JOHN HARVEY DEHART
Birth: November 26, 1804 Wayne Co., KY Married: Jane Roberts 1851 Macon Co., NC Death: December 25, 1892 Swain Co., NC |
CHILDREN Lydia Jane DeHart Martin DeHart Mary "Pop" DeHart Sarah Hazeltine DeHart William Joseph DeHart Andrew Jackson DeHart George Wash. DeHart John Harvey DeHart, Jr. Malinda Jane DeHart Nathan DeHart James K. Polk DeHart Dallas DeHart Amanda Telitha DeHart |
BORN July 18, 1824 August 27, 1828 January 9, 1831 April 14, 1832 May 6, 1833 February 2, 1835 September 22, 1836 April 10, 1838 October 29, 1840 July 2, 1841 January 9, 1843 April 29, 1845 December 16, 1846 |
DIED November 14, 1914 March 14, 1910 February 10, 1900 January 9, 1834 April 6, 1922 December 27, 1914 March 18, 1840 June, 1864 February 12, 1863 January 14, 1920 August 24, 1862 June 5, 1932 May 18, 1906 |
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Simon A. DeHart |
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Elias S. DeHart 1677 - 1727 |
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Gertie Cornelissen |
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Simon DeHart |
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Gysbert Lane |
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Elias DeHart |
Catherine Lane |
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Jannetje Ariens |
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Nathan DeHart 1781 -1861 |
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Elizabeth Toleson 1737 - ???? |
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Simon Ramsey |
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Richard Ramsey ???? - 1822 |
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Catherine Ramsey |
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[ | William Sumter 1692 - 1752 |
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John Wm. Sumter 1732 - 1786 |
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Elizabeth Sumter 1763 - 1822 |
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Catherine Booker |
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Though born in NC, John Harvey DeHart moved with his parents as an infant to Tennessee, then to Kentucky where he grew to maturity. He had little interest in education, preferring to work with his hands. He left Kentucky in October of 1828, on horseback with his wife and first two children, to move back to North Carolina. He settled in Macon Co., now Swain, where he remained for the rest of his life. His father and other relatives soon followed. They lived for a year on the Hall farm opposite the mouth of Cowee Creek, then moved to a farm belonging to the state about two miles below the mouth of Licklog Creek. He joined the Brush Creek Baptist Church in 1834 and became a deacon. In time, he purchased Joe Sherrill's farm on Alarka Creek, three miles south of the present city limits of Bryson City. He continued to buy land and ultimately became the largest landowner in Swain County. He built mills, purchased slaves, and farmed on a large scale for that time. He had a dark complexion, although his eyes were blue and his hair light colored. He was industrious and frugal, with no sympathy for poverty.
He had his own interpretation of the scripture: "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn him the other also." His version: "If a man should smite me on the right cheek, it is my duty to turn to him the other also. Then, if my assailant is beastly enough to smite the other, it is my privilege to turn on the brute and beat the devil out of him."
Nathan DeHart and Catherine Ramsey had these seven children: John Harvey (b.1804), William (b.1806), Mary (b.1810), Eleanor (b.1813), Sarah (b.1816), Eli Martin (b.1818), and Elijah Morgan (b.1820). In 1858, Nathan wrote a letter to his grandson Martin DeHart which goes far in establishing this line. This letter is on a separate web page - NathanDeHartLetter1858.
Elias DeHart and Elizabeth Toleson had these nine children: Elias (b.1757), Elijah, Elisha, Mary (b.1761), Sarah (b.1762), John (b.1777), Reuben (b.1780), Nathan (b.1781), and Thomas.
Simon DeHart and Aylse Eleson had these seven children: Simon (b.1728), Elias (b.1730), Aaron (b.1732), Catherine, Amy, Gabriel, and Geesie.
Elias S. DeHart and Catherine Lane had these eight children: Uriah, Simon (b.1703), Jannetje(b.1705), Cornelius (b.1707), Elias (b.1709), Aert (b.1711), Katelenke (b.1715), and Gilbert.
Simon A. DeHart and Gertje Cornelissen had these ten children: Simon (b.1665), Cornelius (b.1671), Catherine, Clasje (b.1675), Elias (b.1677), Gysbert (b. 1679), Dorothea (b.1679), Geertje (b.1682), Simon (b.1684), and Annetje (b.1681).
Richard Ramsey and Elizabeth Sumter had these eight children: William., Isham, Randle, Ransom, Betty, Catherine, Polly, and Patsy.
John William Sumter and Catherine Booker had these eleven children: Elizabeth, John, James, William, Catherine, Thomas, Henry, Polly, Martha, Richard, and Rebecca.
Sources: George Leroy Tabor's 1955 manuscript.