Descendants of Henry Adam Ernst/Earnest
51A portion was added 4, Mar 2004
A recent E-mail by Dana Langworthy O’Leary has added descendants of 51A her E-mail is located in that area for any questions please contact her directly. File is saved as D/Write/Hillpot/Ernst generation 3
(Although this work is not mine nor have I back up evidence of its authenticity, I will treat it as fact until any portion can be disproved)
The following information was sent to me 10/2000, by Nancy Fisher. I have taken the liberty to change the index #=s to adapt to my Hillpot family. I have also changed the structure by moving Mary from #56 to #52. There may be some typo=s when I shifted some of the children and will make all necessary changes in the near future. Although the #=s have been changed all of the work has been that of Nancy. The Indian Eve portion although controversial, I believe is accurate. I do welcome all information on all of these family lines, as well as any supporting evidence.
I am aware there will be opposition to what is contained below and am looking at this with a very open mind. I am not a direct descendant of Indian Eve and have no desire to prove she is a Hillpot, however, I would like the records to reflect what is fact. I will make any changes, with the authors permission with any portion shown below with back up evidence.
There is a small piece of this in my Hillpot Family first generation on this web site with a time line. All changes and/or additions will be closely monitored for accuracy.
GENERATION #1
5 HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST (note these #=s have been changed to adapt to the Hillpot family) was born Bef. 1747 in Poss. Saxony, Germany, and died 1777 in Dutch Corner Area, Bedford, County, Pennsylvania. He married EVE "INDIAN" HILLEBART(IN)/HELLAPARD Abt. 1761 in York County, Pennsylvania. She was born 1734 in York County, Pennsylvania, and died 1815. The daughter of the immigrant George Adam Hillpot. Please refer to the Hillpot family for my family connection.
Notes for HENRY ADAM ERNST/EARNEST:
Henry was massacred by Indians at his home in the Autumn of 1777.
(Per Gene Earnest)
The names of the neighbors killed with Adam are unknown. Approximately 10 feet behind the marker on a bank are several grave markers that appear to be slate like rock, probably taken from a nearby field. These markers are obscured by weeds and brush and barely visible. A number of years ago I examined the grave stones but was unable to identify the names because of the poor condition.
Although the cabin is gone, it was in a field to the left of the marker about 75 feet away. Although this is now the front yard of a new home, I recently noticed a small pile of bricks at the location where the cabin stood.
Notes for EVE "INDIAN" HILLEBART(IN)/HELLAPARD:
Eve was captured by the same Indians that massacred her husband at her home in the Autumn of 1777. Along with Eve her 2 sons Henry and Michael were taken by the Indians. Different stories have been told as to the exact time Eve was held by the Indians, some sources say 7 yrs. and other sources say 9 yrs.
There also is some controversy as to whether Eve may have been a Hillibart(in) and not an Imler. Volume VII of the "Pennsylvania-German Society Proceedings and Addresses" includes a list of marriages performed by Rev. Muhlenberg. One of those marriages was performed in New Hanover, Pennsylvania on 28 Nov 1757.
This was the marriage of Adam Ernst, from Bedman Township and Eva Catharina Hillebart(in), daughter of Adam Hillebart. Both lived with John Potts, Esquire, in Douglass Township. This is believed to have been in Lancaster County.
Church records of the Williams Township Congregation in Lancaster County give the baptism of Johannes Heinrich Ernst, son of Adam and Eva Catharina, born 14 March 1772, baptized 26 April 1772. Adam and "Indian Eve" Ernst are known to have had a son named Henry and this birth date is very close to the date cited in published sources for his birth of 28 March 1772. This Congregation has no existing baptismal records from the 1760's, so baptisms of children during that time are lost.
Theory is that someone may have given Eve the Imler name by mistake instead of the correct female ancestor. Adam and Eve Ernst had been married for quite sometime when they came to Bedford County. It may be that none of her relatives accompanied them. It could also be that she did not have brother's and the family name died with her father. It also could be that her brothers went somewhere else from eastern Pennsylvania, like the Virginia back country. A name like Hillibart could have also been corrupted in a number of ways.
More About EVE "INDIAN" HILLEBART(IN)/HELLAPARD:
Burial: Messiah Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
More About HENRY ERNST/EARNEST and EVE HILLEBART(IN)/HELLAPARD:
Marriage: Abt. 1761, York County, Pennsylvania
Children of HENRY ERNST/EARNEST and EVE HILLEBART(IN)/HELLAPARD are:
51 GEORGE ADAM EARNEST, b. 03 Apr 1762; d. 28 Mar 1817.
52 MARY EARNEST, b. 1764; d. 1813, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
53 JACOB EARNEST, b. Abt. 1766; d. Abt. 1830, Mt. Dallas at the Brick house.
54 JOHANNES EARNEST, b. Abt. 1770; d. Bet. 1817 - 1877.
55 HENRY EARNEST, b. 28 Mar 1772; d. 03 Mar 1857.
56 MICHAEL EARNEST, b. Aft. 1773.
Notes for MICHAEL EARNEST:
Was captured by the same Indians that massacred his father at their home in the Autumn of 1777, he was captured along with his mother Eve and brother Henry.
GENERATION #2
51 GEORGE ADAM EARNEST (HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 03 Apr 1762, and died 28 Mar 1817. He married ELIZABETH SAMUEL, daughter of CONRAD SAMUEL/SAMPEL. She was born Apr 1764, and died Nov 1847.
Notes for GEORGE ADAM EARNEST:
George A. Earnest served as a Private in the Bedford County Militia, Pa. Line during the Revolutionary War.
There were two baptism's recorded for George and Sally Earnest on 2 Nov 1818. Witnesse listed were parents of the child. George Adam is to have died when his son George was 9 days old in 1917. There are also three Elizabeth's listed in the family Bible. It is often though that at times when a child dies another is given the name. It may also be that Elizabeth may have been the middle name but if another child who had the name Elizabeth died the other may have been called it instead of their first name. there are also two Catharines's but Catherine was the first name of one child and the middle of the other.
Descendants of George have also had records whereas there had only been six children who lived to adulthood and the other children died young.
TOMBSTONE READS:
George A. Earnest
Who departed this life March 28, 1817 - aged 54 y 11m & 25 d
(There were 2 George Earnest listed in the 1790 Federal Census, one in Bedford and one in Birmingham Twp., Pennsylvania, the Census in Bedford matches more closely then the one in Birmingham Twp., but the Bedford Census lists 2 males under the age of 16 and at this time we only know of one son at that time. The Birmingham Twp., Census lists 1 male under the age of 16 but only lists one female, and at the time George had a daughter Molly which would have been listed along with his wife)
1790 Federal Census, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1
Free white males under 16 years: 2
Free white females, including heads of families: 2
More About GEORGE ADAM EARNEST:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 54 yrs 11 mos 25 days
Burial: Messiah Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
More About ELIZABETH SAMUEL:
Burial: Messiah Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Children of GEORGE EARNEST and ELIZABETH SAMUEL are:
511 JOHANNES3 EARNEST, b. 14 Apr 1786; d. Bet. 1817 - 1877.
512 MOLLY EARNEST, b. 16 May 1788; d. Bet. 1789 - 1882.
513 ELIZABETH EARNEST, b. 29 Dec 1790; d. Bef. 1884.
514 CATHERINE EARNEST, b. 12 Jun 1793.
515 EVA CATHERINE "EVE" EARNEST, b. 29 Jun 1794; d. Bef. 1888.
516 ELIZABETH EARNEST, b. 15 Mar 1797; d. Bet. 1798 - 1891.
More About ELIZABETH EARNEST: Age at Death (Facts Pg): Young
517 SAMUEL EARNEST, b. 20 Jan 1800; d. 1877.
518 MARGARET REBECCA "BECKIE" EARNEST, b. 11 Aug 1802; d. Jan 1892.
519 NATRINA EARNEST, b. 06 Mar 1806; d. Bet. 1807 - 1900.
51A DANIEL EARNEST, b. 10 Jan 1809; d. Bet. 1810 - 1899.
51B POLLY EARNEST, b. 11 Jan 1811; d. Bet. 1812 - 1905.
51C ELIZABETH EARNEST, b. 07 Feb 1812; d. Bet. 1813 - 1906.
51D SALLY EARNEST, b. 15 Dec 1814; d. Bet. 1815 - 1908.
51E GEORGE ADAM EARNEST. JR., b. 19 Mar 1817; d. Bet. 1818 - 1907.
52 MARY EARNEST (HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 1764, and died 1813 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. She married JONATHON DIBERT, SR. 1787, son of CHARLES DIBERT and EVE NEI. He was born 1746 in Fort Wingham, Dutch Corners, Bedford County, Pennsylvania/Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 1808 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Notes for MARY EARNEST:
Mary was the only daughter of Adam and Eve Earnest. She escaped being captured from the Indians by running through the meadow near her home.
After the death of her husband Mary inherited the farm and at her death passed on the farm to John.
More About MARY EARNEST:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 49 years old
Burial: 1813, Dibert Farm Cemetery, Dutch Corner, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Revolutionary War
Record of John Dibert - He belonged to the Association and
Militia of Cumberland Co. Pa. 4th Company 6th class 7th Batallion - aug. 1,
178
Pa. Archives 5th Series - Vol 6 - Pages 486-472-475-500
Pa. Archives 5th Series
- Vol 4 - page 248 - Muster roll - Captain Campbell's
Co. commanded by James Purdy - May 1, 1781.
Notes for JONATHON DIBERT, SR.: TOMBSTONE READS: John Dibert 1746-1838 Fought in War of 1812
The metal flag holder says "War of 1812", but only because they ran out of Revolutionary War flag holders. I have been trying for a couple of years to obtain a Revolutionary War one to put on his grave, but as of yet, the Veterans Office here in Bedford, PA hasn't received one. Thanks, Lora Sellers
Notes for JONATHON DIBERT, SR.:
TOMBSTONE READS:
John Dibert 1746-1808
Fought in War of 1812
More About JONATHON DIBERT, SR.:
Burial: 1838, Dibert Farm Cemetery, Dutch Corner, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
More About JONATHON DIBERT and MARY EARNEST:
Marriage: 1787
Children of MARY EARNEST and JONATHON DIBERT are:
521 MARIA MARGARET3 DIBERT, b. 19 Oct 1788; d. 09 Sep 1869.
522 JOHN DIBERT, JR., b. 1790, Bedford Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. Bet. 1826 - 1830.
523 CATHERINE DIBERT, b. 26 Apr 1792, Bedford Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. 15 May 1842; m. JOHN CROYLE.
524 MARY DIBERT, b. 20 Aug 1794, Bedford Borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. Jul 1865.
525 RACHEL DIBERT, b. 10 Aug 1798; d. 27 Jan 1898.
53 JACOB EARNEST (HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born Abt. 1766, and died Abt. 1830 in Mt. Dallas at the Brick house. He married SUSANNAH DEFIBAUGH, daughter of CASPER DEFIBAUGH. She was born Abt. 1766.
Children of JACOB EARNEST and SUSANNAH DEFIBAUGH are:
531 EVE EARNEST married William Nevitt
532 ELIZABETH "BETSY" EARNEST. married 1 ? Stuby 2nd ? Edenbaugh
533 SALLY EARNEST.
534 SUSAN EARNEST, m. ? WICKERSHAM; b. West Chester, Pennsylvania.
535 KATY EARNEST.
More About KATY EARNEST: Age at Death (Facts Pg): Infant
536 ROSA EARNEST.
537 WILLIAM EARNEST.
538 EDWARD EARNEST.
539 JACOB EARNEST.
53A UNKNOWN EARNEST.
53B UNKNOWN EARNEST.
53C DANIEL EARNEST, b. 04 Jul 1818; d. Sep 1901.
54 JOHANNES EARNEST (HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born Abt. 1770, and died Bet. 1817 - 1877. He married SUSANNAH MILLER, daughter of JOHN MILLER and MARGARET DIBERT.
Children of JOHANNES EARNEST and SUSANNAH MILLER are:
541 FREDRICK3 EARNEST.
542 EVE EARNEST.
543 RACHAEL EARNEST.
544 ADAM EARNEST.
545 JOHN EARNEST.
546 MICHAEL EARNEST.
547 HENRY EARNEST.
55 HENRY EARNEST (HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 28 Mar 1772, and died 03 Mar 1857. He married MARGARET MILLER, daughter of DAVID MILLER and SARAH SHOENFELT. She was born 1766, and died 1851.
Notes for HENRY EARNEST:
Was captured by the same Indians that massacred his father Henry at their home in the Autumn 1777. he was captured along with his mother Eve and brother Michael.
Children of HENRY EARNEST and MARGARET MILLER are:
551 SUSAN3 EARNEST, b. 27 Apr 1795, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; d. 13 Dec 1867, Greenfield Twp., Blair County, Pennsylvania.
552 ELIZABETH EARNEST, b. 10 Apr 1799; d. 18 Jan 1894; m. GEORGE KETTERING.
553 JOHN EARNEST, m. ELIZA PORTZES.
554 JACOB EARNEST, m. MARY SHAFFER.
555 GEORGE EARNEST.
556 CATHERINE EARNEST, m. GEORGE HAWK.
557 PETER EARNEST, m. SARAH SHAFFER.
56 MICHAEL EARNEST Born after 1773 no further information at this time.
GENERATION #3
511 JOHANNES EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 14 Apr 1786, and died Bet. 1817 - 1877. He married CATHERINE FETTER, daughter of JOHANN FETTER and MARIA SCHMIED(IN). She was born 1794.
Children of JOHANNES EARNEST and CATHERINE FETTER are:
5111 MARGARET4 EARNEST, b. Aft. 1800; d. Bet. 1818 - 1894; m. ? WITTAKER; b. Bet. 1783 - 1803; d. Bet. 1828 - 1889.
More About ? WITTAKER:
Residence: 1905, West
5112 MARY EARNEST, b. Aft. 1800; d. Bef. 1894.
5113 MICHAEL "CALIFORNIA MIKE" EARNEST, b. Aft. 1800; d. Bef. 1891.
5114 GEORGE EARNEST, b. 1802; d. Bet. 1831 - 1891.
5115 DAVID EARNEST, b. Aft. 1800.
5116 ELIZA EARNEST, b. Aft. 1810; d. Bet. 1843 - 1909.
513 ELIZABETH EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 29 Dec 1790, and died Bef. 1884. She married JACOB DIBERT, son of FREDRICK DIBERT and MADALINE STEEL. He was born Bet. 1755 - 1788, and died Bef. 1872.
Children of ELIZABETH EARNEST and JACOB DIBERT are:
5131 GEORGE DIBERT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Bef. 1872.
5132 HETTIE DIBERT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Bet. 1833 - 1899.
5133 ELIZABETH DIBERT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Abt. 1910, Everett, Pennsylvania; m. JOHN WAKEFOOSE; b. Bet. 1788 - 1808; d. Bet. 1833 - 1894.
More About ELIZABETH DIBERT: Age at Death (Facts Pg)18: Nearly 100 years old
5134 CATHARINE DIBERT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Bet. 1833 - 1899.
5135 JULIANNA DIBERT, b. Aft. 1805; d. Bet. 1833 - 1891.
514 CATHERINE EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 12 Jun 1793. She married CHRISTOPHER DIBERT, son of FREDRICK DIBERT and MADALINE STEEL. He was born Bet. 1780 - 1820, and died Bet. 1793 - 1899.
Children of CATHERINE EARNEST and CHRISTOPHER DIBERT are:
5141 ANDREW W.4 DIBERT.
5142 JONATHON DIBERT.
5143 MARY DIBERT, m. ABRAM HARTZLE.
5144 REBECCA DIBERT.
5145 ELIZABETH DIBERT.
5146 EVE DIBERT.
5147 HENRY DIBERT, m. MARY LING.
5148 SUSAN DIBERT.
5149 CATHERINE DIBERT.
515 EVA CATHERINE "EVE" EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 29 Jun 1794, and died Bef. 1888. She married MICHAEL FETTER Bet. 1822 - 1855, son of JACOB FETTER and JUDITH CROYLE. He was born 1788, and died 1864.
More About MICHAEL FETTER and EVA EARNEST:
Marriage: Bet. 1822 - 1855
Children of EVA EARNEST and MICHAEL FETTER are:
5151 DAN4 FETTER, b. Aft. 1809; d. Bet. 1840 - 1899; m. CATHERINE "KATY" CROYLE; b. Bet. 1805 - 1825; d. Bet. 1840 - 1909.
5152 ELIZABETH FETTER, b. Aft. 1809; d. Bet. 1837 - 1909; m. ? ZIMMERS; b. Bet. 1792 - 1812; d. Bet. 1837 - 1898.
5153 JOHN FETTER, b. Aft. 1809; d. Bet. 1840 - 1899; m. SARAH IMLER; b. Bet. 1805 - 1825; d. Bet. 1840 - 1909.
517 SAMUEL EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 20 Jan 1800, and died 1877. He married (1) ELIZABETH "ALIZABETH" DIBERT 12 Jun 1821, daughter of FREDRICK DIBERT and MADALINE STEEL. She was born 1801, and died 1833. He married (2) JUDITH IMLER Aft. 1833.
More About SAMUEL EARNEST and ELIZABETH DIBERT:
Marriage: 12 Jun 1821
More About SAMUEL EARNEST and JUDITH IMLER:
Marriage: Aft. 1833
Children of SAMUEL EARNEST and ELIZABETH DIBERT are:
5171 CATHERINE "CATHERENA"4 EARNEST, b. 25 Apr 1822; d. Bet. 1850 - 1916.
5172 JANE EARNEST, b. 25 May 1824; d. 1842.
5173 ISAAC DIBERT EARNEST, b. 15 May 1825; d. Bet. 1847 - 1906; m. CATHERINE WONDER; b. Bet. 1812 - 1832; d. Bet. 1847 - 1916.
5174 MARIA EARNEST, b. Aft. 1826; d. Bet. 1844 - 1910.
5175 SARAH EARNEST, b. 26 Mar 1828; d. Bet. 1856 - 1922; m. ISAAC REIGHARD; b. Bet. 1811 - 1831; d. Bet. 1856 - 1917.
Children of SAMUEL EARNEST and JUDITH IMLER are:
5176 ADAM EARNEST, b. 27 Jun 1836.
5177 WILLIAM EARNEST.
More About WILLIAM EARNEST:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 66 years old
Residence: Friend's Cove
5178 MARY EARNEST, m. ? ADAMS.
More About ? ADAMS:
Age at Death (Facts Pg)18: 59 years old
5179 LAVANDA EARNEST, m. ? FEIGHT; d. Friend's Cove.
More About LAVANDA EARNEST:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 55 years old
More About ? FEIGHT:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 59 years old
517A FRANK EARNEST.
More About FRANK EARNEST:
Age at Death (Facts Pg): 55 years old
Residence: Friend's Cove
518 MARGARET REBECCA "BECKIE" EARNEST (GEORGE ADAM2, HENRY ADAM1 ERNST/EARNEST) was born 11 Aug 1802, and died Jan 1892. She married MICHAEL SPEECE. He was born Dec 1799, and died 15 Jun 1879 in St. Clairsville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Notes for MICHAEL SPEECE:
Surname could also have been spelled Speese and Speice.
Children of MARGARET EARNEST and MICHAEL SPEECE are:
5181 MARIA SPEECE, b. Aft. 1819; d. Bet. 1818 - 1911.
5182 GEORGE SPEECE, b. 1825; d. 1887; m. MARGARET ?; b. 1837; d. 1916.
Notes for GEORGE SPEECE:
George and Margaret had six children but none are known at this time.
5183 ELIZABETH SPEECE, b. Aft. 1825; d. Bef. 1911; m. MICHAEL SILL; b. Bet. 1800 - 1820; d. Bef. 1906.
5184 MARY "POLLY" SPEESE/SPEECE, b. 1827; d. Sep 1873.
5185 SUSAN SPEECE, b. 29 Sep 1829, Fulton County, Pennsylvania; d. 27 Feb 1899.
5186 EVE SPEECE, b. 1830; d. 1917.
5187 MARGARET "PEGGY" SPEECE, b. 1832; d. 1898.