This information comes from genforum, contributed by Troy Burkhart, Jim de Waal Malefyt, and Heidi Paulsen, and from a letter from Troy Burkhart, and from Leah Spellman's web site . Jacob Burkhart b 12/9/1747, Canton of Berne, in Switzerland, d 4/16/1821m Mary Hershey, dau of Christian and Barbara Hostetter Hershey, and was b 1/9/1746, d 9/9/1828. He bought a farm in Lacaster Co on 4/11/1772 betw the villages of Terre Hill, Goodville and Churchtown. also described as in Carnervon TWP, which appears to be where he paid taxes. Mennonite. Buried in Zimmerman's graveyard. Jacob b 1776 Frankfort, Cumberland Co?, d 1863. m #1 Elizabeth Copas b 1776 d 1818 m #2 Martha Diller both buried at Newville, Cumberland Co, PA. (I think he was born in Bowmansville like the others, moved to Cumberland Co.) John b Sept 20 1778 Bowmansville, Lancaster Co, PA, d 1857 m Elizabeth Good, sister of Troy's John Burkhart's wife, Sarah Good. She b 7/21/1781, d 1848, dau of Christian Good and Barbara Brandt Good (the Goods are also the parents of Sarah "Sally" Good Burkhart wife of John B. Burkhart in Troy's Burkhart family) buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Bowmansville, Lancaster Co. They had seven children. Peter Burkhart b 3/15/1780 Lanc Cty, PA d 8/1/1834 m Barbara Good/ Guth b 2/4/1777 d 1849 They moved from Blue Ball, Lancaster Co, PA to Waterloo, CAnada in 1820. DAvid Burkhart b 1782 d 3/16/1854 m #1 Elizabeth Sauder b 1/11/1790 d 4/11/1825 m #2 Maria Gth b 3/7/1786 d 6/17/1854 buried south of Bareville, Lancaster County, PA Joseph Burkhart b ca 1789 d 3/5/1862 m Susanna High b 1790 Franklin Co, d 1874. Anna Burkhart b 8/17/1816 Bowmansville m Jacob Detweiler Maria Burkhart b 1793 Switzerland m Abraham Lehman or Leaman b 1793. John Burkhart above had children: Jacob Burkhart b 1/20/1804 or 1803, d 1871 Jacob 1803. Had Christian S. b 1828, had Samuel W. b 1864. m #1 Magdelena B. Sensening b 1804/8 d 1837 They had six children. m #2 Annie Zimmerman b 1812 d 1897 They had four children. INFANT DAUGHTER Christian S. m Mary Weaver and moved to Indiana near Goshen Had Samuel W. b 1864 (above) Elizabeth S. Katherine S. INFANT DAUGHTER Anna S. Esther (Hettie) Judith Z. Susanna Z. Barbara Z. Burkhart Christian Burkhart b 7/28/1805 Bowmansville m Anna Nancy Gehman b 12/27/1807 d 1892. They had Barbara b 1833 d 1904 John b 1834 d 1916 Magdalene b 1836 Elizabeth b 1839 Hannah b 1841 Lydia b 1844 d 1924 Daniel b 1846 d 1914 Rebecca Burkhart b 1848. Samuel Burkhart b 5/9/1807 Bowmansville d 1809 Maria Burkhart b 8/17/1810 Bowmansville d 1830 Catharine Burkhart b 10/6/1814 Bowmansville m Jonas Good b 1810/2 Bowmansville Lydia Burkhart b 2/8/1817 Bowmansville m Solomon Weber b 1813/9 Bowmansville or 1819 Allegh Valley, Berks Co Isaac Burkhart b 1819 Bowmansville d 1898 m #1 Susanna Zimmerman b 1823 d 1863. They had nine children. m #2 ESther Weaver b 1827 d 1907. They had three children. Isaac's oldest son was Jacob Z. Burkhart b 1843 d 1917 m Eliza Bowman they moved to Kansas. Joseph BURCKHART, above was born 24 Feb 1789 in Franklin Co, Penn. He died 5 Mar 1862. Joseph married Susanna HIGH about 1812 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. Susanna HIGH was born 6 Jan 1790 in Upper Strasburg, Franklin Co, Penn. She died 1874 in Upper Strasburg, Franklin Co, Penn. Susanna married Joseph BURCKHART about 1812 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. They had the following children: Maria BURKHART Elizabeth BURKHART was born 1815 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. Joseph BURKHART was born 1 Oct 1821 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. Jacob BURKHART was born 24 Oct 1813 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. John BURKHART was born 1817 in Caernarvon Twp, Lancaster Co, Penn. Sarah BURKHART was born about 1825 in Pennsylvania. Barbara BURKHART was born about 1823 in Pennsylvania. Unknown BURKHART was born about 1827 in Pennsylvania. David BURKHART was born about 1829 in Lancaster Co, Penn Mennonite Burkhart of Berne
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