Individual Details
Jacob Hershey Senior
(11 Apr 1742 - 11 Apr 1825)
Jacob Hershey and Anna Newcomer lived on a farm owned by Jacob's father, Andrew Hershey, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The farm was deeded to Jacob in 1791. In 1792 Jacob and the family moved to Salisbury, Pennsylvania. A monument tells of Jacob Hershey's contributions to the Hershey Mennonite community (earlier called the Hess Mennonite community) in Salisbury, Pennsylvania.
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1742 | Hempfield, Lancaster, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1771 | Anna Newcomer |  | ||
| Death | 11 Apr 1825 | Salisbury Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Alt name | Jacob Hersche Senior | ||||
| Burial | Old Hershey Mennonite Cemetery, Salisburg, Lancaster, PA | | |||
| Will | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Newcomer ( - 1832) |
| Child | Johannes B. Hershey Senior (1772 - 1850) |
| Child | Jacob Hershey Junior (1775 - 1829) |
| Child | Christian Newcomer Hershey Senior (1780 - 1843) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hershey (1783 - 1875) |
| Child | Abraham Hershey (1787 - 1844) |
| Child | Andrew Hershey (1787 - ) |
| Child | Joseph N. Hershey Bishop (1791 - 1856) |
| Father | Andreas "Salunga" Hershey (1702 - 1792) |
| Mother | ms ( - 1755) |
| Sibling | Christian Hershey (1734 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Andreas Hershey Junior (1734 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Hershey ( - 1817) |
| Sibling | Johannes B. Hershey (1741 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Abraham Hershey Senior (1745 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Isaac Hershey (1745 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Peter Hershey (1747 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Hershey Senior ( - 1822) |
| Sibling | Maria Hershey ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Hershey (1754 - ) |
| Sibling | Adi Hershey ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
According to the "Biographical Annals of Lancaster County," Jacob Hershey was born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania.Burial
Jacob Hershey, Sr. was buried in either Salisbury or New Milltown, Pennsylvania.Will
Jacob Hershey, Sr.'s will is O-1-307, Microfilm Vol. N-P, Image 334.Endnotes
1. Jackson, Melanie Phillips, Descendants of Heinrich Hans Weber (Melanie Phillips Jackson. 1344 Raintree Lane N.E., Arab, AL 35016. Telephone: 256-931-5862. Email: mjack2160@aol.com. Home Page: htt;://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/a/c/Melanie-Jackson-AL/in dex.html).
2. Don Brubaker, "J. Hoffman Hershey Family and Their Legacy: Preserved in family photos, notebooks, voice recordings, and material objects," Pennsyvlania Mennonite Heritage, 43, Number 3 (July 2020): 76.