Devalt
Theobald
(Dewalt)
Bonebrake
Born about in York, Pennsylvania
Son of Daniel Beinbrech
and Anna Maria (Conrad) Beinbrech
Husband of
Christina A (Wolfe) Bonebrake
— married
about 1782 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Adam Bonebrake, Jacob Bonebrake Sr., John Bonebrake, David Bonebrake, Daniel Bonebrake Sr, George Bonebrake and Henry Dewalt Bonebrake
Died about
at about age 68
in Eaton, Preble, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2014
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Biography
Private Dewalt Bonebrake served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Dewalt Bonebrake is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A011945.
Dewalt Bonebrake was born in 1755 in York, Pennsylvania. Desalt married Christina A Wolf in 1782, and in 1800, they moved to Ohio with their 11th of 13 children (11 sons, 2 daughters) born on the way. Devalt (Dewalt) Bonebrake was raised in the German Reformed Church. In 1777, he joined in the defense of Philadelphia in the American Revolutionary War & served another 3-4 years.
Raised in the German Reformed Church, he joined the United Brethren in Christ. It is said that "he was an educated man & taught his children in the German tongue.
Dewalt was a farmer, teacher and a skilled worker in metals including blacksmithing." Dewalt and 2 sons cleared a qtr-acre with a spring & erected a cabin. Is is said that "he was a sturdy, pious, intelligent & honorable man, a true father of religiously-minded, patriotic sons & daughters . . .he loved to sing, was a great woodsman, honest & frugal." Six of Devalt & Christina's sons were ordained in the United Brethren Church of Christ. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "Biographical Annals of Franklin Co", pps 121-122
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 12 Sep 2019), "Record of Private De Walt Bonebrake", Ancestor # A011945.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #38525576 memorial page for Devalt Theobald “DeWalt” Bonebrake (1 Oct 1755–29 Aug 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38525576, citing Spacht Cemetery, Preble County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Anne Wagner (contributor 48239969) .
- Rizek, Marie; Daniel Bienbrech, His Ancestors and His Decendents, 1990
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dewalt by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dewalt:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dewalt by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dewalt:
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~1.56%
Janice Poush
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member thoja1942
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~0.78%
Samantha (Cook) Ponce :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Samanthapon80
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~0.78%
Brandi (Conn) Baird :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T859870 [compare], Ancestry member blb110
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~0.78%
Jeannette (Underwood) Watts :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Stephanie Bonebrake :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch rm1701701 [compare], Ancestry member Stephanie_bpnebrake
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~0.39%
Risë (Rutledge) Aklin :
23andMe
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Bonebrake-94 and Bonebrake-16 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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Alexis (Lovelace) Nelson
Bonebrake-94 and Bonebrake-16 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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