Hello Jim, This is actually a different David Hess than the one that resided there right outside of Conestoga Center. This David Hess lived back closer to the area near the Byerland Mennonite Church. I am pretty sure he is the son of Christian Hess (1756-1818) & Catharine Goghenour. In Christian Hess's will (M-1-155) dated 10 Aug 1818 he mention's a son David along with son's Christian, Jr., John & Adam and daughter's Elizabeth, Esther & Catharine. It is this David Hess that I believe married a Martha or Mary Line. It now looks as though David may have died as early as 1830. This Hess family descends from Hans & Magdalena's Hess's son Samuel Hess where the David Hess who is buried off of Sickmans Mill Road is descended from their son Michael Hess. So the two David Hess' were cousins to each other. Frank W. Hess Enola, PA -------------- Original message -------------- From: James Stokes <james_l_stokes@yahoo.com> > Hi Frank, > I was surprised to see your message. David Hess who lived along > Sickman's Mill Road isn't buried in his own cemetery ? I would have thought he > was or is it a question that you aren't sure he is ? You suggested he was dead > by 1850 but the property shows up as being David Hess's property in the 1864 > Atlas. There were two other David Hess's across the street and I assumed one of > them was his son. > I saw a reference to a David Hess in the Columbia Spy, dated 1870, isn't > this your David Hess ? > > The Columbia Spy > July 2, 1870 > County Items > The mule team has been rescued from the raging waters of the Conestoga at > Harbor > On Friday night last, a horse belonging to David Hess, Sr., who resides near > Conestoga Centre, was taken out of the stable and shot dead by some scoundrel. > Some time ago a mule belonging to John Buckwalter, Jr., in the same > neighborhood was killed in the same manner. > There was also a David Hess who lived on River Corner Road who may be the > guy who had his horse killed. He was a little closer to John Buckwalter Jr. (he > shows up on the 1864 Atlas) thanyour David Hess but it depends on how your > define "neighborhood". > Jim > > fhess518@comcast.net wrote: > Looking for information on a David Hess who resided in Conestoga Township and > married a Martha (possibly last name of Line) possibly the sister of a Christian > Line. David Hess appears to have died before 1850, possibly even as early as > 1840 or before. David might be the son of Christian Hess & Catharine Goghenour > who resided in the southeastern end of Conestoga Twp close to Martic Twp (in > what is now Pequea Twp.). If this is the same David Hess then he would have been > born ca. 1785-1793. Martha Hess and some of her children are buried in Byerland > Mennonite Cemetery in Pequea Twp. These may be some of the gravestones that had > been moved from the original Byerland Mennonite Meeting House graveyard. No > gravestone for David Hess has been found. Martha's gravestone is marked as; > Martha Hess b: Dec 21, 1789; d: Sep 21,1866; age: 76y9m; > David & Martha are believed to have had the following children: > Fronica (Fanny) Hess, b- Jul 22 1807 d- Jun 8 1899, married on 8 Dec 1853 to > Frederick William Rehm (1803-1856). > Samuel Hess; b-1810; d-1852 > Catharine Hess; b- Jul 12, 1812; d- Mar 2,1899 > Esther Hess; b- ca 1820; d- Feb 6,1860; age: 39y9m16d; > Christian Hess; b- May 28, 1822; d- Jan16,1846;age: --y--m22d; > > Martha Hess d: May 15,1842 [?]; age: 27y5m25d; > Elizabeth Hess; b- ca 1830 Jan 5, 1815; d- Feb 8,1883 > In anyone can add to this or confirm this please let me know. > Frank Hess > Enola, PA > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then > e-mail PALANCAS-L-request@rootsweb.com or PALANCAS-D-request@rootsweb.com with > unsubscribe in message. >