Individual Details

Mathias Harter

(June 5, 1737 - January, 1790)

Mathias Harter was born in Germany, probably in Baden. He migrated with his family in either 1743 or 1750. He probably traded his passage for labor in America, being a servant for a time. He fought in the Revolutionary War, paid taxes, belonged to a Lutheran church, owned land and wrote a will. He married Anna Schuler, they had children.

Events

BirthJune 5, 1737Baden, Germany
Arrival1743
Arrival1750on the Osgood
Marriage1760Pennsylvania, British America - Anna Mary Shuler
Civil1771Lancaster, British America
Civil1779Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Civil1782Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1786Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
WillOctober 29, 1789
DeathJanuary, 1790Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
ProbateOctober 29, 1790Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
MilitaryAmerican Revolution
ReligionEvangelical Lutheran Church

Families

SpouseAnna Mary Shuler (1737 - 1816)
ChildJohn George Harter (1764 - 1833)
ChildAndreas Harter (1770 - )
FatherAndreas Harter (1700 - 1757)
MotherAnna Catherine Zahner (1709 - 1779)
SiblingAndreas Harter (1739 - 1814)

Notes

Arrival

Mathias has two arrival dates, either could be correct.

Arrival

Mathias has two arrival dates, either could be correct.

Civil

Mathias Harter owned 100 acres, 2 horses and 2 cattle in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1771.

Civil

In 1779 Mathias was taxed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania for 140 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows.

Civil

In 1782 Mathias was taxed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania for 145 acres, 2 horses, 2 cows. His name is on tax lists for Lebanon in the years 1785-1787.

Will

Much is known about the immediate family of Mathias from his will, which he signed on October 29, 1789, when he was "sick and weak in body." Stated in the book Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer and families.

Probate

In Mathias's will, Anna had rights to occupy the east room of their home, use the garden and forage and stable room for her cows and calf, and ‘such household goods and kitchen furniture as she might need.’ She could choose one cow and a calf and the 150 acre farm was to be rented and proceeds shared with her. The remainder of personal property was sold at auction. The will names his sons, and daughters with their married names.

Religion

Mathias Harter and wife Anna Maria attended the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Warwick's celebration of the Lords Supper on the twenty third Sunday after Trinity, 1773.

Endnotes

1. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, page 1 image 2 of 41.

2. Harter, Mary. Harter History. Doylestown, Ohio, 1964., Page 23 image 35 of 168 Chapter 5. E Mathias Harter.

3. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.

4. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.

5. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.

6. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Lehi, UT, USA 2012, Dauphin 1786, no page image 9 of 33, an index, no info.

7. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.

8. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, page 12, 13 image 14 of 41.

9. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2 015, Dauphin Wills, Vol 1a-1c, 1785-1814, no page, image 108 of 546 2 and one half pages.

10. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, page 12, 13 image 14 of 41.

11. Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2 015, Dauphin Wills, Vol 1a-1c, 1785-1814, no page, image 108 of 546 2 and one half pages.

12. Harter, Mary. Harter History. Doylestown, Ohio, 1964., Page 23 image 35 of 168 Chapter 5. E Mathias Harter.

13. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.

14. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, and Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania Archives. Harrisburg, Pa.: Harrisburg Pub. Co., State Printer, 1906, Volume 5 page 182 Muster and Payrolls then 184 No. 226 Mathias Harter.

15. Scott, Kenneth. Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer Families. Warner, New Hamshire: Warner Press, 1900, Page 10, 11 image 11 of 41.