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Johann Peter Hess 1703 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1703

Birth Location: Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 2 Feb 1782

Death Location: Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

Father: Jeremias Heß

Mother: Anna Heim

Spouse(s): Anna Jung

Children(s): Johann Hess, Hans Hess, Anna Hess, Michael Hess, Peter Hess

Johann Peter Hess was born in 1703 in Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Jeremias Heß and Anna Maria Heim. In 1600, Johann Peter Hess resided in Pennsylvania, USA. Johann Peter Hess married Anna Margareth Scherpin or Jung, and had children including Johann Henrich "Henry" Hess, Hans Adam Hess, Anna Margreth Hess, Michael Hess, Peter Hess. Johann Peter Hess passed away in 1782 in Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany.

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Biography

  • Johann Peter Hess was born in 1703 in Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Jeremias Heß and Anna Maria Heim.
  • In 1600, Johann Peter Hess resided in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johann Peter Hess married Anna Margareth Scherpin or Jung, and had children including Johann Henrich "Henry" Hess, Hans Adam Hess, Anna Margreth Hess, Michael Hess, Peter Hess.
  • Johann Peter Hess passed away in 1782 in Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremias Heß
1675 – 1739
Birth Location: Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Anna Heim
1687 – 1743
Birth Location: Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Anna Jung
1721 – 1760
Birth Location: Palatine, Herkimer, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Johann Hess
1733 – 1815
Birth Location: –
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Hans Hess
1740 – 1755
Birth Location: –
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Anna Hess
1740 – 1810
Birth Location: –
AH
Michael Hess
1741 – 1808
Birth Location: –
MH
Peter Hess
1755 – 1834
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Johann Hess's Ancestors

Self
Johann Hess
1703 – 1782
Birth Place: Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Jeremias Heß
1675 – 1739
Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Heim
1687 – 1743
Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Samuel (Honegger) Hess
1654 – 1744
Mutterstadt?, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Barbel) Reiman
1661 – 1769
Wald, Zurich, Switzerland
Hans (Paul) Heim
1667 – 1724
Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Mabel) VOLCKER
1652 – 1730
Langen, Deu, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hanß Hess
1617 – 1668
Barbel Honegger
1620 – 1668
Bartel Reimans
Margaretha Gubler
1637 – 1738
Hans Heim
1667 – 1724
Johann Völcker
1635 – 1654
Ursala Muller
1635 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Hess
1584 – 1639
Anna Egli
1585 – 1639
WILHELM HONEGGER
1590 – 1629
Barbel Oberholtzer
1592 – 1672
Leonhardt Heim
1615 – 1688
Margaretha Vogt
1619 – 1682
Erhard Völcker
1600 – 1686
Margretha Volcker
1605 – 1659
Agidius Muller
1610 –
Simone Dentzer
1618 – 1676

Johann Hess's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Peter) Hess (1703 – 2 Feb 1782) m. Anna (Margareth Scherpin or) Jung (1721 – 1760)
  1. 1. Johann (Henrich "Henry") Hess (1733 – 1815)
  2. 2. Hans (Adam) Hess (1740 – 1755)
  3. 3. Anna (Margreth) Hess (1740 – 1810)
  4. 4. Michael Hess (1741 – 1808)
  5. 5. Peter Hess (1755 – 1834) m. Sarah Hayes (17 Jul 1769 – 9 May 1851)
    1. 1. Mary Hess (1 June 1801 – 4 July 1884) m. Elias (Eli S) Toy (19 Oct 1799 – 21 Mar 1860)
      1. 1. Martha (Hess) Toy (abt 1835 – 17 Feb 1910) m. John (Marshall) White (abt 1834 – 21 Apr 1880)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Valintino) White (16 December 1855 – 27 Aug 1932) m. George (Washington) Lawson (17 June 1855 – 30 June 1924) m. John Young
        2. 2. Mary (Hess) White (26 Aug 1861 – 15 Feb 1931) m. Franklin (Grabiel) Neumeyer (29 Apr 1863 – 19 November 1912)
        3. 3. Marshall (J.) White (1862 – 18 June 1864)
        4. 4. John (Marshall) White (Jan 1862 – 18 June 1864)
        5. 5. Kate White (abt 1863 – )
        6. 6. Sarah White (1864 – )
        7. 7. Martha (Hess) White (1866 – 13 Nov 1891) m. Jordan Lawrence (14 Oct 1859 – 10 Apr 1944)
        8. 8. Mary White (abt 1867 – )
        9. 9. Thomas (Toy) White (11 August 1868 – 9 December 1957)
        10. 10. Amanda White (abt 1869 – )
        11. 11. Charlie (R.) White (abt 1874 – )
      2. 2. Hannah Toy (1825 – )
      3. 3. Alma Toy (1828 – 13 APR 1882)
      4. 4. William Toy (1829 – ?unknown)
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Toy (1830 – 13 APR 1882)
      6. 6. Sarah Toy (10 Feb 1832 – 10 Jun 1863)
      7. 7. Eli (S.) Toy (1831 – 13 Mar 1900) m. Elizabeth Freeborn (Abt 1839 – 4 June 1913)
        1. 1. Mary (S.) Toy (Abt 1861 – )
        2. 2. Eli (S.) Toy (Abt 1864 – )
        3. 3. Lizzie (S.) Toy (Abt 1868 – )
        4. 4. John (F.) Toy (Abt 1874 – 5 Jul 1937)
        5. 5. Thomas (Hess) Toy (31 Jul 1876 – 16 Apr 1931) m. Sarah (Lillian) Long (31 August 1880 – 26 July 1955)
        6. 6. William Toy (Abt 1879 – 15 Apr 1910)
        7. 7. Dorothy (E) Herbert (1887 – 9 August 1953)
      8. 8. Thomas Toy (1834 – )
      9. 9. Samuel (H) Toy (23 Feb 1838 – 6 May 1922)
      10. 10. Jacob Toy (1841 – 6 Feb 1890)
      11. 11. Cornelius Toy (1844 – )

Johann Hess's Timeline

10 Records

1600
1600-1845
Johann Peter Hess resided here in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1680
1680
Birth of Johann Peter Hess in , , , Germany
, , , Germany
1702
1702
Birth of Johann Peter Hess in Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1702
24 Dec 1702
Birth of Johann Peter Hess in Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
1703
1703
Birth of Johann Peter Hess in Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1707
1707
Age 4
Birth of Johann Peter Hess
None
1741
1741
Age 38
Johann Peter Hess resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
1756
Feb 1756
Age 53
Death of Johann Peter Hess in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1756
Feb 1756
Age 53
Death of Johann Peter Hess in Indian, Pennsylvania, United States
Indian, Pennsylvania, United States
1782
2 Feb 1782
Age 79
Death of Johann Peter Hess in Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: , , , Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1702
    Event Place: Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Stadtkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1845
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill counties

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1756
    Event Place: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1756
    Event Place: Indian, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1782
    Event Place: Ehlhalten, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
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