Display Patriot - P-165375 - Peter GERHART/GEARHART

Peter GERHART/GEARHART

SAR Patriot #: P-165375

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State of Service: PA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A043909

Birth: 01 Sep 1744 Heidelberg Twp / Berks / PA
Death: 22 Jan 1813 Heidelberg Twp / Berks / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

Private under Captain Conrad Ecker, 7th Company of Foote, 3rd Battalion, Berks County, Militia, PA

Additional References:

Beaver, I. M, History of St John's Reformed Church, 1916, Reading, PA
Burial locations of Pennsylvania Rev War soldiers. Golden Book. PASSAR

Spouse: Salome Lauer
Children: Peter; Sebastian; John Adam

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1948-07-15	NM	Unassigned	Herbert B Gerhart (60648)	Peter
1964-01-31	PA	Unassigned	Charles Edmund Lerch (90775)
2014-09-11	PA	60020	Charles Harris Seibert (184656)	Peter

Burial:

Saint Johns Hains Cemetery_(C-0371792)

Location:

Wernersville / Berks / PA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

541200

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

18797395

Marker Type:

Patriot Contemporary, Legible

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Images provided with permission from Sheila (Horn) Strickler, Find-a-Grave member # 47649208

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Find-a-Grave reports the location to be "One mile north of US Route 422

Photo: 1 of 2

Photo: 2 of 2

Author: Charles H. Seibert
Peter Gerhart was born 1 September 1744 in Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He arrived in Philadelphia on 16 October 1768 on board the Ship Betsey, with his brother Daniel. Captain S. Haak from Rotterdam, Last from Cowes.

Peter Married Salome Lauer about 1770 in Heidelberg Township, Berks County.
It is said that she is the daughter of Hans Michael Lauer and Anna Barbara nee Frey and that she was born 24 December 1751 at Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, PA. They had 8 children, their names being, Mathias, Henry, Peter, Daniel, John, Martin, Catharina and Sebastian.

In 1770, right after Peter married Salome Lauer he purchased the land on both side of Spring Creek from Christian Lauer. The original owner of this land was Hans Michael Lauer, who had died in September of 1769. This property stayed in the Gerhart/Lauer Family until 1925, when John Gerhart sold it to Charles Fisher.

4 June 1777, Peter took the Oath of Allegiance in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Book D, Volume 1, Page 33.

1777 thru 1783, He was listed in the Berks County Militia, 4th Battalion; Colonel Nicholas Lotz, Lt. Colonel Joseph Hiester, Heidelberg 6th Company, Captain Conrad Eckert. Peter Gerhart, Page 311, listed under 2nd class.

Berks County, 1781 he is listed as paying the Federal Supply Tax in Heidelberg Township.

In 1783, Heidelberg Township, Berks County tax List, he owned 170 acres, 3 Horses, 4 cows and 5 sheep and paid a tax of 3.19.8 pounds.

On 9 August 1808, Peter writes and signs his last will. It is proved on 1 March 1813, all the children are named in his will.

Peter dies on 22 January 1813 and his Wife, Salome dies 26 May 1821, both are buried at St. John’s “Hain’s” Reformed Church Cemetery, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pa.

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Additional Information:

The original log church was built on land donated by George and Veronica Hain. The cemetery surrounding the church is the final resting place for 52 Revolutionary War veterans."