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Mary (Hunsaker) Roland (1720 - aft. 1762)

Mary Roland formerly Hunsaker aka Rowland
Born in Karzbach, Bern, Switzerlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , [half], , and [half]
Wife of — married 1742 in Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died after after age 41 in Drake Creek (Warren County), Kentuckymap
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Biography

Mary Meyer Hunsaker was born in Switzerland on September 10, 1720, to Hartman and Anna (Stirtz) Hunsaker, who were Mennonites. 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."[1] Her father was one of those jailed and then deported with his family. Her brother and sister, Hannes and Catherine, were born in Wiesbaden, Germany, where the family went before seeking refuge in America. They arrived in Pennsylvania on September 10, 1731, aboard the "Pennsylvania Merchant Ship" from Rotterdam. Mary Meyer Hunsaker married Gaspar Roland in Pennsylvania in 1742. She died after 1762 in Drake Creek (Warren County), Kentucky.[2]

Some researchers think her father was married twice and that Catherine is the daughter of the second wife. This doesn't make a lot of sense, since his wife Anna is shown on the ship's list, survived him, and remarried after his death. (Athey-67)

From "Mary Hunsaker Roland (Wife of Gasper Roland) and Descendants" [3]

Meyer "Mary" Hunsaker, daughter of Hartman Hunsaker, was born 1720 at Katzbach, Bern, Switzerland.
She married Gasper Roland in 1742 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Their children:
  1. Abraham Roland, born c 1743 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Catherine
  2. John Roland, born c 1745 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Esther Neat
  3. Mary Roland, born c 1747 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Daniel Hendricks
  4. Jacob Roland, born c 1749 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Mary Keithly
  5. Barbara Roland, born c 1751 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Jacob Keithly
  6. Unknown Roland, born c 1753 at York County, Pennsylvania
  7. Jospeh Roland, born c 1755 at York County, Pennsylvania, married Catherine Dobbins
  8. Christina Roland, born c 1757 at York County, Pennsylvania, married James Hendricks
Mary passed away after 20 Jun 1766 at Rowan County, North Carolina

Research Notes

Hunsaker-45

Place of birth according to Pioneer Stock.GED was Wiesbaden, East Laben, Germany.

Meyer was born about 1720. She passed away after 1757.

Hunsaker-330

It had the spelling of her husband's name as Rowland.

Hunsaker-372

The profile included the record ID number MH:I106 and the user ID 02NREE52-0K52-74B3-B500-B5004V20TE37. It also included the following data and source information:

Mary Meyer (Hunsaker) Roland born in Karzbach, Berne, Switzerland
date of birth, parents, siblings, and date of death were shown as "unknown"
Wife of Gasper Roland — married 1742 in Pennsylvania
Mother of John Roland
Died in Drake Creek, Kentucky, United States

Sources

  1. ↑ See notes for Hunsker-1 in Hartman Hunsaker's profile.
  2. ↑ biography entered by Liz Shifflett October 7, 2012, based on information in Mary Meyer Hunsaker's profile and her father's profile.
  3. ↑ "Mary Hunsaker Roland (Wife of Gasper Roland) and Descendants" Book #3 of The Hunsaker Family History by Robert Harold Hunsaker and Edna Shull Hunsaker, microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. PDF version published 2021.

See also:

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:38HN-D4Z : accessed 2017-01-17), entry for Mary Meyer /Hunsaker/.
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34J8-FXN : accessed 2017-01-20), entry for Mary Meyer /Hunsaker/.
  • Source: S-1380164248 Repository: #R-1567510693 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=39572121&pid=120
  • Repository: R-1567510693 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
  • Ancestry Family Trees, S-2091735577 Repository: #R-2142482994, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28228802&pid=426 and Repository: R-2142482994 http://www.Ancestry.com
  • Source: S500002 UPD 26 NOV 2012 18:45:12 GMT -0600 Author: Terry Hendricks Title: Terry Hendricks Family Tree Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree, Family site: Terry Hendricks Family Tree Web Site, Family tree: 137662561-3 Type: Smart Matching Media: 137662561-3 Page: Mary Meyer Roland (born Hunsaker) Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Date: 26 NOV 2012 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Event: Smart Matching Role: 3000467
  • Source: S500005 UPD 26 NOV 2012 20:23:07 GMT -0600 Author: William Smale Title: Smale Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree Family site: Smale Web Site; Family tree: 400353-1 Type: Smart Matching Media: 400353-1 Page: Mary Hunsaker Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Date: 26 NOV 2012 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Event: Smart Matching Role: 1019759.

Acknowledgements

  • Profile Hunsaker-45 was created on 31 October 2010 through the import of Pioneer Stock.GED.
  • Profile Hunsaker-300 was created by Sharon Winsatt on Nov 30, 2011.
  • Profile Hunsaker-317 was created through the import of Jessica Green.ged on Oct 3, 2011 by Jessica Green.
  • Profile Hunsaker-372 was created through the import of site198134071-tree1-20121128.ged on Nov 29, 2012 by Kathy Caccamo.

Sources on Gasper Roland including for the marriage of Mary Hunsaker to him.





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William Brown
Hunsaker-1101 and Hunsaker-45 appear to represent the same person because: Clearly the same person. I think I adopted 1101 at some point. There is some DNA evidence indicating the was the mother of Elizabeth Roland. In any event 1101 should be merged into 45.
posted by William Brown
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
The protection for this profile was to preserve the spelling of Hunsaker. It looks like that protection is no longer needed & the PPP can be removed. I no longer can do this (I've retired as a Project Leader), so I'll ask in G2G.

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Dwyer-101 Lisa Dwyer
Hunsaker-477 and Hunsucker-197 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by Lisa Dwyer
Granstrom-5 Erik Granstrom
Hunsaker-477 and Hunsaker-45 appear to represent the same person because: Looks like a good match. both profiles have the same father listed. looks like correct birth date would be the 10 September, 1720.
posted by Erik Granstrom
Clements-2728 Alfred Joy Clements (1936-2022)
Daniel Joseph Roland (Roland-204) does not seem to fit with this family. Mother would have been 62 years old.

Also found a much later death date (1809) for (Hunsaker-45) on Family Search. Not sure about any of this, so could use some help. Thanks.

posted by Alfred Joy Clements (1936-2022)

Rejected matches › Mary Ann (Albritton) Rowland (1826-abt.1860) › Martha Elmina (Hunsaker) Johnson (1893-1961)

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