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Who was Henry Capehart (1756-1820)?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard L. Tolman, Ph. D.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He really existed, I can tell you that for certain. Many have tried to say that he did not exist, but the purpose of this essay is to put that notion to rest once and for all. This work is supplemental to the Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b> essay.1<\/a><\/sup>\u2018The 19th Century Capeharts of Northern Philadelphia\u2019, version: June 22, 2017) online at www.29deadpeople.com<\/u><\/u>; hereafter Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>.<\/span> This problem is further evidence that an error, once prominently published, never dies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The first and best genealogical researcher of the Gebhardt\/Kephart\/Capehart line was Calvin I. Kephart (1912-1969), a former president of the National Genealogical Society. In his first publication2<\/a><\/sup>Kephart, Calvin \u2018A Danish Royal-Ski\u00f6ldung Lineage\u2019 National Genealogical Society Quarterly<\/i>, 31: 53-64 (1942); hereafter Kephart NGSQ<\/b>.<\/span> of the Gebhardt\/Kephart\/Capehart genealogy in National Genealogical Society Quarterly<\/i> in 1942, the children of Heinrich Gebhardt (1725-1793, hereafter Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>)3<\/a><\/sup>Heinrich was his \u2018Rufname\u2019\u2014his middle name, the name one used if one were going to call him (ruf = call); his proper name was Johann Heinrich Gebhardt\u2014hereafter Heinrich1725<\/b>. See the baptism record for Maria Barbara \u2018Gebhart\u2019, 22 May 1737 at S\u00fclzbach, W\u00fcrttemberg, parents: Joh. Heinrich and Maria Catharina Gebhart; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span> are listed\u2014and Henry Capehart is omitted<\/u>! In this publication Henry\u2019s daughter Elizabeth (1778-1829) is listed as a child of her grandfather Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>! <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If Elizabeth Capehart (1778-1829)4<\/a><\/sup>Kephart NGSQ<\/b><\/span> really were the daughter of Heinrich Gebhardt (she is actually his gdau), his wife (if born 1727) would have been 51 yrs. at Elizabeth\u2019s birth and then 56 yrs. at the birth of her brother John (see at-DNA<\/b> evidence below for proof they are sibs). Mrs. Gebhardt actually had her youngest and final child Frederick in 1774 (he died with her in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia).5<\/a><\/sup>Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span> And then there was Henry\u2019s spurious marriage6<\/a><\/sup>FamilySearch Family Tree<\/i>; no sources cited. <\/span> on \u20181 Jun 1772\u2019; Henry would have been 16 yrs.(!) and then he waited 5 years (?) before having any children\u2014\u2018ya think?\u2019. Luckily all this is totally unsourced so we don\u2019t have to believe it, if we were ever tempted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In the course of time and as his research into this family progressed, Mr. Kephart realized his error and when the Gebhardt\/Kephart\/Capehart genealogy was disclosed again (much less prominently) in 1950 in a proclamation7<\/a><\/sup>Kephart, Calvin; Proclamation: \u2018Medieval Counts of Raeut (Bavaria) of the Danish Ski\u00f6ldung Royal Dynasty\u2019 (1950); FHL Fiche 6018394; hereafter Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span> given to the Library of Congress, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (Boston) and the Family History Library (Salt Lake City), the composition of the Heinrich Gebhardt family was corrected to include his son Henry Capehart and Heinrich\u2019s granddaughter Elizabeth. Henry and his brother Andrew were the first in the Gebhardt\/Kephart family to use the name Capehart.8<\/a><\/sup>Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span> And now, a momentary diversion before we return to Henry. <\/span><\/p>\n

Henry’s Parents<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Capehart connection to Henry\u2019s parents Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>\/unknown and grandparents Johann Heinrich Gebhardt\/Maria Catharina Andreas is confirmed by the DNA evidence from Cluster 1; \u2018megbower6907\u20199<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Megan Adams\/Bower Family Tree\u2019, owner megbower6907, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/363856641<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018Linda Clark\u201910<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Linda Clark Family Tree\u2019, owner Linda Clark, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/70337733<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span> and \u2018uffdagirl45\u201911<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Quincy Tree\u2019, owner Douglas Marks, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/70978115<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>. David Andreas Kephart and Hans Jacob Gebhardt are Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>\u2019s brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Henry\u2019s mother (Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>\u2019s wife) is also unknown. Some say Barbara Gr\u00fcnauer12<\/a><\/sup>FamilySearch Family Tree<\/i>; no sources cited. <\/span> (1727-1793), but without any source this author has been able to uncover. This is actually VERY UNLIKELY as Barbara Gr\u00fcnauer was the name of the spouse of Hans Heinrich Gebhardt (1657-1725), Heinrich1725<\/b><\/b>\u2019s grandfather.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back to Henry Capehart<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The paper documentation of Henry\u2019s existence includes the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0(1) 1790 U. S. census of Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; household of 6: two males under 16, one over 16, and three females13<\/a><\/sup>1790 U. S. census of Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M637, Roll 9, Page 321, Image 577, FHL Film 0568149; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span>\u2014this would likely be 2 sons (John and Edward), Henry, and Henry\u2019s wife and 2 daus (Sarah and Elizabeth).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0(2) 1800 U. S. census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; household of 10: 5 males (two 10-15yrs, two 16-25yrs, one 26-44yrs.) 5 females (two under 10yrs, two 16-25yrs., one over 45).14<\/a><\/sup>1800 U. S. census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roll M32_42, Page 145, Image 214, FHL Film 363345; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span> The Thomas Terry family lives next door (Henry\u2019s dau Elizabeth\u2019s eldest dau will marry one of the Terry boys).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0(3) 1820 U. S. census of Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania; household of 3: one male 10-15yrs., one male over 45 and one female 26-44yrs.15<\/a><\/sup>1820 U. S. census of Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Roll M33_99, Page 270, Image 286; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span> James and Elizabeth (Capehart) Merkins are living next door. The Thomas Terry family also lives close by as in 1800. Son John Capehart and his family are living at the Byberry residence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 (4) Pennsylvania Tax List 1783 (Bedminster, Bucks County).16<\/a><\/sup>Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Tax Records 1782-1860, Title No. 102, Roll 26, Bedminster; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 (5) Pennsylvania Tax List 1798 (\u2018Bibery\u2019, Philadelphia County); one acre rented from William Walmsley.17<\/a><\/sup>Pennsylvania, U. S. Direct Tax Lists, M372, 24 rolls, Bibery; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 (6) Pennsylvania Tax List 1808 (Bensalem, Bucks County); son John also listed.18<\/a><\/sup>Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Tax Records 1782-1860, Title No. 102, Roll 1, Bensalem; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0From the 1800 census record we discern that Henry had a large family. To date we have only discovered and characterized19<\/a><\/sup>Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span> three of the children: Sarah b. 1777 (md. Martin Summers<\/b><\/span>), Elizabeth b. 1778 (md. James Merkins<\/b><\/span>) and John b. 1783 (md. Rachel Ott<\/b><\/span>); three others are tentatively characterized, Tacy, Edward and Lewis.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Perusal of at-DNA<\/b> matches (RLT and GLT) reveals three matches where the CA (common ancestor) is Henry Capehart; \u20181_judyhatfield\u201920<\/a><\/sup>\u2018price-2(2)\u2019, owner 1_judyhatfield, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/103779178<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018ann howd\u201921<\/a><\/sup>\u2018howdeshell Family Tree\u2019, owner ann howd, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/101209297<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, and \u2018rsarvadi\u201922<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Parker Family Tree\u2019, owner rsarvadi, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/24994239<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>. This is a reassuring confirmation of the deductions from the paper record; John Capehart is a son of Henry and a brother to Elizabeth Capehart.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0There is another interesting observation\u2013both RLT, GLT (a sib), and RB (a maternal uncle) have matches to lineages containing the name \u2018Fretz\u2019. For RLT\/GLT the amount of shared DNA is in the range of 6-11 cMs; according to dnapainter.com this (in highest probability) corresponds to 5th or 6th cousins. 4g-gparents for RLT\/GLT are all known and well documented except for Henry Capehart\u2019s wife. The simplest explanation for this presence of the Fretz matches is that Henry Capehart\u2019s wife\u2019s maiden name was Fretz. It is already known23<\/a><\/sup>Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span> that her first name was Elizabeth, that she was born in 1761 and died 25 Apr 1836 (age 75) and was originally buried at St. John\u2019s M. E. Burying Ground (Roy St. N. E., Germantown).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Fretz family is interesting\u2014they are Anabaptists that emigrated24<\/a><\/sup>The Fretz family came from Alsace (Elsa\u03b2) which includes Saarland and the southern portion of Rhineland Pfalz and borders the province of Baden on the west. After the bloody Thirty Years War (1618-1648) which ended with the Treaty of Westphalia, the catholic war of persecution on protestants continued in Alsace making immigration more and more attractive to protestants including Anabaptists.<\/span> from (the Alsace) Mannheim\/Baden about 1710-1725 to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, primarily Bedminster and Tinicum townships in far western Bucks.25<\/a><\/sup>Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz: and a complete genealogical family register with biographies of their descendants form the earliest available records to the present time<\/i> (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890) 874 pages, digitized 2011 (651 pages) by FamilySearch; hereafter Fretz History<\/b>.<\/span> Anabaptists in the case of the Fretz family includes Mennonites and Dunkards, although most were Mennonites. The Fretz History<\/b>26<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span> (1890) is not sourced, but is exhaustively complete with much detail and many stories. It was constructed by personal interview of the players by the author and is truly an excellent volume; there are several versions. The immigrant brothers John and Christian Fretz, called \u2018Weaver John\u2019 and \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019, had between them 14 children mentioned in their wills, but many more children are attributed to them. The author presumes that the children that remained valiant in the Mennonite tradition were mentioned in the wills and those that fell away were not. This would explain why the families of the \u2018will-children\u2019 are exhaustively complete, while there are gaps in the family records of those other children that were no longer as tightly affiliated with the Mennonites.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 As an example, Elizabeth Fretz (1756-1831, Jacob2<\/sup> John1<\/sup>),27<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, page 90\/651.<\/span> the wife of Johannes Kephart, minister of the Mennonite congregation in Doylestown, Bucks is well documented.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 But Elizabeth Fretz (1761-1836), wife of Henry, is not findable and there is no evidence that she was active in the Mennonite faith after her marriage. Reference 4 above (for Henry Capehart) indicates that Henry paid taxes in Bedminster Twp in 1783 which is probably where he met his wife; they may have lived in Bedminster Township and had children there until they moved to Philadelphia County before 1790. The Fretz DNA match individuals also descend from Fretz families \u2018on the fringe\u2019, but mostly from children attributed to \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019.20<\/sup> More than 10 of the Fretz matches can be traced back to the Christian and Anna Maria (Gross) Fretz family, but the children of Christian\u2019s sons are largely unknown. Elizabeth Fretz, wife of Henry Capehart, is likely a gdau of Christian Fretz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Some trees on Ancestry already have an Elizabeth Fretz as Henry\u2019s wife (no sources), but these trees have all pilfered the vitae of another Elizabeth Fretz (1756-1831), the Mennonite wife of Rev. Johannes Kephart\u2014Henry\u2019s older brother.28<\/a><\/sup>Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cluster 3 shows some of the Fretz matches where the CA is \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019 Fretz, the Mennonite immigrant: \u2018Patricia Horner Dudley\u201929<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Horner\/VanFleet\/Haden\/Carver Family Tree\u2019, owner Patricia Horner Dudley, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/53367890<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018troyoverholt\u201930<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Overholt Family Tree\u2019, owner troyoverholt, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/60043437<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018mcelroym84\u201931<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Tyree Tree_2016-07-22\u2019, owner mcelroym84, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/102493425<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018Sue Umbach\u201932<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Susan Eglin Family Tree\u2019, owner Sue Umbach, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/71191686<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018Jennifer Taylor\u201933<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Lennox\/Daniels Famly Tree\u2019, owner Jennifer Taylor, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/155414416<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018rzingery\u201934<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Humphries Zingery Connection\u2019, owner s_zingery, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/24478<\/u>, good sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018EiBlack79\u201935<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Black Family Tree\u2019, owner EiBlack79, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/47688982<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, and \u2018Lynn Fretz\u201936<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Fretz Family Tree\u2019, owner Lynne Fretz, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/152921995<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>. Some Ancestry trees that were available in 2019 are no longer available online in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cluster 4 shows some of the Fretz matches where the CA is \u2018Weaver John\u2019 Fretz, a Mennonite immigrant and brother of \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019 Fretz: \u2018KETUCKER2\u201937<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Tucker Jr Family Tree\u2019, owner KETUCKER2, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/17116670<\/u>, great sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018S. W.\u201938<\/a><\/sup>\u2018wsf002\u2019, owner jdchilson, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/101559220<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018J. F.\u201939<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Fritz Family Tree\u2019, owner donnahatt6, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/39988758<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018M. W.\u201940<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Cole Family Tree\u2019, owner mollycole22, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/57049387<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018D. A.\u201941<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Aymer Family Tree\u2019, owner trinahenson123, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/73423520<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, \u2018Darren White\u201942<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Guthrie Family Tree\u2019, owner vmiller235, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/30660400<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>, and \u2018C. H.\u201943<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Austin Heckaman Family Tree\u2019, owner aheckaman13, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/67498537<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0From the Fretz at-DNA<\/b> matches in the above tables, it is not obvious which of the immigrant brothers, \u2018weaver John\u2019 or \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019, is the ancestor of Elizabeth Fretz, wife of Henry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In a previous analysis44<\/a><\/sup>See the essay \u2018The Ancestry of Nancy Graham, wife of Chauncey Loveland, born 1797 in the Western Reserve of Connecticut: A DNA Study\u2019 online at www.29deadpeople.com<\/u>.<\/span> of at-DNA<\/b> it was observed that whereas a single cM match was not sufficient to determine the number of generations a CA was removed, but an average45<\/a><\/sup>For RLT and GLT, Henry Capehart is 8 generations removed, but RB is only 7 generations removed, so the cM of his matches were halved in calculating the average.<\/span> of a number of CA matches could provide some insight to the number of generations removed. In the instant case, the average for \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019 matches was 7.3 cM and the average for \u2018Weaver John\u2019 matches was 7.1 cM. For this reason \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019 was chosen to be the direct ancestor and the CA for the \u2018Weaver John\u2019 (collateral) matches was assigned to be John\u2019s father Johannes (1680-1729). <\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 1. Old Mennonite Church at Deep Run, Bedminster Twp, Bucks46<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History.<\/b>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Many of the sons of the two immigrants can be eliminated as the father of Elizabeth, if she was indeed raised in Bedminster Township, Bucks as the children are widespread in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Canada. Many of the Fretz matches can be traced back to the Christian and Anna Maria (Koehn) Fretz family.47<\/a><\/sup>Christian Fretz Family: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, eight children with spouses are named: Abraham, Mark, Christian, Daniel, John, Barbara, Jacob and Henry; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Feb 2019). <\/span> A best guess for Elizabeth\u2019s father would be Henry,48<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, 547\/651.<\/span> purported son of \u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019, who lived in the correct area and had unnamed daus.<\/span><\/p>\n

GENEALOGICAL SUMMARY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Johannes Fretz<\/b><\/a> was born 7 Nov 1680 and died 1729 at Hagenau, Alsace, Germany (of German stock and spoke German). He married Ann Marie Gross<\/b><\/span>. She was born 1682 of Baden and died 10 Nov 1714 at Alsace.49<\/a><\/sup>Davis, W. W. H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania<\/i>, Vol. II, Chapter V. Bedminster (New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905). pp. 54-56.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Johannes and Ann Marie (Gross) Fretz had at least three children. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 +\u00a0 2.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0i. \u00a0 JOHANNES FRETZ<\/span> was born 1704-.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 + \u00a0 3.\u00a0 \u00a0 ii. \u00a0 CHRISTIAN FRETZ<\/span> was born 12 May 1709 near Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden and died 26 Apr 1784 at Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04.\u00a0 \u00a0iii. \u00a0 MARK FRETZ<\/span> was born near Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden and died young at sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. Johannes Fretz (\u2018Weaver John\u2019)<\/b><\/a> was born 2 Feb 1704 Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden and died Feb 1772 at Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania; buried50<\/a><\/sup>Findagrave #31021945, bio.<\/span> at Deep Run Mennonite Church West Cemetery. He married (1) Barbara Meyer<\/b><\/span> dau of Hans Meyer51<\/a><\/sup>Fretz. A. J., A genealogical record of the descendants of Jacob Beidler of Lower Milford Township, Bucks Co. Pa <\/i> (Milton, NJ: unknown,1903) p. 3.<\/span> of Upper Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. He married (2) Maria Freed\/Friedt<\/b><\/span>.52<\/a><\/sup>Freed, Jacob A., Partial history of the Freed family and connecting families<\/i> (Elroy, PA: J. A. Freed, , 1923) p. 75, Maria named in will, p. 20\u2014dau of Jacob Freed. <\/span> He bought the Bedminster homestead in 1737\/1738.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 John and Barbara (Meyer) Fretz had at five children probably all born at Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.53<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span>,54<\/a><\/sup>A. J. Fretz, A brief history of John and Christian Fretz: \u2026to the Fourth Generation<\/i> (Salt Lake City, UT: FamilySearch International, 2011) 157 pages online; originally published by Press of the Evergreen News, 1904, hereafter Brief Fretz History<\/b>. <\/span>,55<\/a><\/sup>(Weaver) John Fretz Family: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, lived in Plumstead Twp. 1710-1720, eight children with spouses are named: (Barbara) John, Jacob, Christian, Abraham, Elizabeth, (Maria) Mark, Henry, Barbara; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 i. \u00a0 JOHN FRETZ<\/span> was born Mar 1730 and died 4 May 1826 (96 yrs) at Tinicum, Bucks. He married Mary Kolb<\/b><\/span>. In 1800 he emigrated to Canada with all his family except dau Barbara.56<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 18\/157.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018D. A.\u2019 is a descendant of John Fretz (1730-1826) and his dau Elizabeth b. 1789 m. Nunn<\/b><\/span>, d. Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ii. \u00a0 JACOB FRETZ<\/span> was born abt 1732 of Tinicum, Bucks. He married Magdalena Nash<\/b><\/span> dau of William Nash. Ten children including Elizabeth b. 1756 md. Rev. John Kephart<\/b><\/span>, Heinrich\u2019s brother.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7.\u00a0 \u00a0 iii. \u00a0 CHRISTIAN FRETZ<\/span>\u00a0was born 1734 and died 1 May 1803 (96 yrs) at Tinicum, Bucks. He married Barbara Overholtzer<\/b><\/span>. Twelve children; including an Elizabeth b. 1780 md. Abraham Meyer<\/b><\/span>57<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 28\/157.<\/span>, and Isaac b. 1771 m. Susanna Kratz<\/b><\/span> and Abraham b. 1768.58<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 28\/157.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018KETUCKER2\u2019 is a descendant of Isaac Fretz (1771-1843). <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018J. F.\u2019 is a descendant of Abraham Fretz (1768-1844). <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0iv. \u00a0 ABRAHAM FRETZ<\/span> was born abt 1736. Wife unknown: Five children including an Elizabeth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 9.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 v. \u00a0 ELIZABETH FRETZ<\/span> was born 19 Jul 1739.59<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 30\/157.<\/span> She married Jacob Kolb<\/b><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2018C H.\u2019 is a descendant of Elizabeth Fretz (1739-1785). <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0John and Maria Fretz had three children probably all born at Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.60<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 i. \u00a0 MARK FRETZ<\/span> was born Dec 1750 at Bucks County and died 24 Feb 1840 (age 89). He was a miller. He married Elizabeth Rosenberger<\/b><\/span> of New Britain Twp., Bucks. Six children, including an Elizabeth, b. 1781, m. John Geil<\/b><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ii. \u00a0 HENRY FRETZ<\/span> was born 11 Nov 1755 and died 30 May 1831. He was a shoemaker, called \u2018Shoemaker Henry\u2019. He married Barbara Overholtzer<\/b><\/span>. She was born 20 Oct 1757 and died 1834. Ten children.61<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, no birth years for children 33-34\/157. <\/span> Possible parents of Elizabeth Fretz, wife of Henry Capehart.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018M. W.\u2019 and \u2018S. W.\u2019 are descendants of Henry Fretz (1755-1831).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a012.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 iii. \u00a0 BARBARA FRETZ<\/span> of Bucks. Probably never married.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. Christian Fretz (\u2018Tinicum Christian\u2019)<\/b><\/a> was born 12 May 1709 near Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden and died 26 Apr 1784 at Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.62<\/a><\/sup>Christian Fretz, American Genealogical-Biographical Index<\/i>, Vol. 58, p. 498; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span> He married 1737 at Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania Elizabeth Koehn<\/b><\/span>. She was born 1709 and died 1784. He had no sons named Jacob, John or Henry (from will on file at Doylestown).63<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span>,64<\/a><\/sup>Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, Bucks, Pennsylvania, 1803, case 3166, General Index to Estates 1684-1939; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Christian and Elizabeth (Koehn) Fretz had at least seven children all born at Tinicum, Bucks.65<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span>,66<\/a><\/sup>Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020). <\/span>,67<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Brennan Family Tree\u2019, owner sbrennanschopp, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/3690063<\/u>, good sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span>,68<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 30\/157.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a013.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 i. \u00a0 DANIEL FRETZ<\/span> was born abt 1738 and died 29 Dec 1794 at Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Bliem<\/b><\/span>. He and some of his family went to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1800. One of those who stayed in Bedminster was \u2018Lisbet\u2019 b. 1782, m. a German and settled in Indiana.69<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 40\/157. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018rzingery\u2019 is a descendant of Daniel Fretz (1738-1794).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a014.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ii. \u00a0 HENRY FRETZ<\/span> was born abt 1740 and died abt 1810.70<\/a><\/sup>Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014 \u2018Fretz, Christian\u2019; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020). <\/span>,71<\/a><\/sup>Not listed as a child of Tinicum Christian in the Brief Fretz History<\/b>. <\/span>,72<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, 547\/651.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2018EiBlack79\u2019 is a descendant of Henry Fretz (1740-1810).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a015.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 iii. \u00a0 ABRAHAM FRETZ<\/span> was born abt 1745. He married Dorothea Kulp<\/b><\/span>. Six children, including an Elizabeth b. 1768, m. Henry Stover<\/b><\/span>.73<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 40\/157. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a016.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 iv. \u00a0 MARK FRETZ<\/span> was born at Pennsylvania. He married 22 Dec 1772 (1) Gertrude Kulp<\/b><\/span>. He lived in Tinicum Twp. He married (2) Mary ____<\/b><\/span>, widow of Abraham, son of Weaver John. Five children with Gertrude, including an Elizabeth (b. 1776, m. Henry Leatherman) and one with Mary.74<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 43\/157.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a017.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 v. \u00a0 CHRISTIAN FRETZ<\/span> was born and died at Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married Judith Kulp. Four children.75<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 41\/157. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a018.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 vi. \u00a0 ESTHER FRETZ<\/span>76<\/a><\/sup>Not named in Christian\u2019s will or theFretz History<\/b>.<\/span>,77<\/a><\/sup>Fretz, A. J. A genealogical record of the descendants of Martin Overholtzer: \u2026 <\/i>(Scottdale, PA: Westmoreland-Fayette Historical Society, 1985) 254 pages; states Esther is a dau of the immigrant Christian Fretz; 161\/405; online at Ancestry (accessed 16 Jun 2020). <\/span> was born 20 Dec 1743 and died Feb 1813 at Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio. She married Martin Overholt<\/b><\/span> son of Martin Overholtzer.78<\/a><\/sup>Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014, \u2018Stauffer, Christian\u2019, 3 generations are outlined back to Martin\/Esther; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span> He was born 1743 and died 1811.79<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 44\/157. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018Patricia Horner Dudley\u2019 and \u2018troyoverholt\u2019 are descendants of Esther Fretz (1748-1813).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a019.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 vii. \u00a0 JOHN FRETZ<\/span> was born 8 Feb 1749 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died 30 Aug 1815 at Welland, Ontario, Canada.80<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, 482\/651. <\/span> He married Magdalena Fox<\/b><\/span>. She was born 1 Apr 1748 of Mannheim Twp, Bucks and died 23 Sep 1820 at Ontario, Canada. Seven children, including Peter.81<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, 499\/651. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018Sue Umbach\u2019 is a descendant of John Fretz (1749-1815).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018M. C.\u2019 and \u2018Lynn Fretz\u2019 are descendants of Peter Fretz (1781-1864).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018mcelroy84\u2019 is a descendant of John Fretz (1730-1826) on the strength of the ancestor Catherine Overholt (father Abraham), d. Ontario. Weaver John\u2019s family also went to Canada, but his son Abraham died young.82<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 19\/157. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 viii. \u00a0 BARBARA FRETZ<\/span>83<\/a><\/sup>Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 44\/157; Barbara is listed here with no other detail except she was married to Jacob Yoder and lived in New Britain Twp; discounted as this seems at odds with several other accounts.<\/span> was born 1749 at Cambellstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania and died 1814 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.84<\/a><\/sup>Fretz History<\/b>, 520\/651. <\/span> She married Abraham Longenecker<\/b><\/span>. He was born 1748 and died 1823. Seven children.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" \u2018Jennifer Taylor\u2019 is a descendant of Barbara Fretz (1749-1814).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 xx. Elizabeth Fretz<\/b><\/a> was born 1761 and died 25 Apr 1836 at age 75; buried St. John\u2019s M. E. Burying Ground (Roy St. N. E., Germantown), Philadelphia, Philadelphia).85<\/a><\/sup>Elizabeth Capehart death: Philadelphia City Archives, 3101 Market St. Philadelphia, Death Records; St. John\u2019s Methodist Episcopal Burying Ground no longer exists, bodies were removed to the Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia in 1904 to 5 mass graves (unmarked) in the \u2018singles section\u2019.<\/span> She married about 1777 probably at Bedminster Township, Bucks Henry1<\/sup> Capehart (HeinrichA<\/sup>)<\/b><\/span> of Byberry Township, Philadelphia. Henry was born about 1756, a son of Heinrich Gebhardt and died after 1820 probably at Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania. In 1790 Henry and family were living in Manor of Moreland Township, Philadelphia County (household of 6)86<\/a><\/sup>United States Census Office, 1st Census, 1790 U. S. Census of Pennsylvania (Spartenburg, SC: Reprint Co. Publishers, 1964), FHL US\/CAN 974.8 X2, p. 198.<\/span> and by 1800 he was in Byberry Township, Philadelphia County (household of 10).87<\/a><\/sup>1800 U. S. Census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 42, p. 145; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span>,88<\/a><\/sup>1820 U. S. Census of Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M33_99, p. 270; household of 3 (son- and grandson-in-law James Merkins and Thomas Terry are neighbors).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Known children of Henry and Elizabeth (Fretz) Capehart are:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 i. \u00a0 SARAH CAPEHART\/COPART<\/span> was born abt 1777 of Bucks and died and is interred in the Dutch Lutheran Churchyard at Frankford.89<\/a><\/sup>Summers, G. Byron A History of George Summers of Douglass and Lower Dublin Townships, Montgomery County<\/i>, unpublished ms (34 pp) at Bucks County Historical Society, filmed 1958 by Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL Film 173013, pp. 10-11; hereafter Summers<\/b>.<\/span> She married90<\/a><\/sup>Ibid.<\/i>:; Robert McDowell Lukens, M. D., U. S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications #75099, May 1, 1952; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 17 Jun 2017).<\/span> abt 1793 Martin Summers<\/b><\/span>; son of George and Ann Summers.91<\/a><\/sup>Summers<\/b>, p. 33-4.<\/span> He was born abt 1772 of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His father George was a drummer in the Revolutionary War.92<\/a><\/sup>Summers<\/b>, p. 10-11.<\/span> Ten children.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ii. \u00a0 ELIZABETH CAPEHART<\/span> was born abt 1778 in Bristol, Bucks County; married abt 1797 James Merkins<\/b><\/span>93<\/a><\/sup>Frequently \u2018Murkins\u2019 in the unsourced genealogical record, but all the children of James Merkins were \u2018Merkins\u2019 in Pennsylvania records\u2014the spelling \u2018Murkins\u2019 apparently originated with the grandchildren of Mary Ann.<\/span> of Byberry Township, Philadelphia County (he was born 15 Jun 1771 in England,94<\/a><\/sup>Kephart III; letter (26 Jun 1945) from Mrs. David H. Wood (gggdau of Thomas Sirls Terry b. 1789) to CIK with Merkins information gleaned from \u2018grandfather\u2019s record\u2019.<\/span>,95<\/a><\/sup>See Tacy Street (dau of James and Elizabeth Merkins) census: 1880 U. S. Census of Evans, Marshall, Illinois, Family no. 98, Roll 235, FHL Film 1254,235, Page 346D, E. D. 146, father born England; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 17 Jun 2017).<\/span> died 8 Feb 1831); she died 19 Sep 1829 in Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They lived in Byberry Township, Philadelphia County until after 1810 when they moved to Bensalem, Bucks County.96<\/a><\/sup>1810 U. S. Census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 56, p. 51.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0iii. \u00a0 JOHN KEPHART\/CAPEHART<\/span> was born 29 Dec 1783 in Bucks County and died 21 Aug 1858 in Bucks County. He married 2 Oct 1805 in Byberry Township, Philadelphia Rachel Ott<\/b><\/span> (born 10 Jan 1782 in Germany daughter of Andrew and Sarah (Hendricks) Ott; died 5 Jul 1874 Athens, Athens, Ohio). In 1810-1830 the family was still living in Byberry Township (household of 4).97<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Jno Caphart\u2019, 1810 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 56, p. 49 (household of 4; son John appears to have taken over father Henry\u2019s farm\u2014same neighbors as Henry).<\/span>,98<\/a><\/sup>1820 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M33_109, p. 71B; household of 6.<\/span>,99<\/a><\/sup>\u2018John Capart\u2019, 1830 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M19_158, p. 7; household of 4.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 iv. \u00a0 EDWARD CAPEHART<\/span> was born 1790-1800 in Pennsylvania.100<\/a><\/sup>\u2018Esearl Capehart\u2019; 1840 U. S. Census of Kensington Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 488, p. 141; household of 4, he was 40-50 yrs old, 2 daughters.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0v. \u00a0 LEWIS CAPEHART<\/span> was born 1800-1810 Pennsylvania.101<\/a><\/sup>Ibid.<\/i>:, \u2018Lewis Capehart\u2019, p. 154; household of 2\u2014he was 30-40 yrs.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 vi. \u00a0 TACY CAPEHART<\/span> was born at Pennsylvania.102<\/a><\/sup>Wood Correspondence, Cf. \u2018The Merkins Family\u2026\u2019 essay on www.29deadpeople.com<\/u>, note 79.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

NOTES<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u2018The 19th Century Capeharts of Northern Philadelphia\u2019, version: June 22, 2017) online at www.29deadpeople.com<\/u><\/u>; hereafter Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Kephart, Calvin \u2018A Danish Royal-Ski\u00f6ldung Lineage\u2019 National Genealogical Society Quarterly<\/i>, 31: 53-64 (1942); hereafter Kephart NGSQ<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Heinrich was his \u2018Rufname\u2019\u2014his middle name, the name one used if one were going to call him (ruf = call); his proper name was Johann Heinrich Gebhardt\u2014hereafter Heinrich1725<\/b>. See the baptism record for Maria Barbara \u2018Gebhart\u2019, 22 May 1737 at S\u00fclzbach, W\u00fcrttemberg, parents: Joh. Heinrich and Maria Catharina Gebhart; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Kephart NGSQ<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

5. Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. FamilySearch Family Tree<\/i>; no sources cited. <\/span><\/p>\n

7. Kephart, Calvin; Proclamation: \u2018Medieval Counts of Raeut (Bavaria) of the Danish Ski\u00f6ldung Royal Dynasty\u2019 (1950); FHL Fiche 6018394; hereafter Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

9. \u2018Megan Adams\/Bower Family Tree\u2019, owner megbower6907, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/363856641<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

10. \u2018Linda Clark Family Tree\u2019, owner Linda Clark, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/70337733<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

11. \u2018Quincy Tree\u2019, owner Douglas Marks, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/70978115<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

12. FamilySearch Family Tree<\/i>; no sources cited. <\/span><\/p>\n

13. 1790 U. S. census of Manor of Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M637, Roll 9, Page 321, Image 577, FHL Film 0568149; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

14. 1800 U. S. census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roll M32_42, Page 145, Image 214, FHL Film 363345; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

15. 1820 U. S. census of Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, Roll M33_99, Page 270, Image 286; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Tax Records 1782-1860, Title No. 102, Roll 26, Bedminster; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Pennsylvania, U. S. Direct Tax Lists, M372, 24 rolls, Bibery; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Tax Records 1782-1860, Title No. 102, Roll 1, Bensalem; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

19. Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span><\/p>\n

20. \u2018price-2(2)\u2019, owner 1_judyhatfield, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/103779178<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

21. \u2018howdeshell Family Tree\u2019, owner ann howd, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/101209297<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

22. \u2018Parker Family Tree\u2019, owner rsarvadi, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/24994239<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

23. Cf.<\/i> Philadelphia Capeharts<\/b>, see references therein.<\/span><\/p>\n

24. The Fretz family came from Alsace (Elsa\u03b2) which includes Saarland and the southern portion of Rhineland Pfalz and borders the province of Baden on the west. After the bloody Thirty Years War (1618-1648) which ended with the Treaty of Westphalia, the catholic war of persecution on protestants continued in Alsace making immigration more and more attractive to protestants including Anabaptists.<\/span><\/p>\n

25. Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz: and a complete genealogical family register with biographies of their descendants form the earliest available records to the present time<\/i> (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890) 874 pages, digitized 2011 (651 pages) by FamilySearch; hereafter Fretz History<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/p>\n

27. Fretz History<\/b>, page 90\/651.<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Kephart Proclamation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

29. \u2018Horner\/VanFleet\/Haden\/Carver Family Tree\u2019, owner Patricia Horner Dudley, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/53367890<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

30. \u2018Overholt Family Tree\u2019, owner troyoverholt, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/60043437<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

31. \u2018Tyree Tree_2016-07-22\u2019, owner mcelroym84, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/102493425<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

32. \u2018Susan Eglin Family Tree\u2019, owner Sue Umbach, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/71191686<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

33. \u2018Lennox\/Daniels Famly Tree\u2019, owner Jennifer Taylor, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/155414416<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

34. \u2018Humphries Zingery Connection\u2019, owner s_zingery, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/24478<\/u>, good sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

35. \u2018Black Family Tree\u2019, owner EiBlack79, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/47688982<\/u>, some sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

36. \u2018Fretz Family Tree\u2019, owner Lynne Fretz, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/152921995<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

37. \u2018Tucker Jr Family Tree\u2019, owner KETUCKER2, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/17116670<\/u>, great sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

38. \u2018wsf002\u2019, owner jdchilson, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/101559220<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

39. \u2018Fritz Family Tree\u2019, owner donnahatt6, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/39988758<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

40. \u2018Cole Family Tree\u2019, owner mollycole22, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/57049387<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

41. \u2018Aymer Family Tree\u2019, owner trinahenson123, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/73423520<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

42. \u2018Guthrie Family Tree\u2019, owner vmiller235, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/30660400<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

43. \u2018Austin Heckaman Family Tree\u2019, owner aheckaman13, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/67498537<\/u>, no sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

44. See the essay \u2018The Ancestry of Nancy Graham, wife of Chauncey Loveland, born 1797 in the Western Reserve of Connecticut: A DNA Study\u2019 online at www.29deadpeople.com<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n

45. For RLT and GLT, Henry Capehart is 8 generations removed, but RB is only 7 generations removed, so the cM of his matches were halved in calculating the average.<\/span><\/p>\n

46. Fretz History.<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

47. Christian Fretz Family: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, eight children with spouses are named: Abraham, Mark, Christian, Daniel, John, Barbara, Jacob and Henry; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Feb 2019). <\/span><\/p>\n

48. Fretz History<\/b>, 547\/651.<\/span><\/p>\n

49. Davis, W. W. H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania<\/i>, Vol. II, Chapter V. Bedminster (New York Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905). pp. 54-56.<\/span><\/p>\n

50. Findagrave #31021945, bio.<\/span><\/p>\n

51. Fretz. A. J., A genealogical record of the descendants of Jacob Beidler of Lower Milford Township, Bucks Co. Pa <\/i> (Milton, NJ: unknown,1903) p. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

52. Freed, Jacob A., Partial history of the Freed family and connecting families<\/i> (Elroy, PA: J. A. Freed, , 1923) p. 75, Maria named in will, p. 20\u2014dau of Jacob Freed. <\/span><\/p>\n

53. Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/p>\n

54. A. J. Fretz, A brief history of John and Christian Fretz: \u2026to the Fourth Generation<\/i> (Salt Lake City, UT: FamilySearch International, 2011) 157 pages online; originally published by Press of the Evergreen News, 1904, hereafter Brief Fretz History<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

55. (Weaver) John Fretz Family: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, lived in Plumstead Twp. 1710-1720, eight children with spouses are named: (Barbara) John, Jacob, Christian, Abraham, Elizabeth, (Maria) Mark, Henry, Barbara; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 15 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

56. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 18\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

57. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 28\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

58. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 28\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

59. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 30\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

60. Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/p>\n

61. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, no birth years for children 33-34\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

62. Christian Fretz, American Genealogical-Biographical Index<\/i>, Vol. 58, p. 498; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

63. Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/p>\n

64. Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, Bucks, Pennsylvania, 1803, case 3166, General Index to Estates 1684-1939; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

65. Fretz History<\/b>. Cf. \u2018Historical Address Delivered at the 2nd Reunion of the Fretz Family\u2019 at Bedminster, Sept. 2, 1893 by A. J. Fretz (573\/651).<\/span><\/p>\n

66. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020). <\/span><\/p>\n

67. \u2018Brennan Family Tree\u2019, owner sbrennanschopp, www.ancestry.com\/family-tree\/tree\/3690063<\/u>, good sources (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

68. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 30\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

69. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 40\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

70. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014 \u2018Fretz, Christian\u2019; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020). <\/span><\/p>\n

71. Not listed as a child of Tinicum Christian in the Brief Fretz History<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

72. Fretz History<\/b>, 547\/651.<\/span><\/p>\n

73. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 40\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

74. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 43\/157.<\/span><\/p>\n

75. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 41\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

76. Not named in Christian\u2019s will or theFretz History<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

77. Fretz, A. J. A genealogical record of the descendants of Martin Overholtzer: \u2026 <\/i>(Scottdale, PA: Westmoreland-Fayette Historical Society, 1985) 254 pages; states Esther is a dau of the immigrant Christian Fretz; 161\/405; online at Ancestry (accessed 16 Jun 2020). <\/span><\/p>\n

78. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records 1750-2014, \u2018Stauffer, Christian\u2019, 3 generations are outlined back to Martin\/Esther; online at Ancestry (accessed 15 Jun 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n

79. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 44\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

80. Fretz History<\/b>, 482\/651. <\/span><\/p>\n

81. Fretz History<\/b>, 499\/651. <\/span><\/p>\n

82. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 19\/157. <\/span><\/p>\n

83. Brief Fretz History<\/b>, 44\/157; Barbara is listed here with no other detail except she was married to Jacob Yoder and lived in New Britain Twp; discounted as this seems at odds with several other accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

84. Fretz History<\/b>, 520\/651. <\/span><\/p>\n

85. Elizabeth Capehart death: Philadelphia City Archives, 3101 Market St. Philadelphia, Death Records; St. John\u2019s Methodist Episcopal Burying Ground no longer exists, bodies were removed to the Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia in 1904 to 5 mass graves (unmarked) in the \u2018singles section\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

86. United States Census Office, 1st Census, 1790 U. S. Census of Pennsylvania (Spartenburg, SC: Reprint Co. Publishers, 1964), FHL US\/CAN 974.8 X2, p. 198.<\/span><\/p>\n

87. 1800 U. S. Census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 42, p. 145; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 13 Feb 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n

88. 1820 U. S. Census of Bensalem, Bucks, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M33_99, p. 270; household of 3 (son- and grandson-in-law James Merkins and Thomas Terry are neighbors).<\/span><\/p>\n

89. Summers, G. Byron A History of George Summers of Douglass and Lower Dublin Townships, Montgomery County<\/i>, unpublished ms (34 pp) at Bucks County Historical Society, filmed 1958 by Genealogical Society of Utah, FHL Film 173013, pp. 10-11; hereafter Summers<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

90. Ibid.<\/i>:; Robert McDowell Lukens, M. D., U. S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications #75099, May 1, 1952; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 17 Jun 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n

91. Summers<\/b>, p. 33-4.<\/span><\/p>\n

92. Summers<\/b>, p. 10-11.<\/span><\/p>\n

93. Frequently \u2018Murkins\u2019 in the unsourced genealogical record, but all the children of James Merkins were \u2018Merkins\u2019 in Pennsylvania records\u2014the spelling \u2018Murkins\u2019 apparently originated with the grandchildren of Mary Ann.<\/span><\/p>\n

94. Kephart III; letter (26 Jun 1945) from Mrs. David H. Wood (gggdau of Thomas Sirls Terry b. 1789) to CIK with Merkins information gleaned from \u2018grandfather\u2019s record\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

95. See Tacy Street (dau of James and Elizabeth Merkins) census: 1880 U. S. Census of Evans, Marshall, Illinois, Family no. 98, Roll 235, FHL Film 1254,235, Page 346D, E. D. 146, father born England; online at Ancestry.com (accessed 17 Jun 2017).<\/span><\/p>\n

96. 1810 U. S. Census of Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 56, p. 51.<\/span><\/p>\n

97. \u2018Jno Caphart\u2019, 1810 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 56, p. 49 (household of 4; son John appears to have taken over father Henry\u2019s farm\u2014same neighbors as Henry).<\/span><\/p>\n

98. 1820 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M33_109, p. 71B; household of 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

99. \u2018John Capart\u2019, 1830 U. S. Census of Byberry Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll M19_158, p. 7; household of 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

100. \u2018Esearl Capehart\u2019; 1840 U. S. Census of Kensington Ward 5, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Archives Roll 488, p. 141; household of 4, he was 40-50 yrs old, 2 daughters.<\/span><\/p>\n

101. Ibid.<\/i>:, \u2018Lewis Capehart\u2019, p. 154; household of 2\u2014he was 30-40 yrs.<\/span><\/p>\n

102. Wood Correspondence, Cf. \u2018The Merkins Family\u2026\u2019 essay on www.29deadpeople.com<\/u>, note 79.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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