Notes:

From family group record of Patricia McSherry confirming data from Amanda
Arbogast Forbes.

Family group record of parents from Patricia (Crissman) Bebernick confirms
data but indicates marriage as 16 Dec. 1824 instead of about 1840, possibly
typo error intended to be 1842. Patricia (Allen) McSherry family group record
of 1987 confirms marriage as 16 Dec. 1824, Bk. 1-B, p. 89, Clark Co., OH.

Mary married Jonathan William Hardman on 16 Dec 1824 in Clark Co., Oh. Jonathan was born in 1802 in Clarksburg, Va; died in 1876 in London, Madison Co., Oh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peter Hardman
2. Sarah Hardman died in 1863.
3. Charlotte Ann Hardman
4. William H. Hardman was born on 28 Feb 1831 in Catawba, Clark Co., Oh; died after 1908 in Prb Pleasant Twp, Clark Co., Oh.
5. Mary Hardman
6. Henderson Hardman
7. Otho Hardman was born on 16 Sep 1829; and died.
8. Martha Hardman died before 1908.
9. Wesley Hardman was born in 1854; and died.

Notes:

Peter and Henry were twins.

Relocated to Champaign Co.,OH (Clark Co. since 1818) about 1811 with brothers,
David and Michael, Jr. by covered wagon. David went on to IN, about 1830.

Grave is marked with a stone from which an inscription was copied, see Forbes
and/or Hartmann records. Tombstone provides birth and death dates. Cemetery
is about 1 1/2 mi. N/E of South Vienna, OH, on old Columbus Rd. Estate
probated, Clark Co., OH, A-995, 1842.

See Power of Attorney from Peter and his wife Sarah authorizing Cornelius
Arbogast to dispose of their undivided share in real property in Crabbottom
inherited from his father Michael. Pendleton Co. Court Records, Deed Book 11,
Page 522. Names brothers John, Adam, Henry and George as well as his sister
Dorothy, wife of Jacob Gum as co-inheritors of the property. Copy in file.

Daughter Mary and spouse from letter to Patricia Bebernick from Amanda
Arbogast Forbes, 1988, copy in file.

Children list may not be complete and order of birth may not be correct.

Family group records of 4th great granddaughter, Patricia Crissman Bebernick
received 24 Sep 1992 giving day and month of birth for Peter and tracing her
ancestry to Peter.

Peter filed land claim 28 Jan. 1812 according to Patricia (Allen) McSherry who
cites records at General Land Office, Cincinnati, OH. See patent on land, 31
May 1816, Clark Co., OH, Deed Book V, p. 85.

Peter married Sarah Henderson about 1798 in Prb Pendleton Co, Va/Wv. Sarah was born about 1781 in Prb Augusta Co., Va; died on 18 Jul 1850 in Pleasant Twp., Clark Co., Oh; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cm, Clark Co., Oh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Family Group Record of Patricia McSherry, New Orleans. LA.
Documents include reference to A Standard History of Springfield and Clark Co.,
OH, 1922, Chicago and NY, Vol. II, pp.170-184; Pendleton Co., WV Records, Deed
Book 3, p. 8, 1797; Deed Book 6, pp. 221-222, 1814; Deed Book 11, p. 522, 1830;
Mrs. Gay Darwin - Nebraska, 1987 and Iris Morley - Missouri. Notes that
Champaign Co., OH formed 1808 and Clark Co. formed 1818 from Champaign Co.

The above family group record includes 9 children, copy in file.

The reference on page 182 of the History of Clark County that husband Peter was
born and raised near Romney, WV may be an attempt to find the closest
large settlement to the Crabbottom Section of then Augusta Co., VA and later
Pendleton Co., VA\WV. It is well settled that Peter was born and raised in the
Crabbottom which is near present-day Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.

Family group records from Patricia Crissman Bebernick on 25 Sept 1992 confirms
above information and adds substantially more data including History of
Pendleton Co., VA/WV p. 399 and reference to Clark Co., OH 1818 tax list ORPF,
p. 109, vol. 9, #3. Also that Peter is on muster roll of Capt. Wm. Janes
company of militia 6 Sep. 1794.

Cemetery is located 1 1/2 mi. northeast of South Vienna, Ohio on Old Columbus
Road. Birth and death from tombstone. Estate probated Clark Co., OH,
A-521-621.

Other Events:

• Military: American Revolution
• Residence: 1810, Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Notes:

For family, see History of Pendleton (Highland) Co., by Morton, pages 257 &
332. Michael immigrated through Philadelphia on 25 Sep 1749 on ship,
Speedwell.

CHILDREN: Ft. Seybert births of children are approximate from census reel,
except Peter (Fam.Cem.), Adam (Pension), David (Fam. Rec.) and Dorothy, from
Highland History, page 290. Settled prior to 1758 in VA.

WILL: Probated in Pendleton Co., VA, 4 Aug 1812, now Highland Co., VA.

MARRIAGE RECORDS: Only records available are found in Augusta Co. Marriage
Records and Pendleton Co. Court Records.

All information from extensive research and records of Amanda Crawford Arbogast
Forbes on Michael and his descendants unless otherwise indicated.

BIRTH record from Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Kehl, Baden, Germany

Records of daughter, Mary, indicate Michael had two wives. Considering all
available information, Mary was probably his first wife, Elizabeth his second.

Naturalized in Augusta Co., VA, 22 Aug 1770, #117, Chalkleys Abstracts, Vol.
I, p. 161.

Records of Dr. Dunham indicate the possibility of another son, Joseph, b. 1769
based on information from tax records, d. 1820 based on information in Morton's
Pendleton Co. History. The Peter Arbogsast who married Henry Arbogast's daughter also not placed.

Christened:
Michael was baptized on 27 Sept 1732.

Buried:
"Take Wimer Mountain road from Blue Grass, at the intersection with Hardscrabble road, continue north on Wimer Mountain, go approximately 3/10 mile. On the left will be a pond. The two rocks marking the graves are on the right side of the road. The graves sit almost in the fence row, if the grass is high its difficult to see them from the road. "

Michael married Mary E Samuels about 1758 in Prb Frederick Co, Va. Mary was born in 1736; died in 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of Pendleton (Highland Co.), by Morton, indicate Mary as wife. First
public document found by Amanda Crawford Arbogast Forbes on wife of Michael is
a deed in 1791 from Michael and Elizabeth to one of his sons. Elizabeth's
signature appears on deed, documents, etc.

MILITARY: Accepted by DAR as Revolutionary War veteran, Yorktown Campaign,
1781. Capt. Peter Hull's Company of Cavalry. AAF's DAR Nat'l.#-484839.

See Deed Book 19, page 267, 130 acres on head of South Branch of Potowmackpatented to Michael Arbocust, undated, but adjacent entries indicate the year
was 1773; Augusta Co., VA. Also Deed Book 23, page 90, 17 Aug 1779, conveying
property to Michael Armingcost. This area is now Blue Grass, Highland Co., VA.
This information from, Records of Augusta Co., VA, Vol.III, by Chalkley, p.
531, 560. Page 195, citing Will Book VI, records appraisment of the estate of
Barnet Lance by Peter Hull, Jno. Gum, Sr. and Michael Armengash, 20 Sep 1791.
In other books, Michael's sons married into the Hull and Gum families, so they
were probably neighbors.

Only Mary's given name is on record, her full name has not been proven by documents at this time.

Notes:

Married:
No actual marriage record has, as of yet, been found for Michael and Mary. And as of yet only Mary's given name has been documented.

Michael married Catherina Konigin on 4 Jul 1724 in Kehl, Baden, Germany. Catherina (daughter of Andreas Koenig and catherina ?) was born on 13 Nov 1695 in Eckwartsweyer, Baden, Germany ; died after 1736 in Kehl, Baden/Wuerttemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dau. of Andreas Konig. The "in" in Konigin is the femanine form, and the surname means "King" or "Queen" in German.