 Abt 1721 - 1800
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| Born |
Abt 15 Jul 1721 |
Zweibrucken, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany  |
| Christened |
15 Jul 1721 |
Zweibrucken, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany |
| Gender |
Male |
| Religion |
German reformed |
| Buried |
1800 |
Springfield Church, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
Jan 1800 |
Springtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| Notes |
- Pfarrer Alfred H Kuby of Zweibrucken advised me by letter of 14 June 1968that the first child of Nicolaus Hess and Barbara Buhler (Bihlerin) wasbaptized 15 July 1721 and was named Johann Jacob, not Nicolaus.
Alfred further states in his letter that "a little girl was born" in 1724.
Thus, the Hess Family History which claims our first Hess ancestor in America to be Nicolaus born in 1724 is incorrect on both counts. The beautiful stone marking this man's grave clearly states he was born in1721. And where did I see a photograph of this stone? The Hess FamilyHistory!
Johann Jacob apparently used his father's name when he fled to America.That fugitive story is told well in the Hess Family History, where on page 15 it states, "It is also possible that being a refugee, he (Nicolas Hess) may have travelled under an assumed name."
From page 12 of the Hess History, we read: "He was reared a shepherd boy,and the story as related by himself, and handed down through several generations is as follows: One day while in charge of his flock, his dog killed a hare, which he took home to his mother, who prepared it with sauer kraut for dinner. The killing of hares, which are much larger than our American rabbits, was strictly prohibited at that time by the laws of his native country, and in order to escape the penalty, he resolved to flee to America and accordingly made the necessary preparations, securing employment on shipboard, serving for his passage, thereby avoiding detection by the authorities and also saving the expense of a long voyage.
It is not positively known in what vessel he crossed the Atlantic, as his name does not appear correctly, if at all among the list of immigrants at port of entry. It is quite evident, however, that he has no connection with, and landed at an earlier date than, Nicklaus Hess and Johan Nicolaus Hess, who arrived 26 September 1749 on the ship Ranier, as the Nicholas of this sketch married an American born woman (Catherine Funck), and his oldest child Conrad was born in America 22 January 1746, more than three years prior to the date of the arrival of those two men, who were not natives of the Palatinate..."
From page 13 of the Hess History: "On 13 April 1752 Nicholas Hess received a warrant of survey for a tract of 113 acres of land from Thomas and Richard Penn, the Honorable Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania, for consideration of 17 pounds, 10 shillings and 3 pence."(Recorded in Philadelphia, Patent Book A, volume 17, page 228)
RAJ
taken from Rootsweb Richard Jenni
married Catharine Funk, a native
of Montgomery County, Pa. born in the year 1726. She was the youngest child
of Martin Funk who resided in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
Her father Martin Funk was supposed to have been a brother of Bishop
Heinrich Funck, an eminent Mennonite devine & author possibly born in Holland and known in history as the "pious miller on the Indian Creek."
On April 13, 1752 Nicholas Hess received a warrant of survey for a
tract of 113 acres of land from Thomas & Richard Penn, the Honorable
Proprietaries of the Province of Pennsylvania for the consideration of 17
pounds, 10 shillings & 3 pence (being equal to a total of $85.88 in U. S.
money, or 76 cents per acre, deed which was recorded in Philadelphia in
Patent Book A., Volume 17, page 228. Those books are now in the Archives in
Harrisburg, Pa.
The tract is located about 2 miles south of the village of Springtown
in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pa. He & his wife lived there until
her death in 1787.
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| Person ID |
I992 |
ShowalterFunk |
| Last Modified |
25 May 2012 |
| Family |
Catherine Funck, b. 1726, Hatfield Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania , d. 1787, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
1745 |
Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
| | 1. Conrad Hess, b. 22 Jan 1746, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Mar 1832, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| | 2. Phillip Hess, b. 1 May 1750, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania , d. 1828, Springtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania |
| | 3. Elizabeth Hess, b. 4 Jan 1753, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Nov 1833, Chemung, Chemung, New York |
| | 4. John George Hess, b. 18 Apr 1760, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania , d. 9 Apr 1848, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania |
| | 5. Catherine Hess, b. 21 Dec 1767, Springfield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania , d. Bef 1800 |
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| Family ID |
F735 |
Group Sheet |
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