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Xarifa Brees⁽²⁰⁾ was born in 1888. She died before 1911. Parents: Joseph BREES and Sarah WILCUT.

Sarah Bright⁽²³⁾

She was married to Samuel Brittain.

Johannes Brill⁽⁹⁸⁾ died in 1448 in Eichstadt, Germany. He was born in Eichstadt, Germany.⁽⁹⁹⁾⁽¹⁰⁰⁾ He died.

He was married. Children were: Abraham Brillhard.

John BRILLHARD (BRILLHART)⁽¹⁰¹⁾ died before 14 JUN 1787. He was born abt1728. Parents: Peter Brillhard .

Abraham Brillhard⁽¹⁰²⁾ died in Germany (?). He was born in Eichstadt, Germany. From Al Myers' database:

"The Brillharts of America" (by J.A.Brillhart, pp. 16-17) reports that "in the year 1479 one of the youngest sons of Abraham Brillhard was the father of a large family and from one of his boys...Isaac Brillhard was born...." Also reported is that the presumed ancestor, Johannes Brill, in 1448 was "a citizen of Eichstadt, Germnany, ...a young man with a wife and four small children, and was listed among the Reformers of his day striving for the liberty and freedom of conscience and the Word of God. The persecution was so terrible that when any one was discovered by the magistrate to be a dissenter they were at once called into question and
imprisoned and punished frequently, to compel them to yield to the request of Rome. This man Brill along with a few others was disclosed and arrests were made. They were tried, tested, and severely punished for their faith and freedom of conscience. Some were drowned by frequent dipping in water, still asking them to renoucned their faith. Others were tied and burned at the stake. Others were whipped and dismembered until death came and freed them from this cumbrous clay. Their property was seized.... Thus Johannes was killed. The terror-striken and heart-broken widow with her four little children fled northwest with others to a place not known to use, where either her relatives lived or where others of her faith were. Later, after some time elapsed, in lonely care for her children, she met with a
man whose name was Hard and through their brief acquaintance they soon became united in marriage and to this union there were children born. They were both of the same belief, and lived a life devoted to each other and to their faith. According to the law or custom governing such marriages the widow and children retained their first name along with the last or second name, and they were now known by the name Brill Hard. When the second family came they were also known as Brill Hard children, using both words and the capitals, B and H. Later as the children became older the names were combined and as the boys entered into business life the name was spelled as one word, Brillhard." There is also some evidence that either the Brill or the Hard family had Jewish blood. It is not known which husband
of the mother is the father of Abraham.
Parents: Johannes Brill.

He was married. Children were: Son of Abraham Brillhard.

Christian B. Brillhard was born in FEB 1762 in York Co., PA. He died in JAN 1811 in York Co., PA. He was buried in JAN 1811 in Jefferson, North Cordorus Twp., York Co., PA (Stauffer's Cemetery). Lois Kleinhenn Lanier of Laurel, MD (1996) also gives an Elizabeth (m. _____ Baker?) as a child of Christian and Anna. The list of children is from his will.
Apparently Christian broke with his anabaptist background on the issue of military service, as he served in Capt. Michael Leighner's Fourth Co., Fifth Battalion, in the
York County Militia (PA Arhives, 6th Ser., Vol. 2, p. 534; cf. DAR Patriot Index [1966], p. 86).
The above is taken from Al Myers' database. 3/2000 LAW From Al Myers genealogy:
Lois Kleinhenn Lanier of Laurel, MD (1996) also gives an Elizabeth (m. _____ Baker?) as a child of Christian and Anna. The list of children is from his will.
Apparently Christian broke with his anabaptist background on the issue of military service, as he served in Capt. Michael Leighner's Fourth Co., Fifth Battalion, in
the York County Militia (PA Arhives, 6th Ser., Vol. 2, p. 534; cf. DAR Patriot Index [1966], p. 86). Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

He was married to Anna Weber (Wever) in 1781/82. Children were: Nancy Brillhart, Christiana Brillhart, John Brillhart, Barbara (Barbary) Brillhart, Jacob Brillhart, Anna Brillhart, Elizabeth Brillhart, Peter Brillhart, Samuel Brillhart, Christian Brillhart.

Daughter 1 Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born. She died. Parents: Isaac Brillhard and Wycliff.

Daughter 2 Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born. She died. Parents: Isaac Brillhard and Wycliff.

Daughter 3 Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born. She died. Parents: Isaac Brillhard and Wycliff.

David Brillhard was born in 1546 in Holland. He died. From Al Myers' database:

One of their sons "at the age of about 35 years joined a colony and embarked to America. He landed at Jamestown, according to records from Amsterdam."
- per "The Brillharts of America," J. A. Brillhart, p. 17. Parents: Isaac Brillhard and Wycliff .

He was married to Rachael in 1571. Children were: Son of David Brillhard.

Isaac Brillhard⁽³²⁾⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in 1508 in Eichstadt, Germany. He died in Holland (?). From Al Myers' database:

The Brillharts fled religious persecution by emigrating to Holland (as did many others in this era). "As they traveled with their packs of belongings on their backs, they saw human bones, charred bodies, and bodies in pits that had either been killed and thrown in, or had starved to death.... To this union were born three girls and one boy, David...one of the boys that had committed a part of the Scriptures to memory on account of the effort made to destroy and burn all religious books and the Bible. Their places of worship had to be secluded and many times they met in the mountains and hill forests to worship and to teach their children the
Word of God" [prior to their flight to Holland]. - "The Brillharts of America," by J. A. Brillhart, p. 17.

There is an Eichstatt (Eichstad ?) about 90 kilometers NNW of Munich, and about 60 km SSE of Nurnberg -- is this the Brillhart home area? Parents: Son of Abraham Brillhard.

He was married to Wycliff in 1531. Children were: Daughter 1 Brillhard, Daughter 2 Brillhard, Daughter 3 Brillhard, David Brillhard.

John Brillhard was born in 1701 in Holland.⁽³²⁾⁽¹⁰³⁾⁽¹⁰⁴⁾ He died in PA. Following note is from Albert Myers genealogy database:

Wife is Marie (Rareigh?). They emigrated to York County's Seven Valleys area, and were founding members of what became the Codorus Church of the Brethren near Loganville, PA. {ID139 may be the Peter Brillhart who arrived with two sons each under age sixteen on 16 Sept 1736 at Philadelphia, the sons being Peter and John and the father's age being given as 39 - see "A Light in the Valley: A History of the Codorus Church of the Brethren," by William L. Gould, York, PA: The Maple Press, 1976, p. 117.} A brief history of York County is on the World Wide Web at http://www.york-county.org/about/history.htm Parents: Samuel Brillhard.

He was married to Marie (Mary) Rariegh in 1721 in Holland.⁽¹⁰⁵⁾ Children were: John Brillhart, Samuel Brillhard, Peter Brillhard.

John Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born in Holland. He died. Parents: Son of David Brillhard.

He was married. Children were: John's Son Brillhard.

John's Son Brillhard died in Holland.⁽³²⁾ ⁽¹⁰²⁾ Parents: John Brillhard.

He was married. Children were: Samuel Brillhard.

Peter Brillhard⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in 1726 in Holland. He died about 25 MAY 1782 in York Co., PA. From Al Myers' database:

Peter was a blacksmith, cooper and "a hewer of timber" residing on the SE side of the old Indian trail in present-day Shrewsbury Twp., York Co., PA {-per J.A.Brillhart, "The Brillharts of America."} He was a founding member and lay minister of the Codorus Church of the Brethren in 1758. His will is dated 21 May 1782 and proved 16 Oct 1782. He and wife Mary settled in the valley near the present Codorus Church. "PA Land Records (Shrewsbury and Springfield Twps., York Co., PA)," by Neal O. Hively (York Co. Hist. Soc., 1992) p. 66: survey 278 on 17 May 1755 to Peter Brillhart is of 200 acres warranted to him 16 Jan 1747; another survey 12 Jan 1761 shows 334 acres for him - the land is astride the North Codorus and Codorus Twps. line WSW of York; the patent for this land was issued 16 Sept 1773 (331-1/2 acres).
The ancestry shown in this database for Peter is from "The Brillharts of America," by J. A. Brillhart. The list of his children in "The Brillharts of America" (p. 18) gives different birth-years than those in this database, indicating that there were TWO contemporary Peters who may be confused in this database! Our Peter may be the Peter Brillhart who arrived with father Peter and brother John in September, 1736 at Philadelphia on the "Princess Augusta" per "A Light in the Valley: A History of the Codorus Church of the Brethren," by William L. Gould, York, PA: The Maple Press, 1976, p. 117. In any case, the confused Peters would have the same ancestry beginning with their grandfather. The Rev. Hugo W. Schroeder, Jr., 621 Kenwood Ave., Delmar, NY 12054 [Hugoschro@aol.com] shared via email 2 Oct 1998: Peter Brilhart immigrated through the port of Philadelphia, arriving from Rotterdam in the ship Princess Augusta, Samuel Marchant, Master, on 16 September, 1736, which landed with 330 emigrants on board (120 of whom were males who signed their names). The ship had last stopped in Europe at Cowes, England. On the three ship's lists, Peter signed his mark [5a] twice beside the name Peter Brinhartt, and on the third list to Peter Brilhartt. The first of these lists notes the age of the men who signed; Peter's age is given as 39, indicating a birth in 696/97.
In 1738 Peter and Ottilia were sponsors in the Baptism of Christina Bunckley at First Reformed Church in Lancaster, [5b] indicating that their first home may have been in that county. If so, they soon moved across the river into York, for on January 16, 1747, Peter received a warrant for 200 acres of land, which was patented as 331.5 acres on Sept. 16, 1773 [5c], and on March 1, 1750, he became indebted to purchase another 100 acres [5d].
From the form of the date given in his will ("twenty-first Day of the Fifth Month"), the form usually used by Quakers, we surmise that he had Quaker or Mennonite connections [5e].
The Burd Papers relating to the French and Indian War reveal the fact that he rented his wagon and team to the government and participated as a driver in the Braddock Expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1755, England's first, failed, strike against the French on the Ohio.
Winthrop Sargent [6] informs us that it had originally been planned for Virginia and Maryland to supply teams, horses and drivers to transport supplies for the expedition since the line of march was from Alexandria, Virginia, to Winchester, thence to Cumberland, Maryland, and on to the Ohio. Braddock, however, discovered that of 2500 horses and 250 wagons needed, only 200 horses and 20 wagons had been procured, with no reliable plans to increase that number. In a towering rage, he vented his anger against Pennsylvania, which (because of the proprietors' squabbling with the legislature over tax matters) was less and cooperative. Pennsylvania's Governor Shirley consequently insisted that Benjamin Franklin, as a leader possessing a cool temper, accompany him to a war council at Annapolis. Franklin sought to allay Braddock's anger by informing him that #5000 had been appropriated by Pennsylvania for the campaign. Sargent [7] tells the story.
[Franklin] added that it was a pity the expedition had not landed in Pennsylvania, where every farmer had his wagon. Catching at the hope held out in this conversation, Braddock at once asked him if he thought it possible still to procure horses and teams for the expedition in Pennsylvania; and if so, would he, at the General's cost, undertake to obtain a supply? To each part of this proposition Franklin cheerfully assented, and at once set about carrying the idea into execution in a manner not unworthy of his asute and usual worldly wisdom. He caused a handbill to be printed and widely distributed through an extensive part of Pennsylvania, then comprehended in but three counties; in which, after an advertisement stating the terms upon which his natural son William Franklin or himself were desirous of hiring for the General fifteen hundred saddle or pack horses and one hundred and fifty wagons, each with a team of four horses, was published this letter:-
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTIES OF LANCASTER, YORK AND CUMBERLAND
Friends and countrymen:
Being occasionally at the camp at Frederic a few days since, I found the General and Officers of the Army extreamly exasperated, on Account of their not being supply'd with Horses and Carriages, which had been expected from this Province as most able to furnish them; but thro' the Dissentions between our Governor and Assembly, Money had not been provided nor any Steps taken for that Purpose. It was proposed to send an armed Force immediately into these Counties, to sieze as many of the best Carriages and Horses as should be wanted, and compel as many Persons into the Service as should be necessary to drive and take care of them. I apprehended that the Progress of a Body of Soldiers thro' these Counties on such an Occasion, especially considering the Temper they are in, and their Resentment against us, would be attended with many and great Inconveniences to the Inhabitants;and therefore more willingly undertook the Trouble of trying first what might be done by fair and equitable Means. The People of these back Counties have lately complained to the Assembly that a sufficient Currency was wanting; you have now an Opportunity of receiving and dividing among you a very considerable Sum; for if the Service of this Expedition should continue (as it's more than probable it will), for 120 Days, the Hire of these Wagons and Horses will amount to upward of Thirty Thousand Pounds, which will be paid you in Silver and Gold of the King's Money. The service will be light and easy,for the Army will scarce march above 12 Miles per Day, and the Wagons and Baggage Horses, as they carry those things that are absolutely necessary to the Welfare of the Army, must march with the Army and no faster, for the Army's sake, and always plac'd where they can be most secure on March or in Camp. If you really are, as I believe you are, good and loyal Subjects of His Majesty, you may now do a most acceptable Service, and make it easy to yourselves, for three or four such as cannot separately spare from the Busines of their Plantations a Wagon and four Horses and a Driver, may do it together, one furnishing the Wagon, another two Horses, and another the Driver, and divide the Pay proportionably between you. But if you do not do this Service to your King and Country voluntarily, when such good Pay and reasonable Terms are offered you, your Loyalty will be strongly suspected. The King's Business must be done; so many brave Troops, come so far for your Defence, must not stand idle thro' your Backwardness to do what may reasonably be expected from you; Wagons and Horses must be had; violent Measures will probably be used; and you will be to seek for a Re compense where you can find it, and you Case perhaps be little pitied
or regarded. I have no particular Interest in this Affair; as (except the Satisfaction of endeavoring to do Good and prevent Mischief), I shall have only my Labour for my Pains. If this Method of obtaining the Wagons and Horses is not like to succeed, I am oblig'd to send Word to the General in fourteen Days, and I suppose Sir John St. Clair, the Hussar, with a Body of Soldiers, will immediately enter the Province, of which I shall be sorry to hear, because I am very sincerely and truly,
Your Friend and Well-wisher, B. Franklin
Thus it was probably not so much from fear or hatred of the French and Indians that Peter Brilhart participated in the expedition as from fear that St. Clair, known to be a violent, impetuous man, would dragoon the needed personnel and equipment if necessary. The date on which he responded is not noted in the account book [8], but the entry is clear:
PETER BILHEART, DR.
To cash paid by Mr. F[ranklin?].......5 5 0
Balance.........................................68 5 0
CR[edit] --------
By waggon and team....................39 0 0
To hire of ditto..............................31 10 0
By expenses (York).........................3 0 0
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73 10 0
That spring of 1755 doubtless saw Brilhart ferrying provisions from Delaware (which proved more cooperative to the expedition than Pennsylvania) to Will's Creek (Cumberland, Maryland), the staging area for the expedition. The army arrived there about 10 May. When the march to the Ohio began (30 May), it included two regiments of British regulars and 1400 Colonials from Virginia and Maryland, numbering all told about 2150 souls. Progress was painfully slow, 5 miles being a good day's march; the road had to be cut through the forests, streams bridged and swamps codouroyed. The column, nearly four miles long, snaked through the wilderness along a winding route laid out many years before by Nemacolin, the Delaware Indian scout, for the Ohio company; better routes could have been selected. A salt meat diet occasioned much sickness, killing a few, and nearly killing George Washington. Sargent describes the passage [9].
The army had been ten days in reaching the Little Meadows, but twenty-four miles from Cumberland, passing, with a line sometimes four miles long, through numerous spots too well adapted for an ambush or a surprise not to arrest a soldier's eye. Such were those dark forests of enormous white pines that shadow the region beyond the Great Savage Mountain. The loneliness and perfect monotony of such a scene are not readily described; it more resembles the utter stillness of the desert than anything beside. No bird chirps among the foliage, or finds its food in these inhospitable boughs; no wild creature had its lair beneath its leafy gloom. Like the dark nave of some endless, dream-born cathedral, the tall columns rise before, b behind and on every side, in uncounted and bewildering multiplicity, and are lost in the thick mantle that shuts out the light of heaven. The senses weary of the confusing prospect, and imagination paints a thouand horrid forms to people its recesses. At every step the traveller half looks to find a bloody corse, or the blanched skeleton of some long murdered man, lying across his pathway through these woods so aptly named the Shades of Death.
On the 18th of June the army reached the Little Meadows; on the 24th it passed Great Crossing on the Youghiogheny River. Occasionally soldiers were shot and scalped along the way, and Indians were known to be spying on every side. But advance scouts reported DuQuesne to be lightly defended. On the night of July 4 the army halted at Thicketty Run, where it remained until the 6th making final dispositions, marching on the 7th to the Monongahela. Fording the river, soldiers soon found themselves in a narrow defile, and here the enemy met them. A withering fire was poured into the advancing column from both sides. British regulars sought to maintain a line, fighting as they were accustomed to on European battlefields; colonial troops, seeking the cover of trees and rocks, were attacked by British officers who forced them to stand up and form ranks. All the while, French and Indian balls were striking them, their numbers ever dwindling. Braddock at first refused to reteat, but at last, abandoning all hope of victory, ordered the drums to sound retreat. The retreat turned into a rout. "Despite all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, the men ran as sheep persued by dogs," said Washington; "it was impossible to rally them." [10] The Indians and French followed, continuing their fire, tomahawking and scalping those who fell behind. Braddock himself was shot, the ball passing through his lungs; fleeing troops could
not be persuaded to stop and assist their general even for a purse of gold. Eventually, he was buried in the road by the remnants of his command.
Through all this the baggage train, with wagons and horses (including Brillhart, we presume) were stationed in the rear, safe from harm, as Franklin had promised. They escaped to a man [11]. As soon as the result of the battle became known, the drivers cut their teams loose, chose the best horse for themselves, and fled homeward with the troops. The wagons, provisions, baggage and stores were all left for the enemy, including the paymaster's chest with #25,000 in specie, and the General's cabinet with his instructions and private papers. These last, which were soon revealed to every court in Europe, gravely embarrassed the British cause.
What was left of the army [12] streamed into Carlisle a few days later, carrying word of the defeat to the Province and world. It was a stunning reverse, leaving the frontier completely exposed to the savage warfare which soon erupted.
Settlements heretofore considered safe became, in just a few month's time, the scene of bloody massacres. Three long years of intense suffering and stark terror would be endured before a second expedition, led by General John Forbes, succeded where Braddock had failed, and the French were driven from Pennsylvania forever.
Peter paid York County taxes in Codorus Township 1762, and State tax rolls in the Pennsylvania Archives show that in 1779 Brillart lived in Codorus township on 200 acres of land, possessing 5 horses and 2 cattle. He was taxed #80 that year.
In 1780 he paid tax on 160 acres, 2 horses and 5 cattle. Perhaps an old railroad station west of York Boro, named Brillhart station, preserves the general area of the family's location [13].
Judging from the date of his will's probate [14], Peter Brilhart died in mid-October, 1782. His burial place is unknown. The will indicates that he lived in Codorus Twp. It mentions children Peter ("my eldest son," to whom he left "my big Bible and arm Chair"), Joseph (to whom he left "the Western Division of my Patent Land whereon I now live" and 2 other tracts), Christian (to whom he left "all the Residue of my Patent and other Lands), John (for whom he appoints "my beloved friend Henry Shank" to have care and guardianship), Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Pixler), Mary (wife of Joseph Graybill), Eve (wife of Samuel Flickinger), Jacob, Anna and Barbara. His division of the children into two older and eight younger may impy two marriages. Son Peter and son-in-law Joseph Graybill were appointed executors.
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Notes:
1. Probated in York County 18 October, 1782. It was written 21 May 1782.
2. Series III, Vol 21, pp77, 93, 250, 272, 708.
3. "THE BURD PAPERS. The Settlement of the Waggoners' Accounts Relating to General Braddock's Expedition Towards Fort DuQuesne" by Edward Shippen, et. al. Commissioners, Edited Lewis Burd Walker, 1899. n.p. (only 70 copies were published, one of which is located in the library of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.)
4. Obtained from the York County Historical Society.
4a. Strassburger & Hinke, PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS, I, pp163ff (Lists #42 A, 42 B and 42 C).
5a. Apparently he was illiterate at the time.
5b. Keith A. Dull, Early German Settlers of York County Pennsylvania (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Pub., 1997), p8.
5c. Obit, p8
5d. Obit, p8. The patent was received on March 22, 1775.
5e. Notice also that Jacob Seebach, Sr., one of the subscribing witnesses, "scrupled the taking of an Oath," reinforcing this possibility. Al Meyers, however (AEM@Lutherans.net or AEM@earthlings.net) indicates that he belonged to the Dunkard (Brethren) Church.
6. THE HISTORY OF AN EXPEDITION AGAINST FORT DUQUESNE IN 1755...edited from the original manuscripts; Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1855.
7. Ibid., pp 162-166.
8. THE BURD PAPERS, p51.
9. Sargent, p 201.
10. Ibid., p232.
11. Of the wagoners who set forth only two failed to return. One had died of sickness and the other was scalped on the approach to Fort DuQuesne (now Pittsburgh).
12. Final tallies show that 456 were killed, 421 wounded and 583 returned unharmed [Sargent, p238].
13. Other references in Vol 21 of the PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES which should be checked are: Jacob--p82 & 254 (Codorus Twp); p708 (Shrewsbury Twp); John--p98 & p255 (Codorus Twp); p708 (Shrewsbury Twp); Joseph--p83 (Mt. Pleasant Twp), p543 & p702 (Codorus Twp); Samuel--p708 (Shrewsbury Twp.)
14. It was written 25 May 1782 and probated in York County 16 October 1782.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT:
I Peter Brilhart of Codorus Township in the County of York in Pennsylvania being Weak in Body but through the Mercy of God favored with Sound Mind and Memory Do make this my last Will and Testament in Maner following that is to say, IT IS MY WILL and I do hereby order that all my Just Debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as possible after my Decease by my Executors ITEM. I give and Bequeath unto my Eldest son Peter Brilhart my Big Bible and arm Chair, ITEM. I give and Bequeath unto my son Joseph Brilhardt the Western Division of my Patent Land whereon I now Live as the same is now laid off to wit Beginning at a Post on the North seventy Degrees East line one hundred and Twenty nine Perches from the White Oak Corner running thence by a marked line Dividing the whole tract South Twenty six Degrees and an half East to the outside Line of the same Containing about one hundred and Twenty Seven Acres and Allowance according to the Liens expressed in said Patent To Hold to him my said son Joseph his Heirs and Assigns forever. Also a part of Tract of Land adjoining the same on the North side to begin at the Post aforesaid running thence by a marked Line North Seventy Eight Degrees East through the same containing about Twenty three acres and an half & allowance and also about fifteen acres and Allowances. Part of the Patent Land aforesaid laid off for him at the South end thereof on the lower run Beginning at the North Twenty five Degrees East Line forty two Perches from the White Oak Corner running thence through the same by a marked Line South Sixty three Degrees East to the outside Line To have and to hold the said three Pieces or Tracts of Land to him my said son Joseph his heirs and assigns he paying thereout and therefore the Sum of two Hundred and Forty Pounds in Gold and Silver Coin as the Same now passeth Current in Pennsylvania in Maner hereinafter Mentioned and Directed. I also give and Bequeathe unto him my said son one half of all the fruit that may grow in my Orchard in the Ten Years next after my Decease with full and free Liberty for him his Heirs and Assigns to gather in the right seasons and bear it away also full and free Liberty for him or them to pass through the residue of my Land where it may be most Convenient with a Wagon or other Carriage and hawl out the Timber of the aforesaid Lot of Land Containing fifteen Acres. ITEM. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Christian Brilhart all the Residue of my Patent and other Lands Containing about one hundred and Eighty acres and Allowances as the same is Laid off by the Lines aforesaid To hold to him my said Son Christian his Heirs and Assigns he paying thereout and therefor the Sum of Two Hundred and Forty Pounds in Gould and Silver Coin as aforesaid to be paid in Manner hereinafter Mentioned and Directed Subject also to the Liberties and Privilidges before mentioned and reserved for my said son Joseph his Heirs and Assigns and it is my Will and Mind that my said Sons shall ocupy the stream of Water that Passeth through the Meadow one one Week and the other another in Course for Watering it, Viz. ITEM. I give and Bequeath unto my Eight Children herein after named to Wit Peter Brilhart, John Brilhart, Elizabeth the wife of Samuel Pixler, Mary the wife of Joseph Graybill, Eve the Wife of Samuel Flickinger, Jacob Brilhart, Anna Brilhart and Barbara Brilhart, Each and every one of them the sum of Sixty Pounds in Gold and Silver Coin as aforesaid to be paid to them by my two sons Joseph and Christian equally in the following Manner that is to say, Forty Pounds part thereof to my Eldest Son Peter Then Forty Pounds one Year after that Time to my son John Then Forty Pounds Yearly to each of my said Children in Succession according to their age untill each and every of them have received that Sum. then I order that they pay my said Sons Peter and John each the remaining Sum of Twenty Pounds then two of them Yearly in succession of age as aforesaid the like Sum of Twenty Pounds Each untill each and every of them have received the Sum of Sixty Pounds aforesaid AND IT IS MY MIND AND WILL that all the residue of my Estate Real and Personal be disposed off in the following manner that is to say one third part thereof to be
Equally Divided amongst all my Ten Children before named Share and Share alike and it is my Will that in Case I should die within Three Years from this Date then my said Sons Shall be allowed three Years from this Time before the said Yearly Payments for the Lands aforesaid shall Commence, AND LASTLY I NOMINATE and appoint my son Peter Brilhart and soninlaw Joseph Graybill to be Executors of this my last Will and Testment and my beloved friend Henry Shank to have the Care and Guardianship of my said Son John hereby Revoking and making utterly Void all former Will or Wills by me heretofore made IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty first Day of the fifth Month in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty two.
his Peter X Brilhart mark
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Peter Brilhart as and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who at his request have subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto.
Jacob Seebach
Jacob Seebach, Jr.
Wm. Hersey
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YORK COUNTY Ss.
Before me Jacob Barnitz Deputy Register for the Probate of Wills and Granting Letters of Administration in and for the County of York in the CommonWealth of Pennsylvania Personally Came Jacob Seebach Senr and Jacob Seebach Junr. two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Instrument of writing And the said Jacob Seebach Junr on his Solemn Affirmation (he Conscientiously Scrupling the taking of an Oath) do respectively Say that they were Personally Present and saw and heard the above and aforenamed Peter Brilhart make his mark unto and Seal and Publish the foregoing Instrument of Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the Time of the Doing thereof he the said Peter Brilhart was of Sound and Disposing Mind Memory and Understanding to the best of their Knowledge and Belief, And that they subscribed their names thereto as Witnesses in the Presence of the said Testator and at his request and also in the presence of each other And farther that they respectively Saw William Hersey the other Witness Subscribe his name at the same Time.
Sworn and Affirmed before [Signed]
me at York the 16th Day of Jacob Seebach Senr
October 1782 Jacob Seebach Junr
J Barnitz D Reg
A true Copy Compared with the Original.
Arch McClean Register
[end of email from Hugo - information including identity of this Peter Brillhart is NOT verified by AEM, owner of this database]

From Sue Renkert (suerenkert@gci.net) via email 8 Sept 2001:

The following information comes from the book "EARLY GERMAN SETTLERS OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA," by Keith A. Dull, Family Line Publishers, 1997: "CODORUS TWP. pg. 8:

BRILLHARDT, Peter was taxed in 1762. He received a warrant for 200 acres on 16 Jan 1747 that was patented as 331.5 acres on 16 Sep 1773. He also received a warrant for 100 acres on 22 Mar 1775 (interest began on 1 Mar 1750). His will was written on 25 May 1782 and probated on 16 Oct 1782. He married Ottilia. They were sponsors to the bapt. of Christina Bunckely at the First Ref. Cong. in Lancaster in 1738. They had following children:

Peter b. ca 1737 He received a warrant for 300 acres in Springfield Twp. on 14 Jan 1767 that was surveyed as 261.3 acres called HIGH LAND on 9 Aug 1767, and was patented on 11 Aug 1787. He received a warrant for 50 acres in Springfield Twp. on 6
Aug 1753 and 150 acres on 1 Jun 1767 that was surveyed as 262 acres called RED SPRING on 22 Oct 1767 (patented to Peter Brillhart, Jr., on 11 Aug 1787) He received a warrant for 60 acres in Shrewsbury twp. on 23 Mar 1775. He married Mary, daughter
of John MYER of York, before 1757. His will was written in Shrewsbury twp. 25 Dec 1801, probated 23 Apr 1804.

Elisabeth b. ca 1741 married Samuel, son of John BIXLER of Manheim Twp. He was taxed in Heidelberg Twp. in 1779.

Maria b. ca 1743, married. Joseph GRABELL.

Eve b. ca 1745, married Samuel FLICKINGER, son of Andrew Flickinger of Manheim Twp. His will was written in Heidelberg Twp. 9 Sep 1816, probated 9 Dec 1816. He was taxed in Manheim Twp. 1779.

John b. ca 1747 He was taxed in Heidelbert Twp in 1779.

Anna b. ca 1749

Barbara b. ca 1751 married. Benjamin YOUNT.

Jacob b. ca 1751 He was taxed as a single man in Codorus twp. in 1779. He received a warrant for 15 acres in Springield Twp. 21 Apr 1772 that was surveyed as 20.6 accres on 23 Mar 1792. His will was written in Shrewsbury Twp on 7 Feb 1811 and probated 16 May 1811. He married. Margaret.

Christian b. ca 1756."

Please remember that this book is only a compilation of records and is not necessarily 100% accurate. Where possible, original documents such as deeds and tax records should be consulted. If anyone has looked up information from any of these original sources, please do post that information to the List, along with where these records may be found.

[SOURCE] "The Brillharts of America," p. 18 Parents: John Brillhard and Marie (Mary) Rariegh.

He was married to Mary Meyer in 1745.⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ Children were: John Brillhart, Nancy Brillhart, Eva Brillhart, Annie Brillhart, Barbara Brillhart, Maria Brillhart, Peter Brillhart, Elizabeth Brillhart, Joseph Brillhart, Christian B. Brillhard, Jacob Brillhart.

Peter Brillhard was born about 1700. Parents: Samuel Brillhard .

Children were: John BRILLHARD (BRILLHART).

Samuel Brillhard was born in 1678 in Holland. He died. Al Myers' database contains the following note on Samuel Brillhart:

Samuel married in 1700 "and raised a family of four boys and they seemed to be natural mechanics. They had a grist mill and blacksmith shop. They were cabinet makers, gunsmiths, and were useful men in the vicinity, always ready to lay their hands to any kind of work. These industrious boys each raised families of their own." - "The Brillharts of America," by J. A. Brillhart, pp. 17-18. Parents: John's Son Brillhard.

He was married in 1700. Children were: Son 1 Brillhard, Son 2 Brillhard, Peter Brillhard , John Brillhard.

Samuel Brillhard⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in 1724. He (or she) died. From Al Myers' database:

Descendants of Samuel are also presented (not verified) by Robert K. Nelson in his Family Tree Maker on-line database at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/l/Robert-K-Nelson/ODT2-0014.html Samuel requested permisison to emigrate from Zweibrucken, Switzerland 29 April
1737 (per Hugo Schroeder - see under brother, Peter Brillhart). Parents: John Brillhard and Marie (Mary) Rariegh.

Son 1 Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born. He died. Parents: Samuel Brillhard.

Son 2 Brillhard⁽³²⁾ Parents: Samuel Brillhard.

Son of Abraham Brillhard⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in Germany (?). He died in Germany (?). From Al Myers' database:
"The Brillhart Family History," J.A.Brillhart, pp.16-17: "Johannes Brill (1448), a citizen of Eichstadt, Germany, was a young man with a wife and four small children, and was listed among the Reformers of his day striving for liberty and freedom of conscience and the Word of God." He and his family suffered much persecution and he was martyred for his faith. "The terror-striken and heart-broken widow with her four children fled northwest with others to a place not known to us, where either her relatives lived or where others of her faith were. Later, after some time elapsed,...she met with a man whose name was Hard and through their brief acquaintance they soon became united in marriage and to this union there were children born." ..."Either by law or custom governing such marriages the widow and children retained their first name along with the last or second name, and they were now known by the name of Brill Hard." "When the second family came they were also known as Brill Hard Children, using both words and the capitals, B and H. Later as the children became older the names were combined and as the boys entered into business life the name was spelled as one word, Brillhard. ..."In the year fourteen hundred and seventy-nine one of the youngest sons of Abraham Brillhard was the father of a large family and from one of his boys, the name not now known, in the year of fifteen hundred and eight, Isaac Brillhard was born, and at
this time there were many people moving into Holland to escape the severity of the persecution.... The Brillhards later also fled for refuge from Germany into Holland
believing the rulers there to be more generous." Parents: Abraham Brillhard.

He was married. Children were: Isaac Brillhard.

Son of David Brillhard⁽³²⁾ was born. He died. Parents: David Brillhard and Rachael.

He was married. Children were: John Brillhard .

Anna Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born before 1797.⁽⁹⁹⁾ She died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

Annie Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Barbara Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Barbara (Barbary) Brillhart⁽¹⁰⁷⁾ was born on 14 AUG 1787 in York Co., PA.⁽¹⁰²⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁸⁾ She resided York Co., PA in 1846.⁽³²⁾ She resided Ohio in 1850.⁽¹⁰⁹⁾ She resided in 1870 in Woodland Twp., Fulton Co., IL.⁽¹¹⁰⁾ She was buried in MAR 1873 in Fulton Co., IL.⁽³²⁾ She died on 14 MAR 1873 in Fulton Co., IL.⁽³²⁾⁽¹¹¹⁾ She resided bet 1845-1846 in Heidelberg Twp., York Co., PA.⁽³²⁾ Barbara Brillhart Horner remained in York Co. for a short time after the death of her husband. Some time after she moved to Ohio where she certainly lived with one of more of her children. After that she moved to Fulton Co., IL, where she died 14 March 1873.

In the 1870 census of Fulton Co., IL, she was living with her daughter (?) She is listed as Barbary.

York Co. PA > Ohio > Fulton Co., Illinois

A response to an email to a post on PAYORK-L on the Web:
Hal:

I think this may be good news for you! Your Barbara Brillhart is, indeed,
the daughter of Christian B. Brillhart, who is my 4th-great grandfather.
C.B. Brillhart was the son of Peter (1726 - 1782) and Mary Myer (Abt 1726 -
??). Brillhart. Mary Myer was the daughter of John (Hans) Myer (Abt
1685-Abt 1757).

Of interest: Cups donated by John Myer and Peter Brillhart to the Codorus
Church of the Brethren are housed in the museum of the York County
Historical Society. I have attached a picture of them from a recent book on
Pewter in PA German Churches.

I also have pictures of the graves of Christian B. and Anna Weber Brillhart.
They are buried in Stauffer Schoolhouse Cemetery, North Codorus Twp., York
County. I'll try to locate them (they're downstairs in a "fire resistant"
safe at the moment.) I can scan them and send as an attachment.

I refer you to these resources also:

        1. Brillharts in America, by John A. Brillhart, 1926. This book is
out of print. However, my father owns a copy. There's not much on your
Barbara in the book, although she is mentioned. Most of my information for
early Brillharts comes from this book. I have documented somewhat to
Christian B. Brillhart.

        2. Jane Evans Best, "Meyer Families Update," Pennsylvania Mennonite
Heritage, Volume 21, Number 2, April 1998: 32. In fact, the PA Mennonite
Heritage is a great resource for many lines in this family.

        3. A Light in the Valley by William L. Gould, pub. by the Codorus
Church of the Brethren, Loganville, PA, 1976. This and other Brethren
History provide lots of family information.

        4. Other researchers working on Brillhart: see the list of people
to whom I've copied this note. If I recall correctly, Al Myer is descended
from Barbara Brillhart. (aem@@ezonline.com). He has a homepage that may list
everything. I bet if you run a search on "Brillhart", his homepage will
appear. I don't have the URL, but it's through ezonline.
        My second cousin, Bob Nelson, also has Brillhart information. In
fact, he has put all the names from the "Brillhart book" on disk. He's as
ak595@@detroit.freenet.org. Bob also has a homepage on Family Tree Maker. If
you run a "Kleinhenn" search, his page will appear.
        You will notice that I've copied several people on this note. These
are people with whom I have communicated re: Brillhart.

        If you are interested, I will try to gather documents (wills and
such) and send you copies. Of course, I'll need your snail mail (a.k.a.
smail) to send them. And it may take awhile--I'm facing a number of
deadlines at work.

        In the meantime, I'm off to celebrate my 50th birthday!

Lois Lanier in Maryland (Howard County--midway between D.C. and Baltimore)

Another EMAIL connection........
At 06:52 PM 1/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Al,
>Lois Lanier referred me to your web page for BRILLHART info.. What is the
>URL??
>Thanks,
>Hal Hileman
>
>
>
My on-line database offers for your review all of the information I have on
this surname. You may examine this database at

http://www.ezonline.com/aem/gen/surnames.html

If you find that our lines connect, please let me know. I will also
appreciate any correction or addition you care to offer to my information,
with supporting documentation, please.

Best wishes!

      - Al Myers Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever).

She was married to Daniel HORNER on 16 JAN 1812 in York, PA (German Reformed Church). From Albert E. Meyers' database, taken 3/4/00:

parish register at York Co. Historical Society

This is listed as the source for Daniel and Barbara's marriage event. Children were: John Horner, Samuel Horner, Joseph Horner, Lydia Horner.

Christian Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1805.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

Christiana Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

David Brillhart⁽¹⁰¹⁾ was born. He died. Parents: John Brillhart and Susannah Deordorf.

Elizabeth Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1752.⁽⁹⁹⁾ She died in 1823.⁽⁹⁹⁾ Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Elizabeth Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born about 1797.⁽⁹⁹⁾ She died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

Eva Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Jacob Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1766.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Jacob Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1788.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

John Brillhart⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in 1721 in Holland. He died. From Al Myers' database:

Taken from "Brillharts of America" by John A. Brillhart, Scottdale Parents: John Brillhard and Marie (Mary) Rariegh.

He was married to Susannah Deordorf in 1741 in Holland. Children were: David Brillhart, Mary Brillhart.

John Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

John Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born about 1786.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

Joseph Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1754.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died in 1833.⁽⁹⁹⁾ Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Maria Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Mary Brillhart⁽¹⁰¹⁾ was born in York Co., PA. She died. Parents: John Brillhart and Susannah Deordorf.

She was married to Michael Koontz . Children were: Susan Koontz, Polly Koontz, Mary Koontz, Sally Koontz, Barbara Koontz, Christine Koontz, Lydia Koontz, Annie Koontz, Michael Koontz.

Nancy Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Nancy Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ died. Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever) .

Peter Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1746.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died. Parents: Peter Brillhard and Mary Meyer.

Peter Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1799.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died in 1853.⁽⁹⁹⁾ Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever).

Samuel Brillhart⁽³⁶⁾ was born in 1802.⁽⁹⁹⁾ He died in 1876.⁽⁹⁹⁾ Parents: Christian B. Brillhard and Anna Weber (Wever).

Martha Amelia Siena Briner⁽¹¹²⁾ was born on 23 MAY 1872 in Springfield Twp., Summit Co., OH. She died on 30 JUN 1954 in Akron, Summit Co., OH. She was buried after 30 JUN 1954 in Uniontown, OH (Greenlawn Memorial Park).

She was married to Albert Myers on 2 SEP 1894 in Springfield Twp., Summit Co., OH. Children were: Howard E. Myers, Park Harland Myers, Forrest Donald Myers.

Mary Brink⁽⁷³⁾ was born in 1742.⁽¹¹³⁾ She died on 17 FEB 1815.⁽¹¹³⁾

She was married to Daniel Van Etten. Children were: John Van Etten, Moratie Mary Van Etten.

Edward D. Brinton⁽³⁶⁾ died.

He was married to Louisa Horner on 1 APR 1870 in Fulton Co., IL.

Mary I. Brinton⁽³⁶⁾ died.

She was married to Martin Luther Horner on 29 JUN 1888 in Fulton Co., IL.

Brittain Infant⁽¹⁰⁾ p129 brittain gleaning Parents: James Charlton Brittain and Minnie McAvoy.

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