Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850

Notes:

Sources say that Sarah is the daughter of John Hermann Knochenhauer, mother Lydia. Sarah appears in records in Frederick Maryland with a birthdate of Jan. 30, 1784 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland and a christening date of Aug. 7, 1785. Evangeli
cal Reformed Church.

Here is info on this father: http://bonecutter.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59

Johann Hermann Knochenhauer bio
by Loyd Bonecutter on Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:31 pm

Fritz Knochenhauer (Denver, CO) wrote:
Johann Hermann Knochenhauer, born 1755 in Hessen, Germany, was the first documented Knochenhauer in America. Assigned to the Hessen-Kassel Artillery, he fought initially for the British during The Revolutionary War.

A cannonier, he was first captured in Trenton, was exchanged, then rejoined the Americans as Johannes Bohnard. His unit captain reported him missing in action on January 4, 1782, after he was captured by the British during the Battle of Yorktown u sing the name Bonecutter. German "soldiers-for-hire" fought for both sides of the Revolution, but Johann Hermann fought on each side and lived to tell about it!

He settled in Frederick, MD with his wife, Lydia Ann, whom he married in Germany, later moving to Virginia and lastly, Ohio.

In 1792, he reportedly was detained in Virginia while befriending a 46-year-old runaway black slave named Duck, and used the name John Harmon Bonecutter. They were accused of stealing grain.

Harmon and Lydia both died in 1831 in Leesburg, OH, leaving two daughters and four sons who prodigiously carried on the Bonecutter legacy. He is buried in Olinger-Barger Cemetery in Fayette, OH.

Their children were named:
1) Martin Bonecutter, b. 1775, Virginia;
2) William Bonecutter, b. Abt 1775, unknown location; (later referenced as "Wm. Buncutter")
3) Sarah Bonecutter, b. Jan. 30, 1784, Frederick, Maryland;
4) George Bonecutter, b. Feb. 20, 1786, Frederick County, Virginia;
5) Christopher Bonecutter, b. 1788, Frederick County, Virginia;
6) Catherine Bonecutter, b. May 4, 1797, Virginia

It is unknown if any later Knochenhauers anglicized the name to Bonecutter. Why the name Buncutter/Bter was introduced is open to speculation. Comments welcome.

Records exist of other Knochenhauers emigrating from Germany since this time, but the bloodline is unclear at best, my family included.

Sarah married Levin McFarland I-M223, LeM01 about 1802. Levin (son of Levin McFarlin McFarland, LeM01 and unknown) was born in 1770 in VA; died between 1850 and 1860 in Frederick Co., Virginia, America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George Washington McFarland was born on 1 Jan 1803 in Frederick Co., Virginia, USA; died on 25 Sep 1887 in Mill Creek, Williams, Ohio, USA; was buried in West Franklin Cemetery, Fayette, Fulton, Ohio, USA.
2. Charles McFarland was born about 1806 in Frederick Co., VA.
3. Mary McFarland was born about 1808 in Frederick Co., Virginia, USA; died between 1830 and 1832.
4. female McFarland was born between 1810 and 1820 in Frederick Co., VA.
5. male McFarland was born between 1810 and 1820 in Frederick Co., VA.
6. male McFarland was born between 1810 and 1820 in Frederick Co., VA.
7. Rebecca McFarland was born between 1812 and 1815 in Frederick Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1874 in Rockingham Co., VA.
8. Sarah McFarland was born about 1820 in Frederick Co., VA; died between 1870 and 1880 in Frederick Co., VA.
9. male McFarland was born between 1820 and 1830 in Frederick Co., VA.
10. Jonathan McFarland, LeM01 was born in 1824 in Frederick Co., Virginia, USA; died on 27 Nov 1892 in Home On Hogue Creek, Frederick, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hayfield, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America.
11. James McFarland was born about 1827 in Frederick Co., Virginia, USA.

Herman + Lydia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]