Heinrich Barndt
Nickname: Also called John Henry. Germans were usually called by their middle names so he probably usually went by Heinrich or Henry.
Born: ~1713 in Germany
Died: February 25, 1771 in Pa. (Buried in Indian Field Lutheran Cemetery)
Residences: Farm was "455 acres, extending from the County Line to the Allentown Road, the greater part being located in Salford Townships the part in Franconia being about 150 acres."2
Education:
Career: Farmer
Father: Andreas Barndt
Mother: Magdalena _____
Siblings:
Wife: Elizabeth _____
Children:
Other Details: Arrived in America aboard The Molly at age 14 with his family on September 30, 1727*
Sources: This entire entry is based on the undocumented research of others on Rootsweb.com. Aside from the passenger list below, I have no knowledge of any original sources and regard all of this information as highly speculative.
* If Anna Catherine's birthdate is correct, she was born 5 years after they moved to America. It is possible that only Heinrich and his father made the original trip and returned home for a time, but that is very unlikely during this period.