Individual Details
Joseph Hurst
(1723 - 1804)
Joseph Horst landed in America on 21 September 1731. To repay his family's faire to America, Joseph Horst worked as a redemptioner for Hans Groff of New Holland (then Earltown), probably for seven years. Later, Joseph farmed in New Holland Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Events
| Birth | 1723 |  | |||
| Death | 1804 | Earl, Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Will | 30 Oct 1804 | | |||
| Marriage | Maria Groff | ||||
| Alt name | Joseph S. Horst | ||||
| Burial | Groffdale (Brick) Mennonite Cemtery, Leola, Lancaster, PA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Groff ( - 1772) |
| Child | Johannes Groff Horst (1750 - 1813) |
| Child | Michael Horst (1751 - 1830) |
| Child | Christian G. Horst Senior (1755 - 1837) |
| Child | Barbara Horst (1757 - ) |
| Child | Christiana Hurst (1759 - ) |
| Child | Elisabeth Horst (1762 - 1853) |
| Child | Maria Groff Horst ( - 1831) |
| Child | David Groff Horst (1769 - 1845) |
| Child | Veronica Hurst (1772 - 1835) |
| Father | Horsch (1690 - 1731) |
| Mother | Barbara (1691 - 1771) |
| Sibling | Michael Horst (1713 - 1772) |
| Sibling | Peter Hursh (1729 - 1799) |
Notes
Birth
Joseph Horst may have been born in Hasselbach, North Kraichgau, Germany.Death
Joseph Horst died in 1775, according to Mary Burkholder and James Good.Will
Joseph Hurst's will is H-1-542, Microfilm Vol. G-H, Image 610.Endnotes
1. Eshleman, Grace Nolt Rissler, Nolt, Michael M., 1867 to 1949, and Lizzie W. Horst, 1866 to 1934, Family and Descendants. (Grace Nolt Rissler Eshleman), page V.
2. Leaman, Robert H., "Reader's Ancestry," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, 37 Number 4 (October 2014): 131.