M(a)cDonald Family Site - black Jewish YAHYA family line 3 » Robert Craig Barnhill (1754-1814)
Personal data Robert Craig Barnhill
Source 1- He was born on July 31, 1754 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
- Occupations:
- between 1776 and 1778 Watchmaker - noted in advertisments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- in the year 1791 Shopkeeper in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Resident:
- in the year 1790: Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- in the year 1800: Philadelphia High Street Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- in the year 1810: Philadelphia High Street Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
- He died on August 12, 1814 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 60 years old.
- He is buried August 1814 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
- A child of John Joseph Barnhill and Sarah Craig
Household of Robert Craig Barnhill
He is married to Elizabeth Potts.
They got married on September 22, 1778 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, he was 24 years old.
Child(ren):
- Robert Barnhill ± 1779-1792
- Sarah Barnhill ± 1780-1842
- Elizabeth Potts Barnhill 1784-1810
- Thomas Potts Barnhill 1789-1789
- Susan Barnhill 1790-1810
- John Redman Barnhill 1793-1816
- Martha Barnhill 1795-????
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Pvt. Robert Craig Barnhill Sr.<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: July 31 1754 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America<br>Military Service: 1780 - United States<br>Military Service: Sep 21 1780 - Pennsylvania, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Potts - Sep 22 1778 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Residence: 1790 - Water Street East Side, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Residence: 1800 - Philadelphia High Street Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Residence: 1810 - Philadelphia High Street Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Death: Aug 12 1814 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Burial: Aug 1814 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America<br>Occupation: Watchmaker - noted in advertisments - Between 1776 and 1778 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Occupation: Shopkeeper - 1791 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Parents: John Smith Barnhill, Sarah Barnhill (born Craig)<br>Wife: Elizabeth Barnhill (born Potts)<br>Children: Sarah Henry (born Barnhill), John Barnhill, Elizabeth Potts Weir (born Barnhill), Thomas Potts Barnhill, John Redman Barnhill, Robert Craig Barnhill Jr., Margaret Roosevelt (born Barnhill)<br>Siblings: Margaret Henry (born Barnhill), Jemima Davis (born Barnhill), Sarah Elizabeth Toland (born Barnhill), Ensign John Craig Barnhill<br> Additional information:
LifeSketch: Robert Barnhill apparently apprenticed as a watchmaker and advertised his wares in periodicals published from 1776, 1777 and 1778. In 1778 he married Elizabeth Potts. Her brother William Luken Potts (1771-1854) was also a maker of watches and compasses. Robert and Elizabeth Potts Barnhill are notably the great-grandparents of President Theodore Roosevelt.780 Robert Barnhill enlisted in the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel Humpton's Company of the Continental Army. He was among the recruits primarily from Philadelphia and bordering counties who shored up furloughed members of the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment which had been captured at Fort Washington in 1776. Robert Barnhill served a standard seven months in and around Philadelphia. After the war he gave up watchmaking for mercantilism and became successful. 02. 1778, Sept. 22, Barnhill, Robert, and Elizabeth Potts. 13 Aug 18142561The FamilySearch Family Tree is published by MyHeritage under license from FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church).
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Birthday July 31, 1754
- The temperature on July 31, 1754 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1754: Source: Wikipedia
- January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
- May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Day of marriage September 22, 1778
- The temperature on September 22, 1778 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: nevel omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1778: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
- May 1 » American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
- July 28 » Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain.
- August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
- September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
- December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Day of death August 12, 1814
- The temperature on August 12, 1814 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1814: Source: Wikipedia
- February 10 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
- March 21 » Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
- May 4 » Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
- August 24 » British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze.
- November 28 » The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer.
- December 14 » War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana.
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