Hans Jacob Honaker (abt. 1718 - 1796)

Born about 24 Jul 1718 in Wernetshausen, Hinwil, Zürich, Schweiz

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Bleyler) Honaker — married 20 Jun 1747 (to 1749) in Prattein, Baselland, Schweiz

Husband of Maria (Goetz) Honaker — married 8 Jul 1753 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 10 May 1796 at about age 77 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Hans Jacob Honaker is presumed to have been born circa 1713-1718, in Wermetzhausen, Zurich, Switzerland.^[1]

Hans died on May 10, 1796. in Wytheville, Virginia.^[1]

Timeline

• Born Jan 01 1713, Wermetzhausen, Zurich, Switzerland
• Death May 10 1796 Wythe Co., Va.
• Christening Jul 24 1718, Hinwil, Zurich, Switzerland
• Immigration Apr 30 1749
• Burial May 1796, Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Va.
• Probate May 10 1796, Wythe Co., Va.^[2]

• Hans Jacob Honaker set off to America with his wife, Anna Bleyler Honaker and son Hans Jacob in 1749. Anna and Hans Jacob died on the ship before arriving. In 1753 Hans Jacob married Maria Goetz in Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} While many people use the date on his headstone, the Honaker family has now proven that the date was his christening and not his birth. The headstone was created before complete research was done. History of Hans Jacob Honaker written by a family member
2. ↑ TribalPages: Hans Jacob Honaker

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-DKFD : 13 December 2015), Hans Jacob Honaker, 1796; Burial, Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, United States of America, Honaker Cemetery; citing record ID 20118637, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 September 2018), memorial page for Hans Jacob Honaker (24 Jul 1718–10 May 1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 20118637, citing Honaker Cemetery, Draper, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Rhonda (contributor 46869790) . Find A Grave: Memorial #20118637 (Recorded birth date may have been christening date.)

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• https://www.facebook.com/JMitchell-Yates-Colonial-American-Artist-676078839145002/ Honaker, Hans Jacob (1718-1796). gunsmith and farmer. Wythe County. Hans Jacob was born on 24 July 1718 near Zurich, Switzerland, a son of Hans Jacob Honaker [Honegger], Sr., and his wife née Elizabeth Bosshart. He emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, and arrived on August 30, 1749. His wife. was Maria Goetz, born about 1738 in Switzerland, died in December 1807 in Wythe County. He first purchased land in Frederick County, MD, on 10 April 1758 and again on 3 December 1761. On 2 August 1765 he purchased 97 acres of land in Frederick County, VA [Deed Book 10: 510]. That land is now part of George Washington National Park. In 1783 he was a patriot who contributed to the War for Independence in money and also acting as a wagon master. His sons Henry, Peter, and Frederick served in the Patriot army, having enlisted in George Rogers Clark’s expedition to the Norwest Territory. The British captured Henry and held him prisoner in Detroit for two years [J. W. Wayland, History of the Shenandoah Valley]. In 1772 Dunmore County was formed from Frederick County and in 1778 Dunmore County was renamed Shenandoah County. On March 25, 1784 Hans Jacob sold his 97 acres for £76. On 26 July 1784 he bought 146 acres for £300 in what became Wythe County. His will was probated on 10 May 1796 in Wythe and County [DAR #19].Honaker, Hans Jacob (1718-1796). gunsmith and farmer. Wythe County. Hans Jacob was born on 24 July 1718 near Zurich, Switzerland, a son of Hans Jacob Honaker [Honegger], Sr., and his wife née Elizabeth Bosshart. He emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, and arrived on August 30, 1749. His wife. was Maria Goetz, born about 1738 in Switzerland, died in December 1807 in Wythe County. He first purchased land in Frederick County, MD, on 10 April 1758 and again on 3 December 1761. On 2 August 1765 he purchased 97 acres of land in Frederick County, VA [Deed Book 10: 510]. That land is now part of George Washington National Park. In 1783 he was a patriot who contributed to the War for Independence in money and also acting as a wagon master. His sons Henry, Peter, and Frederick served in the Patriot army, having enlisted in George Rogers Clark’s expedition to the Norwest Territory. The British captured Henry and held him prisoner in Detroit for two years [J. W. Wayland, History of the Shenandoah Valley]. In 1772 Dunmore County was formed from Frederick County and in 1778 Dunmore County was renamed Shenandoah County. On March 25, 1784 Hans Jacob sold his 97 acres for £76. On 26 July 1784 he bought 146 acres for £300 in what became Wythe County. His will was probated on 10 May 1796 in Wythe and County [DAR #19].

See also:

• FamilySearch.org profile: "LHMM-6FQ" Hans Jacob Honaker; free-use site, login required to view profile and source documents; profile created through membership's collaboration; date accessed: 10 Sep 2018