Elder Peter Hon - of the Hinkston Creek Church, Nicholas Co KY was the son of Jonas Hon and Mary Rowland Keithley on Jonas Hon from the Sears family - Johannes Zaher (immigrant) married as second wife: Barbara (Miller) Hon ("Widow Hon") her first husband was John Hahn, son of Peter Hahn (immigrant - came aboard same ship as Johannes Zaher) but the family genealogists - descendents in the Hon family (Daniel, brother of Elder Peter) and others - - - (all sources that I saw) say that Jonas Hon who married Mary Rowland Keithley was the son of Peter Keithley Hon and Matilda Shultz Can anyone resolve this conflict for me? Also - I need information about the family of Elder Peter Hon (His name was Peter Keithley Hon) I also found that his older brother Jacob - was disowned in the will of his father - and went in 1812 to White Co WVa - does anyone know anything about this? (information about a Union Church - used by the Dunkards there!) Merle C Rummel

I came across this biography of Peter Hon sometime ago while searching for my own "Restoration Movement" preacher ancestor, Jacob Coons. The site includes a picture of Mr. Hon and a photo of his tombstone. The same Peter Hon, I presume? http://www.therestorationmovement.com/hon.htm -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Merle C Rummel Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:21 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRE] Hahn Hon question Elder Peter Hon - of the Hinkston Creek Church, Nicholas Co KY was the son of Jonas Hon and Mary Rowland Keithley.

This account is about Hans (X) Zorr and Peter Hähn who immigrated to Pennsylvania on the Ship Brotherhood on 3 November 1750. Let me say at the outset that I am not saying that Hans (X) Zorr was Johannes Zaher (John Sears) or that Petter Hähn was Peter Hon, but I am suggesting the possibility. Johannes Zaher immigrated with his oldest son Christian (born ca1742) who according to his descendants remembered being a child in the old country. If the immigration was in 1750, Christian would have been old enough to remember his childhood in the old country. Some say that the second son John Sears Jr. was born in the new world in 1749, but Pamela Stage thinks he might have been born a year or two later than that. If I am not mistaken Jonas Hon, whose history intertwines with that of the Sears Family, was born about 1740. His father is said by some to have been a Peter Hon who immigrated from Germany. If this Peter Hon was the Petter Hähn who immigrated on the Ship Brotherhood in 1750, then perhaps Jonas Hon was on this ship when he was age 10. I am suggesting that Christian Sears (b abt1742) and Jonas Hon (b abt1740) may have been shipmates with their fathers on the 1750 Ship Brotherhood. Since I am not familiar with the Hon family, perhaps someone on this site who knows if Jonas Hon's father was named Peter and if Jonas Hon was born in the old country can support my hypothesis. Alternatively, perhaps someone has evidence to refute it. Dwayne Wrightsman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle C Rummel" <cliff@rtkonline.com> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:21 PM Subject: [BRE] Hahn Hon question > Elder Peter Hon - of the Hinkston Creek Church, Nicholas Co KY > > was the son of Jonas Hon and Mary Rowland Keithley > > on Jonas Hon > > from the Sears family - Johannes Zaher (immigrant) married as second > wife: Barbara (Miller) Hon ("Widow Hon") > her first husband was John Hahn, son of Peter Hahn (immigrant - came > aboard same ship as Johannes Zaher) > > but the family genealogists - descendents in the Hon family (Daniel, > brother of Elder Peter) and others > - - - (all sources that I saw) > say that Jonas Hon who married Mary Rowland Keithley > was the son of Peter Keithley Hon and Matilda Shultz > > Can anyone resolve this conflict for me? > > > Also - I need information about the family of Elder Peter Hon (His name > was Peter Keithley Hon) > > I also found that his older brother Jacob - was disowned in the will of > his father > - and went in 1812 to White Co WVa - does anyone know anything about this? > (information about a Union Church - used by the Dunkards there!) > > Merle C Rummel