John
Morehart
Born in Northampton, Pennsylvania
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary May (Alspach) Morehart
— married
1786 in Windsor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Elizabeth (Morehart) Thompson, Unknown Morehart, Catherine M (Moorehart) Dunkel, George Morehart, Andrew W. Morehart and David Morehart
Died
at about age 57
in Lithopolis, Bloom Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Private John Morehart served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
John Morehart is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A080117.
1758 Birth and Parentage
John was born in 1758[1] in Heidelberg Township, Northampton Co, PA the son of Jacob Freidrich Moorehart and Anna Elizabeth Grobb.[1]
1775-1783 American Revolutionary War Patriot
During the American Revolutionary War, John fought in several units of the American forces, including the Continental Line, the Rangers, Lewis Stacker's Co., John Jacob's Co., John Van Etten's Co at the Sugar Loaf Massacre, 11 Sep 1780, Henry Keits' Co and Phil Shawder's Co.[2] He was registered as a SAR Patriot in his service abt. 1778 as a Ranger with Captain John Van Etten. [3] SAR Patriot# P-252009 (SAR member 187080 is a descendant)[4]
1785-86 PA Life
After the war, John lived in Heidelberg Township of old Northampton Co, PA.[2]
1786 Marriage
John m. 1786 Windsor, Berks Co, PA Mary Alspach.[5]
1788-1800 PA Life
In 1988, John lived in Penn Township, Northampton Co, PA.[2] In 1790 Penn Twp, Northampton Co, PA John Morehart's household consisted of 1 male <16 yo (inferred Christian Morehart b. 02 Aug 1787), 1 male >16 yo (inferred John) and 4 females.[6] In the 1800 US Census, John and his family continued to live in Penn.[2]
1805 Migration to OH
In 1805, John moved his family to Fairfield Co, OH. They traveled in a covered wagon over the "Forbes Military Road," a trail which closely parallels the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Harrisburg to and around Pittsburgh. He then continued down the Ohio River to a place near the present city of Wheeling and west over Zane's Trace to Lancaster.[2]
War of 1812 Soldier
Btw. 13 Oct 1813/27 Oct 1813 in the War of 1812, Corp. John Morehart (County Unknown) served in the Ohio Militia in Ensign Peter Huber's Company.[7]
1815 Death
John died 08 Jan 1815 Lithopolis, Bloom Twp, Fairfield Co, OH[4] bur. Glick Cemetery Lithopolis, Fairfield Co, OH.[1][8] His grave has both NSDAR and NSSAR grave markers.[1] At the time of John's death he owned 320 acres of land near Greencastle along "Coon Path."[2]
Children
John and Mary raised four girls and six boys. On son, Andrew, moved to Hancock Co, OH and fathered five sons. All five sons and their father would enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. Three sons would die in battle and another was wounded twice. Andrew would suffer "effects of the war" and die in 1862.[9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Morehart (1758-1815) on Find A Grave: Memorial #13816107 retrieved 27 April 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave Will Be Rededicated." Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, OH. 16 Jul 1986.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 Jan 2022), "Record of John Morehart", Ancestor # A080117.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 #75513 #78478 #82450
- ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004 : accessed December 15, 2019 at [1]
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch at 1790 US Federal Census
- ↑ Roster of Ohio Soldiers in War of 1812, Clearfield Company, 1989, Roll of Ensign Peter Huber's Company, pg 90 referencing pg 93 : accessed December 15, 2019 at [2]
- ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999 : accessed December 15, 2019 at [3]
- ↑ Barnes, Dwight. "Independence Remembrances: Revolutionary War soldiers buried here." Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, OH. 30 Jun 1993.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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