Christopher Hartman - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

Grave of Private Christopher Hartman in Hartman Cemetery, Clermont Co. Ohio. Private Hartman served in the American Revolutionary War. More information is available on the Notes from Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy 2012/04/11 page at (visit link)

"Christopher Hartman born in Swintzburg, Germany on May 6, 1750, in the Dominion of Hessse Cassel as recorded in his father's Bible. He was the youngest of the 5 children. He and his family arrived in America in 1753, when he was 2 ½ or 3 years old. The family settled in Bucks County, Pa.. When his father died Christopher was 8 years old. At this time Mary and her family then moved to Burlington County, Pa.. It is not known what her family consisted of at the death of Conrad. Here Christopher was bound-out, as an apprentice, to Joseph Bullock (perhaps Joseph Bullock of Burlington, NJ died 1792) to learn farming. Christopher later in life was a master millwright. He stayed with Bullock until the age 21 and then began working at the dye works in Burlington.

He subsequently moved into Middlesex County, Cranbury, New Jersey. It is assumed that both Christopher and his mother made this move. Cranbury was Mary's last known address and she possibly died in Cranbury circa 1795. It was at this time that Christopher moved his family to Kentucky. In Cranbury, Christopher met the William and Catherine Hutchinson family from Milford with their 10 sons and daughters and his wife to be. The Hutchinsons homestead stood very near what is now Etra Lake, East Windsor Twp, Mercer Co, New Jersey in a village known as Milford. Christopher and especially Ezeikel Hutchinson were great friends and minutemen together. Etra is located 2 miles from Highstown New Jersey on Rt 571 W.. Today it is nothing but the remaining early homes, housing several...families. The Milford Cemetery, known locally as the Hutchinson Cemetery, that sat next to the Methodist Church and millpond, now known as Etra Lake are all that exists of the once busy community.

Christopher joined the County Minutemen Militia in pursuit of the British and was with them during the Battle of Monmouth. Christopher applied for a government pension as a private for his Revolutionary War services as a minuteman in August 1832. It was approved for $80.00 per year. Christopher died shortly after receiving his pension. During his period of military service he married Mary Hutchinson in the Presbyterian Church of Cranbury New Jersey, on April 20, 1777 by a minister named Smith. Their marriage produced eight children: William, Isaac, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Catherine, Samuel, Fannie, and Rachel. In 1793, Christopher was officially listed as a militiaman in South Amboy Twp. militia at age 43."

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: May 6, 1750 Date of Death: March 16, 1833 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Christopher Hartman PVT Smallwood's Regt 2 NJ Mil Middlesex Co Rev War May 6 1750 Mar 16 1833 Minuteman Ranks: Private

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