Harter, Andreas 
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Born: before 1720 (Wurttemberg, Germany)
Died: after 1750
Father
Mother
Biographical Sketch:
His wife was named
Cathrina. They are said
to have had 16 children, 9 of whom died very young. The youngest
son was Jacob
Harter.
Other children:
15 others
Census Data:
Photo Index:
Notes:
Andreas and Cathrina Harter lived in Wurttemberg, Germany. The
birth of Jacob Harter,
their last child, is recorded in the Wurttemberg church records.
Andreas, Cathrina and their surviving 7 children immigrated to America
in 1750, sailing from England to Pennsylvania aboard the ship
Osgood. Jacob Harter was only 5 at that time.
"The Harters of Barnwell District, South Carolina (c.1753)", by
Mannie George (Mickey) Smith, is said to claim:
Andreas Herterrer had a son, Jacob Harter born May 16, 1745
Jacob had 4 sons:
George Harter 1786 - 1818
Absalom Harter 1791 - 1869
Andrew Harter 1795 - After 1850
John Jacob Harter Unknown -
Unknown
The book is said to say that
John Jacob might
have gone to Texas with
another family when he was 8 - 12 years old or so. Other info
about the book:
Jacob
Harter was born in Germany in 1745 and came to America with his family
about 1750. They settled in Pennsylvania but it is believed that Jacob
and his father travelled to South Carolina where Jacob married and had
at least 4 children. Information on the descendants of Jacob Harter is
given in this volume. Many of these descendants still remain in South
Carolina.
Includes
index. Includes Harter, Ayer, Brant, Kinard, Smoak, Thomas,
Williams, and related families. Microreproduction of
original published : Columbia, S.C. : R. L. Bryan, 1994. ca. 350 p.
ISBN-10:
B0006PCK3O
Mickey C. Smith, Box 660 Harter Rd.,
Fairfax, SC 29827