Display Patriot - P-154516 - Michael EMERICK/EMRICH/EMRICK

Michael EMERICK/EMRICH/EMRICK

SAR Patriot #: P-154516

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

DAR #: A036376

Birth: 10 Feb 1756 Bethel / Berks / PA
Death: 14 Oct 1820 German Twp / Montgomery / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Tulpehocken Twp, Berks County, 1779-1781, he paid a supply tax that aided the war effort
Private in Capt Sheplar's Company of the PA Militia 1777 - 1780

Additional References:

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Resource Guide 4.61, Roll #318
PA Archives 3rd Series, Vol 6, pg 293-294 - Accts of Lts Capt Folmer's Co
Martin, David and William H. Egle, Pennsylvania Archives Third Series, Volume XXIII, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897, pg 284, 414, 541
Supply Tax List, Berks Co, PA 1781

Spouse: Christina Kantner
Children: Henry; Abraham; John William; Susanna;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1963-03-22	OH	Unassigned	Kenneth Daniel Haines (89826)	Abraham
1998-03-25	OH	637	Paul Melvin Wilke (150107)	Henry
1998-03-25	OH	638	Charles Steven Wilke (150108)	Henry
1998-03-25	OH	639	John William Wilke (150109)	Henry
1998-05-22	OH	1235	Edwin Lee Wilke (150345)	Henry
2001-06-28	AR	9201	Vernon Bobby Williams (154443)	Abraham
2004-03-31	OH	19710	David Charles Wilke (162532)	Henry
2005-03-14	MO	21892	Gerald Wayne Johnson (164323)	Abraham
2007-03-29	OH	28166	Robert James Wilke Jr. (169022)	Henry
2008-05-07	OH	31634	Michael David Rieger (171631)	John
2014-12-04	AZ	61682	David Edward Dechant (193081)	Henry
2016-01-12	OH	67657	Paul Albert Wilke (197381)	Henry
2017-10-20	IL	75405	Darren Vincent Abadi (169419)	Henry
2020-07-24	OH	92584	Richard Lee Emrick (216281)	John

Burial:

Sunbury Cemetery_(C-0088895)

Location:

Sunbury / Montgomery / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2218811

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

31482462

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

vertical stone
Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR
There are two upright stones next to each other. The first is a small white marble stone with the initials M.E., which may or may not be the Patriot. The second stone is a larger upright stone that does not appear to be contemporary with the death of the Patriot (font, date style, and wording suggest late 19th or early 20th century)

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The cemetery is south of Germantown and behind the house at 9151 Eby Rd, Germantown, OH
It's unclear how the cemetery is accessed without crossing private property

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Michael B. Gunn

Born February 10, 1756 in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Michael Emerick was baptized on March 20, 1756 by Reverend Decker, Reformed Minister. Sponsors were John Jacob Emerich and his wife Anna Maria.

Michael served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Shepler's Company. Accounts of Lt. Captain Folmer's Company, Berks County, Pennsylvania, show him listed as Lieutenant, 8th Class. He Married Christina Kanter (1755-1838) on September 22, 1778 (daughter of Jacob Kanter of Tulpehocken Township) in Christ Lutheran Church in Stouchsburg, Pennsylvania. Children: Susanna b. 1781, Henry, Abraham, and John William b. 1799.

He was received into the Lutheran faith May 16, 1761. Reverend J. P. Hentz in his book History of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Germantown, Ohio wrote as follows: "Michael, the oldest (speaking of the four Emerick brothers), born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1756, came here in 1806, and purchased the land on which at present stands Conover's Mill, on which he lived until removed by death, which event took place October 14, 1820. He was a man of means and purchased at once land for those of his children who were grown up to years of maturity. Himself a strict and consistent member of the Lutheran Church, he brought up all his children in his own faith. Two of these, Mrs. John Stump and Mrs. John Stoever are still living - the others have gone to their final rest. He frequently held official positions in the congregation, and contributed largely to its support."

Reverend Hentz also gives a thumbnail sketch of the Emrick brothers in his book Twin Valley and its Settlement and Subsequent History: "Michael Emrick - died October 14, 1820. He and his wife Christina are buried in the Sunbury Cemetery, Sunbury, German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. At the time of writing this Emrick genealogy, the Sunbury Cemetery is in a deplorable condition. A number of years ago, pigs owned by the tenants of the adjoining old schoolhouse that was converted into a home, played havoc with the grounds, up-rooting many of the tombstones. Michael's marker was one of them."

Further References:

Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 6, page 320.

Official Roster III, Soldiers of the American Revolution who lived in the State of Ohio, published 1959, page 120.

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