Johann Friderich Hess (1751 - 1830)

Born 10 May 1751 in Palatine, Montgomery, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Nellis) Hess — married about 1773 in Montgomery, New York

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1830 at age 79 in New York, United States

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Biography

Johann Friderich Hess was born on May 10, 1751 in Palatine, Montgomery, New York, son of Johannes Hess (1721–<1767) and Anna Margaretha Young (1721–1771).

His siblings were:

• Catherine Hess (1744–1818)
• Johannes Hess (1745– )
• Elisabeth Hess (1747–1823)
• Dewalt Hess (1753–~1841)
• Daniel Hess (1757–1842)

John died on October 22, 1830 in New York, aged 79.

John (21) married Catherine Nellis (19) (born on September 16, 1753 in Albany, New York. Their children were:

• Catharine Hess (1773– )
• Anna Hess (1781–1814)
• Jacob Hess (1787–1867)

Johannes Hees, son of Johan Jost Hees and Anna Margretha, was baptized on 11 Jul 1751 in Evangelisch, Siegen, Westfalen, Prussia.^[1]

John Frederick Hess married Catherine Nellis in New York.^[2]

Joh Fredrich Hess's son David Hess was baptized on 13 Jun 1792 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.^[3]

Johannes Hess was in a record of the U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership^[4]

Frederik Hess I was in a family history or pedigree on 24 Jan 1951 in Otego, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
   Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 806329
   Ancestry Record 9866 #44234969 (accessed 15 June 2023)
   Johannes Hees baptism on 11 Jul 1751, son of Johan Jost Hees & Anna Margretha, in Evangelisch, Siegen, Westfalen, Prussia.
2. ↑ Marriage:"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900". Source number: 3791.019; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1. Ancestry Record 7836 #567648 (accessed 15 June 2023). John Frederick Hess marriage to Catherine Nellis in of NY.
3. ↑ Baptism of son David Hess: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989". Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Church Records of Niskayuna and Schoharie, Book 36. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #150071901 (accessed 15 June 2023). Joh Fredrich Hess's son David Hess baptism on 13 Jun 1792 in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.
4. ↑ U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995:"U.S., Selected States Dutch Reformed Church Membership Records, 1701-1995". Dutch Reformed Church Records from New Jersey. The Archives of the Reformed Church in America, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60766 #2400063 (accessed 15 June 2023). Name: Johannes Hess; Relationship: Head; Membership Date: 25 Feb 1768; Membership Place: Stone Arabia, New York, USA;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   Johannes Hess Head
   Anna Hess Wife.
5. ↑ Family History or Pedigree:"U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970". Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #746454 (accessed 15 June 2023). Name: Frederik Hess I; Birth Date: 10 May 1751; Birth Place: Palatine, New York; Death Date: 1806; Death Place: Otego, New York; SAR Membership: 73334; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 24 Jan 1951; Father: Johannes Hess; Mother: Anna Margaretha Young; Spouse: Catherine Nellis; Children: Fredrick Hess.

• Nellis–Nelles, Immigrants From the Palatinate, 1710, Vol. 1, published in 1997 by The Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County Historical Society #36 page 28
• Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families by Maryly B. Penrose. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1990 page 368
• Early Families of Herkimer County, New York by William V.H. Barker. Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc,, Baltimore, MD 1986 #4329 page 131
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDRY-CYP : 17 February 2023), Johann Friderich Hess, Male, Father's Name Joh Hess, Mother's Name Anna Margaretha, Event Type Birth, Event Date 10 May 1751.
• The Young (Jung) families of the Mohawk Valley : 1710-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT. from Lutheran Trinity Church Records, Stone Arabia. page 290 in book or page 300 in viewer https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/27324/images/dvm_GenMono007462-00151-0?pId=294 (see attached file)