Maria (Herschi) Schneider (1730 - 1798)

Born 31 Aug 1730 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob B Schneider — married 1 Apr 1755 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1798 at age 67 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

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Research Notes

• There seems to be confusion about the parents of Maria. Page 10 of the below source lists her parents as the Reverend Andrew Stuaffer Hershey born 11 Feb 1697/98 in Apenzell, Switzerland, died 24 December 1754; and Mary Catharine Schnabley born 1702 in Boisenbiesen, Alsace, died 1759; having been married to each other 1725 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names and birth locations in the data above are similar, but the dates do not match. Also, there is a comment below stating the source "ascribes the wrong father for Maria". See the profile page of Maria's father Andrew Hersche for further explanation.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mennonite Vital Records

• Christian Hershey, died April 19, 1771.
  • Will prob. May 13, 1771. Warwick Township
  • Married: Barbara Bomberger, daughter of Christian and Maria Bomberger. Children:
    • Andrew Hershey, died 1799; md Elizabeth, died 1815
    • Joseph Hershey, md Magdalena (Paradise Twp, York Co)
    • John Hershey, died 1784,md Catharine (Warwick)
    • Peter Hershey, died 1823, md Ann (Paradise Twp, York Co)
    • Mary Hershey, b Aug 31, 1730-April 1798; md (Apr 1, 1755) Jacob Snyder, April 1727 - Apr 9, 1803 (Raplio?)
    • Elizabeth Hershey md Jacob Hiestand (Hempfield)
    • Barbara Hershey (died poss c1786) md John Shenck, Jan 20, 1740-1814 (Eliz?)
    • Jacob Hershey died 1821; md Barbara Eby, 1740-1816. (Warwick?)
  • Lancashire C.H. Deed page 250, 252. Jacob and John each received half of the homestead 113 acres each. Other three sons lands over the river of Susquehanna in York County.

Source

• Berger-Knorr, Lawrence, The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey, 3rd ed., Sunbury Press, New Kingstown, PA, 2005. Available at Google Books [1]. However, the author ascribes the wrong father for Maria.

This source uses the spelling "Hershey", I'm guessing because the entire book is about the famous Hershey family.

• Maria's marriage to Jacob Schneider, her birth date and year of death, and last name spelling are also recorded in the Schneider Family Bible, see Space:Common_Sources,_Descendants_of_Hannes_Schneider_born_1534