David Harnish

David Harnish was born in December 1767. His father was John Jacob Harnish, the eldest son of Martin. According to "The Harnish Friendschaft 1729 1926 Rev Francis", David's mother is unknown. Family Trees have his mother as Barbara Kneisley but she was the wife of a Jacob Harnish that moved to York County and very little information is known about them (according to the Harnish Friendschaft.

David married Elizabeth Groff. Together they had the following children: David Groff Harnish; Martin Harnish; Elizabeth Harnish; Jacob M. Harnish; Catharine Harnish; Fanny (Harnish) Harnish; John Harnish; Michael Groff Harnish; Christian Harnish, (died young); Nancy Harnish; Susanna Harnish; Christian Harnish; Esther Harnish.

He died on August 26, 1845.

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Ancestry.com Genealogical Card File. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153788749/david-harnish: accessed 04 September 2023), memorial page for David Harnish (1 Dec 1767–26 Aug 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153788749, citing New Danville Mennonite Cemetery, New Danville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Michael Spence (contributor 46793328).
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.
• The Harnish Friendschaft 1729 1926 Rev Francis