Neihard, Peter

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Neihard, Peter		Northhampton	Pennsylvania	1785	1787

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Peter Neidhard was born 1743 and died 1813. He could have had learned gunsmithing at Christian Spring. Christian Spring was a well known gunsmithing school until 1792. Kentucky Rifles There are several variants for that family, Neihardt, Heihard, Neyhard, Newhardt, Newhard ... In the late 1730s, three brothers, Frederick ( 1699-1765), Michael ( 1713- 1793) and George Newhard, emigrated to America on the ship St. Andrew. This ship sailed from Rotterdam and arrived at Philadelphia on September 26, 1737. In the following year the three brothers settled on the frontier of Bucks County in present Whitehall Township of Lehigh County. By 1762, the eldest of these brothers, Frederick, was one of the principal citizens of Whitehall Township. His granddaughter, Elizabeth Newhard, was born August 27, 1771, and married John Moll, gunsmith of Allentown. Michael Newhard was born February 9, 1713, and died in Whitehall Township on March 10, 1793. He owned a tract of 200 acres along the Lehigh River, near what is now Laurys in North Whitehall Township. Michael had many children, one of whom was George Jacob (1752- 1835). George Jacob Newhard's daughter, Mary Barbara, born May 16, 1786, was married to Jacob Kuntz, who later bccame a famous gunsmith. Peter Newhard, sccond son of Michael, was born on Novembcr 15, 1743, and died on September 16, 1813. Peter was a gunsmith and farmer during the revolution. His services as a gunsmith were in great demand, as his workmanship was then, and must still be, considered among the finest in this area during this period. He also served as a private a t the Battle of Brandywine under Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Balliet. The estate inventory for I'eter Newhard shows that he died in 1813. Appraisers for the inventory were Federick Newhard and Peter Straup. The following names were mentioned in this inventory under "notes outstanding:" Peter Kuntz, David Kuntz and John Rupp, all Lehigh County gunsmith.

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Peter Neidhard was born 1743 and died 1813. He could have had learned gunsmithing at Christian Spring. Christian Spring was a well known gunsmithing school until 1792.

Kentucky Rifles

There are several variants for that family, Neihardt, Heihard, Neyhard, Newhardt, Newhard ...

In the late 1730s, three brothers, Frederick ( 1699-1765), Michael ( 1713- 1793) and George Newhard, emigrated to America on the ship St. Andrew. This ship sailed from Rotterdam and arrived at Philadelphia on September 26, 1737. In the following year the three brothers settled on the frontier of Bucks County in present Whitehall Township of Lehigh County.

By 1762, the eldest of these brothers, Frederick, was one of the principal citizens of Whitehall Township. His granddaughter, Elizabeth Newhard, was born August 27, 1771, and married John Moll, gunsmith of Allentown.

Michael Newhard was born February 9, 1713, and died in Whitehall Township on March 10, 1793. He owned a tract of 200 acres along the Lehigh River, near what is now Laurys in North Whitehall Township. Michael had many children, one of whom was George Jacob (1752- 1835). George Jacob Newhard's daughter, Mary Barbara, born May 16, 1786, was married to Jacob Kuntz, who later bccame a famous gunsmith. Peter Newhard, sccond son of Michael, was born on Novembcr 15, 1743, and died on September 16, 1813. Peter was a gunsmith and farmer during the revolution. His services as a gunsmith were in great demand, as his workmanship was then, and must still be, considered among the finest in this area during this period. He also served as a private a t the Battle of Brandywine under Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Balliet.

The estate inventory for I'eter Newhard shows that he died in 1813. Appraisers for the inventory were Federick Newhard and Peter Straup. The following names were mentioned in this inventory under "notes outstanding:" Peter Kuntz, David Kuntz and John Rupp, all Lehigh County gunsmith.