This is not the Harman Back, Jr born between 1745 and 1750, son of Hermann Bach and Anna Margaretha Hausemann.
He married Margaret Martha LNU and had 6 children:
1. Johannes Back
2. Johan Henrich Back
3. Anna Maria Back
4. Anna Catharina Back
5. Margreth Back
6. James Back
I will try to figure out who Joseph Back, of Garrard County is and see if I can help.
I am trusting the research of the direct descendants.
Per the FAG with notes and reference to the DAR record which has been updated this summer---
I am seeing two men.
One married Margaret Margaret Martha Back
One married Katherine “Catrin” Bach
One of them will NEED to be DISCONNECTED from parents as both are claiming Hermann Bach and Anna Margarethe Bach
This is such a delicate subject, I don't want to offend anyone!!!
I can tell you that Harman Back, Jr. was not born in Germany in 1737. The only birth record for a child of Hermannus/Hermann/Harman Bach/Back is the 1737 birth and baptism record for their daughter Anna Ella. She does not have a twin, she does not have a brother and there is no other child born to the couple while in Germany. I've searched the church books in both Freudenberg and Oberfischbach from 1737 to 1740, and there is no other child for them. There also is no death record for Anna Ella, she did not die in her village in Germany. Dr. Holtzclaw states in Germanna Record No. 5 that there is no further information for Anna Ella, which means he could find no records pertaining to her in the US, not surprising as this is the plight of women!
Even the note made in the Death Register in Freudenberg by the pastor notes only "1 Kindt," 1 child, not two, and that one child would be Anna Ella.
It's always good to go back to the original sources, if we can find them and that's what I did with the Bach and allied families. I had several records for them anyway as I'm gathering records for each of the immigrants, but didn't have the birth/baptism record of Anna Ella. I'm glad that I was able to find it!
If we keep Harman Back, Jr. as the son of Hermannus and Anna Margaretha (Hausmann) Bach, then there are corrections that need to be made to the Profile which I am happy to do.
When Cathi and I are in Virginia in November, we will go through all of the tax records, land records, anything that we can find to help sort out these families.
Barb
Let me make sure I understand:
Per DAR, Joseph Back, of Garrard County is the son of Harman Back, Jr. and Harman Back, Jr. is the DAR accepted son of Hermann Bach and Anna Margarethe Bach ?
Henry Back, of Madison County and John Back, of Madison County are disconnected from Hermann Bach based on the DAR approved genealogy