William Enyeart Sr (1748 - 1828)

Born 2 Sep 1748 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Shell) Enyeart — married 1772 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland

Husband of Jane (Norris) Enyeart — married 6 Sep 1788 in Hopewell twp, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1828 at age 80 in Raystown Branch, Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

WILLIAM ENYEART was born between September 1747 and September 1748, based on his age and death date inscribed on his gravestone.^[1] This range for his birth date is consistent with his age (over 1748 -1828) given in all three US censuses (1800, 1810 and 1820) that include such information for him. ^[2] There are no other records or evidence of his birth date.

Numerous family trees claim he was born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and was a son of David and Elizabeth Enyeart. As of 23 February 2018 there were 93 public member trees on ancestry.com that claim William was a son of David Enyeart and was born in New Jersey in 1748 and 300 claiming he was born in 1752. Most cite a single source, usually another family tree or Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution and do not indicate their basis for the date or parent. Many also cite records for other aspects of the tree, but none that I Dr. Frank Houck looked at cite a record or other verifiable evidence of William's birth place or that he was a son of David. I Dr. Frank Houck have to admit that I Dr. Frank Houck did not spend (waste) the time to look at all of them. One family tree^[3] offers the view that "It has not been proven that William is the son of David Enyeart. Many assume so based on proximity, age and naming patterns. ... The first of the line of whom we find authentic record is William, soldier of the Revolutionary War...." The claimed birth in 1752 is especially hard to understand given the very clear inscription on his gravestone of death in 1828 at age 80.

The ancestry of William is further complicated and muddled by the writings about the William Enyeart Heirs Company. ^[4] I Dr. Frank Houck have not found any documents or records issued by this company. There is a website, William Enyeart Heirs Company, ^[5] apparently established and maintained by heirs of William Enyeart, that presents a number of articles about the company and Enyeart genealogy, including "A collection of papers and documents gathered by members of the William Enyeart Heirs Company has been shared by an anonymous contributor.... The genealogy, descendancy, and conclusions resulting from these papers and documents is NOT necessarily assumed to be correct. Assumptions may have been made based upon the research done at that time period. One should be cautious as these are not intended to be conclusive evidence as to correct lineage. More research needs to be done in order to distinguish the lines of Carel Enjard/Enjardt/Enyart/Enyeart/Inyart/Inyard and the Philip Engard presented in this collection. Different researchers indicate that Carel is William Enyeart's ancestor and this collection deems Philip to be William Enyeart's ancestor.... William Enyeart was said to have owned land in New York City that he had leased to the city for 100 years. When the lease time was about to expire, someone decided that the heirs had never been reimbursed for the land in all those years. The Enyeart Heirs Company was commenced to gather information and to attempt to identify the heirs, as this was supposed to involve a great deal of money, and to further any suits that might be initiated as a result of the findings. By the time the lawyers finished, there was no money left for any of the heirs. Thus the whole idea of a suit or challenge was discontinued. (Linda Thompson)"

The above claim that William Enyeart was a descendant of Philip Engard is shown conclusively by census records to be false. During the period of 1790 to 1807 Philip, son William, and other Engarts lived in Upper Dublin Township,^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} Montgomery County, PA, which is some 100 miles east of Huntingdon County, where William Enyeart is known to have lived in that time period.

The statement above that "By the time the lawyers finished, there was no money left for any of the heirs." may indicate that the whole business of the William Enyeart Heirs Company was nothing more than a scam by the organizers about whom little if anything seems to be known. This notion is supported by an article "The Enyeart Fortune -- A Scam" in the Enyeart Family News letter. ^[11]

This newsletter in Issue No 5 (apparently the last issue) also presents some relevant views on the ancestry of William Enyeart as follows: "As stated in the Newsletter (Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 25), David⁴ Enyart (John³, Jellis² Carel¹) was born by the year 1739, but, as discussed in Volume 2, No. 2 of the Newsletter (pp. 63-64), it is possible that his birth occurred earlier, perhaps as early as 1728. David was born in New Jersey, probably at Woodbridge. The name of his wife has not been learned. In addition, there continues to be much debate with regard to the number and identities of his children. He did not leave a will, or if he did, it appears not to have survived. It therefore seems impossible to identify his children with certainty."

The five Enyeart Family Newsletters include the most extensive writings about William Enyeart, with No. 5 ^[12]being the most relevant, that I Dr. Frank Houck have found. The statements in this newsletter about William include:
"The connection of David to any of his offspring seems to be through a process of elimination rather than via any factual means."

"However, absent any records of land transfer or other useful documents, there is no clear evidence showing the number or identities of David's children."

"Some family historians have assigned additional children to David⁴ Enyart, but again, there appears to be no concrete evidence to provide a link. The individuals in question are William, Abraham and John."

"The inclusion of this William as a possible child of David4 has only minimal merit. He seems to be of the right generation to be David's son. This, however, presumes that David was born earlier than many family historians previously have asserted. ... Finally, William's younger children appear to have been born contemporarily with the children of David⁵ and Silas⁵. [The two known children of David.] Then again, even if David⁴ was, in fact, born earlier, it does not necessarily follow that William must be his son, for he could just as easily be a nephew or a cousin."

There is another very different account ^[13] of William's ancestors that states: "The original home in America of the Enyeart family, now of Pennsylvania, was Virginia, where the immigrant ancestor settled and founded the branch bearing the name in Huntingdon County. The first of the line of whom we find authentic record is William, soldier of the revolutionary war, who was a large land holder and farmer at the Raystown Branch, cultivating land, parent of which he had purchased from the government, the remainder being granted him for service in defense of the colonial cause. ...." A Silas Enyart settled on Little Moccasin Creek in Scott County, VA, in 1771.^[14] However, no other record or information was found about Enyeart or variant in Virginia or Maryland in 1800 or earlier. In the above cited William Enyeart Heirs Company, Silas Enyeart was born in New Jersey, was a son of David Enyeart and allegedly a brother of William, and moved "west," which in those days apparently included Virginia.

On these considerations, I Dr. Frank Houck conclude that William's place of birth and parents should be considered unknown.

Catherine Shell (1749 or 1750-1788) (Shell-880)

Catherine was born between March 1749 and March 1750, based on her age and death date inscribed on her gravestone. (US censuses provide no information about Catherine as she died before the first census in 1790.) There are no other records or reliable evidence of her birth date, place or parents. Many family trees and accounts claim she was born in Frederick, MD, and was a daughter of Jacob Shell and Catherine Clasmeir, while a few say her mother was Anna Elizabeth Shell, but none cite verifiable sources or evidence for such claims. I Dr. Frank Houck consider her birth place and parents to be unknown.

Family

The marriage of William and Catherine is proved by the inscription, "Catherine Shell/Wife of/ William Enyeart," on Catherine's gravestone. An account of William states he married Catherine Schell in 1772 in Frederick County, MD. ^[15] The original source of this information is not stated, and no marriage record has been found. Several accounts^[16] say William came to PA in about 1770, settling first in the Trough Creek area and soon moving to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Trough Creek is a tributary of the Raystown Branch on its eastern side. The location of his Raystown Branch property and his early activities were "... in the upper part of the township [Juniata], and partly in Penn [Township], William Enyeart began his improvements about 1770." ^[17] (Since Penn Township is immediately south of Juniata Township, the reference to "the upper part" must mean the up-river part and not the northern part.)

According to the above referenced history by Africa, during the early years of the Revolutionary War William "sought protection in the fort at Standing Stone, and when no Indians were supposed to be about tilled his farm in company with a neighbor by the name of Reed, who improved an adjoining tract of land, one standing guard while the other worked. They several times escaped barely with their lives, on one occasion Enyeart jumping down the bank of the river and running to the fort near Marklesburg, thus avoiding the savages, who waited to waylay him should he try to return to Huntingdon." Standing Stone Fort was in what is now Huntingdon Borough, and Standing Stone was the original name of that town. The town's seal shows the "Standing Stone," which was erected by Indians prior to the arrival of colonists.

Huntingdon Borough, PA, seal

On 10 December 1777 William became an ensign in the 4th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Bedford County, PA, Militia, and on 23 May 1778 he was commissioned second lieutenant of the same battalion. ^[18]

Revolutionary War record of William Enyeart

In the Pennsylvania censuses William was a taxable resident of Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1779 (listed as William Inart), in 1786 (listed as William Eynard), in 1800 (listed as William Enyart, a blacksmith, along with William Enyart, Jr., assumed to be his son), and in 1821 (listed as William Enyeart, a farmer, along with William, Jr., James and David Enyeart, all farmers, assumed to be his sons). ^[19] According to the US censuses in 1790 the household of William Ingad was in Huntingdon County, PA, and consisted of one male over 16, five males of less than 16, and three females; ^[20] in 1800 the household of William Enyart (the index misspells it as Euyart) was in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, and included four males under 10, three 10 to 15, two 16 to 26 and one over 44,and two females under 10, one 16 to 25 and one 26 to 44; ^[21] in 1810 the household of Wm Engard (index incorrectly transcribed as Wm Byard) was in Hopewell Township and included one male under 10, one 10 thru 15, four 16 thru 25 and one over 44 and five females under 10, two 10 thru 15, and one 26 thru 44; ^[22] and in 1820 the household of William Enyert was in Hopewell Township and included three males under 10, one 10 thru 15, one 26 thru 44, and one over 44 and two females under 10, two 10 thru 15, one 16 thru 25, one 26 thru 44 and one over 44. ^[23] The different spellings of his surname, especially with "g" instead of "y" in the 1790, 1800 and 1810 US censuses, is inexplicable, since all eight records involve the same person.

References to William's properties are also confusing, in part because they were in two townships and in part because of the evolving creation of new counties and townships. In 1770 the area was in Cumberland County, but soon became Bedford County, which was created in March 1771. In September 1787 the area became part of Huntingdon County. The evolution of townships is even more complicated, with part of his land initially in Frankstown Township, part of which became Porter Township in 1814, part of which became Walker Township in 1827, and part of which became Juniata Township in 1856; and the other part initially was in Hopewell Township, part of which became Penn Township in 1846. Some accounts list him in Juniata Township, but most of the records place him in Hopewell Township, since they are dated before Penn Township existed. In addition, some records and accounts place the properties in the current townships, which did not exist at the time, because the records were created long after the events as explained below.

Land records from that time period can also be confusing, and the following explanation ^[24] may be helpful: Land warrants were the first document issued to a person who wanted to obtain land from the state. A land warrant gave the applicant permission to have the land surveyed. When the survey was returned to the state with a fee, a patent was issued to the individual. There can be many years between the issuing of a warrant and the issuing of a patent, and it may not have been issued to the same person. A patent is the equivalent of a deed between the state and an individual. All land transfers after a patent was issued would be by deed. Some deeds were never recorded, and some may have been recorded much later than the date of the deed, some more than 100 years later. Many of the warrants include the year the land was first settled (listed as the date when interest was to start). This, however, may not be the date the warrantee settled on the land if the land had changed hands before a warrant was applied for.

As noted above, William settled on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River and in about 1770 began working on his property, which at the time was in Hopewell Township and is now partly in Juniata Township and partly in Penn Township. The Raystown Branch runs roughly southwest from the Juniata River. Some of his properties were on the west side and some on the east. The orientations of individual properties are on the north, east, south or west of the branch due to its very winding path. In 1972 a dam was constructed on the Raystown Branch, creating Lake Raystown and covering all of these former properties with more than 200 feet of water. The following records indicate that he obtained seven tracts of land all apparently on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, but the size and date of acquisition and the exact location of some are unclear.

(1) William Enyeart applied for 250 acres of land with one improvement adjoining lands of Alexander McConnell on the south, the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on the north, lands of the said applicant, and mountain, in Hopewell Township in the County of Huntingdon for which he paid into the office of the State Treasurer ten pounds per hundred acres, with interest paid from 1 March 1766. The resulting warrant was dated 15 March 1816. ^[25] The survey for this warrant was done on 22 March 1818 and redone on 22 April 1823 and describes the property as 169 acres and 12 perches. (A perch was a square rod equal to 160th of an acre or 30 ¼ square yards.) The survey drawing closely matches one feature on the 1904 USGS topographical map (Huntingdon, PA, quadrangle) in what is now Penn Township, as shown here. The center of the tract is 0.9 miles SW of the border between Penn and Juniata Townships. The warrant was not returned until 13 September 1868, and the Patentee was Samuel Grubb, assumedly to whom the property had been sold by William or his heirs, as indicated in the warrant register shown here.

Survey drawing of 169-acre tract of William Enyeart

Area of William Enyeart's properties on the 1904 USGS topographical map (Huntingdon, PA, quadrangle)

Warrantee Register of 169 and 261-acre properties of William Enyeart

(2) No further records were found for the referenced "lands of the said applicant," which is most probably William's first property. This is based on the facts, shown on the above 1904 topographic map, that the property was adjacent to property (1) and was the only tract owned by William that was in both Juniata and Penn Townships, which, according to the above referenced Africa's history, was William's first property.

(3) William Inyard applied for 100 acres of land in Hopewell Township on the west side of the Raystown Branch and was the patentee and warrantee of a Land Warrant dated 7 March 1789. Interest on the land began on 1 April 1777. This land was adjoining and south of land that he "now lives on" and was surveyed at 109 acres and 21 perches on 8 April 1790.^{[26] [27]}

Combined survey drawings of the 261 and 109-acre properties of William Enyeart

The different surname spellings suggest that William Inyard, William Ingard and William Enyeart were different persons, but the fact that William Enyeart bought the adjacent property (property 5) suggests they were the same person. Moreover, there was a William Inyard, Ingard or Enyeart in most of the censuses from 1779 through 1820, but never more than one in the same census, which further supports their being the same person.

(4) No other records could be found for the land "he now lives on" stated under property (3).

(5) By deed dated 4 April 1783 William Enyeart obtained from Samuel Thompson 261 acres and 121 perches (261.76 acres) in Hopewell Township, Huntingdon County, having paid five pounds Sterling per 100 acres, and on 20 March 1816 was granted a patent for this land. The land had been surveyed by an order on Application No. 2064 of Samuel Thompson on 3 March 1767 for a warrant for this land.^[28] The survey of property (3) and its location south of property (4) locate them adjacent to the east side of property (5) on the west side of the Raystown Branch in what is now Juniata Township at its border with Penn Township, 5 miles south of the Juniata River, as shown above in the survey drawing for property (3). These survey drawings closely match the 1904 USGS topographical map (Huntingdon, PA, quadrangle) shown above with property (1).

(6) By deed dated 1 January 1790 William purchased from Zebulon Moore for 100 pounds a tract of land of unspecified size on the south side of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, bounded on the south by the John Dean land, from the river to a stump to a hickory tree to the cliff and to the Juniata River. ^[29] This description places this property at the mouth of the Raystown Branch well north of what was to be Raystown Lake.

(7) By deed dated 22 January 1795 William purchased from Joseph Norris (probably the father of William's second wife, Jane Norris) for 30 pounds a tract of land of unspecified size on the south side of the Raystown Branch bounded by the Raystown Branch on the east, by William Shirley property on the west and by land of said William Enyeart on the northwest. ^[30] However, the dates of deeds in this time period were often well after the date of the sale, so the actual purchase dates were probably earlier. This could have been property (2) based on Survey Book C221 page 52, which shows a Joseph Norris property on the west side of the Raystown Branch, which in the 1904 topographic map appears to be in the vicinity of property (2).

Two of these properties, (1) and (5), are listed in the Pennsylvania Warrant Registers, as shown here.

William Enyeart Land Warrant No. 83 of 15 March 1816 and William Eynart Land Warrant No. 84 of 20 March 1816.

Shown here is the most detailed tax record found for William, naming him as the owner and occupant and listing the dimensions of his house, barn and an outhouse and dated October 1798. The earliest tax record found for William is a tax of 16 shillings and 7 pence on 150 acres in 1780. He was also taxed in 1781, 1782 (on 270 acres) 4 pounds 30 shillings 11 pence by the state and 15 shillings 8 pence by the county, 1783 (six white inhabitants), 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, and 1789, all in Hopewell Township, Bedford County, but he was not in this record set in 1790 to 1801. ^[31]

Description of property of William Enyeart

Catherine died 20 March 1788 at an age of 38 years according to the inscription on her gravestone^[32] and was buried in the Yocum Cemetery near their home on the Raystown Branch. ^[33]

Catherine Shell Enyeart gravestone

On 5 September 1788 William married Jane Norris.^{[34] [35]} According to numerous other accounts, none of which provide any evidence, the date was 6 September. Jane was born 19 August 1772, a daughter of Joseph Norris and Mary Moody, according to handwritten notes in the bible and associated papers of her brother Joseph Norris, Jr. ^[36] The inscription on Jane's gravestone^[37] reads "Jane/Wife of/Wm. Enyeart/Died/Sept. 20, 1848/In her 74 Year.", which I understand to mean she was 73 years old and which corresponds to a birth between September 1774 and September 1775. Since his bible papers give Joseph's birth date to be 18 August 1774, the gravestone inscription gives a birth date between June and September 1775, although many accounts give her a birth date of 19 August 1774, based on her Find-A-Grave Memorial # 36242172. There seems to be no resolution or explanation for these different birth dates. I Dr. Frank Houck consider the most reliable and probable to be 19 August 1772 as recorded in Joseph Norris's bible. The 1774 and 1775 birth dates would make her only 13 or 14 when she married William, where as the 1772 date would make her 16.

Gravestone of Jane Norris Enyeart

In December 1790 William was appointed Coroner of Huntingdon County by the Supreme Executive Council Pennsylvania. ^[38] On 10 March 1813 William, and Jane his wife, of Hopewell Township sold the tract of land called "Elbow" 38 acres to John Enyeart, their son, for $50, and on 1 April 1815 they sold 160 acres to Gershom Lambert for $3420. ^[39]

William died 2 September 1828^[40] and was buried in the Yocum Cemetery.^[41] William's grave was still there in 1955^[42] and was moved to the Reformed Cemetery near Marklesburg, PA, between 1955 and 2008.^[43] The inscription on his gravestone is WILLIAM ENYEART/DIED/SEPT. 2, 1828/AGED 80 YRS./2ND LIEUT./4TH. CO. 3RD BAT./BEDFORD CO./OF THE/REVOLUTIONARY/WAR.^[44] Catherine's grave is assumed to have been moved at the same time as William's. It is not known whether their gravestones in the Reformed Cemetery are the original stones from the Yocum Cemetery or were new when their remains were reinterred in the Reformed Cemetery. However, the clarity of the inscriptions on their gravestones casts doubt on their being some 200 years old.

Reformed Cemetery, Marklesburg, PA

William Enyeart gravestone

The reason for their removals is not known. Some accounts claim that the Yocum Cemetery was relocated because the original site was flooded by the Raystown Lake that was created in 1973 when a dam was constructed on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, but this is incorrect. In 1971 in anticipation of the lake the Army Corps of Engineers produced a list of the cemeteries that would be flooded and the names of the individuals whose graves would be moved.^[45] No Enyeart and Shell graves are on this list. Nor is the Yocum Cemetery on the list, and I Dr. Frank Houck could find no evidence that it was ever moved.

The Yocum Cemetery is at Latitude: 40.39777 N, Longitude: -78.04222 W.^[46] in Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, on the northwest side of Raystown Lake, about 300 feet from the Penn Township border, roughly 200 feet from the lake and 20 feet higher than the lake, according to the USGS Huntingdon Quadrangle, 7.5 Minute (Topographic), 1963 version as revised in 1981 based on 1977 aerial photographs.

In his will^[47] William named the above five living children of Catherine and the following children born to Jane: James, Silas, Wilson, Rachel intermarried with John Heifner, Sarah intermarried with William Marden, Ann intermarried with David Corban, Martha intermarried with McMonagel, Rebecca intermarried with Adam Heifner, Elaner (or Eloner), Margaret, and Abraham. Africa's history also names a son Levi, who for reasons unknown to me, was not named by William in his will, and the daughter Elaner is not included in Jane's daughters listed in Jane's Find A Grave Memorial # 36242172. I Dr. Frank Houck did not attempt to resolve these differences. As a final note, I compared William's children listed in his will and in Jane's memorial with William's households in the 1780, 1800 and 1810 US censuses for PA/Hintingdon/Hopewell and found them fully consistent.

William and Catherine had seven children, the last two, twin girls, dying during child birth (some accounts say stillborn) on 20 March 1788, when Catherine also died. Unless noted otherwise, information about the children is from an attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.

Children of William Enyeart and (1) Catherine Shell:

(1) John Enyeart was born 17 April 1774 in Huntingdon County, married Mary Kessler, died in August 1852, and was buried in Lagro Cemetery, IN. ^[48] Mary was born 19 April 1781 and died 23 December 1859. ^[49]

(2) Mary Enyeart was born 8 August 1776 in Standing Stone Fort; on 14 May 1807 married Isaac VanDevander, ^[50] died 31 August 1868; and was buried in the McConnellstown Cemetery, Huntingdon County. ^[51] Isaac was born 16 December 1783 and died 28 September 1844. ^[52]

(3) William Enyeart was born 10 December 1777; married Elizabeth Wilson; died 6 August 1831; and was buried in Union Cemetery, near Marklesburg, PA. ^[53] Elizabeth was born 1 November 1785 and died 12 August 1860. ^[54]

(4) Elizabeth Enyeart was born 28 March 1779; on 5 September 1797 married Joseph Norris, Jr.; lived on Raystown Branch, Huntingdon County; died 28 March 1855; and was buried in Norris Cemetery on Raystown Branch.^[55] Joseph was born 18 August 1774 and died 21 September 1839. ^[56]

(5) David Enyeart was born 9 August 1787. He was named in his father's will. ^{[57] [58]}

(6) Twin daughter Enyeart #1 born and died 20 March 1788 and buried in Yocum Cemetery. The twins are given as dying during child birth (some accounts say stillborn) on 20 March 1788, when Catherine also died. These must have been premature births given David's birth date.

(7) Twin daughter Enyeart #2 born and died 20 March 1788 and buried in Yocum Cemetery. The twins are given as dying during child birth (some accounts say stillborn) on 20 March 1788, when Catherine also died. These must have been premature births given David's birth date.

Children mentioned in William Enyeart's will. ^[59]

Children of William Enyeart and (2) Jane Norris:<bt> "As a final note, I Dr. Frank Houck compared William's children listed in his will and in Jane's memorial with William Enyeart's households in the 1780, 1800 and 1810 US censuses for Pennsylvania/Huntingdon/Hopewell and found them fully consistent."

(1) James Enyeart b. 1789

(2) Joseph Enyeart b. 1790

(3) Silas Enyeart b. 1792

(4) Thomas Enyeart b. 1793

(5) Catherine Enyeart b. 1794

(6) Benjamin Enyeart b. 1797

(7) Jane Enyeart b. 1797

(8) Rachel Enyeart b. 1800 intermarried with John Heifner.

(9) Levi Enyeart b. 1802 "Africa's history also names a son Levi, who for reasons unknown to me Dr. Frank Houck, was not named by William in his will..."

(10) Ann Enyeart b. 1804 intermarried with David Corban.

(11) Martha Enyeart b. 1805 intermarried with McMonagel .

(12) Sarah Enyeart b. 1806 intermarried with William Marden.

(13) Rebecca Enyeart b. 1808 intermarried with Adam Heifner.

(14) Margaret Enyeart b. 1814

(15) Abraham Enyeart b. 1817

(16) Elaner (or Eloner) Enyeart b. 1821 "... is not included in Jane's daughters listed in Jane's FindAGrave Memorial # 36242172." Dr. Frank Houck

William passed away in 1828.

Name: William Enyeart Sr. ^{[60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65]} Source: APID 1,2350::110531. ^{[66] [67]} William Ingard. ^[68] Found multiple versions of name. Using William Enyeart Sr.

Born 2 Sep 1748. Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. ^{[62] [67]}

Died 2 Sep 1828. Marklesburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. ^{[60] [62] [66] [67]}

Residence 1779 Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. 1786 1790 Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[68] 1800 Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. ^[61] Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. 1807 Bedford; Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. 1810 Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[64] 1820 Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[65]

Buried Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Probate: 18 Oct 1828. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[66]

Military Service: 4th Company, 3rd Battalion, Bedford County Militia. Ensign. 10 Dec 1777. Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA. Service: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 3rd Battalion of the Bedford County PA Militia. 23 May 1778. Pennsylvania Service: 4th Company , 3rd Battalion of Bedford County Militia. 1777-1783 Pennsylvania File: Media Revolutionary War Record, Bedford County.

DAR Ancestor

Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives 5 Nov 1789. Pennsylvania, USA. File: Media Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives.

Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives Mar 1816. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[69] File File: Media Format: jpg. Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives.

Elected County Coroner 5 Nov 1789. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. ^[70] File File: Media Format: jpg. Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives.

ELEC Elected Coroner for the county. 5 Nov 1789. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[71]

Note: While David Enyart is commonly thought to be his father, there is not conclusive evidence of this fact. From Find a Grave: "William Enyeart was likely born in Middlesex Co., New Jersey. He is thought to be the son of David Enyeart and his wife Elizabeth. ".

File File: Media Format: jpg. Enyeart record 2. File: Media Format: jpg. Enyeart Record 1. File: Media Format: jpg. Document - William Enyeart - Coroner. File: Media Format: jpg. 03 book C175 page 116 land warrant. File: Media Format: jpg. Flanders_flag File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=6880734d-f907-4bcb-a686-bd779a90155d&tid=72613596&pid=587. Format: htm. William Enyeart Buried Reformed Cemetery, Marklesburg, Huntingdon Co., Penn., USA. File: Media Format: jpg. American Revolutionary War Veteran. File: Media Format: jpg. William Enyeart Head Stone. File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=93f64bed-d6e7-4fed-a25d-fcb902830ef1&tid=72613596&pid=587. Format: htm. William Enyeart. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Revolutionary War Record, Bedford County. File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=aeeabd20-3e26-42ce-b8ea-edee71672b06&tid=72613596&pid=587. Format: pdf. William Enyeart_DAR_Janet Sue Rockey. File: Media Format: jpg. Enyeart Record 3. File: Media Format: jpg. Military record-Enyart. File: Media Format: jpg. Reformed Cemetery. File: Media Format: jpg. William Enyeart Headstone. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Revolutionary War Record, Bedford County. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 210 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Pennsylvania Archives Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives. File: Media Format: jpg. Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives.

Marriage

Marriage 6 Sep 1788. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[72]

Marriage September 1772. Frederick County, Maryland, USA. ^[73]

Sources

1. ↑ Dr. Frank Houck gathered references and sources and wrote a lengthy biography for William Enyeart in 2017 & 2018 from his collection of resources.
2. ↑ 1800 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 1; 1810 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 2; and 1820 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 7.
3. ↑ Miller Hansen Harnish Family Tree, owner Miller433, for William Enyeart.
4. ↑ Enyeart William Heirs Company is a Pennsylvania Business Corporation filed on September 23, 1912. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 111618. The company's principal address is Rear 307 E 6th Ave, Altoona, PA. (https://www.bizapedia.com/pa/enyeart-william-heirs-company.html)
5. ↑ William Enyeart Heirs Company, Homepage [1]
6. ↑ 1790 US Census for PA/Montgomery/Not Stated/image 21: Philip Engard: with 3 males of 16 or over, 1 male of less than 16 and 3 females.
7. ↑ 1790 US Census for PA/Montgomery/Not Stated/image 22: Wm Engard: with 1 male of 16 or over, 2 males of less than 16 and 3 females.
8. ↑ 1800 US Census for PA/Montgomery/Upper Dublin/image 3: William and Philip Enghart.
9. ↑ Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Montgomery, County, Upper Dublin Township, 1793, image 40.
10. ↑ Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Montgomery, County, Upper Dublin Township, 1807, image 61.
11. ↑ Enyart Family Newsletter #2, History and Genealogy of the Enyart/Enyeart Family, Vol. 1, No. 2, Whole No. 2, October 1998, ISSN: 15220699 [2].
12. ↑ Enyart Family Newsletter #5 History and Genealogy of the Enyart/Enyeart Family, Vol. 2, No. 3, Whole No. 5, October 1999 ISSN: 15220699 [3]: David⁴ and Benjamin⁴, sons of John³ Enyard (sic) (Jellis², Carel¹) page 68.
13. ↑ A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People, John W. Jordan, Volume III, New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913, page 1181.
14. ↑ History of Scott County, Virginia, Robert M. Addington, Privately Printed 1932. Manufactured Complete by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennesee. (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/10605/dvm_LocHist000258-00008-1/7?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/9948968/person/24221768724/facts/citation/100349654384/edit/record#?imageId=dvm_LocHist000258-00002-0).
15. ↑ A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution: commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976, Evansville, Ind., Unigraphic, 1976, Vol. 1, page 201 (ancestry.com).
16. ↑ Home Page of William Enyeart Heirs Company pages 2 and 3.
17. ↑ History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania, by J. Simpson Africa, Philadelphia, PA, Louis H. Everts, 1883, pages 301-305.
18. ↑ A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976, Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1976, Vol. I, page 201.
19. ↑ Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Bedford, Taxable inhabitants of Hopewell Township.
20. ↑ 1790 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Not Stated/image 7.
21. ↑ 1800 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 1.
22. ↑ 1810 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 2.
23. ↑ 1820 US Census for PA/Huntingdon/Hopewell/image 7.
24. ↑ Land Records Overview [4].
25. ↑ Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, Huntingdon County, 1816, image 30, Original data: Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives, Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
26. ↑ Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, Huntingdon 1789, image 38: William Inyard Land Warrant of 7 March 1789.
27. ↑ Pennsylvania State Archives, RG-17, Records of the Land Office, PATENT INDEXES, 1684-[ca. 1957], {series #17.147, 154 & 155}, Volume 5, 1903-[ca. 1957], surnames A-Z (for Patent Books H-76 through H-80): Page 171, Book No. 13: 11 April 1816, page 437 William Inyard, patentee and warrantee, 109 acres 21 perches, Date of Warrant: March 7, 1789, Huntingdon County. (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17PatentIndexes/r17-PatentIndexMainInterface.htm)
28. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, Huntingdon County, 1816, image 32, Original data: Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives, Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
29. ↑ Grantee Deed Index, Recorder of Deeds, Huntingdon County Courthouse (223 Penn Street, Huntingdon, PA), Enyeart, Wm, A1 232 Jan 1, 1790 from Zebulon Moore.
30. ↑ Grantee Deed Index, Recorder of Deeds, Huntingdon County Courthouse (223 Penn Street, Huntingdon, PA), Enyeart, Wm, D1 601, Jan 22, 1795, from Joseph Norris.
31. ↑ Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801, Bedford, Hopewell, Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762–1794. Series No. 4.61; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
32. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 26773653 for Catherine Shell Enyeart.
33. ↑ William Enyeart Heirs Company, Homepage, pages 2-3 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ~grannyapple/ENYART/William%20Enyeart%20Heirs%20Company.html).
34. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line], Edmund West, comp., Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000: Jane Norris.
35. ↑ A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution: commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976, Evansville, Ind., Unigraphic, 1976, Vol. 1, page 201 (ancestry.com).
36. ↑ Bible and associated papers of Joseph Norris, Jr., in the library of the Huntingdon County Historical Society, Huntingdon, PA.
37. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 36242172 for Jane Norris Enyeart.
38. ↑ Colonial records of Pennsylvania (Ancestry.com. Colonial records of Pennsylvania [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: [Colonial records of Pennsylvania]. unknown: unknown, 1851-1853.), Vol XVI. Minutes of the Supreme Executive Council page 527.
39. ↑ Huntingdon County, PA DB N1 p. 309 and PA DB O1 page 357.
40. ↑ Huntingdon Gazette 10 Sept 1828 "DIED - On Tuesday week, at his residence on the Raystown branch, Mr. William Enyeart, a very respectable citizen, at an advanced age." (10 September was a Wednesday and the preceding Tuesday was 2 September 1828, according to CalendarHome.com (https://calendarhome.com/calculate/day-of-week).
41. ↑ Enyart Family Newsletter #5 History and Genealogy of the Enyart/Enyeart Family Vol. 2, No. 3 Whole No. 5 October 1999 ISSN: 1522�0699 (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~grannyapple/ENYART/ENYARTnews05.html): David4 and Benjamin4, sons of John3 ENYARD (Carel1, Jellis2) page.68: William Enyeart b. c. 1748 at Middlesex Co., NJ; d. Sep 2, 1828 at Hopewell Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA; bur. Yocums Cem., Raystown Branch, Huntingdon Co., PA, but his remains were removed to Reformed Cem., Marklesburg, PA.
42. ↑ Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 2, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4. Source Information: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999; Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987: William Enyeart, Yocum Cemetery in Huntington Co PA, grave identified in 1955.
43. ↑ Huntingdon County PAGenWeb (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/marklesburg-ref.htm): Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery: Located on Route 26 outside of Marklesburg in Lincoln Township, Huntingdon County, PA. The cemetery was donated in 1847 by Rev. Theobalt Fouse, D.D., and is situated by the Zion United Church of Christ. This transcription was started on July 4, 2007 and finished on July 27, 2008. "OLDER MAIN SECTION, Row 13: Catherine Shell, d. 3/20/1788. 38y; William Enyeart, d. 9/2/1828, 80y, 2nd Lieut. 4th Co. 3rd Bat., Bedford Co. of the Rev. War."
44. ↑ Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Hatcher, Patricia Law. Vol. 2, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4,. Dallas, TX, Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
45. ↑ CEMETERY: Raystown Lake Cemetery Relocations, Huntingdon County, PA, Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by RFD, As Completed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/cemeteries/raystown.txt).
46. ↑ Yocum Cemetery, Hesston, Huntingdon County, PA, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=46686.
47. ↑ Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Huntingdon, Wills, Vol 3-4, 1822-1847, (Will Book 3) pages 261-3: William Enyeart (ancestry.com).
48. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65496242
49. ↑ Attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.
50. ↑ Huntington Gazette, May 14, 1807: Married this day Isaac Vandeevender and Polly Enyaret (sic), daughter of William Enyart of Raystown branch (Bedford County and Huntingdon County newspapers [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004).
51. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65496440
52. ↑ Attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.
53. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65496580
54. ↑ Attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.
55. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #115422377
56. ↑ Attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.
57. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65496761
58. ↑ Attachment to the Wolfe Family Tree, owner jr_wolfe, for William Enyeart, Attachment: Enyeart Records, page 1.
59. ↑ Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Huntingdon, Wills, Vol. 3-4, 1822-1847, Will Book 3, pages 261-3: William Enyeart (Ancestry.com).
60. ↑ ^{60.0 60.1} Volume: 214; SAR Membership Number: 42671 Ancestry Record 2204 #519461
61. ↑ ^{61.0 61.1} Year: 1800; Census Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 40; Page: 116; Image: 123; Family History Library Film: 363343 Ancestry Record 7590 #423512
62. ↑ ^{62.0 62.1 62.2} SAR Membership Number: 90237 Ancestry Record 2204 #967343
63. ↑ Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 2; Serial: 11912; Volume: 4 Ancestry Record 4110 #17316
64. ↑ ^{64.0 64.1} Year: 1810; Census Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 191; Image: 00040; Family History Library Film: 0193677 Ancestry Record 7613 #467960
65. ↑ ^{65.0 65.1} 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Page: 31; NARA Roll: M33_104; Image: 43 Ancestry Record 7734 #875485
66. ↑ ^{66.0 66.1 66.2} Wills, 1787-1908 ; Index to Wills and Letters of Administration, 1787-1918; Author: Huntingdon County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Ancestry Record 8802 #1752360
67. ↑ ^{67.0 67.1 67.2} Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 145 : 1919 Ancestry Record 61157 #3631534
68. ↑ ^{68.0 68.1} Year: 1790; Census Place: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 123; Image: 323; Family History Library Film: 0568148 Ancestry Record 5058 #315562
69. ↑ Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives Mar 1816 Note: https://www.fold3.com/image/3195302?terms=William%20Enyeart&amp;xid=1945 File File: Media Format: jpg Page 705 - Pennsylvania Archives
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