Jacob (Gerhart) Gearhart (abt. 1735 - 1813)

Born about 1735 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1813 at about age 78 in Shamokin Twp., Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Jacob (Gerhart) Gearhart is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A043885.

Captain Jacob (Gerhart) Gearhart served with 2nd Regiment, Hunterdon Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Captain Jacob (Gerhart) Gearhart was Wounded in Action during American Revolution.

Biography

Captain Jacob Gearhart, along with members of the Hunterdon County Militia under his command, collected the boats necessary for crossing the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 prior to the Battle of Trenton.

"Jacob Gearhart was born in 1735, in Strasbourg, then a city of France, now [in 1911] belonging to Germany, and came to the New World when a young man, landing at New York in 1754. He soon went over into Hunterdon county NJ where he had his home for many years. When the war broke out, he was among he first to offer his services to his adopted country, enlisting in 1775 the Hunterdon county volunteers with which he served as a private. A man of brave and fearless spirit he was soon promoted to ensign and later to captain, and stood so high in the confidence of his superior officers that he was one of the two New Jersey men chosen by Washington to take charge of the crossing of the Delaware on the eventful night of Dec 25, 1776, when the Hessian camp at Trenton was attacked." ^[1]

Goodspeed Histories

New Jersey History and Genealogy

August 20, 2016 by Marfy Goodspeed in Bray, Clinton, Hunterdon County, Pettit

Who Collected the Boats ?[1]

In one of the conflicts in which Gearhart was engaged, he was severely wounded in the leg by a bullet. It remained imbedded in his limb through life, but in after years worked itself out so as to become visible under the skin. Advised by a surgeon to have it removed, the old hero replied, “No, I got that bullet in the Revolution, and I mean to carry it as long as I live.” He had his way; the bullet was buried with him.[2]

Born 1735 Strasbourg, Alsace Lorraine, Germany. ^[2]

Died 14 Jan 1813. Rush, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

Residence 1800 Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[3]

Daughters of the American Revolution information:

• GEARHART, JACOB
• Ancestor #: A043885
• Service: NEW JERSEY
• Rank(s): CAPTAIN
• Birth: 1735 STRASBOURG ALSACE EUROPE
• Death: 1-14-1813 NORTHUMBERLAND CO PENNSYLVANIA
• Service Source: NJ, REV WAR: COMP OF REV WAR SLIPS & DOCUMENTED MATERIALS FROM OTHER SOURCES, FHL ROLL #568711
• Service Description: 1) HUNTERDON COUNTY MILITIA, COLS BEAVERS, SEELY
• Residence: Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) County: HUNTERDON CO - State: NEW JERSEY
• Spouse: CATHARINE KLINE; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)
• Child son: WILLIAM GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] SARAH MACLAY [Spouse #] Spouse: [2] SARAH GULICK
• Child son: JOHN GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ANNA COOL
• Child son: CHARLES GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] SARAH EPHLIN
• Child son: JACOB GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] MARGARET RUNKLE
• Child son: HERMON GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ABIGAIL BAYLAR
• Child son: TUNIS GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] LORANNA GULICHS
• Child daughter: ELIZABETH GEARHART, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] JACOB DEPUY

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Whipporwill Publications, 1911, viewable on Google Books; https://books.google.com/books?id=ItMwAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22jacob+gearhart%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s
2. ↑ Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918
3. ↑ Source: #S109210729

• The Runkle Project, (https://runkle.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I59317&tree=runkle), Jacob Gearhart

• History of Strasbourg, France, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg)

• "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNHN-WSPZ : 9 July 2020), Jacob Gearhart in entry for William Gearhart, .

• Jim Culbert, . Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Jim and others.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Feb 2022), "Record of Jacob Gearhart", Ancestor # A043885.

• Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 293
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #1223592 (accessed 9 February 2022)
  Name: Captain Jacob Gearhart II; Birth Date: 1735; Birth Place: Strassbourg, Alsace; Death Date: 1813; Death Place: Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; SAR Membership: 58484; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 22 Jun 1940; Father: Jacob Gearhart; Spouse: Cathrine Kline; Children: William Gearhart.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #48574357 memorial page for Capt Jacob Gearhart II (1735–14 Jan 1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48574357, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Judith A. Churchill (contributor 46955937) .

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDY1-NT3

See Also

• Wikipedia contributors, "George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_crossing_of_the_Delaware_River&oldid=1035656423 (accessed July 28, 2021).
• Captain Jacob Gearhart House.c. 1765 and Smokehouse c. 1789, River Rd.,Annandale, NJ.  :Farmstead on 308 acres, Revolutionary War patriot who secured boats for Wahington's Crossing and wintered at Valley Forge." URL: https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/franklin_township_hunterdon_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm
• Reichen, Lynn. "Local hero served with Washington". The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA. 5 Aug 2014 https://www.dailyitem.com/local-hero-served-with-washington/article_c80e14ba-9a29-5c4e-8b8d-312d85912dd3.html