Henry Hinish: Pioneer of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and his Children

Henry Hinish: Pioneer of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and His Children by Richard A. Hayden and Ruth H. Cline* rT,HE EARLY SETTLERS of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, were JL primarily of Scotch-Irish and German extraction,1 some of whom migrated to this area from the eastern regions of Pennsylvania byway of the settlements in northern Maryland.2 Among these pioneers was Henry Hinish, an immigrant from Germany who arrived in Philadel¬ phia aboard the ship Halifax on 22 October 1754.3 His full name was probably Johann Heinrich Heinisch which, according to German custom4 and despite various spellings,5 became commonly known and written as Henry Hinish. He first appeared in Bedford County in March of 1770, according to the land warrant issued in his name on 27 February 1794, for approximately fifty acres of land on the Rays town branch of the Juniata River.6 His land was eventually surveyed7 in Hopewell Township on 7 March 1869, and a patent8 for the land was granted on 7 June 1870 to John Hinish, his grandson, fully a century after Henry’s first appearance there. Prior to his arrival in Bedford County, Henry Hinish was a resident of the town ofYork in York County, Pennsylvania.9 On 19 August 1760 Note: Richard A. Hayden> a 1971 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, has been employed as a research chemist for his entire working life and has published several articles related to his occupation. Having pursued genealogy and family history as an avocation for the past twelve years, he it also the author of * Early Hall Family Pioneers of Frederick County, Virginia ” (The Virginia Genealogist 37, no. 3 [1993]: 165-74). Mr. Hayden currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Ruth H. Cline graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, with bachelor degrees in both business administration and biology. She is also a accounting graduate of the Garfield Business Institute and, prior to her retirement, worked for nearly twenty years as a bookkeeper. Mrs. Cline has been self-employed for over forty-two years in the pest control industry, and is currently serving as a volunteer tutor for the G.E.D. program. 165 166 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine he was married10 in York at Christ Lutheran Church to Maria Elisabetha Beck, daughter of John George Beck (also spelled Peck). At the time of this marriage he was a widower,11 The records of Christ Lutheran Church contain the following additional entries regarding the births and baptisms of the children of Henry and Elizabeth Hinish12: John George, born 7 A.M. on 24 July 1761, baptized 26July 1761; witnesses: George and Anna Susan Beck13; John Henry, born 9 August 1764, baptized 12 August 1764; witnesses: George and Anna Susan Beck14; John Henry, born 18 February 1767, baptized 22 February 1767; witnesses: Abraham Bleymeier and wife15 In the birth record of the first John Henry Hinish, the father’s name is given in full as John Henry Hinish. The births of two sons named John Henry would indicate that the first had died sometime prior to the birth of the second. The reuse of given names in such situations was not uncommon at that time.16 On 14 April 1762 Henry Hinish signed a petition17 to the Lieuten¬ ant Governor of Pennsylvania, the “Honourable James Hamilton, Esq.,” requesting certain independent governmental powers for the town of York, which was then near the frontier of western settlement. This petition suggests that he had acquired some degree of literacy following his arrival in Pennsylvania, at which time his name was indicated with only a mark.18 His signature on the York petition was immediately preceded by that of George Beck, Junior, who may have been his wife’s brother or cousin. After 1767 Henry Hinish no longer appears in the records of York County and is presumed to have left the area. His departure may have been the result of a judgment granted by the York County Court against “George Beck Sen. and George Beck Jr, and Henry Henish,” defendants, in favor of Martin Eichelberger,19 plaintiff. To satisfy the terms of the judgment, David McConaughy, the High Sheriff of York, was ordered by the Court to sell the property of the defendants at public auction. This property was described as consisting principally of a “House and Improve¬ ments thereon” located on Lot 225 in the Town of York at the corner of Beaver and Queen Streets. It appears, therefore, that Henry Hinish was living with his wife’s family at that time. On 10 April 1767 this property was sold to Michael Ebert.20 Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 167 From York County, Pennsylvania, it is possible that Henry Hinish and his family migrated to present-day Washington County, Mary¬ land, since the births of at least three of his children were recorded in the German Lutheran and Reformed church registers of the Hag¬ erstown area,21:i.e., Maria Susannah, born 27 January 1771, baptized 2 June 1771; witnesses; George Schaeffer and his wife Anna Maria, Salem Reformed Church22; Maria Elisabetha, born 30 August 1773, baptized 5 April 1774; witnesses: Henrich Braun and his wife Salome, Re¬ formed Church of Hagerstown23; Anna Catherina, born 19 October 1777, baptized 26 July 1778; witnesses: Catharina Schaeffer, Salem Reformed Church.24 From the dates recorded foi these births and baptisms, it appears that Henry either did not locate his wife and younger children perma¬ nently in Bedford County until the late 1770s, or he returned from Bedford County to the Hagerstown area during the spring or summer seasons for the sole purpose of having his children baptized. Whatever the circumstances surrounding the baptisms of these children, it is known that at least according to the surviving assessment lists for 1772, 1774, 1776 and beyond Henry Hinish was taxed as a resident of Bedford County.25 It is also known that both he and his son George served in the Bedford County Militia during part of this period (1778-1783) according to the surviving payrolls of those units which were then active.26 Hemy Hinish was granted compensation for grain supplied to the militia, while both Henry and George Hinish were awarded Depreciation Pay for their services by the Commonwealth of — — Pennsylvania,28 At some time thereafter, George Hinish applied for a federal pen¬ sion based on his service.29 His 1834 pension application provides not only a first-person account of his earlier life, but also an eyewit¬ ness account of two events of great importance in the early history of Bedford County; the Phillips Party Massacre (1780) 30 and the Battle of Frankstown (1781).31 George’s first service occurred in the year 1777, “the Indians becoming troublesome to the Inhabitants of Bed¬ ford County in so much that they were compelled to leave their homes and farms.”32 This service was repeated in 1778, “the indians again commencing their depredations.”33 For several months in each 168 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine of the following three years he served in the regular militia of Bedford County. George Hinish also stated “that he was born in York, Penn¬ sylvania, in the year 1762 and was about 11 or 12 years of age when he came to this county .. Except for a minor dating inconsistency,34 this information supports what is known about the birth of George Hinish, indicating that his arrival in Bedford County may have oc¬ curred some years after the date of hisfather’s first appearance there, and that his family may have indeed settled briefly in the Hagerstown area prior to the Bedford County move. Based on this information, it is also clear that George Hinish was probably not “the first Hinish in Bedford Co,,” as stated in Imler’s work35 the honor most likely belonging to George’s father, Henry. Another signal event during this period may have involved the extended Hinish family. In August of 1782 George Peck, his wife, and three children were killed in Ray’s Cove by a band of marauding Indians.36 The site of this massacre was across the Juniata River from the Hinish homestead in Hopewell Township. It is possible that this George Peck was a brother or cousin of Elizabeth Beck, the wife of Henry Hinish. Little else is yet known about the early life of Henry Hinish. In 1772, two years after his first appearance in Bedford County, he was taxed37 on one cow and 80 acres of land, ten of which were lmproved.” In April of 1797 he was appointed Overseer of the Poor for Hopewell Township,38 indicating that by that time he had become reasonably prosperous and respected. In the 1798 Direct Tax Assess¬ ment39 he was taxed on one log house, 24 feet wide by 28 feet long, one milk house, two stables and 175 acres of land valued at $517.50. Three years later, just prior to 29 October 1801, he died testate in Hopewell Township.40 The Clerk’s copy of Henry’s signature on his will corresponds closely to the one recorded on the York petition some thirty-nine years earlier.41 In his will, Henry Hinish bequeathed legacies to his wife, Elizabeth, and to each of his surviving children, i.e., sons George, John and Adam, and daughters Mary Ogden, Susannah, Elizabeth and Cath¬ erine. The ordering of the names of his sons and daughters in the will corresponds exactly with the order of their births as recorded in the available church records42 or as derived from other documents such as the Bedford County death43 and U.S. Census records.44 Since his son, Henry, was not mentioned in the will, it is probable that he — Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 169 did not survive his father. His widow, Elizabeth, appears to have died sometime after 1802, according to the tax records for this period.45 He bequeathed the homestead farm jointly to his sons George and John, an arrangement that lasted until at least 27 December 1824, at which time George Hinish purchased the land in East Providence Township upon which he eventually relocated,46 Between 1802 and 1825 George and John Hinish appear together on the tax rolls of Hopewell Township.47 After 1825, George Hinish disappears from the Hopewell rolls, appearing thereafter on the tax rolls of Provi¬ dence Township.48 John Hinish retained possession of the original homestead.49 George Hinish, the eldest son of the immigrant Henry Hinish, died testate in Bedford County sometime prior to the probate of his will on 14 May 1847.50 He was probably buried on his new homestead in East Providence Township.51 In his will, written on 11 June 1832, he mentions his wife Elizabeth, his sons Henry, Jacob, Adam, and Si¬ mon, and his daughters Mary, Susannah, and Sarah. The 1823-1824 tax rolls for Hopewell Township52 and the 1826-1829 tax rolls for Providence Township53 suggest that George Hinish also had a son named John, at that time a “single free man above the age of 21 years.” ThisJohn Hinish is marked “gone” in the 1830 tax assessment and does not appear thereafter.54 Since George Hinish did not men¬ tion a son named John in his will, this John Hinish is presumed to have died sometime prior to 1832. George Hinish is believed to have married sometime prior to 1793. In the 1791 tax rolls for Hopewell Township George Hinish is taxed as a “single free man,” while in the 1793 assessment his name in this category is crossed out, with an “M” inscribed next to it.55 The date of this marriage is also supported by the estimated birthdate of Henry Hinish, his oldest known surviving son. For example, in the 1816 tax rolls for Hopewell Township56 Henry appears for the first time as a “single free man above the age of 21 years,” while in the 1850 U.S. Census for East Providence Town¬ ship57 his age is given as about 57 years. This would indicate that he was born sometime between 1793 and 1795, consistent with the pre¬ sumed marriage date for his father, George Hinish. Although the name of the wife of George Hinish cannot yet be established with certainty, she was probably Elizabeth Rinard, the daughter of John Rinard of Hopewell Township. In his will,58 dated 7June 1832, John Rinard mentions his daughter, Elizabeth, and “Sally Hinish child of my daughter Elizabeth,” all of which is consistent with what is 170 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine currently known about the family of George Hinish. It is not yet known if Elizabeth was the only wife of George Hinish or the mother of all of his children. John Hinish, the next eldest son of the immigrant Henry Hinish, was born on or about 3 September 1775.59 According to the 1850 U.S. Census, he was born in Pennsylvania.60 He died testate in Bedford 61 and was buried on the original family 1853, on 20 County June homestead in Hopewell Township.62 On his death certificate, his fa¬ ther is given as Henry Hinish, his mother as Elizabeth Peck.63 In his will he mentions his wife Mary, his sonsJames (deceased, leaving one heir, Mary), George, John, David, and Joseph, and his daughters Elizabeth Smouse, Delilah, Susan Messersmith, and Sarah.64 His one and only wife was Mary Baker,65 daughter of John Baker,66 who had settled in Hopewell Township around the year 1802.67 According to Mary, they were married by the “Preacher Warsing”68 in March of 1811.69 According to the deposition of Henry Warsing, an eyewitness to the event, “they were married by his Father[,] Rev[.] Garret P. Warsingf,] in Hopewell Township, Bedford Co[.,] Pa[.], sometime in the year 1812, probably in the month of June.”70 The 1811-1812 tax rolls of Hopewell Township support Mary’s version of this event.71 Sometime after his marriage, John Hinish joined the 2nd Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers and participated in one of the early illfated invasions of Canada during the War of 1812.72 In her pension application based on this service,73 Mary stated that her marriage to John Hinish was the only marriage for either of them, indicating that all of the children of John Hinish were born to her. Adam Hinish, the youngest son of the immigrant, Henry Hinish, was born in Pennsylvania around the year 1780.74 He does not appear to have married. According to the records of Hopewell Township he was taxed as a single free man from 1807 until at least 1821.75 Never¬ theless, Adam Hinish is known to have had at least one child, born to a woman named Martha Lockart sometime prior to April, 1810.76 On that date, he was sued for child support in the Court of Common Pleas by William Lockart, presumably Martha’s father. Shortly there¬ after, Adam Hinish disappears temporarily from the tax rolls of Hopewell Township, having fled from Bedford County as a result of the suit.77 The last two documented appearances of Adam Hinish in Bedford County can be found in the 1850 U.S. Census, where he appears, aged about 70 years, in the household of Henry and Eliza¬ beth Rinard,78 and in the 1860 U.S. Census, where he appears, aged Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 171 about 78 years, in the household of Joseph and Elizabeth Ickes.79 It is not yet known when Adam died or where he was buried. He was probably not the father of a son named Adam Hinish, as stated in the Waterman and Watkins History of Bedford , Somerset, and Fulton Coun¬ ties.90 This younger Adam Hinish was born 22 February 180781 and was married to Susan Ready82 sometime prior to 1830.83 It is more likely that this Adam Hinish was the son, Adam, named in the 1832 will of George Hinish.84 In 1838 he surveyed,85 and eventually pat¬ ented86 land which directly adjoined that of George Hinish in East Providence Township. Moreover, he and his wife Susan were buried in the cemetery located directly on the property of George Hinish 87 The child born to the elder Adam Hinish and Martha Lockart was probably cared for by the child’s mother and assumed the mother’s surname. Nothing more is yet known with certainty about this child’s identity or fate. Given these facts and assumptions, it is likely that subsequent generations of the Hinish surname in Bedford County descend only through George and John Hinish. Mary Hinish is believed to be the oldest daughter of Henry Hinish, the immigrant Little is yet known of her life. She may have been born to Henry’s earlier wife prior to 1760, or to Henry’s next wife, Eliza¬ beth Beck, sometime between 1767 and 1771. She was probably mar¬ ried sometime prior to 1790 to John Ogden,88 who had settled very near to Heniy Hinish in Hopewell Township.89 John Ogden appears for the first time in Bedford County as a single free male above the age of 21 on the 1784 tax rolls of Colerain Township,90 He then appears on the Providence tax rolls in this category, together with George Hinish, until 1787.91 In 1789 he appears for the first time as other than a single free male on the tax rolls of Hopewell Township,92 indicating that he had married sometime between 1787 and 1789. He remains on the Hopewell tax rolls in this category until 1795,93 after which he disappears from the rolls. In the 1790 U.S. Census of Bedford County, John Ogden appears, aged above 16 years, in a household containing one female, presumably his wife Mary, and one male aged less than 16 years, presumably his son.94 He and his family appear to have removed from Bedford County to the North¬ west Territories. In an 1879 Fulton County, Illinois, biography of Joseph Ogden,95 it is said that Joseph was “born in the year 1796 in Marietta, Ohio. His father, John Ogden, of New York, served 7 years in the Revolutionary war. His mother, Mary (Hinish) Ogden, was a native of the Keystone State.” In fact, ajohn Ogden of Marietta, Ohio, 172 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine is of record as having obtained from Rufus Putnam et al. a parcel of “donation land” in Washington County, Ohio, on 9 December 1796.96 John then sold this land to Joel Bowen on 10 May 1797.97 If this is the sameJohn Ogden, then his presumed wife, Mary, may have died shortly before the sale of this property since there is no release of dower rights recorded in this deed. If so, her father was apparently unaware of her death when he wrote his will in 1801. Susannah Hinish, the next eldest daughter of the immigrant Henry Hinish, is believed to have married Simon Ford, a son98 of David Ford (also spelled Foard, Foore, Foor, Fore, etc.). This claim is based partly on the close association between Simon Ford and the Hinish family during this period, and partly on the exact coincidence between the birthdate of Simon Ford’s wife, Susannah, as derived from the information given on her tombstone,99 and the known birthdate of Susannah Hinish as given in the Maryland church re¬ cords.100 It should be noted that only the date of Susannah’s death is given correctly in the compilations of cemetery records published by Imler101 and by Diehl.102 The actual inscription on her tomb¬ stone103 states that she died 22 January 1849, aged 77 years, 11 months, and 26 days. Based on this information, her birth would have occurred on or about 27 January 1771. It is not known when Susan¬ nah married Simon Ford or if she was his only wife. Simon Ford appears for the last time as a single free male on the tax rolls of Hopewell Township in 1792,104 indicating that he had married around that time. In the 1800 U.S. Census he appears in Hopewell Township, aged 26-45 years, in a household containing one female aged 26-45 years, presumably his wife Susannah, two males aged less than 10 years, presumably his sons, and two females aged less than 10 years, presumably his daughters.105 There are additional associa¬ tions between the Ford and Hinish families which may further sup¬ port a familial relationship between Simon Ford and his presumed wife, Susannah Hinish. For example, in 1809 Susannah’s brother, Adam Hinish, was a witness to the will of David Ford, Simon’s fa¬ ther.106 Also, in 1810, Simon Ford provided security for a $500 bond against Adam Hinish when Adam was sued for child support.107 This information would indicate a level of familiarity and trust more typi¬ cal of family ties than a casual friendship. It is also reported that later generations of the Ford family intermarried with the Hinish family.108 Elizabeth Hinish, the next youngest daughter of Henry Hinish, the immigrant, is believed to have married Henry Rinard, a son1" ofjohn Henry Hinish of Bedford County; Pennsylvania 173 Rinard. This claim is based partly on the close association between the Hinish and Rinard families, and partly on the near coincidence between the birthdate of Henry Rinard’s wife, Elizabeth, and the birthdate of Elizabeth Hinish as given in the Maryland church re¬ cords.110 As noted earlier, Elizabeth’s brother, George Hinish, is be¬ lieved to have married Elizabeth Rinard, Henry Rinard’s sister. It is also known that Adam Hinish resided with Henry and Elizabeth Ri¬ nard during his later years.111 If Henry Rinard’s wife, Elizabeth, is presumed to have been the sister of Adam Hinish, the appearance of Adam Hinish in the Rinard household is better understood. It is not yet known when Elizabeth married Henry Rinard or if she was his only wife. Henry Rinard appears as a single free male in the tax rolls of Hopewell Township for the last time in 1800,112 indicating that he had married around that time. He appears in the 1800 U.S. Census in Hopewell Township, aged 26-45 years, in a household containing one female aged 26-45 years, presumably his wife Eliza¬ beth, one female aged less than 10 years, presumably his daughter, and one female aged 10-16 whose kinship cannot be presumed at this time.113 The tombstone inscription for Elizabeth Rinard, wife of Henry Rinard is given correctly in Diehl’s work114; in Imlers’ work, only the date of death is correct.115 According to the actual inscrip¬ tion,116 she died 26 July 1853, aged 79 years, 10 months, and 23 days. From this information a birthdate of 3 September 1773 can be cal¬ culated, only four days removed from the date given in the Maryland church records.117 However, the date given for her birth in the Family Bible118 of Thomas and Susan (Rinard) Grove is 31 August 1773, only one day removed. More importantly, the maiden name of Elizabeth Rinard is given explicitly as Elizabeth Hinish in these records. Susan (Rinard) Grove was a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Rinard. Her birth, and those of her parents and siblings, are given in the Bible as follows: Henry Rinard, born April 13, 1770, died March 12, 1863. Wife Elizabeth Hinish, born August 31, 1773,diedjuly20, 1853. Children: Sally, born December 22, 1799. Eliza, born October 11, 1801. Catherine, born January 30, 1804. 174 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Hannah, born February 17, 1806. John, born April 4, 1809. Henry, born October 31, 1811. Jacob, born December 4, 1813. Teny, born March 15, 1816. Susannah, born September 5, 1820. It should be noted that the ages of Henry and Elizabeth Rinard, as well as their daughter Sally, correspond with the information given in the 1800 U.S. Census. However, the death date given for Elizabeth does not agree with that given on her tombstone. This discrepancy and the discrepancies between the birthdates of Elizabeth Rinard as given in the Bible or as calculated from her tombstone inscription, and the birthdate given for Elizabeth Hinish in the Maryland church records, cannot be explained at this time. However, no less an author¬ ity than Milton Rubincam has described a similar situation in his own family where the birthdate recorded in a church record, and the birthdates derived from a tombstone inscription and an obituary, differ by considerably more than a few days, yet can be attributed only to a single individual.119 Although the marriage of Elizabeth Hinish to Henry Rinard cannot be proved with certainty, little cre¬ dence can be given to the claim by Howard Louis Leckey that this Elizabeth Hinish became the wife of Gerhard Poppo Warsing.120 The birthdate Leckey gives for Elizabeth Hinish is not only completely undocumented, but fully 20 years before the known birthdate as given in the Maryland church records.121 The date Leckey gives for the marriage between Elizabeth’s parents, Henry and Elizabeth Hin¬ ish, is also undocumented and fully ten years before the known mar¬ riage date as given in the Pennsylvania church records.122 The only document that Leckey appears to use to support his claim123 is a deed for the transfer of land to Gerhard Warsing124 which George Hinish, Elizabeth’s brother, had earlier patented in Hopewell Township.125 There is not, however, the vaguest indication in this document of a relationship between Elizabeth Hinish and Gerhard Warsing. Catherine Hinish, the youngest daughter of Henry Hinish, the immigrant, is believed to have married Henry Ickes, son of John and Elizabeth (Stombaugh) Ickes. This claim is based on a manuscript account of the Ickes family126 and, again, the exact coincidence be¬ tween the reported birthdate of Catherine Ickes, wife of Henry Ickes, Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 175 and that of Catherine Hinish as given in the Maryland church re¬ cords.127 The author of the Ickes manuscript states that the maiden name of Catherine Ickes was Catherine Hinish, and that she was born 19 October 1777; however, he does not document the source of this information. It is not yet known when Catherine was married to Henry Ickes. He appears for the first time in Hopewell Township in the 1800 U.S, Census, aged 16-26 years, in a household containing one female aged 16-26, presumably his wife Catherine, and one male aged less than 10 years, presumably his son.128 He appears thereafter on the tax rolls of Hopewell Township as other than a single free male until 1812,129 after which he is found on the tax rolls of that portion of St. Clair Township which became Union Township after 1834.130 A familial association with the Hinish family is supported by the fact that Catherine’s brother, Adam Hinish, is found in the 1860 U.S. Census for Union Township in the household ofjoseph Ickes,131 a son of Henry Ickes132 by Henry’s second wife Margaret,133 Appar¬ ently, only the families of Adam’s sisters, Elizabeth and Catherine, felt sufficiently compassionate to care for him in his later years. As with the Ford family, later generations of the Ickes family are also reported to have intermarried with the Hinish family.134 Catherine (Hinish) Ickes is said to have died on 27 November 1826, and to have been buried on the Ickes family farm in Union Township, Bedford County.135 Although this account of the family of Henry Hinish is far from complete, it is hoped that the questions which remain can be an¬ swered satisfactorily with additional research. For example, how did the baptisms of three of Henry’s daughters come to be recorded in the Maryland church records? Did his family reside there prior to 1770 or during periods of instability on the Bedford frontier? At least one contemporary account specifically mentions Maryland as a ref¬ uge for the Bedford pioneers,136 but there is yet no evidence other than the church records to suggest that Henry’s family lived there for any significant period of time. Also, why did Henry not refer to these daughters by their married names when he wrote his will, if, in fact, they were all married by then? Certainly, he was not required to do so. It may be that only Mary was so mentioned because she was the only daughter to have left Bedford County and to have traveled so far away. In the 1800 U.S. Census for Hopewell Township, Henry Hinish is listed, aged above 45 years, in a household containing one female aged above 45 years, presumably his wife Elizabeth, and two 176 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine males aged 16-26 years, presumably his sons John and Adam,137 All of his daughters appear to have taken up residence elsewhere, suggesting that they had married and moved away by that time. How¬ ever, of the marriages of Henry’s children, only that of John Hinish to Mary Baker can be proved unequivocally at this time. Finally, what became of the child born to Adam Hinish and Martha Lockart? If it can be shown that this child was a female or died without issue, it would further weaken any argument that this Adam Hinish ever had a son named Adam,138 On the other hand, if the child was a male who survived to adulthood, the argument could not be so easily dismissed. It is hoped that future researchers will find within this account a useful starting point for the resolution of such questions. Genealogical Summary Johann Heinrich Heinisch (John Henry Hinish), immigrant from Germany, arrived in Philadelphia 22 Oct, 1754 aboard the ship Hali¬ faxr. His birth date is unknown; he died ca. 29 Oct. 1801 in Hopewell Twp., Bedford Co., Pa. Details of a previous marriage have not been confirmed, but as a “widower” Henry married Maria Elisabeth Beck/Peck (d. after 1802) on 19 Aug. 1760 at Christ Lutheran Church, York, York Co., Pa. Children of Henry and Maria Elisabeth (Beck/Peck) Hinish: l.John George; b. 24Jul. 1761 (1762?) in York, Pa.; bp. Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pa., 26 Jul. 1761; d. prior to 14 May 1847, Bedford Co., Pa.; probably bur. East Providence Twp., Pa.; presumed m. to Elizabeth Rinard, probably prior to 1793. It is not known whether Elizabeth was George’s only wife or whether she is the mother of all his children. Children of George Hinish and undetermined mother: i, Henry; b. ca. 1793-1795. ii. Jacob. iii. Adam. iv. Simon. v. Mary. vi. Susannah. Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 177 vii. Sarah, viii. John (?); d. probably prior to 1832. 2. John Henry; b. 9 Aug. 1764; bp. Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pa., 12 Aug. 1764; probably d. before 1767. 3.John Henry; b. 18 Feb, 1767; bp. Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pa., 22 Feb. 1767. 4. Mary; b, possibly before 1760 to Henry’s first wife, or ca, 1767-1771 to his second wife, Elizabeth (Beck/Peck); d. probably prior to 1797; presumed m. to John Ogden before 1790 in Hopewell Twp., Pa. Presumed child of Mary (Hinish) and John Ogden: i. Joseph; b. 1796 in Marietta, Ohio. 5. Maria Susannah; b. 27Jan. 1771; bp. Salem Reformed Church, Washington Co., Md., 2 Jun. 1771; d. 22 Jan. 1849; presumed m. ca. 1792 to David Ford. Presumed children of Susannah (Hinish) and David Ford: i-iv. 2 sons, 2 daughters, all under 10 years of age in 1800. 6. Maria Elisabetha; b. 30 Aug. 1773 (31 Aug. 1773); bp. Reformed Church, Hagerstown, Md., 5 Apr. 1774; d. 26Jul. 1853 (20Jul, 1853); presumed m, ca. 1800 to Henry Rinard (b. 13 Apr. 1770; d. 12 Mar. 1863). Children of Elizabeth (Hinish) and Henry Rinard: i. Sally, b. 22 Dec. 1799. ii. Eliza, b. 11 Oct. 1801. iii. Catherine, b. 30 Jan. 1804. iv. Hannah, b. 17 Feb, 1806, v.John, b. 4 Apr. 1809. vi. Henry, b. 31 Oct. 1811. vii. Jacob, b. 4 Dec. 1813. viii. Teny, b. 15 Mar. 1816. 7.John; b, 3 Sep, 1775 in Pa.; d. 20Jun. 1853, Bedford Co., Pa.; bur. Hopewell Twp., Pa.; m. Mary Baker, Mar. 1811 or Jun. 1812, in Hopewell Twp., Pa. Children of John and Mary (Baker) Hinish: i. James; d, prior to 1853. ii. George. iii. John. 178 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine iv. David. v. Joseph. Smouse. vi. Elizabeth; m. vii. Delilah. Messersmith. viii. Susan; m. ix. Sarah. 8. Anna Catherina; b. 19 Oct. 1777; bp. Salem Reformed Church, Washington Co., Md., 26Jul. 1778; d. 27 Nov. 1826; bur. Union Twp., Bedford Co,, Pa.; presumed m. to Henry Ickes, date _ unknown. Presumed child of Catherine (Hinish) and Henry Ickes: i. unnamed son under 10 years of age in 1800. 9. Adam; b. ca. 1780 in Pa.; d. after 1860; no documented marriage, but fathered a child (unknown gender; b. Bedford Co., Pa., prior to Apr. 1810) with Martha Lockart. Notes 1. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties (Chicago: Waterman, Watkins, &Co„1884), 71. 2. B. F, Van Horn, Bible, Axe and Plow (Apollo, Pa.: Closson Press, 1986), 11. 3. Ralph Beaver Strassburger and William John Hi nice, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, 3 vols. (Norristown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934), 1: 652-53; 2: 743. 4. Daniel W. Bly, From the Rhine to the Shenandoah (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1993), viii. 5. This surname has been rendered as Heinisch, Hynish, Hinnish, Henesh, Henish, Haynes, Hynes, Hainish, Heness, Hoenisch, Hensch, Hennish, Highnish, Hinas, Hinice, Hinash, Haghness, Hinesh, and Honish, among other variations. 6. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bedford County Land Warrant no. 399; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Land Warrant. 7. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bedford County Survey no. C-76-289; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Survey. 8. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bedford County Patent no. H-67-213; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Patent. 9. Records of Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pa., Marriages and Burials, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [hereafter cited as LDS]), microfilm no, 0020492, Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 179 10. Ibid., entry no. 10352. 11. Ibid. 12. Records of Christ Lutheran Church, York, Pa., Births and Baptisms, LDS microfilm no. 0020491. 13. Ibid., entry no. 1292. 14. Ibid., entry no. 1648. 15. Ibid., entry no. 1756. 16. Val D. Greenwood, The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy , 4th ed. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977), 34. 17. Special Publication Number 47 (York, Pa.: South Central Pennsylvania GenealogicalSocietyJanuary 1992) , 24; see also Penn MSS, (Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania), 12: 72, 18. See note 3. 19. York County, Pa., Deed Bk. C, 306. 20. Ibid. 21. F. Edward Wright, comp., Washington County, Maryland, Church Records of the 18th Century (Westminster, Md.: Family line Publications, 1988). 22. Ibid,, 32. 23. Ibid., 74. 24. Ibid., 39. 25. Bedford County, Pa., Tax Records (Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission), microfilm no. LR126, rolls 1-8; microfilm no. LR127, roll no. 1; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Tax Records. 26. Pennsylvania Archives (Harrisburg, Pa.: State Printer, 1897), 3d ser., 23: 233; herafter cited as Pennsylvania Archives. 27. James B. Whisker, comp., Bedford County in the American Revolution (Apollo, Pa.: Closson Press, 1985), 51. 28. Pennsylvania Archives, 5th ser., 4: 241. 29, Revolutionary War Pension Records, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives) , file no. R4847; hereafter cited as File No. R4847. 30. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, 94, 31. Ibid., 95. 32. File No. R4847. 33. Ibid. 34. This date could also be read as 1761. An ink smear renders the appearance of the last digit questionable. 35, Roberta E. and Thomas C. Imler, comps., Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Cemeteries (Arvada, Col.: Ancestor Publishing, 1981), 8: 131; hereafter cited as Imler. 36. Howard Blackburn and William H. Welfley, History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906), 120. 37. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, 68. 38. Bedford County, Pa., Quarter Sessions Docket 3: 69; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Qt. Sess. Dkt. 3. 180 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 39. United States Direct Tax of 1798, Bedford County, Pa. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives) microfilm no. M372, roll no. 20, vol. 651: 150, entry no. 186. 40. Bedford County, Pa., Will Bk. 1, 169; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Will Bk. 51. See note 17. 42. See notes 13-15, 22-24. 43. Bedford County, Pa., Record of Deaths 1852-1854, 12 (John Hinish). 44. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Bedford County, Pa. (Washing¬ ton, D. C.: National Archives), microfilm no. M432, roll no. 251: 262b, In. 10 (Adam Hinish); 286a, In. 29 (John Hinish); hereafter cited as 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford Co. 45. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 8. 46. Bedford County, Pa., Deed Bk. AI, 566; hereafter cited as Bedford Co. Deed Bk. 47. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll nos. 8-17. 48. Ibid., roll nos. 18-22. 49. Bedford County Deed Bk. 115, 73; Deed Bk. 133, 370; Miscellaneous Bk. 10, 409; see also note 8. 50. Bedford County Will Bk. 3, 384. 51. See note 31. 52. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll nos. 16-17. 53. Ibid., roll nos. 17—19. 54. Ibid., roll nos. 19-22. 55. Ibid., roll nos. 4-5. 56. Ibid., roll no. 13. 57. 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford Co., 119b, In. 13. 58. Bedford County Will Bk. 3, 33. 59. See note 39. 60. See note 40. 61. See note 39; see also the family Bible of John Hinish, currently in the possession of one of the authors, Ruth H. Cline. 62. Imler, 132. 63. See note 39. 64. Bedford County Will Bk. 4, 108, 65. War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Records (Washington, D. C.; National Archives) file no. WC 928-BLWT 40318-120-55. 66. Wayne County, Ohio, Will Bk. 3, 85; Deed Bk. 38, 402. 67. Bedford Co. Deed Bk. L, 36. 68. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 9; these tax records list the occupation of “Garrad Worsing” as “Minister of the Gospel,” 69. See note 61. 70. Ibid. 71. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 11. Henry Hinish of Bedford Countyi, Pennsylvania 181 72. See note 61; see also Louts L. Babcock, The War of 1812<m the Niagara Frontier (Buffalo, N. Y.: Buffalo Historical Society, 1927), 64 ff. 73. See note 61. 74. See note 40. 75. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, rolls 9-15. 76. Bedford Co. Qt. Sess. Dkt. 3, 431. 77. Bedford County, Pa., Continuance Docket 6, August 1808 to August 1811; 215, case no. 6; 294, case no. 8. 78. See note 40. 79. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Bedford County, Pa. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives), microfilm no. M653, roll no. 1072: 659, In. 9. 80. History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, 325. 81. Civil War Pension File of Jacob H. Hinish, Co. E, 199th Pennsylvania Volun¬ teer Infantry, file no. SC 303729, National Archives, Washington, D. C.; see also notes 40 and 75. 82. Death Certificate of Jacob H. Hinish, Bedford County, Pa. (d, 17 Nov. 1923), file no. 112554, Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle, Pa.; see also note 76. 83. 1850 U. S. Census, Bedford Co., 119a, In. 42; 119b, In. 1 ff. This marriage date is estimated from the age of the eldest child. 84. See note 46. 85. Bedford Co. Survey no, C-88-66. 86. Bedford Co. Patent no. H-72-570. 87. Imler, 132. 88. W. Henry Ogden,Jr., (Witchita Falls, Texas) Ogden Newsletter 11, no. 4 (Oct. 1989): 43. 89. Bedford Co. Survey no. Eÿl 70. 90. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 2. 91. Ibid., roll no. 3. 92. Ibid., roll no. 4. 93. Ibid., roll no. 5. 94. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Pennsylvania (Baltimore: Genalogical Publishing Co., 1992), 21 (John Octdon). 95. History of Fulton County, Illinois (Peoria, 111.: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1879), 737. 96. Washington County, Ohio, Deed Bk. 5, 149. 97. Ibid., 151. 98. Bedford Co. Will Bk. 1, 519. 99. John F. Cope, The Ancestry and Ascendants of Patricia Anne Ford and George Thomas Ford, Jr, (Pittsburgh, Pa.: privately published, 1989), 1-6; hereafter cited as Cope. 100. See note 22. 101. Imler, 136. 182 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 102. Cindy Diehl, comp., Cemeteries of Bedford County. (Riddlesburg, Pa.: privately published, 1994), 2: 97. . 103. The inscription on this tombstone has been personally viewed by one of the authors (R. A. Hayden). Although the stone is now somewhat weathered, the inscription is still reasonably legible; see also note 95, 104. Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 5. 105. Second Census of the United States,1800, Bedford County, Pa. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives), micfofilm no. M32, roll no. 36: 62, In. 2 (Simon Fore); hereafter cited as 1800 U. S. Census, Bedford Co. 106. See note 94. 107. See note 73. 108. Cope, 1-6. 109. See note 54. 110. See note 23, 111. See note 40. 112. Bedford Co, Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 7. 113. 1800 U. S. Census, Bedford Co., roll no. 36: 65, In. 2 (Henry Rhinart). 114. See note 98. 115. See note 97. 116. The inscription on this tombstone has been personally viewed by one of the authors (R. A. Hayden). Although the stone is now somewhat weathered, the inscription is still reasonably legible. 117. See note 23. 118. In 1982 this Bible was in the possession of Mrs. Mary Grove Grubb (now deceased) of Everett, Pa., at which time she permitted a transcription of its contents to be made. 119, Milton Rubincam, Pitfalls in Genealogical Research, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing Co., 1987), 21. 120. Floyd G. Hoenstine, ed., Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution: 1955 Yearbook (Altoona, Pa.: Mirror Printing Co., 1956), 410. 121. See note 23. 122. See note 10. 123. Ella M. Snowberger, comp., Recollections of Bygone Days in the Cove, 11 vols. (n.p., 1942), 10: 25. 124. Bedford Co, Deed Bk. N, 489. 125. Bedford Co. Land Warrant no. 398; Bedford Co. Survey no. C-90-141; Bedford Co. Patent no. H-23-55. 126. Arthur James Ickes, Genealogy of the Ickes Families (1972), 15; TS in the collections of the Pioneer Historical Society, Bedford, Pa. 127. See note 24. 128. 1800 U. S. Census, Bedford Co., roll no. 36: 68, In. 2 (Henry Ickes). 129, Bedford Co. Tax Records, microfilm no. LR126, roll no. 11. 130. Ibid., roll no. 12. Henry Hinish of Bedford County, Pennsylvania 183 131. See note 75. 132. James Boor, comp., Records of the Old Log Church at Osterburg Bedford County, Pennsylvania, of the Lutheran and German Reformed Congregations (New Enterprise, Pa.: privately published, 1985), 4. 133. See note 122. 134. Ibid. 135. Ibid. 136. Pennsylvania Archives (Philadelphia:Joseph Severns 8c Co., 1853), 1st ser 9: 619. 137. 1800 U. S. Census, Bedford Co., roll 36: 63, In. 2 (Henry Hinish). 138. See note 76.