076, that states "In 1749 Peter Lenhart of York Co.received a patent for a tract of land which he conveyed to Jacob Lenhartin 1777. At what is now Lenhartsville the latter's son Henry lived andalso the latter's sons John, Jacob, Samuel, Isaac, Henry, David andFrederick." In Orphans Court, Reading Pa., Vol. 4, Book #1, pg. 217dated October 18, 1793 appears a petition of Jacob, eldest son of JacobLenhart. Jacob (Sr) died leaving widow, Barbara, and 7 children, Jacob,Catherine wife of Frederick Moyer, Christina wife of John Hornberger,John, Henry, Phillip, and Sebastian...the last three were minors. He hada grist mill, plantation and land in Greenwich Twp. of 254 acres.
She arrived with her parents at Philadelphia aboard the ship "LoyalJudith" on Sept. 3, 1742. Anna Maria was baptized almost 10 years afterher birth. In Dunkle's Reformed Congregation notes transcribed by Wm. J.Hinkle in 1929, her sponsor was Lorentz Bloss. In the same book it showsshe may have had a sister who was baptized Philippina Kiehl b. April 16,1748 to John Kiehl and wife and the sponsors were Phillipina and JacobFaust.
Different sources have her deat as 1790 and her birth as February 19,1730.
The following inscriptions have been copied from tomobstones which markthe graves of Philip and his wife, Barbara in the Brickerville ReformedChurch cemetery. Note: the last six words of the second inscription havebeen obliterated:
(Philip)
Hier ruhet Phillip Lenhert gestorben den 3ten Januar, 1841. Sein aftermar ohn??efehr 78 Jahre.
So last mich nun in meiner Ruh
Uud geht nach eurer Heimath;
Gin Jeden dense Nachtund Tag
Wie es einst fesig sterben mag.
(Barbara)
Hier ruhet Barbara Ehegaffin von Phillip Lenbert geburen den 10 Januar,1766. Starb ben 28 October 1846, Alter 80 Jahr 9 Monat and 18 Tag.
D ??biger ??en?? be??in ?? ??;
Grab und Richter
In allem ma?? res'st und sich.
His occupation was that of a mill and hotel operator and owned both, milland hotel, in Lenhartsville.
Heinrich was the founder of Lenhartsville near Reading, PA.
Sebastian's occupation was that of a blacksmith.
He married Anna Marie Kiehl 21 Jan 1760 at Pennsylvania . Anna Marie Kiehl was born at Feb 1737/38 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Jacob Lenhart
born 1762.
Catharina Lenhart
born Abt 1765.
Phillip Lenhart
Christina Lenhart
born May 1767.
Johannes Lenhart
born 1770.
Heinrich Lenhart
born 13 Aug 1773.
Sebastian Lenhart
Blocked
Blocked
Johan Jacob Lenhart died 3 Aug 1793 at Greenwich Twp, Lenhartsville, Berks, Pennsylvania .
Anna Marie Kiehl died Dec 1791 at Greenwich Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania .