BARNHILL, John Smith Sr^[1]

1729 - 1797  (68 years)   Has no ancestors but 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	BARNHILL, John Smith
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1729	County Antrim, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1797	Center Church Cemetery, Pine Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Death	27 Feb 1797	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	John Barnhill was the oldest of the 8 children of Robert Barnhill and Sarah (Smith) Barnhill, who were married about 1726 in Ireland. 4 of them were: John Barnhill, Margaret Barnhill, Sarah Elizabeth Barnhill and Robert Barnhill. John immigrated from Ireland to Philadephia, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1734 along with his father, mother and younger brother Samuel Barnhill. John Barnhill married Sarah Craig in December, 1750 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. That same year, Sarah's younger sister Jane Craig married John's younger brother Samuel Barnhill, also in Bucks County. Sarah and Jane's parents were Daniel Craig and Margaret (Bromfield) Craig. Note: There is a Margaret Craig (#180212853) buried in Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in plot H-15-1. There are 2 men named Daniel Craig buried next to her, in H-15-3 (#180212750) and H-15-5 (#180212748). All dates are unknown for all 3. Later on John and Sarah moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where John became a merchant and ran a fast stage line called the Flying Machine during the 1760's. See The Roll Family Windmill, developed by William Henry Roll, at https://rollwindmill.org/html/blazing star.html for several excellent articles on this form of transportation in the mid-to-late 1700's. John Barnhill and his stage line are mentioned several times. Research Note ref. Birth/Death Dates: I have also seen Feb. 27, 1728 listed as date of birth, but am skeptical that he was born and died on the same day of the month. I have also seen 1787 listed as year of death. The headstone is very hard to read. [3]
  Age	68 years
  Person ID	P3017	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	CRAIG, Sarah           b. 1729, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 29 May 1820, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years)  [1]
  Marriage	Dec 1750	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years old - She : ~ 22 years old.
  Children	+ 1. BARNHILL, PVT Robert Craig Sr           b. 31 Jul 1754, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 12 Aug 1814, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] m. POTTS, Elizabeth Lukin (1778)
  Family ID	F5930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2023

  
  

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  		Birth - 1729 - County Antrim, Ireland Marriage - Dec 1750 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - 1797 - Center Church Cemetery, Pine Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 27 Feb 1797 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Brian Winter Originally Created by: Douglas Wick/Dave Dayton Added: 15 Feb 2008 Find a Grave Memorial #24669197 [S50] Findagrave.com.