Barnabas Messerschmidt

1732 -

• Name	Barnabas Messerschmidt
  Birth	1732	Germany
  	Also Hans Bernhard Messerschmidt
  Oath	16 September 1751	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  	At the State House at Philadelphia, On Mon, the 16th Sept 1751. Present: The Worshipful, Wm Plumsted, Esq. Mayor. The Foreigners whose Names are underwritten, imported in the Ship Nancy, Capt. Thomas Coatam, from Rotterdam (More)
  Military	2 June 1774	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  	Listed as a Private in “A List of Capt. Robert Doack's Company of Militia.” This list is from the papers of William Preston, contained in the Draper Manuscripts 3QQ34, page 34. (More)
  Militia	1782	Virginia
  	John Casper, Barney Messersmith, Henry Lampert and Martin Wyrick were all listed as members of Capt. John Ward's Militia Co. (notes)
  Land Boundy	25 March 1782	Montgomery County, Virginia
  	Michael Vennrick, assignee of Syphers & Crigger, assignees of Wm. Campbell, 100 ac on South Fork of Reed Creek, adj Barney Messersmith, Jno Hounshell & Michl Crigger to include improvements where he dwells. Frederick Moor, assignee of (More)
  Complaint	May 1815	Wythe County, Virginia
  	(lawsuit was started in July of 1813 but the Superior Court did not meet until 1815) According to complaint, Barnabus Sr. was in his 83rd year, he spoke Germand and he had never married. Some years before, in about 1805, he had given his property to his nepher (or grand nephew), Barnabus "Jr" in return for his maintenance the rest of his life. Barnabus Sr. accused Barnabus Jr. of not keeping his part of the bargain. It seems that the final outcome was the Barnabus, Jr. did not keep all the property. The court record is incomplete but Andrew Hounshell Sr. (the nephew of Barnabus Sr) finally acquired 350 acres of his land.
  Never Married
  Siblings	7 siblings
  + 1. Christina Messersmith           b. October 1728, Ofterdingen, Germany           d. After 1798, Wythe County, Virginia  (Age 70 years)   2. Agnes Messerschmidt           b. 1730, Germany   3. Johannas (John) Nicholaus Messerschmidt           b. 1735, Germany   4. Sebastian Messerschmidt           b. 1736, Germany   5. Maria Sophia Messerschmidt           b. 1739, Germany   6. Regina Messerschmidt           b. 1743, Germany           d. Ofterdingen, Germany   7. Anna Maria Messerschmidt           b. 1745, Germany           d. Ofterdingen, Germany
  Person ID	P5992	Burress

  
  

  Father	Andreas Messerschmidt           b. 2 Oct 1708, Ofterdingen, Germany           d. 1778, Lancaster County, Virginia (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Heÿes           b. 7 Apr 1705, Ofterdingen, Germany           d. 1750, Lancaster County, Virginia (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1728	Ofterdingen, Germany
  Family ID	F1970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth
  Family ID	F1971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1732 - Germany Militia - John Casper, Barney Messersmith, Henry Lampert and Martin Wyrick were all listed as members of Capt. John Ward's Militia Co. (notes) - 1782 - Virginia Land Boundy - Michael Vennrick, assignee of Syphers & Crigger, assignees of Wm. Campbell, 100 ac on South Fork of Reed Creek, adj Barney Messersmith, Jno Hounshell & Michl Crigger to include improvements where he dwells. Frederick Moor, assignee of (More) - 25 March 1782 - Montgomery County, Virginia Complaint - (lawsuit was started in July of 1813 but the Superior Court did not meet until 1815) According to complaint, Barnabus Sr. was in his 83rd year, he spoke Germand and he had never married. Some years before, in about 1805, he had given his property to his nepher (or grand nephew), Barnabus "Jr" in return for his maintenance the rest of his life. Barnabus Sr. accused Barnabus Jr. of not keeping his part of the bargain. It seems that the final outcome was the Barnabus, Jr. did not keep all the property. The court record is incomplete but Andrew Hounshell Sr. (the nephew of Barnabus Sr) finally acquired 350 acres of his land. - May 1815 - Wythe County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth