Philipp, son of Philipp Reinhard Ehrhard and Anna Barbara Blum, was born on 1 August 1721 and baptized on 3 August 1721 in Iggelheim, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland.[1]
At the time of the first census of the United States in 1790, he was living in Lincoln, North Carolina.[2]
Phil Airhart
2 males under 16
3 males over 16
3 females
Research Notes
Born in Iggelheim, Rhineland-Pfalz in 1721 to Phillip Reinhard Ehrhard (1696-1740) and Anna Barbara (Blum) Ehrhard (1696-1733), the Reverend Philip Jacob Ehrhard married Maria Catharina Schremer on 7 February 1747 in Nordheim, Darmstadt, Hessen (where she was born, in 1725). He died about 1791, at Killians Creek, Lincoln County, North Carolina.[3]
Children:
Philip Earhart, born 1745, died 16 February 1818 in Davidson County, Tennessee[3][4]
Susannah Earhard, born 1747 in Pennsylvania, died 1822 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri,[3] married Chronister[5]
Abraham Earhart, born c1748 in Pennsylvania, died 28 November 1834 in Lincoln County, North Carolina[3]
Jacob Earhart, born c1766 in Lincoln County, died 1833 in Natchez[3]
Other information:
His father's profile includes a statement that implies his sons were blacksmiths":
"Philip died 25 February 1739, Manatawny, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Philip left a will. The estate was administered by Martin Urner and John Stoner. Urner became the guardian for daughter, Hannah, who married Samuel Grable. Philip's estate left blacksmith tools to the sons."[6]
Daughters' married names from Benjamin Galtney's profile: "David is the brother to my Jacob Earhart which are brothers to Hannah Earhart Galtney, Phillip Earhart, Abraham Earhart, Caty Earhart Sullivan, Priscilla Earhart Mooring Henry, Susanna Earhart Chronister and Elizabeth Earhart Masters. Jacob Earhart came to Mississippi with his sister Hannah and her husband Benjamin Galtney."[5]
From Changes tab: Born Philadelphia, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania to Philip Reinhardt Airhart (Airhart-9) and Anna Blum (unsourced, possibly an Ancestry Tree)
↑Baptism: "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898", database, (FamilySearch Record: ND93-VVK : accessed 20 May 2023), Philipp Jacob Ehrhard baptism on 3 Aug 1721 (born 1 Aug 1721), son of Philipp Reinhard Ehrhard & Anna Barbara Blumin, in Iggelheim, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland; citing FHL microfilm: 193910;.
↑1790 Census: "United States Census, 1790", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: XHKB-G9G : accessed 20 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY8-3HYB, Phil Airhart in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing Page: 121,122; Affiliate Publication Number: M637; Line: 29032;.
↑DAR record for a descendant of Patriot Ancestor Philip Earhart:
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 April 2020), "Record of Private Philip Earhart", Ancestor # A203749.
Note: Record confirms Philip's information, but not who his parents were.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philip 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 Philip: