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Anna Margaretha Massa Gebhart Tombstone
1710-1783
Altalaha Lutheran Cemetery, Rehrersburg, PA

John George "Phillip" GEBHART

b. 04 February 1713 Desloch, Meisenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz d. 1792* in Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA Burial: Rehrersburg, PA. married 1)Anna Margaretha Jeanne MASSA (b: 24 November 1710 in Otterburg, Rheinland, Pfalz, Germany d. 1783 in Tulpehocken Twp., PA Burial: Altalaha (Altoheo)Lutheran Church Cemetery*, Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA) 04 February 1738 in Meisenheim, Pfalz, Germany .

They had 9 known children:

1. Johannes ? b. 04 October 1738 in Rehrersberg, Berks Co., PA
2. Anna Maria Barbara b. 10 January 1740 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
3. Anna Margaret b. 1741 in PA
4. John George Phillip b.13 July 1743 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
5. John Heinrich* b. 08 January 1745 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
6. John Peter* b. 22 December 1746 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
7. Maria Eva* b. 03 November 1748 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
8. John Phillip* b. 20 January 1750 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA
9. Valentine* b. 07 November 1751 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA

NOTES:
Immigrated arriving Sept. 9, 1738 on ship "Glasgow" to Philadelphia, PA.
Naturalization 27 July 1755.
1790 Fed Census Pa, Berks County, Bethel Twp: Phil Gebhart, Free White Males 16 yrs & upward: 1 (Philip), Free White Males under 16: 4, Free White Females 4.

Generation 2

John George Phillip GEBHART 4

b. 13 July 1743 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA d. 15 May 1815 Miami Twp, Montgomery County, OH. He married 1766 to Anna Margaret LEBO (b. Sept 1751 d. 1833 Miami Twp, Montgomery County, OH).

They had 11 known children:

10. Catharine b. 09 July 1767
11. John Phillip b.
12. Margaretha b. 25 May 1769
13. John George b. 1771
14. Johann George b. 11 Nov 1773
15. Anna Margaret b. 18 Jul 1775
16. Anna Maria b. 20 Dec 1779
17. Christina b. 01 Apr 1781
18. Elizabeth b. 1783
19. John Jacob b. 17 Jan 1785
20 Susanna b. 15 Apr 1788

NOTES:

John Heinrich GEBHART 5

b. 08 Jan 1745 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA d. 27 Sep 1815 Jefferson Twp, Montgomery County, OH. He married 1768 to Mary Magdalena MILLER (b. 1750 d. Aug 1819 Jefferson Twp, Montgomery County, OH).

They had 9 known children:

21. Mary Margaretha b. 1769
22. Magdalena b.
23. Johannes b. 1771
24. John Henry b. 1772
25. John George b. 1776
26. Catharina Maria Magdalena b. 1779
27. Sarah Maria Eva b. 1783
28. Phillip S b. 1786
29. Jacob T b. 1789

NOTES:

John Peter GEBHART 6

b. 22 December 1746 Tulpehocken Twp, Berks County, PA d. 15 April 1828 Montgomery County, OH. married 1768 to Eva (?)(b. unknown d. abt. 1788).

They had known children:

30. Johannes ? b. 13 September 1769
31. Johann Peterb. 10 June 1771
32. Margaretha b. 15 September 1774

NOTES:
1790 Fed Census PA, Berks County, Tulpehocken Twp: Peter Gebhart, 3 Free White Males 16 yrs & upward, including heads of households (Peter / unknown / unknown ), 2 Free White males under 16 (Johannes / Peter / unknown), 1 Free White Female (Margaretha).
1800 Fed Census PA, Berks County: Peter Gebhart, 1 Male 26-45 (Peter),1 Female 16-25.

Generation 3

John George GEBHART 14,(John George Phillip4)

b. 11 Nov 1773 Altalaha, Rehersburg, Berks Co., PA d. October 2, 1854 in Miami Twp., Montgomery Co., OH Burial: Gebhart Cemetery, Montgomery Co., OH. George married in 1793 to Elizabeth KRAMER (b. 1769 d. 1865 Miami Twp., Montgomery Co., OH).

Peter b. abt. 1811

NOTES:

Margaret GEBHART 32,(Peter6)

b. 10 September 1776 d. January 1835 Montgomery County, OH. (Margaret is thought to be buried in Miamisburg Cemetery, Miami Twp.) married 31 March 1801, Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks Co.PA* to Daniel MANBECK (b. 1778 d. bef. 17 April 1839, Darke County, OH).

They had 4 children:

Daniel Manbeckb. Abt. 1803
Clarissa Manbeckb. 15 November 1804?
Elizabeth Manbeckb. Abt. 1815
Margaret Manbeckb. unknown

NOTES:
Evidence suggests that Daniel and Margaret are same Daniel and Margaret from Berks County, PA. John Peter, Margarets father, and Johann Peter, brother, and numerous other cousins, also moved to Montgomery County, OH.
17 Nov 1809 Daniel Monbeck purchases part of estate of Matthias Schwartzel.
Land Deed 1810*, May 1810 Daniel Mannbeck was mentioned to have received land before estate finalized of Peter Gebhart.*
January 1811 Daniel Monbeck & Margaret Monbeck, his wife, were listed in court document.*
Listed in Montgomery 1812 Taxpayers.
1830 Fed Census Montgomery County, German Twp., OH Daniel Mumbeck (1 male 50-60), 1 Male 10-15 (Daniel?), 1 Female 50-60 (Margaret), 2 Females 15-20 (Clarissa, Elizabeth), 1 Female 10-15 (Margaret).
Will, Dated April 17, 1839, mentions Daniel, Daniel Gebhart and Margaret (dau.), Levi Jellison and Elizabeth (dau.), Christopher Shawver and Clarissa (dau.) Will also mentions another son - name unreadable (Euonos?).

*Source Notes:

Birthdates of Henry5, Peter6, Maria Eva7, John Phillip8, Valentine9 notated in "Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in SE Pa., The Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever from 1730 to 1779," with an index by Elizabeth P. Bentley. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1982.

*Phillip Gebharts Nauralization: [And in like manner, in September Term following, to wit: On the twenty-fourth day of September 1755, at the said Supream Court, before the said Judges, in pursuance of the aforesaid Act of Parliament, the following persons, viz:] ... Philip Gephart, Sacrament taken 27 July 1755...Certified by William Allen, Esquire, Chief Justice. The foregoing is a true and perfect List, taken from the original Certificate, under the Hand of William Allen, Esquire, remaining in my office. Richard Peters. Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 2, "Persons Naturalized in the Province of Pennsylvania." Edited by John B. Linn and Wm. H. Egle. Harrisburg: B.F. Meyers, State Printer, 1876, pp. 345-397.

*Anna Margaretha's tombstone: "In the rear of the Lutheran Cemetery, Rehrersburg, next to the fence, there is an old, badly worn and eroded red stone, with a difficult to read inscription: 'Anna Margareda Gebharton, geborn 24 nove 1710, gestorben 1783, 73 alt...9 kinder, 6 sons, 3 daughters'"

*Marriage: Daniel Manbeck and Margreth Gebhard, single, Mar 31, 1801 p. 73, "Records of Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Pennsyvania" "Sources and Documents of the Pennsylvania Germans: XVIII" Pennsylvania German Society.
*Daniel Manbeck court documents from "Early Settlers of Montgomery County, OH, Genalogical Abstracts from Common Pleas Court Records,Civil and Probate." Compiled and edited by Shirley Keller Mikesell.
*Daniel Manbeck deeds recorded Montgomery County Deed Record Book, B1, page 284, 303.
*Dan Monbeck will transcription by Bruce Freeman, provided by Theresa Payne.
*Daniel Manbeck (son of Daniel and Margaret) marriage 19 July 1825 to Elizabeth Winning recorded 01 October 1825 by Thomas Winters, Minister of the Gospel, page 152 Montgomery County Marriage Records, Vol. A.
*Elizabeth Manbeck (listed online as "Maunbeck")marriage license "Darke County, Ohio Early Marriages 1817-1850." http://www.dcoweb.org/marriage/i.htm
*Clarissa Manbeck and Christopher Shawver marriage recorded by John C Dill ELP. 16 September 1822 for marriage on Nov (9?)1821.
Christopher Shawvers obituary newspaper clipping states that 7 children were still living at time of his death.