Individual Details

Jacob arrived in Pennsylvania in August of 1717. Among this group would be the Herr's, Kreider's and Funk's. He settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania at Engleside which is a little south of the present day Lancaster City. He eventually had a patent for 350 acres of land (Patent A-6-339, Division of land Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). He would also acquire land in Manor Township, Lancaster County for 475 acres (Patent A-9-338, Harrisburg.)

Birth	1695	Germany
Marriage	1714	Zurich, Switzerland - Anna Kreider
Death	1761	Lancaster, Berks County, Pennsylvania United States
Occupation		Mennonite Bishop

Spouse	Anna Kreider (1700 - )
Child	Jacob Hostetter (1719 - 1796)
Child	Elisabeth Hostetter (1722 - 1798)
Child	Anna Hostetter ( - 1787)
Child	Barbara Hostetter ( - 1760)
Child	Catherine Hostetter ( - )
Child	John Hostetter ( - 1765)
Child	Margaret Hostetter ( - 1808)
Child	Abraham Kreider Hostetter (1723 - 1796)