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Robert Lockhart (1771 - abt. 1804)

Robert Lockhart
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Died about at about age 33 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USAmap [uncertain]
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Biography

I am not sure about much on this Robert. The will listed by Vicki? below lists the correct year of death for the Robert in this family, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, where there are a lot of Lockharts in the 1750-1900s and probably still today.

If this Robert was married, he was no longer at the time of his will. I wonder if he was injured or ill to have written a will so young (33 if Vicki?'s info is accurate) unless this was the case. Apparently, he held his uncles, a sister Margaret, and other family members including a grandmother in high esteem.

If this Robert is indeed the son of Major Robert Lockhart of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and later Frederick County, Virginia, and the other siblings (purported half brothers of General Josiah Lockhart, son of Major Robert Lockhart) which include a Thomas, Samuel, John and the mysterious Margaret...the pattern continues where they had distanced themselves from their father and his wife Margery Dennys Wilson (most likely a second wife and family took over). The dates of birth that I have discovered for Samuel, this Robert, and John all coincide with each other and indicate a first marriage for Major Robert Lockhart. What happened to this family????

Bedford County Connection

[[Lockhart-1460|Josiah Lockhart] Indian Trader, Tea seller, Powder Seller, Purchaser of a replacement for service in the Revolutionary War and large property owner of Northumberland lottery with claims over several thousand acres of which Bedford county (Of course!) was created from and which holds many early Lockhart residents. Was this Josiah the matriarch of this line, the original settler from Ireland or perhaps Scotland? Or was he born here in the colonies. There were plenty of Lockhart's in the area at the time of his and his brother's births, so the answer at this time is unknown.


Here are some twigs:



LOCKARD PAYNE HALFPAP MILES (and their twigs/branches):Information about Lockhard


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View Tree for LockhardLockhard (b. Bef. 1730, d. date unknown) Lockhard (son of John Locker-Lockhart and Margaret Butler) was born Bef. 1730 in Ireland/Scotland??, and died date unknown.He married (2) Rachel McCormick? in Ireland/Scotland ?, daughter of James McCormick. Includes NotesNotes for Lockhard: Bedford County was formed in 1771 from Cumberland County.Bedford County is sometimes called the "Mother County of Western Pennsylvania, because Western Pennsylvania was all originally part of Bedford County.Twenty-five counties and parts of 7 others were created from Bedford County. Bedford County was named for the town of Bedford, England, named for the Duke of Bedford. Source:Bedford County History and Genealogy Source:LDS Place Details: (Pennsylvania, Bedford, Bedford): "Count seat.Town laid out in 1766; incorporated 13 Mar 1795; borough charter lost and rechartered in 1817; in Bedford Township." Source:LDS Place Details: (Pennsylvania, Bedford) "Created March 9, 1771 from Cumberland County.From it came part of Northumberland County in 1772, Westermoreland County in 1773, Huntingdon County in 1787, Somerset County in 1795, part of Cambria County in 1804, part of Blair County in 1846, Fulton County in 1850" Source:Vicki (Leftyvs@aol.com) 2001 "First great Settlement of Scot Irish in Pennsylvania was the Cumberland Valley, Cumberland Co. and Franklin Co. 1751....90% were Scotch Irish.Chambersburg named for them.First settler 1730 Benjamin Chambers and two or three brothers. Lockhart Jane; Bridge marriage license 28 November 1772, Cumberland Co., PA issued Carlisle. Records of marriage license issued by John Agnew Esq, 1771-1789 Cumberland Co., Carlisle (no groom listed) Source:LDS Title Details"The Lockhart Letters') "Periodical for the interchange of genealogical research and family history.Lockheart origins can be traced back to Simon and Steven Locard (ca. 1153-1165) in Scotland.Lockheart ancestors lived in the area around Lanark, Lee, Armagh, and parts of Scotland.Some also lived in Ireland and England.Immigrant ancestors settled in Canada, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, N. Carolina, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and in Other colonial areas.They later moved into Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas, and further west into New Mexico, Texas and elsewhere in the United States." Source:1:"The Bedford County Archives" edited by James Whisker and published by Closson Press:Vol. 1, page 13: 21 Mar 1804, died Robert Lockert, age 33 Note: Louise Trofimuk 2001 "can't Lockard be Robert "Lockert" who apparently was born in 1770? - More research needed. Source: Genealogical Records: Maryland Settlers and Soldiers, 1700s - 1800s Maryland Records, Volume II, Oaths of Fidelity and Support, Page 236, No. 69,Lockart, Samuel. 1790 Lockard Samuel Bedford Co., Census, page 18 1790 Census Lockard, David, Northamptom, Lower Mt. Bethel, PA1 white male,2 child 1790 Census Lockard, Alexander, Northamptom, Lower Mt. Bethel, PA 1 white male, 2 white females and 3 white children. 1790 Census Lockard, Moses(?), Huntington, PA, page 120 (are these related?) LDS IGI (where did they find this?) Lockhard, Samuel Lockhard male b. Abt. 1768 Bedford, PA Mrs. Samuel Lockhard, female b. Abt. 1770, of Bedford, PA Lockhard, John, male, b. Abt 1795, Bedford, PA Lockard Robert, male, b. Abt. 1802 of Bedford, PA Lockhard Samuel, male, b. Abt 1805 of Bedford, PA Lockard William male, b. Abt. 1807 of Bedford, PA 1810 Lockard Samuel Bedford, Hopewell, page 499 Lockard William Bedford, Hopewell, page 499 Lockard William BDCL, page 546 1810 Cumberland, PA, Dickinson Twp, Samuel Lockard, page 28/ 2 males/0/1 male/0/Male/ 1 female/l female/0/ 1 female/0/0 1810 Cumberland, PA, Dickinson Township, Samuel Lockert, page 28, 2 males/0/1male/1male/003 females/0/0 female/00 1810 Census, Page 28, Cumberland Co. Dickinson Township, Samuel Lockard and on Page 27 Samuel Lockert. Tax List Bedford Co., 18-17 (names interested) Bethel Twp; Jacob Miller, surname Truax, Hopewell Twp; Samuel Anderson, William Anderson, William Anderson Jr., John Alexander, Esq, Jeremiah Devalt(Duval), Evans surname, Richard Foster, Widow Mary Foster, Benjamin Foster, Griffith surname, Horton surname, Lewis Keight, William Lockard, John Lockard, Jacob Miller, Nancy Reddy, Samuel Willet, Woodcock surname and John Warsing.Single freem list 1817 Alexander surname, Griffith, Horton surname. 1830 Bedford County, PA, Hopewell Twp., p-78, Lockard William, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 50-60 1840 Bedford County, PA Census,William Lockard, age 50 to 60, living alone in Broad Top Township Bedford Co., PA Broad Top Township, 16th November, 1850 #63, William Lockart, age 69 m., Farmer, Md, Ruth age 74 f., Md, neither can reach or write#64 Ezekiel 1850 Census, Dublin Township, Bedford Co., PA September 26, page 82.....#27 Lockard James, 34 or 54? m. Laborer, B. Pa (b. 1816 or 1796 (hard to read). 1860, Fulton Co., 30th day of July, Locking Creek Twp, P. O. Speersville, family #923, Jacob Lockard 30 (1830)m, Farmer $75., b. Pennsylvania, Catherine 30, William C?, 4 months, James G.? 2, m, John Lockard 20 (1840) m., farmhand, all born Pennsylvania Huntington Co., Franklin Twp, 24th August, 1860 #151 George W. Lockard, age 30, m., laborer $50. born, PA wife Elizabeth, age 30, f., b. PA, Mary Ann, age 8, f, Albert 5 m., Winfield S., 2 m. all born in Pennsylvania Huntingdon Co., Hugh Lockard, age 33, m, Carpenter, Real Estate $100, Mary G., age 33, f; William m. 5; Hugh B. 2, m., Cyrus M. 7/12 m, all from PA Electronic source.Prisoner Lookup Results, Macon County Georgia, Andersonville, Code #17950, Grave #7950, last name Lockard, first name James, Rank Private, Co. B, Regiment 45, State PA, Branch Infantry, date of death September 6, 1864, cause of death Diarrhea, Remarks:James Lockhard(2), Lockard, B. 145 PA (3) Reference p-55(3), p 1079(7) place captured__________Date captured December 24, 1863, alternate names Lockhard, more information available; no Blair Co., Logan Township, PA, 1870, 20th July, #59 Lockard Edward age 39, m, farmer, real estates $2000, $400.Born Ireland, parents foreign birth, can't read or write; Bridget 24, f., keeping house, born Ireland,Parents foreign birth, can't write, John 4, Ammie 2, Maggi 1, all born PA (would have been born Ireland about 1830, to late for our family. Source:LDS Title Details (Philip Lockard and his descendants)"Philip Lockard and his descendants: the first either generations: appendixes for the family lines of William Hardin and Sterett G. Smith (Arthur Frisby Smith Lockard).The Lockards were among those who were disposed of their land by William the Conqueror at the time of the Norman conquest.The earliest known Lockard was a Symon Lockard (ca. 1153).The first know Lockard in American was John Lockard (1710-1782) who married Margaret Butler in or about 1740.They were the parents of five children.One of their descendants was Philip Winston Lockard (1836-1920) who was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.In 1858 he married Susan Glasscock and they were the parents of ten children.The descendants live throughout the United States." --------not sure if this fits into my LOCKARD line but the Lockards had to come from somewhere! Electronic Source:Lockhart 1887-1890- Harrisburg City Director, John Lockhart, Executive Clerk, loc 1 Capitol, location 2 5/s Front/ City Harrisburg, PA

  1. 1465902 Register of Wills, Fulton Co. J. to M.; Will of Wm Lockard, late of Taylor Township, Fulton Co., deceased.Filed in Fulton County.Registrars Office August 15, 1888.Appraisers of personal estate of William Lockard late of Fulton County, Penna. appraisement of personal property amounted to sum of $83.90.Appraised August 14, 1888.There is then a list of all personal property appraised, right down to each grain bag.(When I find proof of just who this William's father was I will type in list complete).I know it was the William (born about 1810) living in Taylor and had a wife Mary but not sure which line he belongs to.

"Approved by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs - Clan Lockhart - A history of Clan Lockart" A brief history: In early times this name was spelt "Locard" or Lokart."Like so many Scottish families, the Locards came from England there they were among those dispossed of lands by William the Conqueror.There were lands of Lockards (note name) near Penrith in the 12th century and later in Annandale, where the town of Lockerbie is said to be named after them.The family finally settled in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire, where they have held land for over 700 years. The earliest paper in the family archives is a Charter of 1313.By this, Sir Symon Locard bound himself and his heirs to pay out of the lands of Lee and Cartland an annual rent of (franc) 10.Stephen Locard, grandfather of Sir Symon, founded the village of Stevenston in Ayrshire.His son, Symon, acquired lands in Lanarkshire and, like his father, called a village which he founded Symons Toun (today Symington) after himself.Symon, the 2nd of Lee won fame for himself and his family fighting alongside Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish Independence.He was knighted for his loyal service.Sir Symon was among the knights, led by Sir James Douglas, who took Bruces heart on crusade in 1329 to atone for his murder of John Comyn in the church of Grefairs in 1306.The crusade was ended prematurely when Douglas was killed fighting the Moors in Spain, but to Commemorate the adventure and the honour done to the family, their name was changed from Locard to Lockheart, which afterwards became Lochhart.The heart within the fetterlock was from then on included in the arms of the family, and the dead is also commerated in the moto. As well as a new name, the family gained a precious heirloom on the Crusade:the mysterious charm known as the Lee Penny.Sir Walter Scott used the story of its acquisition by the family as a basis for his novel, The Talisman.Sir Symon captured a Moorish amir in battle in Spain and received from the man's mother as part of his ransom, an amulet or stone with healing powers.The Amir's mother told Sir Symon that the stone was a remedy against bleeding, fever, the bites of mad dogs and the sicknesses of horses and cattle.The amulet was later set in a silver coin which has been identified as a fourpenny piece of the reign of Edward IV.The coin is kept in a good snuffbox which was a gift from Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, to her general, Count James Lockhart.Such was the believe in the amulet's powers that a descendant of Sir Symon, Sir James Lockhart of Lee, was charged with sorcery, an offense which could carry the death penalty.After examining the accused, the Synod of the Church of Scotland dismissed the case, because 'the custom in only to case a stone in some water and give densest cattle thereof to drink and the same is done without using any words such as charmers use in the unlawful practices and considering that in nature there are many things seem to work strange effects whereof no human wit can give reason it having pleast God to give the stones and herbs a special virtue for healing of many infirmities in man and beast.' Alan Lockhart of Lee was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.Sir James Lockhart of Lee, born in 1596, was appointed a gentleman of the Privy Chamber of Charles I and was knighted.In 1646 he was appointed to the Supreme Court Bench, taking the title of 'Lord Lee.'A zealous royalist, he was captured at Alyth in 1651 and conveyed to the Tower of London. His son, Sir William, who inherited the estates in 1777, also saw service on the Continent where he rose to be a county of the Hly Roman Empire, A Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa and a general of that empresses' imperial forces.The title Count became extinct when Jame's only son, Charles, died without issue (male child). Although the family seat, Lee Castle, has been sold, the estates are still owned and managed by the present head of the family, Angus Lockhart of the Lee. (Found on http://www.impressions.uk.com/clans_clan119.shtml) Source:Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, Volume 2, page 55 (according to the Act of 5th Deer. 1778: "William Lockhart, arrived from Ireland, resident in this City above one year" More About Lockhard: Name (Facts Pg): William Lockhard. Namesake: May have beenLocard>Lokart>Lockard>Lockhart. More About Lockhard and Rachel McCormick?: Marriage: Ireland/Scotland ?. Children of Lockhard are:i.+William Lockhard, b. Bet. 1753 - 1754, Ireland/Scotland??, d. 1823, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Children of Lockhard and Rachel McCormick? are:i.+William Lockhard, b. Bet. 1753 - 1754, Ireland/Scotland??, d. 1823, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.[1]




Wills

Robert's aunt, Esther (Josiah) Lockhart was mentioned in Robert's will along with a sister, Margaret Lockhart (unmarried at time Robert's will was written in 1804). Robert does not mention a wife or children, parents or other siblings besides Margaret. He does include aunts, uncles, cousins, and a grandmother. Josiah's brother and Robert's uncle, Samuel Lockhart is mentioned in both wills, living in Frederick County, Virginia in 1804 (which is where his brother Robert lived - my ancestor, as I believe he is the same Robert Lockhart who married Margery Denny in 1778, widow of James Wilson)."[2]


Mar 21 1804, died Robert Lockert, age 33 [3]

  • Grandmother: Margaret Lyons Parish of Urney, County Donnegal, Ireland $200.00
a daughter Jane Lyons to receive if grandmother deceased.
  • Uncle: John Lyons Near the Adrstraw Bridge, parish of Ardstraw, County Tyrone, Ireland $150.
  • Uncle: John Elliot of Barley Hill in the Parish of Urney, County Donnegal, Ireland $200.
  • Aunt: Margaret Elliot wife of John Elliot $100.
  • Uncle: James Lyons who resides at the Iron Works either in Dauphin or Lancaster County (USA?) $50
  • Aunt: Esther Lockhart wife of Uncle Josiah Lockhart of the Borough of Lancaster $50.
  • Uncle: Samuel Lockhart now of Frederick County VA in trust $300.
  • Catherine Heck daughter of Lewis Heck of the Borough of Lancaster $300.
  • Sister: Margaret Lockhard remainder of estate and monies invested in Philadelphia...if deceased or no children then 2/3 to Aunt Jane Lyons, and then to each of the children of Uncles John Lyons and John Elliot.

Executors: Samuel Humes and William Dickson both of Borough of Lancaster

March 2 1804


Witnesses: Christopher Mayor; Patrick McCann; Philip Gloninger April 5 1804.


Sources

  1. Louise-P-Trofimuk-MD http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/r/o/Louise-P-Trofimuk-MD/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0019.html
  2. Dellitt Wilson (ID *****2086) Re: LOCKARD (variant spellings), December 07, 2011, http://www.genforum.familytreemaker.com/lockard/messages/564.html, accessed 23 February 2015
  3. The Bedford County Archives" edited by James Whisker and published by Closson Press:Vol. 1, page 13: , Vicki? LOCKARD PAYNE HALFPAP MILES (and their twigs/branches):Information about Lockhard © 2015 Genealogy.com http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/r/o/Louise-P-Trofimuk-MD/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0019.html

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