Johannes BERNHART Jr.
- Born: Abt 1715, Camp, Ulster County, New York
- Marriage (1): Maria Gertraud RAU on March 21, 1738 in Athens (Later In Greene County), New Yok
- Marriage (2): Cornelia KETTER after 1750
- Died: 1777, Saratoga (Later In Saratoga County), New York
 General Notes:
Margaret Smith Brennan:
"According to a New York City Lutheran parish register, Johannes was confirmed on May 3, 1729 at the age of 14. His marriage record is in the Loonenburg Lutheran church book for Camp, Ulster County, New York where his surname is recorded as 'Bernhardt.' Later, Johannes and Maria lived in Dutchess County, N. Y. Johannes was killed in the Battle of Saratoga in 1777."
FROM INTERNET:
Historians consider the Battle of Saratoga to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers, particularly the French, took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them.
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/Saratoga/
BOOK: THE PALATINE FAMILIES OF NEW YORK, A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710, by Henry Z. Jones, Jr., Universal City, California, 1985:
Page 69:
Johannes, on the 1734 St. Peter's List (Rhinebeck Luth. Chbk.). Hannes Bernhard was conf. 3 May 1729 at Kamp, aged 14 yrs. (N. Y. City Luth. Chbk.). He md. at Camp 21 March 1738 Maria Gertraud Rau (Loonenburg Luth. Chbk.). He settled in the North East and 9 Partners section of Dutchess Co. (see Dutchess Co. Ancient Docs. #4260 and #5729) and had issue:
7 children are listed, six not included here...
(1st child) Nicolaus, b. 25 March 1740 and bpt. Goghkem. (Ancram) - sp.: Hannes Rauw and wife Catharina (Loonenburg Luth. Chbk.).
In this online file, see "Nicolaus Bernhardt, 1740-1803"
BOOK: MARRIAGE RECORD OF The Lutheran Churches of Athens and West Camp, New York, 1705-1899
Page 5: "Zion Lutheran Church, Athens,date 3.21, Johannes Bernhard and Gertraud Rauwen, mar. at Camp"
CONTRIBUTOR:
Margaret Smith Brennan
Johannes married Maria Gertraud RAU, daughter of Niclaus RAU and Gertraud STEINKOPF, on March 21, 1738 in Athens (Later In Greene County), New Yok. (Maria Gertraud RAU was born in 1715-1720 in New York and died before 1757.)
Johannes next married Cornelia KETTER after 1750.
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