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Jacob Hiestand I (1736 - bef. 1795)

Jacob Hiestand I
Born in Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 1758 in Shenandoah(Page County),Virginiamap
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Died before before age 59 in Shenandoah River Virginia drowningmap
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Biography

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Private Jacob Hiestand I served with Shenandoah County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
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Jacob Hiestand I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055132.

Jacob Hiestand was born circa 1736.[1] He was the second child and oldest son of Henrich Hiestand and Anna Maria Kaufman.[2]

From 'The Hiestand Family of Page County, Virginia':[1] "Jacob Hiestand was born about 1736 in Pennsylvania and lived in Orange (now Page) County, Virginia, as early as 1743. About 1758, he married Maria Elizabeth Bruback, who was born September 6, 1736, at Muesen, Germany, the daughter of John Brumback and Anna Juliana Kemper. In August, 1783, he sold James Breeding the land inherited from his father. Jacob Hiestand was drowned in 1795 when his canoe overturned in the Shenandoah River in Shenandoah (now Page) County, Virginia. In 1798, his widow and children sold part of their lands to her son, John Hiestand, and to John Strickler, Jr. On October 13, 1804, they settled Jacob's estate and moved to Fairfield County, Ohio."

The family surname was formally spelled "Hiestand"[3] (as is appropriately used here on WikiTree for the lineage of Hiestands descending from Henrich Hiestand), but was commonly spelled in a multitude of ways in different documents (e.g., Heastant, Histings, Heiston, etc. etc.). Peter F. Hiestand-529 16:43, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

in the 1740's, Jacob Hiestand's father, Henrich Hiestand, had moved their family from Pennsylvania to land abutting the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, [4] in what is now Page County, Virginia. [5]

In 1761 - 1763, Jacob "Histings" along with his father, Henry "Histings" worked as a chain carrier for conducting surveys of land tracts on branches of Hawksbill Creek, on Passage Creek, and on the Shenandoah River. [6]

In 22 Mar 1777, Jacob Hiestand and his brother, Peter Hiestand, witnessed the Last Will and Testament of their father, Henrich Hiestand, which was signed in Shenandoah County, Virginia.[7] [2] In this will, Jacob was listed as Henrich Hiestand's oldest of 5 sons (and 3 daughters). This will was "proved" by court on 28 Aug 1783.

In Sep 1777,[8] Jacob Heaston [sic] mustered with a company of 131 volunteers from the Shenandoah Valley region under the command of Captain Michael Reader to serve in the American Revolutionary War. In addition to Jacob were two of his brothers, John Heaston [sic] and Peter Heston [sic].

In 1779, Jacob Hiestand inherited from his father, Henrich Hiestand, 330 acres of land with the frontage on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, which is near the current town of Luray, Virginia. The estate was probated, which was finalized in 1783 [7] [9]

In 1783,[10] Jacob "Heastant" was living in Shenandoah County, Virginia with a total of 11 people in his household (which would include Jacob, his wife, & their children). See Research Notes for more on the 1790 U.S. Census.[11] Of note, the listing for Jacob "Heastant" is right next to John "Heastant" and Peter "Heastant", who were Jacob's brothers. See, also 1785 Shenandoah Tax List.[12]

On 28 Aug 1783 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[13] Jacob Heastant [sic] sold (i.e., "leased" & "released") the 400 acres land in Fort Valley (which he had inherited from his late father, Henrich Hiestand) to James Breeding.

On 5 Apr 1785 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[14] Jacob Burner signed his last will, in which he named Jacob Heastand [sic], Martin Grove, and Peter Heastand [sic] as co-executors of said will.

On 12 Sep 1788 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[15] Jacob and Elizabeth Hiestand made an agreement with their son, Abraham Hiestand, to provide him with 330 acres of land in Shenandoah County for which he would pay in total "six hundred pounds", with a schedule of payments. [See Research Notes below regarding this indenture.]

On 30 Dec 1790 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[14] Jacob Heastand as one of the executors of the Last Will of Jacob Burner (deceased) presented to the court said will, which was proved in court by testimony of the subscribing witnesses. Jacob Heastand made a bond of ten thousand pounds (current money) to the Court to faithfully execute the Last will.

Jacob Hiestand died in 1795, putatively in an accident while crossing the Shenandoah River in a canoe. [16] [17] On 13 Oct 1795 in Shenandoah County, Virginia,[18] a bond in the amount of $4,000 was made by the administrators, including Abraham Hiestand, for the estate of Jacob Hiestand (deceased).

Research Notes

  • 1788 land indenture - this agreement was made on, or about, 12 Sep 1788, but it was "proved" in court by the testimony of Peter Heastant [sic] and Marks Grove & recorded on 13 Oct 1795 as part of the probate of the estate of Jacob Hiestand (deceased); hence it is included in the Shenandoah County Deed Book K, 1795 - 1797.
  • 1790 Census Records[11] - as described on the U.S. Census Bureau website: "1790 Census: Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790", the original records were burned during the War of 1812. "In response to repeated requests from patriotic societies and persons interested in genealogy, or desirous of studying the early history of the United States, Congress added to the sundry civil appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1907 and, when those funds were insufficient, provided for the continuance of authority to publish these important records with the urgent deficiency bill, approved February 15, 1908."
  • The Library of Virginia has analogous information about the 1790 Census, as well as more specific information about the extant source documents[19]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Trimble, David B., "The Hiestand Family of Page County, Virginia", 1974, self-published, San Antonio, Texas; available online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/155401-hiestand-family-of-page-county-virginia?offset=36); accessed 29 Jan 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 Probate Records, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Will book, v. A, 1772-1784 -- Will book, v. B, 1783-1789. Last will and testament of "Henry Hiestand", pages 2 - 3, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PF-HXK8?i=316&cat=366558); accessed 13 Jul 2021; image #317 of 594
  3. Kent Douglas Hiestand, "Grand Chronicle of the Hiestand Family", (https://hiestand.tripod.com/INDEX.HTM); accessed 7 Jul 2021, see: 'The Grand Chronicle of the Hiestand Family' > 'The Origin and Meaning of the name Hiestand'
  4. [http://www.danielhaston.com/father/va-hiestand-family.htm Henry Heaston purchased 205 acres from Philip Long. Source: Pages 417-418 of Orange County, VA Deed Book 7.
  5. Brunk, Harry A. (1959). Page County (Virginia, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 April 2021, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Page_County_(Virginia,_USA)&oldid=170500
  6. [http://www.danielhaston.com/father/va-hiestand-family.htm Page 49 of Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys, Frederick County 1747-1780 compiled by Peggy Shomo Joyner (Portsmouth, VA: self published, 1985).
  7. 7.0 7.1 Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County, Virginia Abstract of Wills, 1772-1850. (1980, reprinted, Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), 93; Will Book B, 2.
  8. C. Leon Harris, "Muster Roll of Capt. Michale Radar's Militia Company of Dunmore (Shenandoah) County Virginia 1777", Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters (http://www.revwarapps.org), and available in PDF format at: (http://revwarapps.org/b390.pdf); accessed 13 Sep 2021, entries for Jacob Heaston, John Heaston, and Peter Heston
  9. Daniel Haston Blog: Henry Hiestand's Estate Settled and the Family Parts Ways
  10. 1790 Census: Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, U.S. Census Bureau, (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1790/heads_of_families/virginia/1790m-03.pdf); Shenandoah County, Virginia, page 64; entry for Jacob Heastant
  11. 11.0 11.1 U.S. Census Bureau website: 1790 Heads of Families
  12. DanielHaston.com - 1785 Shenandoah Tax List
  13. Gilreath, Amelia C., compiler, "Shenandoah County, Virginia, Deed Books : abstracted, Volume 1", self-published, Nokesville, Virginia, Oct 1987, available online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/623310/?offset=0#page=190&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=); accessed 19 Feb 2023, citing page 185 (pages in 269 - 270 in source Deed Books), lease and release of 400 acres of land by Jacob & Elizabeth Heastant [sic] to James Breeding
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007646184_00131); accessed 10 Jul 2022, citing Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts; Will Book, Vol C, 1789-1791; Will Book, Vol D, 1791-1796; pages 236-239, entry of Jacob Heastand and Peter Heastand in Last Will of Jacob Burner and subsequent probate records
  15. "Shenandoah County Deed Book K, 1795 - 1797", images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-GQF6-W?i=388&cat=385833); accessed 22 May 2023, citing pages 32 - 33; image available on WikiTree Land Transaction between Abraham Hiestand and his parents, Jacob & Elizabeth Hiestand 12 Sep 1788
  16. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116477611/jacob-hiestand : accessed 18 October 2021), memorial page for Jacob Hiestand I (29 Sep 1736–1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116477611, citing Suiter-Williams Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Maredia Haddock (contributor 47027498) .
  17. John Powell, Authentic Genealogical Memorial History of Philip Powell, of Mifflin County, PA: And His Descendants and Others, with Miscellaneous Items and Incidents of Interest, Volume 1. (Dayton, OH: printed by the author, 1880), 368
  18. Will books, 1772-1866; general indexes to wills, 1772-1925, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Will book, v. C, 1789-1791 -- Will book, v. D, 1791-1796; page 464-465, Bond for administrators of Jacob Hiestand's estate (image #418 of 449); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PF-HN31?i=417&cat=366558); accessed 13 Jul 2021
  19. Library of Virginia 1790 Census Notes

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Image 1 does not match the dates for this Jacob. They do match the dates for his son, Jacob II. Find A Grave has the picture with the right person,
Aunt Ruth's manifest mentions the Shenandoah drowning of Jacob Hiestand and I am very tempted to include this in his bio.
posted by Theresa Shaffer
According to what my mother kept records on yrs ago and with the help of familysearch.org, i was able to find a tisius,(decious). Magdalena married a frederick tisius on 5/30/1788 in Va.
posted by Theresa Shaffer
the information i have is that maria was one of 10 children and she was only 13 and jacob was 14 when they married in 1750. She died in 1813. And that her twin sister died in 1736.
posted by Theresa Shaffer
my aunt ruth wrote about this story of our ancestors. I still have the manifest which includes photos later on. This is very exciting.
posted by Theresa Shaffer