Hershey Family Tree

Descendants of Christian HERCHE(HERSHEY)

Notes


6. Elizabeth Egle HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records of Father, Christian Hershey, name children and daughters husbands
(Deed Z-121)
Listed as wife of Peter Risser in "The Risser Family: Our Heritage, 1739-1985"

Information from Wilbsmeltz@AOL.Com (Margo)


Peter RISSER

Listed in Father-in-Law's Will as husband of Elisabeth Hershey

Listed in Rev. John Risser, "A Fragment of My Family Relationships and of My
Descent," written Aug. 14, 1859, in Ashland County, Ohio.

Listed in Ralph Beaver Strassburger, "Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A
Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphi from
1727 to 1808"

Listed in William John Hinke, "Pennsylvania-German Society Proceedings and
Addresses, vol. 42 (Norristown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934), 1:270.

Minister at Rissers, Mennonite Church.
He came across the sea on the same vessel on which his father-in-law came.
He arrived in Philadelphia on 3 Sep 1739 on the ship "Robert & Alice" with a large group of Mennonites from Friedelsheim.


44. Esther Hershey RISSER

Birth: IGI Film 1260992, Batch 8128091 39


48. Barbara RISSER

Birth: IGI Film 1260992, Batch 8128091 42


51. Abraham RISSER (REESOR)

Birth: IGI Film 1260992, Batch 8128091 41

Abraham and Elizabeth had three daughters.


Elizabeth HACKMAN

Elizabeth and Abraham had three daughters.


52. Magdalena RISSER (REESOR)

Birth: IGI Film 884766, Batch 8206702 18


8. Barbara HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)
Will Probated 4 Mar 1805 (x-2-305)


David HERR

David's will was probated on 29 Feb 1772, Manor Twp. His wife and all his
living children were named.

David was a minor when father's estate was settled..


54. Fronica (Fanny) HERR

Birth: IGI Film 934305, Batch 7336504 26

Fronica is named in her father's will.


56. Esther HERR

Birth: IGI Film 934305, Batch 7336504 26 (Also Film 1396201, Batch 8665908 38


58. John HERR

Birth: IGI Film 934305, Batch 7336504 26 (Also Film 1396201, Batch 8665908 38


Anna Stoneman HERSHEY

Anna is listed in her father's will.


60. David HERR

Birth: IGI Film 934305, Batch 7336504 26 (Also Film 1396201, Batch 8665908 38


61. HERR

Birth: IGI Film 934305, Batch 7336504 26 (Also Film 1396201, Batch 8665908 38


9. Christian HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)

Birth: IGI 1760778


10. Esther HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)

Birth: IGI film 1396476, Batch F501352 46


Henry HERR

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p. 1.

Birth: IGI Film 1396448, Batch F877543 04.


80. Christian HERR

Birth: IGI Film 1396476, Batch 5001352 46

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1


81. Christian HERR

Birth: IGI Film 1396476, Batch 5001352 46

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1


Magdalene CHARLES

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1


82. Abraham HERR

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1

Birth: IGI Film 1396476, Batch F501352 46.


83. Henry HERR

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants".

Birth: IGI Film 1396476, Batch 5001352 46


Elizabeth KILHEFFER

Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1


11. Anna Elizabeth HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)


12. Abraham HERSHEY

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)

Burial place is taken from a letter dated 15 June 1980 from John W. Heisey,
York, Penn., enclosing cemetery insriptions from Hershey Cemetery, Manheim
Township, Lancaster Co., Penn.

Abraham's will was written on 1 May 1809 (Lancaster Co. Will Y-1-311, 1811.)
The will was filed for probate on the 12th day of June 1811. Witnesses to the
signing of the will were David Mayer and John Bassler. There was no provision
in the will for the appointment of executors and on 12 Jun 1812, Abraham
Herschi and Christian Herschi were appointed Administrators cum testamento
annexo of Abraham Herschi, deceased. (Lancaster Co. Bond Book 6, page 380)

Abraham Hershey served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the Second
Class of Captain Martin Weybright's Seventh Company, of the Eighth Battalion of
Lancaster County Militia under the command of Colonel James Ross, in the year
1782. (Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume VII, pp 864-865, 859.

Birth: IGI Film 1396432, Batch F500028 31


Elizabeth LANDIS

Ibid; Dorothy Ringer Paul to Jane E. Best andCarolyn C. Wenger, Lancaster
Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, PA.

Burial taken from cemetery inscriptions from Hershey Cemetery, Manheim Twp.
Lancaster Co., Penn.


92. Barbara HERSHEY

Birth: IGI Batch 5000028 32

Barbara Hershey's will left $200 to her brother Christian, $50 to John Eby, son
of her niece Mary Huber(Hoover), and the rest in seven equal parts to Esther
Shoemaker, Mary Long, Elisabeth Erb (a widow), children of sister Ann Frick,
sister Catharine Long, Abraham and Christian. Executors were her brother
Christian and friend Jacob Kurtz. (Lancaster Co. Will P-1-278, 1827, Will of
Barbara Hershey.)


13. Benjamin W. HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)


Birth & Death: Grave Stone in McAffee Cemetery, Bertie Twp., Welland Co.,
Ontario

Benjamin sold his land in Mannheim Twp. to his brother, Abraham, and took his
family to Canada. In 1795 Benjamin applied for land from the Provincial
Government of Ontario. In his application he stated that he had four sons and
wanted land for each of them. The land granted to him was along the Niagara
River about four miles north of where the Peace Bridge now crosses the River.
"Ontario Hist. Soc. Papers & Records, ca. 1930, Vol 26"
"Niagara Hist. Soc. Pub. #19, 1910 Niagara Peninsula Graveyards"

Phillip E. Bedient, 975 Helen Ave., Lancaster, PA., 1760l?


Catherine LANDIS

Family Bible in possesion of Mrs. Juhlke of Smithville, Ontario, Canada.

Birth: IGI Film 1553838, Batch 5026975 35
This work has been done many times.

"Germantown Links": 28.


100. Catharine HERSHEY

Birth: IGI 1903513


103. Esther HERSHEY

Birth: IGI Film 1903513


105. John HERSHEY

Information taken from Commemorative Biographical Record p. 265-266

Birth: Archive Record of John Hershey and Nancy Lapp


14. Ada (Addah) HERSHEY(HERSCHE)

Land Records name children and daughters husbands (Deed Z-121)


Jacob ERISMAN

Jacob and Adda lived on the Erisman tract adjoining the cemetery.


15. Christian HERSHEY

Information taken from a Family Register of Descendents of Benjamin Hershey
(the Elder) compiled by Samuel Hershey in July 1887.

Will found at the Lancaster, Penn. Historical Society. It was dated Nov 1, 1780 and it was probated on Jan 18, 1783, in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Family Bible


Barbara HOSTETTER

Information taken from "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage" October 1994

Some information has her death date as 1760.


Anna HERNLY

Family Bible

Anna is listed in her husband's will.


122. Catharine HERSHEY

Family Bible

Family Bible

Information compiled by Samuel Hershey, July 1887, in the 78th year of his
age.

Catharine is listed in her father's will.


Jacob HOSTETTER II

Jacob II was a Mennonite deacon. He was listed on a deed in 1771 as one of
"the present Elders in the Religious Society of people called Menonists" in
Manor Township (Deed P-1-240). Jacob II sold his land in Warwick Twp. to his
son Jacob in 1785 (Deed Y-2-469, Lancaster.). When he died in 1796, his will,
probated on March 15, 1796 (Will G-1-37, Lancaster), listed the following: His
son Benjamin received one-half of the Manor Twp. farm, and his son Abraham
received the other half. Another son, Jacob, received land in Rapho Twp. The
rest of his children received the residue of the estate. He did not mention
his wife, Ann, in the will; apparently she had already died.


137. Maria HOSTETTER

Birth: IGI Film 1761176


17. Maria HERSHEY

Information taken from "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume XIX, Number 1,page 35".


Jacob MUSSER

Information taken from "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume XIX, Number 1,
page 35".


Barbara ENGLE

Barbara and Benjamin had 6 children.


Magdalena BLOSSER

Magdalena and Benjamin had 10 children.


Benedict MELLINGER

Benedict immigrated to Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania in 1749

Information was abstracted from a 1748/1749 "Martyrs Mirror". The book is
located at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania will abstracts, 1721-1820, Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: La5A, 5.1A, 6A. They are listed in the FHL books: 974.815 P2a, 974.815 P2a index, 974.815 P2a v.2, or FHL Film 383291, Items 1 and 2, 383292. This will is on page 143 and is written on September 17, 1794. It was probated on May 9, 1795.


143. Franni MELLINGER

Information was abstracted from a 1748/1749 "Martyrs Mirror". The book is
located at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.


144. Feronica (Freni) MELLINGER

Information was abstracted from a 1748/1749 "Martyrs Mirror". The book is
located at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.

Feronica is listed in her father's will.


146. Christian MELLINGER

Information was abstracted from a 1748/1749 "Martyrs Mirror". The book is
located at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.

Christian is listed in his father's will.


18. Benjamin HERSHEY(HERSCHE) (Jr.)

Children's names are stated on Benjamin's Will L-1-287
Family Bible


148. Benjamin HERSHEY

Listed in Father's will (25 Oct 1812)


149. Christian HERSHEY

Listed in Father's will (25 Oct 1812)


150. Magdalena HERSHEY

Listed in Father's will (25 Oct 1812)


Christian BRUBAKER

Birth: IGI Film 1395967, Batch 8506705 8


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