Philip Barnhart

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Husband Philip Barnhart ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Sep 1778 2
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           Died: 1860 - ? Butler Co, PA 3
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         Father: John William Barnhart (1746-1822/1823) 4 5
         Mother: Anna Schmidt (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Philip Barnhart, Jr. ⁶

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           Born: Abt 1814
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           Died: 7 Oct 1861 7
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         Spouse: Sarah Ann Kamerer (Abt 1800-1851) 6

         Spouse: Catherine Kamerer (      -      ) 6

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General Notes: Husband - Philip Barnhart

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Six families of Barnharts came to Butler County, Pennsylvania, in about 1796. They settled in what now constitutes Fairview Township, originally a part of Donegal. They did not bring their families on the first trip, but erected cabins on their several selections of land, and commenced the laborious task of clearing small spots of ground for cultivation.

He was the founder of Millerstown, Butler County, Pennsylvania [the place was later called Chicora].
When Philip Barnhart purchased the mill property and the surrounding land, he made quite a large payment in silver. His safe was a large tin pan, placed on top of the cupboard. After the money had been sorted out in piles on the dining table and carefully counted, the seller, Mr. Fletcher, dumped it into a grain bag, and after tying, threw it under a bench, where he allowed it to remain, although the doors were lockless. Soon after coming into possession of the property in 1836, Philip Barnhart laid out Millerstown, which took its name from the location of the grist mill. The lots were then sold at auction, Manassas Gillespie acting as auctioneer. Mr. Barnhart offered a lot free to the first one who would erect a house, and Daniel Barnhart secured the prize by erecting a house where the Westermann Brothers were later doing business.

In January, 1836, he purchased the primitive gristmill which was erected by Abraham Lasher in 1805, and also a tract of 150 acres, which included the land on which Millerstown was to be located. He soon tore down the ancient log mill and erected a more modern building. Soon after coming into possession of the prop-erty he laid out Millerstown, which took its name from the location of the mill, although the postoffice was known as Barnhart's Mills.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 309, 313.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 92.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 309.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 309, 612.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 963.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 987.

7 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 612.