Susannah Rebecca Harman

Other Events:

• Name: Susanna Brown
• Name: Susanna Hermann
• Misc: 12 Jun 1814, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Catharine Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church
• Misc: 19 Aug 1817, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Mary Ann Brown; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Notes:

Biography of Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown
AKA Susannah Rebecca Harman/Harmon
Near Foxville, Fredrick County, Maryland
Copyright 2012 by M. Alan Brown

...Susannah Rebecca (Harman) Brown was born April 30, 1775 in Fredrick County, Maryland the daughter of Marcus (Mark) Harman Jr. who was born about 1730 and whose ancestors were originally from Dresden, Germany, and Christina (Leatherman) Harman who was born around 1732, the two were married about 1755. Christina had previously been married to a Christian Gates (also spelled Getz/Goetz/Gotz) and they had two children Barbara Gates born in 1750 who married Peter Smith/Schmidt on December 29, 1795, she died two years later in 1797; and Jacob Gates born around 1753 who married Rosina or Roseanna. Jacob died August 17, 1842 and is buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery and his wife Roseanna died September 2, 1845 and is also buried in the Foxville Lutheran 4 cemetery. Susannah was the sister of Christian Harman who was born May 18, 1771, he married Mary (Anna Maria) Morningstar in 1788 and he died April 18, 1843, Elizabeth Harman; Catherine Harman; and Christina/Christiana Harman was born in 1778 and who married Johan Henrich (Henry) Stempel/Stemple on March 9 or 11, 1798; and the stepsister of Barbara Gates and Jacob Gates. At the time of her birth she would have lived on her father's land being a 30 acre tract in the Catoctin Mountains called "Nolin Mountain or Nole in Mountain" or on a 36 acre tract of land her father purchased July 30, 1774 called "Jacob's Spring." Part of this property is located in what is now Cunningham Falls State Park. It is interesting to note that from the original Brown property, now part of the Brown Farm Environmental Study Area in Catoctin Mountain Park, you can walk on the Brown Farm Trail, cross Manahan Road, pick up the Catoctin Trail, cross Park Central Road and follow it down to Route 77, cross the road and continue straight down the hill to Cunningham Falls. Susannah's father Marcus was in the lumber business and he operated a sawmill on his land. He also had an orchard from which they distilled cider and brandy to sell. The sawmill was located on Big Hunting Creek at the fork of Catoctin Hollow road, then called Harman Hollow road, and route 77. This property was across Route 77 not far from where the Blue Blazes Whiskey Still was located. When her father Marcus died prior to October 11, 1797, he left Susannah 100 pounds current money and the remainder of the bonds and loose estate being shared with her mother and her natural sisters. Susannah's mother Christina also died in 1797 but it is unknown if she died before or after Marcus.
...Sometime around 1793 or 1794, Susannah married Thomas Brown Jr. and they resided on the old Brown Homestead off of Manahan Road, probably the tract of land called "Round Meadow," or the tract of land called "Stones Enough." Together Susannah Rebecca and Thomas Brown Jr. had ten children. Thomas Brown III, who was born 1795 and baptized October 11, 1795, he married Susan McAfee, (a native of Pennsylvania) in 1838 and they removed to Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio; Elizabeth Brown who was born in 1796 or 1797 married Daniel Hauver/Hauber born 1790 and died 1853 in Miami County, Ohio; Mary was born around 1797or1798 and married Christian Getz/Gates January 11, 1817 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born around 1787; Johannes (John) Brown who was born December 10, 1799 and baptized August 28, 1800, he died at the age of 21 years on October 25, 1821, and is buried next to Susan in the Brown Family Cemetery; Johann Georg (George) Brown was born March 19, 1803 and baptized April 14, 1803, he married Julian Ann Scott and they removed to Seneca County Ohio in 1835 and he died June 20, 1885, he and Julian are buried in Null cemetery, Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio; Catherina/Catherine who was born May 1, or May 5, 1805 and baptized July 28, 1805, she married Daniel McAfee June 7, 1826 in Washington County, Maryland, he was born February 24, 1803 in Maryland and he died in May 1, 1856 in Ohio, she died December 6, 1875 in Ohio; Susan/Susanna/Anna was born in 1806/7 and married John Barenheison which was most likely shortened to Barnes as there is no record of a Barenheison except for the estate record of Thomas Brown Jr., and other records state that Susan/Susanna or Anna married a Barnes, Sarah A. Brown was born August 20, 1812 and married William Martin July 31, 1831 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, he died August 29, 1855 and she died May 26, 1864 both in Salt Lake City, Utah; William H. Brown who was born March 18, 1813 and married Catherine who was born November 7, 1813, and who died June 12, 1847 in Greencastle, Pennslyvania, he died March 27, 1886 in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; Christian Brown was born April 28, 1815 and baptized September 15, 1815, he removed to Seneca County, Ohio with his brother George in 1835 and he married Susannah Shaull July 12, 1840 in Seneca County, Ohio, Christian died July 2, 1847 in Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio but is buried in the Louden cemetery in Montpelier, Ohio;
...Susannah's husband, Thomas Brown Jr., worked in a tavern near Harman's Gap that was probably owned by his uncle William. After Susannah's brother Christian died in 1843 there was a long dispute over the Harman family land that lasted for 35 years called the Battle of Harman's Gap. This was recorded in 1970 in the Catoctin Enterprise under the heading THE SPIRIT OF CATOCTIN by Frank Mentzer, Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park. Susannah died June 14, 1831 and is buried in the Brown family cemetery next to her husband Thomas Brown Jr. In her will dated January 29, 1828, the only thing that she requested was that her black girl Teresa be set free. (Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 109546748)

Susannah married Thomas Brown, Jr. about 1793. Thomas (son of Thomas Browne and Hannah Pittenger) was born on 12 Jan 1773 in Creagerstown, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died on 12 Apr 1828 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Apr 1828 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Brown was born on 21 Aug 1795 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 27 Dec 1854 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Dec 1854 in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
2. Elizabeth Brown was born on 2 Jan 1797 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 22 Oct 1880 in Maplewood, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Oct 1880 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States.
3. Mary Ann Brown was born about 1798 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 6 May 1884 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in May 1884 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
4. John Brown was born on 3 May 1800 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 25 Oct 1821 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was buried in Oct 1821 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
5. George Brown was born on 19 Mar 1803 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 20 Jun 1885 in Jackson Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jun 1885 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.
6. Susanna Brown was born on 6 May 1804 in Maryland, United States; died on 31 Dec 1898 in Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jan 1899.
7. Catharine Brown was born on 5 May 1805 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 6 Dec 1875; was buried in Dec 1875 in Phoneton, Miami County, Ohio, United States.
8. Sarah Ann Brown was born on 12 Sep 1812 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 26 May 1864 in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; was buried in May 1864 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
9. William H. Brown was born on 18 Mar 1813 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 27 Mar 1886 in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried in Mar 1886 in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
10. Christian Brown was born on 28 Apr 1815 in Foxville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; died on 2 Jul 1847 in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jul 1847 in Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio, United States.

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• Misc: 21 May 1792, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; was a sponsor at the baptism of Johann Georg Hermann; Address:
  Apple's Lutheran and Reformed Church

Marcus married Christina Leatherman about 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America. Christina (daughter of Johan Peter Leatherman and Living) was born in 1732; died about 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 1735, Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America

Marcus married Anna Catharina Kümmell. Anna was born on 6 Jun 1704 in Oberauerbach, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened on 6 Jun 1704 in Oberauerbach, Contwig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 21 Nov 1791 in Oberauerbach, Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Hans Peter Leatherman

Johan married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Dewalt Leatherman
• Name: Johan Diebold Leatherman
• Occupation: Linen Weaver
• Immigration: 27 Sep 1727, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; on the ship James Goodwill
• Naturalization: 30 Sep 1727, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; took the oath of office as Dewalt Leatherman

Notes:

...Hans Dewalt brought his family to America in 1727 on the ship James Goodwill from Rotterdam to Philadelphia, PA. They arrived in the Port of Philadelphia on 27 September 1727. The ship manifest shows 8 family members coming from Dehlingen, Alsace:
Hans Theobald Lederman (1-6)
Anna Maria (Engler)
Hans Peter, 16
Catharina Barbara, 11
Hans Daniel, 9
Johann Melchior, 6
Anna Catharina, 4
Johann Nickel, 3
...The passenger manifest further shows that they were heading to "Falkner Schwamm" (Falchner's Swamp, aka New Hanover), Pennsylvania.

...In 1719 and again in 1729, a religious group formed in Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708 by leader Alexander Mack, (eventually) called the "Church of the Brethren," emigrated to Pennsylvania to escape religious persecution. They formed their first congregation in Germantown in 1723, and quickly expanded west and south over the next several decades. Although there seems to be no direct connection between Hans Theobald Leatherman and the Brethren movement, several of his sons became prominent members and leaders of the Brethrens in America, founding several congregations over their lives.

Name:
"Dewalt" is the Anglicized version of "Theobald"

Hans married Anna Maria Engler on 1 Dec 1710 in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. Anna was born in 1695 in Langensoultzbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died in 1738 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 1727, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America