Name |
Barnabas Messerschmidt |
Born |
1732 |
Germany |
- Also Hans Bernhard Messerschmidt
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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, United States |
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, USA |
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.
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Never Married |
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Siblings |
7 siblings |
+ | 1. Christina Messersmith b. October 1728, Ofterdingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany d. After 1798, Wythe County, Virginia, USA (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, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | | 7. Anna Maria Messerschmidt b. 1745, Germany d. Ofterdingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | |
Person ID |
P5992 |
Burress |
Last Modified |
15 Jan 2020 |
Father |
Andreas Messerschmidt b. 2 Oct 1708, Ofterdingen, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg, Germany d. 1778, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Anna Maria Hees b. 7 Apr 1705, Ofterdingen, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg, Germany d. 1750, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years) |
Married |
5 Aug 1728 |
Ofterdingen, Schwarzwald, Wurttemberg, Germany |
Family ID |
F1970 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |