From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:
Christopher Hershey, the earliest known ancestor of the family,
was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, near Chambersburg. During
his early manhood he removed to Penn township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
and located on a farm consisting of about two hundred acres, the
same on which his descendants still reside, and he cleared and cultivated
considerable of this, devoting his attention to the raising of general produce.
He erected a log house, in which both he and his wife lived and died. He
married Nancy Storer, whose birth probably occurred in the vicinity of
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and they were the parents of six children:
Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, John, Susan, Christopher.
From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:
Christian Hershey, was born in York county.
Pa., of German blood, and married Nancy
N. Stoner, of Fulton (then Bedford) county.
John is the fourth of six children
born to Christian and Nancy Hershey, former
of whom died in 1859, and latter in 1865,
each aged about seventy-five years. Their
children are Mary (Stotler), Ann (Adair),
deceased; Betsey (Newcomer), John, Christian
and Susan (Soles).
Sources
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christopher by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Christopher:
Hershey-748 and Hershey-279 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same birth year and birth location. They have the exact same death date, and death location. And their fathers have the same name! Their first names are not identical, but close. Further, each one has some relationships the other is missing! These two need careful research!