Barbara (G'fellers) Barnhart (1766 - abt. 1848)

Born 23 Aug 1766 in Lancaster Township, Butler, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Conrad Barnhart Sr — married 7 Nov 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 4 Apr 1848 at about age 81 in Greene County , Tennessee

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Biography

Barbara GeFeller Barnhart, the daughter of Adam GFeller and Magdalene "Mary" Huber.

She married Conrad Barnhart on November 7, 1780 in Shenandoah, Virginia.^[1] Conrad Barnhart was born in the Rhine River area, at that time called the Palantate, Germany about 1750. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1774 on the "Snow Sally". He was 24 years old and indentured to Aaron Marsden of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Conrad ran away from Marsden the next year. He served in the militia of Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania in 1777 and served in the Revolutionary War from 1781-1783 as a private in the Cumberland Co. Militia. He lived at East Pennsboro Township About 1780, about the time he married Barbara Gefeller. On May 12, 1795 Conrad purchased land from Andrew Fox in Greene County, Tennessee, he and Barbara lived on this land the rest of their lives. Their home was in Horse Creek Valley, below Chuckey, where Earnest Road intersects with Chuckey Pike. A neighbor of Conrad's was Benjamin Seaton, another Revolutionary veteran, whose children would marry three of Conrad and Barbara's children.^[2]

On 22 June 1815, a single woman named Eve G’Fellows, of Washington County, Tennessee, made an oath before two justices of the peace and claimed that she delivered a male Basterd child on the 22nd day of February 1814 accusing William Gann, who was a labourer of the County, to be chargable to the county as the father. Since William was the accused and Eve had already given her testimony, three witnesses were summoned on his behalf who could state that Eve had charged other persons as the father of this child. A subpoena issued on July 31, 1815 summoned Barbara Barnhart, Sarah Barnhart and Coonrad Barnhart on behalf of William Gann, the defendant. The court case did not go as initially planned due to some misconnections, the Sheriff did not serve the subpoena before William’s court date, which is explained in an affidavit made on August 10, 1815:^[3]

William Gann maketh oath that Conrad Barnhart, Barbara Barnhart, & Sally Barnhart who reside in Greene County, are material witnesses in his behalf at the trial in above Cause that this Deponent took out a Sobpoena, in due time, directed the sheriff of Greene County & placed it in the hands of Val Sevier, Esq. of Greenville who promised that, that day, which was on Tuesday last was a week he would give it to the Sheriff to execute but before this Deponent left it in his hands he searched Diligently for the Sheriff and could not find him that the subpoena is returned that the summons came too late to hand to execute. He further states, that he cannot come safely to trial without their Testimony & Has reason to believe he can prove it at next court, he further states he can prove by said witnesses that Eve Fellers confessed to said witnesses that the said child was not begotten by the Deponent, & That it has not blood of this deponent’s in its veins, & Further he can prove that said Eve charged other persons with being the father of said child.^[4]

William’s first subpoena for witnesses was issued July 31st, but because it was not delivered in time for the Court hearing, William had received an extension in his appeal (the affadavit above). In preparation for the November court session of the case, another subpoena was issued on November 7, 1815 to the Sheriff of Greene County for the Barnharts and Sarah Fox (one of three more of William's witnesses summoned in his extention) to appear on William’s behalf:^[5]

You are hereby commanded to summon Conrad Barnheart, Barbara Barnhart & Sarah Fox to appear before the Justices of our next County Court to be holdin at the Courthouse in Jonesborough on the first Monday in November next to give Testimony in the behalf of William Gant [sic] in a certain Matter of Controversy wherein Eve Fellows is plaintiff and William Gann Defendant.^[6]

Charges were not made in proper form because Eve failed to state for the record where the child was born. Because the Court failed to find this information in its review of the transcript or in the testimony, William Gann was eventually released from all charges.^[7]

Conrad died between the dating of his will April 14, 1828 and the probate of his will November 12, 1828, Barbara died after his will was written, they are said to be buried on their farm in Horse Creek Valley, but no graves have been located.^[8]

Conrad and Barbara Barnhart had 16 children who lived to be adults.^[9]

Issue of Barbara & Conrad Barnhart:

1. Adam Barnhart
   • Born about 1785, probably in VA
   • In 1840 was living in Stoddard County, MO
   • Married to Elizabeth Broyles on 28 Oct 1806 in Greene Co., TN
2. Elizabeth Barnhart
   • Married to Mr. Bowery
3. Barbara Barnhart
   • Married to Adam Harmon on 1 Jul 1800 in Greene Co. TN
   • They lived Washington Co., TN
4. Conrad Barnhart Jr.
   • Born 5 Dec 1790
   • Married to Mary Williamson on 8 Oct 1811 in Greene Co., TN
   • Died 13 Mar 1858 in Cole Co., MO
5. Jacob Barnhart
   • Married to Martha Shirley on 1 May 1820 in Greene Co., TN
   • Died before 1850 in Miller Co., MO
6. Margaret Barnhart
   • Born about 1796 in Horse Creek Valley, Greene Co., TN
   • Married to Peter Snapp on 15 Feb 1813 in Greene Co., TN
   • They lived in Sevier Co., TN
7. Sarah Barnhart
   • Married to Ezekial Fox on 5 Sep 1815 in Greene Co., TN
   • They lived in Greene Co., TN
8. Abraham Barnhart
   • Married first to Mary Ann White on 7 Nov 1823
   • Married second to Hester Burnham about 1876
   • Died 28 Jun 1880 in Osage Co., MO
9. Mary Barnhart
10. Henry Barnhart
    • Born about 1803 in Horse Creek, Greene Co., TN
    • Married first to Delilah Rowan on 6 Apr 1824 in Greene Co., TN
    • Married second to Jane W. Wilson on 6 Apr 1842 in Greene Co., TN
    • Died 9 Sep 1893 in Osage Co., MO
11. Ernest Felix Barnhart
    • Born 28 Feb 1806 in Horse Creek, Greene Co., TN
    • Married first to Margaret Bird on 21 Aug 1827
    • Married second to Mary Ann Runnels on 20 Apr 1840
    • Died 1 Sep 1866 in Atchison Co., MO
12. Catherine Barnhart
    • Born 10 Jun 1809
    • Married to Isaac Babb about 1845
    • Died 20 Mar 1878
13. Mathias Hoover Barnhart
    • Born 1811 in Greene Co., TN
    • Married to Elizabeth Seaton on 24 Aug 1829 in Greene Co., TN
    • Died 14 Apr 1873 in Osage Co., MO
      • Elizabeth Seaton was born 1811 in Greene Co., TN and died 3 Dec 1891 in Osage Co., MO
14. Susanna Barnhart
    • Born 11 July 1811 in Horse Creek, Greene Co. TN
    • Married to Moses Anderson Seaton on 12 Dec 1826 in Greene Co., TN
    • Died 24 Apr 1880 in Osage Co., MO
15. Nancy Barnhart

• Fact: will (12 December 1812) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial (April 1848) Chuckey, Greene, Tennessee, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Discover your ancestors' love stories - FamilySearch Ancestor Hints. A match made in Virginia. Barbara G'Fellers and Conrad Barnhart. View relationship
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, Genealogy, Barbara (G'fellers) Barnhart, Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, Genealogy, Barbara (G'fellers) Barnhart, freepages, PAGE1.HTM, Huber/Hoover,Koch/Cook, GeFellers, Barnhart. Courtesy of Ruth Cowan Neumayer of San Antonio, TX
3. ↑ Genealogy Magazine genealogymagazine.com A Finger Pointed: Tennessean Denied 1815 Paternity Claim By William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms. Copyright © 2000, 2005 Adapted and reprinted with permission from the Gann Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-6.
4. ↑ Genealogy Magazine genealogymagazine.com A Finger Pointed: Tennessean Denied 1815 Paternity Claim By William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms. Copyright © 2000, 2005 Adapted and reprinted with permission from the Gann Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-6.
5. ↑ Genealogy Magazine genealogymagazine.com A Finger Pointed: Tennessean Denied 1815 Paternity Claim By William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms. Copyright © 2000, 2005 Adapted and reprinted with permission from the Gann Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-6.
6. ↑ Genealogy Magazine genealogymagazine.com A Finger Pointed: Tennessean Denied 1815 Paternity Claim By William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms. Copyright © 2000, 2005 Adapted and reprinted with permission from the Gann Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-6.
7. ↑ Genealogy Magazine genealogymagazine.com A Finger Pointed: Tennessean Denied 1815 Paternity Claim By William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms. Copyright © 2000, 2005 Adapted and reprinted with permission from the Gann Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 1-6.
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial, Barbara GeFellers Barnhart, Affiliate Record Identifier: 99541506, database, FamilySearch, visit Partner Site, "Find A Grave Index", Barbara GeFellers Barnhart, Burial, Horse Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States of America, Horse Creek Farm; citing record ID 99541506, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. FamilySearch © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, Genealogy, Barbara (G'fellers) Barnhart, Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, Genealogy, Barbara (G'fellers) Barnhart, freepages, PAGE1.HTM, Huber/Hoover,Koch/Cook, GeFellers, Barnhart. Courtesy of Ruth Cowan Neumayer of San Antonio, TX.

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