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Hannah (Weigart) Best (1751 - abt. 1827)

Hannah Best formerly Weigart aka Weigand
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , [half], , and
Wife of — married about 1768 in Northampton, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died about at about age 76 in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Hannah was born in 1751, the daughter of Cornelius Nowland Weygandt and Maria Ageta Bechtel. [1]


She married Conrad Best. [2]


Hannah is mentioned in her father's will:

Weigandt, Cornelius of Easton Twp., yeoman, D. 26 Jul 1796, P. 14 Jan 1800. Children: John; Jacob; Peter; Cornelius; Hannah who m. Conrad Best; Maria-Agnetta; (d) who m. Henry Fraess (issue); and Susanna who m. Peter Ilhrick. Executors: his sons John and Jacob. Witnesses: William Henry and Joachim Wiegman. {WB 3:195; EB:766} [3]

Research Notes

Hannah's Find-a-Grave Memorial shows a birth year of 1747 and buried at Dryland Reformed Church in Hecktown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. [4]

June B. Hartzell noted in her genealogy research that Hannah is buried at Hecktown Church, Nazareth Twp., Northampton, Pennsylvania with her husband, Conrad Best.[5]


Sources

  1. ↑ History of the Palatine family of Weygandt-Weigand-Weygant-Wygant-Weyant-Weiant in America pgs. 91-96 (page viewer 31-36).
  2. ↑ Inherited family tree handed down to Carol Sterling.
  3. ↑ Northampton County, Pennsylvania Will Abstracts 1752-1802; Noreen Koehler and Paul Koehler; Colonial Roots, Lewes, Delaware 2011; pg. 112
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206186786/hannah-johanna-best : accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for Hannah Johanna Weygandt Best (1747–1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206186786, citing Dryland Reformed Cemetery, Hecktown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Larry Wyandt (contributor 48639064) .
  5. ↑ Personal genealogical research of June B. Hartzell, 4th great-grandaughter of Hannah (Weigart) Best.

See Also:

Weygant, Charles H., 1839-1909, History of the Palatine family of Weygandt-Weigand-Weygant-Wygant-Weyant-Weiant in America, (Newburgh, N.Y. : Journal Printing House and Book Bindery, 1899), pgs. 91-96 (images 64-74), access via Archives.org

Weygant, Charles H., Newburgh, NY 1899 History of the Palatine family of Weygandt-Weigand-Weygant-Wygant-Weyant-Weiant in America Family Search Library





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