Barbara (Hornback) Schermerhorn (abt. 1779 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1779 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Schermerhorn — married about 1795 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died after 1850 after about age 71 in Hendricks County, Indiana

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Biography

Barbara (Hornback) Schermerhorn was part of the Low Dutch Settlements in Kentucky, 1780-1810

Barbara was born about 1779 in Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Simon Hornback and Margaret Alkire. She passed away about 1850.

She married Nathaniel Schermerhorn about 1795.

Nathaniel and his wife Barbara were residing in Clark County, Kentucky in 1798 when they served as court appointed guardians for David Wilson, underage son of Joseph Wilson, deceased.^[1]

She was a widow (age 70) and head of household in the 1850 census for Hendricks County, Indiana.^[2]

Barbara was born in 1777. She passed away in 1850.

Sources

1. ↑ Clark Co KY Court Order Book 2, p 223, 27 Mar 1798. Nathaniel Scurmahorn & Barbara his wife are appointed guardians to David Wilson infant orphan of Joseph Wilson Dec'd who together with William Scott their Security entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of Three Hundred pounds Conditioned as the Law directs which bond is ordered to be Recorded.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJJ-JVL), Barbara Schemerhorn, Eel River, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing family 737, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Barbara Schemerhorn F 70 Pennsylvania

   Joseph Schemerhorn M 27 Kentucky

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Fred Goodell for creating Hornback-53 on 16 Sep 2013. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBK-4G1 : 7 September 2017), Barbary Scamahorn, Hendricks, Indiana, United States; citing p. 51, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Arch...