John Wishard^{[1, 2, 3]}

1749 - Abt 1844  (94 years)

• Name	John Wishard
  Birth	25 Apr 1749	Cumberland Co., PA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GVSX-24K
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GVSX-24K
  Death	Abt 1844	Smith Twnshp, Washington Co., PA
  Person ID	I3233	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Wishard,   b. 1725, Clones, Monaghan, Ulster, Northern Ireland d. Feb 1778, Antrim, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Agnes Clara Hilton,   b. 1725, Ireland d. Mar 1793, Antrim Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1744	Pennsylvania   [4]
  Family ID	F1068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Stewart,   b. WFT Est 1736-1761, Washington County, Pennsylvania d. WFT Est 1785-1831, Unknown (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	WFT Est 1753-1797	Unknown
  Children	1. John Wiseheart,   b. 1775, Washington County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1837, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years)   2. Unknown Wiseheart,   b. 1777   d. WFT Est 1778-1871 (Age 94 years)   3. Unknown Wiseheart,   b. 1779   d. WFT Est 1780-1873 (Age 94 years)   4. Mary Wiseheart,   b. 1780   d. WFT Est 1781-1874 (Age 94 years)   5. Elizabeth Wiseheart,   b. 1782   d. WFT Est 1783-1876 (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F1117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  married ca 1775 Information from Bonnie Hill PAF: "Settled in Antrim Twp, Cumberland County, PA, 1784. This county later became Franklin County, PA. Executors of his estate are sons John and James. Neither of these are named in their mother's will, her executors being son Edward and James Crook. Edward and Mar, probably minors in 1778, are not mentioned in their father's will." [Abstacts of Cumberland County, PA Wills, 1750-1800, by Mrs. A, K. Watts. Collections of the Genealogical Society of PA, Vol. 91] Other will information can be found on Bonnie's PAF. Edward, James, John and Joseph are all found in the book "American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania" by Virginia Shannon Fendrick for the Franklin County Chapter, DAR. The four brothers all served in the Revolution accordint to this.

  
  

• Sources

  [S234] compiled by Colleen Conway, "Abendroth/Moorhead Family from ONEWORLDTREE," supplied by Conway. [S235] Ancestry.com., (www.ancestry.com). [S233] ROOTSWEB., (www.rootsweb.com). [S251] Wishard01, The Holy Bible. ., (N.p., n.d.).