Johannes Hartman of Chester County, Pennsylvania and his descendants
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Publication
1937 - published by Mrs. Lizzie Markley Clapham., Mount Airy, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
23,000 words, Guess
Page Count
92 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivejohanneshartmano00hart
- OCLC Control Number14354551
- Open LibraryOL26608624M
Classifications
- DDC929.2
- LCCCS71 .H333 1937
Description
As the title infers, this is a book about the descendants of Johannes Hartman who was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States on 15 August 1750 from Rotterdam via Portsmouth, England. They lived in West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Johannes was on the 1774 Committee of Safety for the Revolutionary Causes. His son, Captain Peter Hartman, was an officer in the 2ne, 4th and 1st Battalion, Chester County Militia. He was made a Major in the 4th Battalion and fought at Brandywine and Germantown. During the encampment in 1777-1778 at Valley Forge, Major Hartman was a Wagon Master and found food and clothing for soldiers and cared for the sick.
Description
In 1750 the Johannes Hartman family arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam, Holland and settled in East Pikeland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. "Johannes Hartman was married twice. ... Margaret Hartman, first wife of Johannes Hartman, died August 4, 1773 ... Johannes Hartman died in 1787, probably near the end of May ... "--P. 5. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and elsewhere.
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