The Ulines
The Ulines
The very first Uline Family Reunion occurred August 23, 1998 at the Salem Methodist Church in West Sand Lake, New York, on old Uline land. From that wonderful day, many met new family members, learned of our genealogy and shared lots of information. As a result, we have started a family newsletter, The Uhlein Family News, which is mailed out quarterly, to keep in touch in between reunions! The dues are $5.00 per year. If you are interested in more information, Click Here.
Bernhard/Barnard/Barnhardt Uhlein is believed to have been "imported" to Philadelphia in 1756 on the ship Snowchance. The fact that the passenger list uses the word "imported" and that only male passengers were aboard, may suggest that he was an indentured person. However, this has not been proven.
Link to the German Passenger List of the Snowchance.
Variations of the surname have be found: Uhlein, Uhleine, Uhlene, Uhlen
Barnhardt served in the Revolutionary War, as a private in the Albany County Militia, 6th Regiment and was awarded a land lease for his service in what is now known today as West Sand Lake, New York. At the time, it was then referred to "Ulinesville" or "Uline's Corners", as it was one of the largest farms in the area, over 300 acres. They also owned a tavern/store and a grist mill.
Bernhard's last will and testament were probated in November 1804. No cemetery stone exists today to mark his burial, though it is believed that he and his wife, Anna, are said to be buried on their property, in an old cemetery that has been desecrated by property owners in the 1900's.
In later years, the Ulines and other area families involved with land leases of Van Rensselaer would find themselves involved in a turmoil known as the "Anti Rent War" years. These occurred over several years beginning in the mid 1800's. A link to give you some idea of what some of our ancestors fought for:
Anti Rent Wars.Bernard married Anna Maria Weis. They had ten children. As recorded, they are:
THE SECOND GENERATION:
1. Adam Ulhein, b abt. 1772, married Anna Weatherwax, b. 5 Jul 1774 and they had ten children.1a. Regina Uhlein, b 1797
1b. Catharine Uhlein, b 1799
1c. Margaret Uhlein, b 1801
1d. Sally Uhlein, b abt. 1803
1e. Leonard Uhlein, b abt. 1805
1f. Adam Uhlein, b abt. 1807
1g. Anna Maria Uhlein, b 18102. Andreas Uhlein, b 1773, married Margaretha Barringer and they had ten children.
2a. Barney Andrew Uline, b 1803
2b. Elisabeth Uline, b 1805
2c. Anna Maria Uhline, b 1807
2d. George Uline, b 1809
2e. William Uline, b 1810
2f. Catharine Uline, b 1813
2g. Andrew M. Uline, b 1816
2h. John A. Uline, b 1818
2i. Margaret Uline, b 1822
2j. Richard Harris Uline, b abt. 1825
3. Mary Catrina (Catharina) Uhlein, b 1776, married Sebastian Weatherwax (see note at bottom), b. 22 Jan 1772, d. 7Sep 1855 and they had 15 children.
3a. Maria Weatherwax, b 1793
3b. Andrew S. Weatherwax, b 1796
3c. Bernhard Weatherwax, b 1797
3d. Laurence Weatherwax, b 1799
3e. Catherine Weatherwax, b 1800
3f. Margaret Weatherwax, b 1803
3g. Henry Weatherwax, b 1804
3h. Sarah Weatherwax, b 1806
3i. John Weatherwax, b 1808
3j. Juliann Weatherwax, b 1810
3k. Martin Weatherwax, b 1812
3l. Mathias b 22May 1814
3m. Sebastian Weatherwax, b 1818
3n. Stephen Weatherwax, b 1820
3o. Hannah, no other info at this time
4. Bernard Uhlein, b 1778, first married Sarah Clapper in 1801. They had four children before Sarah's early death in 1828.
4a. Bernard Uline Jr. born 1803- drowned 1835
4b. John Peter Uline, b 1812
4c. Joseph Uline, b 1814
4d. Jeremiah Uline, b 1820
After Sarah's death, Bernard married Lucy Holmes Doty and had five children by her.4e. Steven Holmes Uhlein, b 1829
4f. Selina Maria Uhlein, b 1831
4g. Sarah Ann Uhlein, b 1833
4h. Sabra Levina Uhlein, b 1836
4i. Solyma Louisa Uhlein, b 1840
5. Margaretha Uhlein, twin, b 1780, married Rev. Daniel Shaffer and they had two children.
5a. Maria Shaffer, b 1801
5b. Catharine Shaffer, b 1807
6. Sarah E. Uhlein, twin, b 1780, married Conrad Barringer and they had five children.
6a. George C. Barringer, b 1806
6b. Barney U. Barringer, b 1809
6c. William N. Barringer, b 1811
6d. Andrew U. Barringer, b 1814
6e. Anna Barringer, b 1818
7. Elisabeth Uhlein, b 1782, married Nicolas Sharp and they had two children.
7a. Bernard U. Sharp, b 1805
7b. Catherine Sharp, b 1808
8. Eva Uhlein, b 1784, married Christian Cooper and they had seven children.
8a. Bernhard Uhlein Cooper, b abt. 1806
8b. Anna Marie Cooper, b 1808
8c. Margaret Cooper, b 1808
8d. William Cooper, b 1810
8e. Barent Uline Cooper, b 1811
8f. Sarah Cooper, b 1817
8g. Caroline Cooper, b 1820
9. Johannes Uhlein, b 1787, married Catharine Dunsbach and they had at least nine children.
9a. Barnard Uline, b 1809
9b. Catharine Uline, b 1811
9c. Anna Maria Uline, b 1814
9d. Henry Dunsbach Uline, b 1819
9e. Regina Uline, b 1821
9f. Steven Purdy Uline, b 1824
9g. Phoebe Elmira Uline, b 1826
9h. John Anthony Uline, b 1828
9i. Tobias Uline, b abt. 1835
10. Mariah Uhlein, b abt. 1777, married Rev. Anton Braun with no known children. Mariah later John P. Van Valkenburg.
Side note of Weatherwax/Uline related families.
These families were extremely close. Andreas Weatherwax, father of Anna and Sebastian, fought alongside comrade Bernhard Uhlein during the American Revolution, in the same regiment. After the war, they were awarded land leases within mere miles of each other. Both Anna Weatherwax who married Adam Uline, and Sebastian Weatherwax who married Catharina Uline were in fact brother and sister.Later, in the third generations, John Peter Uline (4b above) would marry Almira Phillips, daughter of Dorothy Weatherwax (sister of Anna and Adam) and James Phillips.
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