William Dornbach (1752 - 1829)

Born 18 Sep 1752 in Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania

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Died 9 Sep 1829 at age 76 in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Dornbach served with Pennsylvania Line during the American Revolution.

• Exerpts from Pioneers and Patriots "Over the Blue Mountain" by Richard Turnbach c1994

William, the eldest son of Mathias was born at Bern Township, Berks County on 18Sept1752, His birth and Baptism are recorded in Rev Caspar Stoever's Pastoral Acts. He married Rebecca BOSSERT, a daughter of Rudolph and Philippina [GRAEF]. She was baptised at Moselem Church in 1754/5. Rudolph emigrated from Turpenthall, Zurich Switzerland. He arrived with the family on Ship Mercury in 1735, age 10. The baptisms of the BOSSHARDT children and the death of Rudolph's mother, Anna who was born PETERS, are recorded in the church books at Canton Zurich. Rudolph was a "Court Martial Man" in Captain Wetstone's 1777 Company of Brunswick, Berks County Militia, under the Command of Colonel Michael LINDENMUTH. Rudolph died about 1808 in Brunswick Township. Rudolph is believed to have operated an Inn at now East Brunswick. The location is depicted on a 1792 map in the Pennsylvania Archives Third series. He owned considerable acreage adjacent to what is now Drehersville PA. William served with Captain David Morgan's unit in the winter of 1777/1778, and later with Brunswick Units of the Berks County Militia. Shortly after 1780, he moved to what is now Muncy Creek Township of Lycoming County, where he appears on tax and census records through 1802. In 1808, he executed a deed for purchase of the 134 acre Western part of land "at the forks of the Nescopeck Creek in Mifflin, late Catawisey Township in the County of Northumberland" that had been Patented to John BALL as "Commerce" 28May1789, recorded in book #15, page 64. John WOLF executed a deed for the much larger Eastern part. These deeds are recorded in Northumberland County deed book N pages 126 and 127. That land became part of Sugarloaf Twp, Luzerne County. In 1808, William DORNBACH is on a tax assessment list for 130 acres and a cabin at "Black Creek". William died in 1829, he and Rebecca are buried at Trinity Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Black Creek Township, PA. William and Rebecca had a son baptised at the Zion Red Church in Brunswick Twp. - John Jacob b12Jan1777 - Jacob and Eva BENTZINGER were sponsors.

Name

Name: William /Dornbach/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 18 Sep 1752

Place: Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 9 Sep 1829

Place: Sugarloaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA^[3]

• Fact: Christening (18 September 1752) Northkill, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Other
• Fact: Burial Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Cemetery Mt View Cemetery, Sugarloaf Township, Luzerene, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S3082722845 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Potter, Yates, New York; Roll: M432_618; Page: 19; Image: 39. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=8905853&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note:
2. ↑ Source: #S3082722845 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Potter, Yates, New York; Roll: M432_618; Page: 19; Image: 39. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=8905853&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note:
3. ↑ Source: #S3082722845 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Potter, Yates, New York; Roll: M432_618; Page: 19; Image: 39. Note: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=8905853&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 February 2018, 23:54), entry for John William Turnbaugh(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHJ2-C16); contributed by various users.
• http://www.pagenweb.org/~luzerne/township/cemetery/luzfamy.htm
• Source: S3082719147 Repository: #R3082402824 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/6089483/family
• Repository: R3082402824 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S3082722845 Repository: #R3082402824 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, Note:

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