bullet Rebecca HARRIS (photo) was born on 21 Aug 1842 in Bertrand, Berrien Co., Michigan. She died on 2 May 1927 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. Parents: John HARRIS and Lovina EILER.

She was married to William Stockbridge WARREN on 12 Aug 1858 in Washington, Washington Co., Utah.

bullet Sarah HARRIS was born in 1810 in Green, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. She died in Dec 1863. Parents: Jacob HARRIS and Susannah HARTMAN.

She was married to Samuel Horace BELL on 9 Dec 1830.

bullet Susannah HARRIS (photo) was born on 14 Feb 1840 in Indiana. She died on 31 May 1917. Parents: John HARRIS and Lovina EILER.

She was married to Clark FABUN on 26 Aug 1856.

bullet Thomas HARRIS was born in 1816 in Ohio. He died on 3 Jul 1860. Parents: Jacob HARRIS and Susannah HARTMAN.

He was married to Jane FINLEY on 13 Oct 1836.

bullet Venus Deon HARRIS was born on 17 Mar 1900 in Silver City, Juab Co., Utah. She was a Vaudevillean Performer. Parents: Daniel Coleman HARRIS and Ellarine Augusta ANDERSON.

She was married to Thomas Rollo HICKEN on 29 Mar 1919. Children were: Thora Rodello HICKEN.

bullet William HARRIS was born on 4 Jun 1813 in Pennsylvania. He died on 11 Mar 1852. Parents: Jacob HARRIS and Susannah HARTMAN.

He was married to Phebe BALDWIN on 24 Feb 1842.

bullet Hannah HARRISON died on 17 Aug 1812.

She was married to William CALVERT in 1757. Children were: John CALVERT .

bullet Hannah HARRISON was born on 10 Jul 1810.

Children were: Elizabeth BARDSLEY.

bulletSytha Elizabeth HARRISON.

Children were: William CALVERT .

bulletJohn HARTMAN was born in Nov 1757 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. He died in Jan 1847 in Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania. He served in the military Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania. He was a Farmer.
The best source of information on John Hartman's early life comes from an application for a government pension which he submitted in 1833. All surviving Revolutionary War veterans were given a pension by the federal government by special legislation enacted in 1832. In order to obtain this pension, an application or affadavit of service had to be submitted for review. This had to give a description of service including date of enlistment, the name of the military unit, names of officers served under, and date of discharge.
John mentions in his application that he was born in Berks county in November 1757. The exact date and place of birth as well as the names of his parents are not mentioned and are still unknown at the time of this writing. He stated that he was living in Rockland township at the time of his first enlistment. He also mentions that he was initially drafted in a company of Pennsylvania militia in Rockland township about August 31, 1776.
One can only speculate on John's childhood years before he left home to "fight the Redcoats". Although he may have been a "hired hand" or farm laborer on another's estate or even an orphan, he was probably living with his parents at the time. They were probably immigrants from some Germanic state who arrived in Philadelphia in the 1750's. This is only speculation because there is evidence of the Hartman name in colonial America as early as the late seventeenth century.
Colonial life was full of hardships. Young John was never educated and even at the age of 75 could only make his mark instead of writing his signature on the pension claim. He was born during the French and Indian War at a time when attacks by the Delaware Indians against outlying settlements in western Berks county were common. Two years before his birth , Native American warriors on the French side had attacked a Hartman family. Henry Hartman (some accounts say John) and one of his sons had been killed. Two daughters, Regina and Barbara, were taken as captives. Barbara died in captivity but Regina was later returned to her mother in 1763. Perhaps our John was related to this family. He may have had many brothers, sisters and cousins in Pennsylvania.
An account of John's Revolutionary War service is in the pension claim. Pennsylvania militiamen were untrained and ill equipped. They were not involved in the heavy fighting at the battle of Brandywine. At Germantown, most of them fled the field of battle when "the going got tough". Later in the war, American generals developed tactics to effectively use militiamen. Our John was probably a rather confused young soldier who never fired his musket in anger. Nevertheless he endured long marches and tough conditions like so many other young American servicemen over the years. Very few of the Germanic or "Pennsylvania Dutch" immigrants were disloyal to the cause of American independence.
John was probably married between 1781 and 1785. Very little is known about his wife. Kimber Hartman's "History of the Hartman Family" and an undated and unsigned "History of the Early Hartman Family" which I obtained from Jennifer Hall mention that his wife's name was Margaret Shortly.
The only other source for determining John's wife's name is a letter of administration issued by the Columbia County Register for the Probate of Wills after his death. It mentions that his wife's first name was Susanna. Perhaps she was known by both first names or maybe John was married twice.
John's children were Jacob Hartman, Susannah Hartman Harris, John Hartman Jr., George Hartman, Joseph Hartman, Adam Hartman, Charles Hartman, Polly (or Mary) Hartman, and Catherine Hartman Billick. He did not relocate from Berks county to the small village of Buckhorn in Columbia county until about 1796 or 1797 as he states in the pension claim. Most of these children were probably born in Berks county. John was probably about forty years of age when this move took place.
According to the early Hartman histories, he at first moved on to the wrong tract of land which was behind the then (1915) Theodore Dent farm near Buckhorn. After having already built a rude log house there, he learned he was on the wrong land and had to relocate to a tract which in 1915 was known as the Andy Beagle farm. He cleared the land and built a house and barn from logs. John and his family lived at this site for many years. Over time, his children grew to maturity and left home to raise their own families.
The original homesite is located alongside present day Ivey Drive and is shown as Lot 25 on a recent tax map given to me by Rev. Dale Neufer.
Eventually John moved to what was in 1915 called the William Earnest farm so that his son George Hartman could move onto the larger original farm with his large family.
Amos Hartman, one of George's sons, lived at his grandfather John's house for a number of years until John's death in January of 1847. John grew blind in his old age and died after falling down the cellar stairs. He died at the age of 89. I have no information as to when his wife died. It was of course after his death because she is mentioned in his will. John and his wife were buried in the old Lutheran Cemetary in Bloomsburg. This cemetary, remains-coffins-headstones, was moved to the old Rosemont Cemetary many years ago to make room for a school. A number of Hartman family members have tried to find the headstone of John and his wife but have had no luck. There are many headstones and markers that are completely worn away. I have given up on ever finding the gravesite.
Perhaps John and his wife's bones lie under the school! Some other family researchers and I jokingly think this is why so many of his descendants entered the teaching profession! Parents: Michael HARTMAN and Magdalena (Hartman).

Children were: Susannah HARTMAN .

bulletMichael HARTMAN died on 20 Nov 1768 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. He was born in Germany.

Children were: John HARTMAN.

bulletSusannah HARTMAN (photo) was born in 1787 in Pennsylvania. She died on 10 Nov 1869 in Saint Joseph Co., Indiana.
Probably the second of Revolutionary War John Hartman's children was Susannah Hartman. She was born in 1787 in Berks county and may have been given either the first name or middle name of her mother - Susannah Margaret or Margaret Susannah Shortley Hartman. This is unsure though.
She came with her parents to Buckhorn in Columbia county at about the age of ten. Around 1807, she married Jacob Harris. Research seems to indicate that he was the son of a Scot immigrant who had died on the voyage across the Atlantic. Jacob had probably been bound to John Hartman to help pay for the passage or to ease the financial burden on his widowed mother.
Susannah Harris and Jacob may have lived with John Hartman for a while after their marriage or lived nearby. There is a possibility that they lived just to the north of Buckhorn in Greenwood township. Around 1815, they moved to Stark county in Ohio. In the spring of 1829, Jacob again moved to an area of St. Joseph county in Indiana not far from South Bend and Mishawaka and put in a wheat crop. His family soon followed. This area was called Harris Prarie and the township named Harris township after this pioneering family.
Susannah's children were John Harris, Sarah Harris, James Harris, Permilla Harris, William Harris, Thomas McLaughlin Harris, Jacob Harris, Hannah Harris, Eliza Harris, George Harris, D. Wayne Harris, and possibly Marcus Harris. Needless to say, there are many Harris descendants today!
Jacob Harris died on March 5, 1860 in Harris Prarie. Susannah Harris followed him on November 10, 1869. They were well known as kind and caring pioneers who hosted many travelers and opened up a new area of the western frontier.
Parents: John HARTMAN and Susanna Margaret SHORTLEY.

She was married to Jacob HARRIS about 1806 in Pennsylvania. Children were: John HARRIS, Sarah HARRIS, James HARRIS, William HARRIS, Permilla HARRIS, Thomas HARRIS, Jacob Strauther HARRIS, Hannah HARRIS, Eliza HARRIS, George HARRIS, Dewayne HARRIS.

bullet Sarah HATFIELD was born in 1779 in New York. She died on 12 May 1852 in Linn Co., Iowa.

She was married to James LEVERICH on 31 Dec 1799 in Yorktown, New York. Children were: Joel LEVERICH , William LEVERICH, Ira LEVERICH , John LEVERICH, Susan LEVERICH , Charles LEVERICH, Julia LEVERICH , James LEVERICH, Asbury LEVERICH .

bullet Abraham HERSHBERGER

He was married to Magdalena MILLER in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

bullet Henry HERSHBERGER

bulletCatherine HERTZIER was born in 1735 in Switzerland. She died in 1798 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania.

She was married to John HOCHSTETLER . Children were: Jacob HOCHSTETLER, John HOCHSTETLER, Frany HOCHSTETLER, Catherine HOCHSTETLER, Anelli HOCHSTETLER, David HOCHSTETLER, Annelli HOCHSTETLER, Joseph HOCHSTETLER, Henry HOCHSTETLER, Daniel HOCHSTETLER.

bullet Benjamin HEWETT was born on 21 Jan 1797 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. He died in 1879. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

bulletHannah HEWETT was born on 25 Nov 1792 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. She died on 5 Jul 1868. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

She was married to Asa PAYSON on 5 Oct 1809.

bullet John HEWETT was born on 15 Mar 1784 in New Ipswich, Hillsboro Co., Massachusetts. He died on 13 Aug 1784. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

bullet John HEWETT was born on 19 Nov 1794 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. He died on 23 Feb 1869. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

He was married to Esther BROWN on 4 Dec 1817.

bullet Samuel HEWETT was born on 15 Jun 1787 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

He was married to Eunice AMRY on 16 Sep 1818.

bullet William HEWETT was born on 11 Jun 1785 in New Ipswich, Hillsboro Co., Massachusetts. He died on 22 Jul 1865. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

He was married to Sarah CRANE on 16 Sep 1808.

bullet John HEWITT was born about 1719 in Poole, Warenton, Lancashire, England.

He was married to Miss ORREON about 1744 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Children were: William HEWITT .

bullet Sarah HEWITT was born on 14 May 1789 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. She died on 18 Mar 1869 in Mound City, Linn Co., Kansas. Parents: William HEWITT and Sarah KING.

She was married to Nathan TOLMAN on 29 Nov 1810 in Barrettstown (now Hope), Waldo Co., Maine. Children were: Margaret TOLMAN , Sarah TOLMAN, Nathan TOLMAN [JR], Esther TOLMAN, Cyrus TOLMAN, John TOLMAN, Lucy Ann TOLMAN, Judson Adonirum TOLMAN, Benjamin Hewitt TOLMAN I, George Washington TOLMAN , James Llewellyn TOLMAN.

bullet William HEWITT was born on 17 Feb 1745 in Poole, Warenton, Lancashire, England. He died on 10 Apr 1826 in Hope, Knox Co., Maine. Parents: John HEWITT and Miss ORREON.

Children were: John HEWETT, William HEWETT , Samuel HEWETT, Sarah HEWITT , Hannah HEWETT, John HEWETT , Benjamin HEWETT.

bulletDavid Rodney HICKEN was born on 20 Oct 1889 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. He died on 9 May 1929. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet David William HICKEN was born on 8 Aug 1861 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. He died on 31 Oct 1953 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: Thomas HICKEN and Catherine FEWKES.

He was married to Catherine Campbell MURDOCH on 21 Jul 1886. Children were: Thomas Rollo HICKEN, Zoa HICKEN, Zola HICKEN, David Rodney HICKEN, Mary HICKEN, John Murray HICKEN, Dora Isabelle HICKEN, Ward M. HICKEN, Jennie Anne HICKEN.

bullet Dora Isabelle HICKEN was born on 24 Jun 1901 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet Jennie Anne HICKEN was born on 13 Nov 1909 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet John Murray HICKEN was born on 16 May 1893 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. He died on 3 Jun 1893 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH .

bullet Mary HICKEN was born on 1 Sep 1892 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. She died on 1 Sep 1892 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH .

bullet Thomas HICKEN was born on 15 Jun 1826 in Burtonwold, England. He died on 2 Mar 1915 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: Thomas HICKEN and Ann WARD.

He was married to Catherine FEWKES on 15 Aug 1860. Children were: David William HICKEN.

bullet Thomas HICKEN was born in 1772 in Lestershire, England.

Children were: Thomas HICKEN.

bulletThomas Rollo HICKEN was born on 6 Jun 1895 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. He died on 8 Jan 1920 in Provo, Utah Co., Utah. He was a Miner. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH .

He was married to Venus Deon HARRIS on 29 Mar 1919. Children were: Thora Rodello HICKEN.

bullet Thora Rodello HICKEN (photo) was born on 23 Mar 1920 in Provo, Utah Co., Utah. She was a Writer. Parents: Thomas Rollo HICKEN and Venus Deon HARRIS.

She was married to Ross A. HUNTER on 27 Jan 1939. She was divorced from Ross A. HUNTER in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Children were: Barbara HUNTER, Sally HUNTER, Ann HUNTER.

She was married to Frank CAULKINS. She was divorced from Frank CAULKINS.

bullet Ward M. HICKEN was born on 5 Jul 1904 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet Zoa HICKEN was born on 26 Jun 1888 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet Zola HICKEN was born on 26 Jun 1888 in Heber City, Wasatch Co., Utah. Parents: David William HICKEN and Catherine Campbell MURDOCH.

bullet Elizabeth HINCKLE

bulletRoby HOARD was born on 15 Apr 1805 in New York. She died on 24 Jan 1887 in California.

Children were: Marilla CROMMER, Miner CROMMER, Samantha CROMMER, Esther CROMMER, David CROMMER, Christopher CROMMER, Maranda CROMMER, George CROMMER, Harriet CROMMER, Henry CROMMER, Harrison CROMMER, Adelia CROMMER.

bulletHOCHSTETLER was born about 1748 in Lancaster, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 21 Sep 1757 in Upper Bern Twp, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Parents: Jacob HOCHSTETLER and Miss LORENTZ.

bullet Adam HOCHSTETLER was born on 24 Jan 1811 in Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 13 Jan 1882 in Mt. Hope, Ohio. Parents: Henry HOCHSTETLER and Barbara SCHROCK.

He was married to Mary MILLER about 1831 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

bulletAnelli HOCHSTETLER was born about 1760 in Hamburg, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Parents: John HOCHSTETLER and Catherine HERTZIER.

bullet Annelli HOCHSTETLER was born on 13 May 1766 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. She died in Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Parents: John HOCHSTETLER and Catherine HERTZIER.

She was married to Abraham MILLER in 1799 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

bullet Barbara HOCHSTETLER was born on 26 Nov 1803 in Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 13 Mar 1886 in Holmes Co., Ohio. Parents: Henry HOCHSTETLER and Barbara SCHROCK.

She was married to Daniel SCHWARTZENTRUBER in 1822 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

bullet Barbara HOCHSTETLER was born in 1732 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania. She died in 1787 in Shartlesville, Bern Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Parents: Jacob HOCHSTETLER and Miss LORENTZ.

bulletBenjamin HOCHSTETLER was born on 26 May 1832 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 29 Mar 1908. Parents: Jonathan HOCHSTETLER and Susanna GNAEGI.

bullet Catharine HOCHSTETLER was born on 23 Feb 1798 in Elk Lick Twp, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 9 Aug 1861 in Holmes Co., Ohio. Parents: Henry HOCHSTETLER and Barbara SCHROCK.

bulletCatherine HOCHSTETLER was born on 28 Mar 1826 in Salisbury, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. She died on 4 Apr 1856 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Parents: Jonathan HOCHSTETLER and Susanna GNAEGI.

She was married to David YODER on 15 Jun 1843 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

bullet Catherine HOCHSTETLER was born about 1758. Parents: John HOCHSTETLER and Catherine HERTZIER.

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