Johannes Hildebrand (1715 - 1783)

Born 2 Mar 1715 in Bülach, Zurich, Switzerland

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Died 2 Apr 1783 at age 68 in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Johannes Hildebrand is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A055500.

Pvt. Johannes Hildebrand performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Johannes was born in Switzerland in 1715 to Hans Jacob Hildebrand. ^[1]

He married Anna Barbara Glattfelter. ^[1] They had 10 children between 1749 and about 1769 in York County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Their children: ^[1]

1. Felix
2. Dorothea
3. Catharina
4. Johan Jacob
5. Casper
6. Heinrich
7. Anna Maria
8. Sarah
9. Anna Barbara
10. Maria Margaretha

Johannes received a warrant for 150 acres in Springfield Township on Aug. 16, 1769, that was surveyed as 86.68 acres called "High Land" on Oct. 17, 1769. ^[1]

When the Pennsylvanians cast the deciding vote that adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Johannes Hildebrand and all four of his sons stood ready for Military duty, and as the war progressed, all entered the service of the Continental Army. The father, as was proper, was the first to enroll. In the Year of Independence, 1776, when he was 61 years old, he enlisted in Capt. John Jones company of Militia in Col. Peter Grubb’s battalion of “Associators” raised in nearby Lancaster County. (Pa. Archives, Ser. 5, Vol. 7, P. 803.) “Associators” was a name used to designate the men who as volunteers made up an organized militia in the counties of Pennsylvania. Within two years of the four sons of Johannes had followed their father’s example. Johannes, the father, appears as a private in 1780 in Capt. George Gieselman’s company from York County. He was then 65 years old and undoubtedly assigned to some duty other than combat.

In 1778, the returns of associators in the militia in York County for a company raised in Codorus township, list the name of Felix, Jacob, Casper and Henry Hildebrand, (all sons of the pioneer Johannes) enrolled in the Sixth Company of the Seventh Battalion. (York County, Pa., in the American Revolution, a source book by H. J. Young, pp. 591. 592, 601 and 602.) It is interesting to note the ages of these young men at this time: Felix was 29, Jacob 26, Casper 23, and Henry 21 years old.

Johannes Hildebrand died in York County, Pennsylvania in 1782/83. ^[1]

Research Notes

Anna Pfister Hildebrand died in Switzerland in 1706. Therefore she is not the mother of Johannes as he was born in 1715. Anna Schmid Klein Hildebrand appears to be his mother.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Book: Early German Settlers of York County Pennsylvania - Revised Edition - Keith A. Dull - Pg. 314-315.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/70749703/johannes-hildebrand : accessed 23 May 2021), memorial page for Pvt Johannes Hildebrand (2 Mar 1715–2 Apr 1783), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70749703, citing Bupps Union Cemetery, Seven Valleys, York County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Crissie (contributor 48954222) .

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Johannes Hildebrand", Ancestor # A055500.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4061716&pid=329

• https://www.geni.com/people/Anna-Hildebrand/6000000009545659978

• https://www.geni.com/people/Klein-Hildebrand/6000000001319236002

• https://www.geni.com/people/Pvt-Johannes-Hildebrand/6000000006713450446

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hildebrand-207 created through the import of newgen.ged on Nov 25, 2012 by Dennis Jacques.