Notes by Tom Myers: there is confusion among Barndt familly researchers about the line of descent from immigrant Andreas Bernhardt to John Henry Barndt (1756-1831). The baptism record of this John Henry proves that he was a son of John Henry Bernhardt and Catharine Appel, who were married at Indianfield Lutheran Church in 1755. Some researchers believe that the husband of Catharine Appel was the son of immigrant Andreas. However, it is much more likely that her husband was a grandson of Andreas and son of John Henry Sr.
Documented facts:
1. John Henry Bernhard and Catharine Appel married 11/11/1755 at Indianfield Lutheran Church. The record does not give the name of John Henry's father. Their son John Henry was baptized at Indianfield in December 1756.
2. A Henry Bernhardt was warranted 150 acres in Salford Twp. in Feb 1734. This Henry cannot have been born in 1735, which is the date typically given for the husband of Catharine Appel.
3. A Henry Bernhardt wrote a will in February 1771 in which he names his wife Catharine and son Henry as executors. 1756 John Henry would have been only 14 at the time and unlikely to have been named as an executor of a will.
These facts support the conclusion that 1756 John Henry was a great-grandson of immigrant Andreas rather than his grandson. The line of descent is:
1. Andreas (c.1690-1753) m. Magdalena, who subsequently married Johannes Appel
11. John Henry (c.1713-1771) m. Catharine, who subsequently married Henry Bamberger. This John Henry was warranted 150 acres of land in 1734 at roughly age 21. He wrote his will in February 1771 and died a few days later. This John Henry had a son John Henry Jr. as well as sons John (c.1730-1806) and Andrew (c.1738-1819?).
111. John Henry Jr. (c.1735-c.1771) m. 1755 Catharine Appel, stepdaughter of his grandmother Magdalena. This Henry was living when his father wrote his will in February 1771 but deceased by June 1772 when his widow married Dewalt Nase.
1111. John Henry (1756-1831)
A warrant was granted to Henry Bernhardt for 150 acres of land in Salford on February 26, 1734, and Jacob Taylor was sent to survey: it. In 1738, another warrant was granted to Mr. Bernhardt for another tract containing acres adjacent to his other land, and in 1755 he received the patent for those acres in Upper Salford. He was the only son and after the death of his father, when the estate was settled on May 19, 1763, the whole plantation, containing 133 acres, was released to him, which made him the owner of 435 acres. This must have included nearly the whole valley from the County Line down to the west side of the Allentown Road. At their settlement in 1763 he paid to each of his two sisters 97 pounds in money, and to his mother, then the wife of John Apple, 200 pounds in consideration for her dower.
He appears to have been ambitious, persevering and intent upon being a large landholder. Commencing at the county line of Bucks, the line of his land ran southwest at some places near the foot of the ridge, and at other places partly up the hill till on the west side of the Allentown Road, south of Tylersport. The land is nicely located in the Branch Valley and is of good quality.
He made his will February 22, 1771, and died only three days later On his tombstone his age is not given, but only the date of his death, February 25, 1771.
He had some peculiar ideas which crop out of his will, wherein he ordered that his land should never be sold out of his family; but is to be kept by his descendants forever. Brother is to sell to brother, sister to sister, parents to children from generation to generation among his descendants forever. If the male descendants should all die out the female descendants are to buy and sell the land to each other and give "good and. lawful deeds" for the same on his authority. But no good deed was to be given to a stranger. Thus far his descendants have not strictly observed this part of his will.
From the History of Franconia Twp.
Documented facts:
1. John Henry Bernhard and Catharine Appel married 11/11/1755 at Indianfield Lutheran Church. The record does not give the name of John Henry's father. Their son John Henry was baptized at Indianfield in December 1756.
2. A Henry Bernhardt was warranted 150 acres in Salford Twp. in Feb 1734. This Henry cannot have been born in 1735, which is the date typically given for the husband of Catharine Appel.
3. A Henry Bernhardt wrote a will in February 1771 in which he names his wife Catharine and son Henry as executors. 1756 John Henry would have been only 14 at the time and unlikely to have been named as an executor of a will.
These facts support the conclusion that 1756 John Henry was a great-grandson of immigrant Andreas rather than his grandson. The line of descent is:
1. Andreas (c.1690-1753) m. Magdalena, who subsequently married Johannes Appel
11. John Henry (c.1713-1771) m. Catharine, who subsequently married Henry Bamberger. This John Henry was warranted 150 acres of land in 1734 at roughly age 21. He wrote his will in February 1771 and died a few days later. This John Henry had a son John Henry Jr. as well as sons John (c.1730-1806) and Andrew (c.1738-1819?).
111. John Henry Jr. (c.1735-c.1771) m. 1755 Catharine Appel, stepdaughter of his grandmother Magdalena. This Henry was living when his father wrote his will in February 1771 but deceased by June 1772 when his widow married Dewalt Nase.
1111. John Henry (1756-1831)
A warrant was granted to Henry Bernhardt for 150 acres of land in Salford on February 26, 1734, and Jacob Taylor was sent to survey: it. In 1738, another warrant was granted to Mr. Bernhardt for another tract containing acres adjacent to his other land, and in 1755 he received the patent for those acres in Upper Salford. He was the only son and after the death of his father, when the estate was settled on May 19, 1763, the whole plantation, containing 133 acres, was released to him, which made him the owner of 435 acres. This must have included nearly the whole valley from the County Line down to the west side of the Allentown Road. At their settlement in 1763 he paid to each of his two sisters 97 pounds in money, and to his mother, then the wife of John Apple, 200 pounds in consideration for her dower.
He appears to have been ambitious, persevering and intent upon being a large landholder. Commencing at the county line of Bucks, the line of his land ran southwest at some places near the foot of the ridge, and at other places partly up the hill till on the west side of the Allentown Road, south of Tylersport. The land is nicely located in the Branch Valley and is of good quality.
He made his will February 22, 1771, and died only three days later On his tombstone his age is not given, but only the date of his death, February 25, 1771.
He had some peculiar ideas which crop out of his will, wherein he ordered that his land should never be sold out of his family; but is to be kept by his descendants forever. Brother is to sell to brother, sister to sister, parents to children from generation to generation among his descendants forever. If the male descendants should all die out the female descendants are to buy and sell the land to each other and give "good and. lawful deeds" for the same on his authority. But no good deed was to be given to a stranger. Thus far his descendants have not strictly observed this part of his will.
From the History of Franconia Twp.
Notes by Tom Myers: there is confusion among Barndt familly researchers about the line of descent from immigrant Andreas Bernhardt to John Henry Barndt (1756-1831). The baptism record of this John Henry proves that he was a son of John Henry Bernhardt and Catharine Appel, who were married at Indianfield Lutheran Church in 1755. Some researchers believe that the husband of Catharine Appel was the son of immigrant Andreas. However, it is much more likely that her husband was a grandson of Andreas and son of John Henry Sr.
Documented facts:
1. John Henry Bernhard and Catharine Appel married 11/11/1755 at Indianfield Lutheran Church. The record does not give the name of John Henry's father. Their son John Henry was baptized at Indianfield in December 1756.
2. A Henry Bernhardt was warranted 150 acres in Salford Twp. in Feb 1734. This Henry cannot have been born in 1735, which is the date typically given for the husband of Catharine Appel.
3. A Henry Bernhardt wrote a will in February 1771 in which he names his wife Catharine and son Henry as executors. 1756 John Henry would have been only 14 at the time and unlikely to have been named as an executor of a will.
These facts support the conclusion that 1756 John Henry was a great-grandson of immigrant Andreas rather than his grandson. The line of descent is:
1. Andreas (c.1690-1753) m. Magdalena, who subsequently married Johannes Appel
11. John Henry (c.1713-1771) m. Catharine, who subsequently married Henry Bamberger. This John Henry was warranted 150 acres of land in 1734 at roughly age 21. He wrote his will in February 1771 and died a few days later. This John Henry had a son John Henry Jr. as well as sons John (c.1730-1806) and Andrew (c.1738-1819?).
111. John Henry Jr. (c.1735-c.1771) m. 1755 Catharine Appel, stepdaughter of his grandmother Magdalena. This Henry was living when his father wrote his will in February 1771 but deceased by June 1772 when his widow married Dewalt Nase.
1111. John Henry (1756-1831)
A warrant was granted to Henry Bernhardt for 150 acres of land in Salford on February 26, 1734, and Jacob Taylor was sent to survey: it. In 1738, another warrant was granted to Mr. Bernhardt for another tract containing acres adjacent to his other land, and in 1755 he received the patent for those acres in Upper Salford. He was the only son and after the death of his father, when the estate was settled on May 19, 1763, the whole plantation, containing 133 acres, was released to him, which made him the owner of 435 acres. This must have included nearly the whole valley from the County Line down to the west side of the Allentown Road. At their settlement in 1763 he paid to each of his two sisters 97 pounds in money, and to his mother, then the wife of John Apple, 200 pounds in consideration for her dower.
He appears to have been ambitious, persevering and intent upon being a large landholder. Commencing at the county line of Bucks, the line of his land ran southwest at some places near the foot of the ridge, and at other places partly up the hill till on the west side of the Allentown Road, south of Tylersport. The land is nicely located in the Branch Valley and is of good quality.
He made his will February 22, 1771, and died only three days later On his tombstone his age is not given, but only the date of his death, February 25, 1771.
He had some peculiar ideas which crop out of his will, wherein he ordered that his land should never be sold out of his family; but is to be kept by his descendants forever. Brother is to sell to brother, sister to sister, parents to children from generation to generation among his descendants forever. If the male descendants should all die out the female descendants are to buy and sell the land to each other and give "good and. lawful deeds" for the same on his authority. But no good deed was to be given to a stranger. Thus far his descendants have not strictly observed this part of his will.
From the History of Franconia Twp.
Documented facts:
1. John Henry Bernhard and Catharine Appel married 11/11/1755 at Indianfield Lutheran Church. The record does not give the name of John Henry's father. Their son John Henry was baptized at Indianfield in December 1756.
2. A Henry Bernhardt was warranted 150 acres in Salford Twp. in Feb 1734. This Henry cannot have been born in 1735, which is the date typically given for the husband of Catharine Appel.
3. A Henry Bernhardt wrote a will in February 1771 in which he names his wife Catharine and son Henry as executors. 1756 John Henry would have been only 14 at the time and unlikely to have been named as an executor of a will.
These facts support the conclusion that 1756 John Henry was a great-grandson of immigrant Andreas rather than his grandson. The line of descent is:
1. Andreas (c.1690-1753) m. Magdalena, who subsequently married Johannes Appel
11. John Henry (c.1713-1771) m. Catharine, who subsequently married Henry Bamberger. This John Henry was warranted 150 acres of land in 1734 at roughly age 21. He wrote his will in February 1771 and died a few days later. This John Henry had a son John Henry Jr. as well as sons John (c.1730-1806) and Andrew (c.1738-1819?).
111. John Henry Jr. (c.1735-c.1771) m. 1755 Catharine Appel, stepdaughter of his grandmother Magdalena. This Henry was living when his father wrote his will in February 1771 but deceased by June 1772 when his widow married Dewalt Nase.
1111. John Henry (1756-1831)
A warrant was granted to Henry Bernhardt for 150 acres of land in Salford on February 26, 1734, and Jacob Taylor was sent to survey: it. In 1738, another warrant was granted to Mr. Bernhardt for another tract containing acres adjacent to his other land, and in 1755 he received the patent for those acres in Upper Salford. He was the only son and after the death of his father, when the estate was settled on May 19, 1763, the whole plantation, containing 133 acres, was released to him, which made him the owner of 435 acres. This must have included nearly the whole valley from the County Line down to the west side of the Allentown Road. At their settlement in 1763 he paid to each of his two sisters 97 pounds in money, and to his mother, then the wife of John Apple, 200 pounds in consideration for her dower.
He appears to have been ambitious, persevering and intent upon being a large landholder. Commencing at the county line of Bucks, the line of his land ran southwest at some places near the foot of the ridge, and at other places partly up the hill till on the west side of the Allentown Road, south of Tylersport. The land is nicely located in the Branch Valley and is of good quality.
He made his will February 22, 1771, and died only three days later On his tombstone his age is not given, but only the date of his death, February 25, 1771.
He had some peculiar ideas which crop out of his will, wherein he ordered that his land should never be sold out of his family; but is to be kept by his descendants forever. Brother is to sell to brother, sister to sister, parents to children from generation to generation among his descendants forever. If the male descendants should all die out the female descendants are to buy and sell the land to each other and give "good and. lawful deeds" for the same on his authority. But no good deed was to be given to a stranger. Thus far his descendants have not strictly observed this part of his will.
From the History of Franconia Twp.
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