Individual Details
Hans Hess
(1 Jul 1683 - 1 May 1733)
Hans Hess came to America in 1717; he was a shoemaker and a farmer. On 27 May 1718, Hans obtained 100 acres on Mill Creek in present-day West Lampeter Township. Shortly after, he obtained 125 acres on Good's Run on 9 November 1720. Hans added 195 acres of adjacent land on 20 October 1730. Hans Hess signed the Declaration of Loyalty in April 1728, and he was naturalized 14 February 1729/1730 as "John Hess."
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1683 | , , , , Europe |  | ||
| Death | 1 May 1733 | Pequea, Lancaster, PA |  | | |
| Alt name | John Hess | ||||
| Alt name | Hance Hess | ||||
| Burial | Hans Hess Graveyard, Pequea, Lancaster, PA |
Families
| Spouse | Magdalena (1688 - 1767) |
| Child | Jacob Hess (1709 - 1741) |
| Child | Johannes Hess (1710 - 1792) |
| Child | Michael Hess Senior (1715 - 1760) |
| Child | Magdalena Hess (1717 - 1784) |
| Child | Abraham Hess (1719 - 1803) |
| Child | Anna Hess (1721 - 1762) |
| Child | Barbara Hess (1723 - 1762) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hess (1725 - 1800) |
| Child | Christian Hess (1727 - 1794) |
| Child | Veronica Hess (1729 - 1814) |
| Child | Samuel Hess (1731 - 1788) |
| Father | Samuel Hess (1657 - 1744) |
| Mother | Barbel Reimann ( - ) |
Notes
Death
Hans Hess' property was inventoried 17 May 1733.Endnotes
1. Landis, Regina R. "Readers' Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 25, Number 3 (July 2002), pages 25-28., 27.
2. Oberholtzer, Dennis Lee. "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 3 (July 2007), pages 26-32, page 31.