Anna Catherine (Unknown) Stirtz (abt. 1694 - abt. 1738)

Born about 1694 in Switzerland [uncertain]

Wife of Hartman Hunsaker — married 1712 in Berne, Switzerland

Wife of Jacob (Gochenour) Gochnauer — married about 1738 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1738 at about age 44 in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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HER LAST NAME IS UNKNOWN. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE IT TO BE STIRTZ OR STARTZ. See research notes below.

Biography

Anna was born about 1694 in Katzback, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. She married Hartman Hunsaker in Switzerland about 1712. In 1728, "it is reported that the Swiss government, which was the Rominish Church, confiscated all Mennonite land and jailed and deported all suspected Mennonites." Hartman was one of those jailed and then deported with his family. At least two children were born in Wiesbaden, Germany, where the family went before seeking refuge in America. They arrived in Pennsylvania on 10 Sep 1731 aboard the ship "Pennsylvania Merchant" from Rotterdam. Anna died 1738 in Manheim Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Event: Arrived from Switzerland with husband and son John

Date: 1730

Place: Pennsylvania, USA

Name

Name: Anna /Stirtz/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1691

Place: Katzback, Canton, Bern, Switzerland^[4][5]

Marriage

Husband: Jacob Gochnauer

Wife: Anna Stirtz

Child: Catherine Hunsaker

Child: Anna Hunsaker

Child: John Gochenour

Child: Mary Gochenauer

Child: John Gochenour

Child: Elizabeth Gochenauer

Child: Eve Gochenauer

Child: John Gochenauer

Child: Elizabeth Gochenauer

Child: Maria Magdalena Gochnauer

Child: Eve Gochenour

Child: Jacob Gochenour

Child: Elizabeth Mary Gochnour

Marriage:

Date: 1734

Place: Pennsylvania, United States^[6]

Research Notes

There is a baptism record of Anna Maria Startz, daughter of Hans Georg and Maria Startz, on 21 Mar 1691 in Plochingen, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany.^[7]

DNA

DNA Update Dec 10, 2022 email from Pat Harris to Connie Graves. Our common ancestor is Anna Stirtz, widow of Hartman Hunsaker. We match all the Hunsakers because Hartman Hunsaker died in 1733 and Anna Stirtz Hunsaker remarried to my relative Johann Jacob Gochnauer, various spellings. They had one daughter, Magdalene Gohnauer who married Abraham Welty. We descend down the Welty tree and have numerous cross matches with all these related matches. DNA confirmed on GEDmatch by a match for T070541 (*K. Mason) the sister of T948143 (Patricia C Mason) who has a match going through Daniel Hendricks, b 1746 who married Mary Roland daughter of Gaspar Roland. Daniel was a brother to John Hendricks (ancestor of Connie Graves) Gedmatch comparison T402351 (Connie Graves) and T948143 (Patricia C Mason), 39.4 cM ,largest segment = 4.1 cM; as well as for her three sibs and first cousin, T048732 (Michael John Mason) 20.9 cM, 5.5 cM; T528966 (David G. Mason) 30.4 cM , Largest segment = 3.7 cM; T070541 (*K. Mason) 40.4 cM, largest segment 5.2 cM; T465622 (*R. Mason) 21.5 cM, largest segment = 4.2 cM https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Daniels-3035

Sources

1. ↑ The biography was adapted slightly from the one written October 7, 2012, by Liz Shifflett based on information from the merged profiles for Hartman Hunsaker; see his profile for details of the family's journey from Switzerland to America.
2. ↑ Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1167883&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1692Birth place: SzMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA APID: 1,7836::1167883
3. ↑ Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1167881&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1704Birth place: SW APID: 1,7836::1167881
4. ↑ Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1167883&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1692Birth place: SzMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA APID: 1,7836::1167883
5. ↑ Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1167881&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1704Birth place: SW APID: 1,7836::1167881
6. ↑ Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1167883&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1692Birth place: SzMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA APID: 1,7836::1167883
7. ↑ Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number:1056648

See also:

• A History of the Hunsaker Family in Early America and Switzerland, by Q. Maurice Hunsaker, publ. 1993, p. 107
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28228802&pid=418
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=10759248&pid=-16236269
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=39572121&pid=144
• The WikiTree profile for Anna Shultz Stirtz was entered by Sharon Winsatt on March 18, 2012 (no sources given). The data fields as of April 7, 2014 had the following information:
  • Anna Shultz Strirtz
  • Born 1694 in Berne, Switzerland
  • Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
  • [sibling(s) unknown]
  • Wife of Hartman H. Hunsaker — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
  • [children unknown]
  • Died 1738 in Manheim TWP, Lancaster, PA