Hans Jacobus Hollinger (1701 - abt. 1779)

Born 20 Feb 1701 in Boniswil, Aargau, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Elisabeth (Kuster) Hollinger — married about 1754 in Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1779 at about age 77 in Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth

Johann Jacob Hollinger in the Family Data Collection - Births ^[1]

Name: Johann Jacob Hollinger

Father: Jacob Holliger

Mother: Elisabeth Burger

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1701

City: Boniswil

County: Aargau

Country: Switzerland

Marriages

1) Anne Elizabeth Esterli Hollinger, 1705 – unknown (m. 1720) ^[2]

Elizabeth Esterli whose parents were from Zweybruecken. Elizabeth was of the Mennonite faith and our Jacob was traditionally Brethren. ^[2]

2) Ann Kuster, m about 1754 ^[3][2]

Anna Kuster Hollinger, 1720–1800 (m. 1754). Anna Kuster was the daughter of Tobias Kuster, a blacksmith from Philadelphia and head of a prominent Mennonite family. It is believed that Anna Kuster and Anna Esterly Hollinger belonged to the same Friends Meeting of Mennonites. ^[2]

Death

He passed away on 7 May 1779 in Warwick, Pennsylvania.

Alternate death date: 7 May 1782

His son, Jacob Hollinger passed away on 15 Apr 1782 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. So the probate record below could be for his son.

Jacob Hollinger in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 ^[4]

Name: Jacob Hollinger

Probate Date: 1782

Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Inferred Death Date: 1782

Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA

Tax Records

Jacob Hollinger in the Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 ^[5]

Name: Jacob Hollinger

Year: 1772

Town or Ward: Warwick

County: Lancaster

Archive Rollname: 327

Church Records

Hans Jacob Hollinger in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 ^[6]

Name: Hans Jacob Hollinger

Relationship: (Head)

Household Members Relationship

Hans Jacob Hollinger (Head)

Anna Elizabeth Esterli (Spouse)

Johan Christopher Hollinger (Child) m Catherine Laver

Hannes John Hollinger (Child)

Nicholas Hollinger (Child) m Elizabeth Peterman

Online Bio

^[2] HANS JACOB HOLLINGER/JOHAN JAKOB HOLLINGER/HULLINGER Born: February 20, 1701 Died: Between March 23 and June 23 of 1782

Hans Jacob Hollinger grew up in Germany in the village of Eglisvil and later in the town of Lamsborn in the Duchy of Zweybruecken. since past records have shown that they were farmers, we can assume that this was also Hans Jacob's occupation.

In approximately 1720 Hans Jacob Hollinger married Elizabeth Esterli whose parents were from Zweybruecken. Elizabeth was of the Mennonite faith and our Jacob was traditionally Brethren.

In 1726 a son was born. Records show that this was probably a twin birth and Jacob's twin brother Nicklaus.

In 1731 Hans Jacob Hollinger journeyed to America, arriving at the Port of Philidelphia in the Colony of Pennsylvania, on September 21. He arrived on the Ship Brittania with twenty-four of his brethern on board. It is stated in the ship's record that they stopped in Dort for treatment of their ill before completing their journey to America. Jacob made this journey alone and during his stay, lived in Lancaster boro.

One year after his arrival we find Jacob returning to the Old World in 1732. In 1734 he again becomes a father; this son is named Christian.

In 1737 Jacob boarded the Ship Virtuous Grace in Rotterdam, Holland, bound for America. Jacob was again making this trip alone, having left his family in the care of his brother Kristian. In the ship's docket, Jacob is listed as a freeman, an adult man of forty years of age. The following information was taken from from a book entitled "German Pioneers" by Strassburg and Hinkle. It states the following: "Two-hundred and twenty-five Foreigners from the Palatinate and other areas who with their families arrived in Rotterdam, but last from Cowes to the port of Philidelphia, and qualified on this day, September 24, 1737, John Bull, Ship Master, on the Ship "Virtuous Grace." Jacob who was listed on this ship took the oath of allegiance the following day in Philidelphea. How long Jacob remained in Philedelphia is not known, but records show that the German emigrants were quick to move into the rich fertile farm lands of Pennsylvania. Jacob, a farmer by occupation, settled in Warwick, Lebanon Township, Lancaster County.

In 1743, seven years after Jacob's arrival, on September 20, the Ship Phoenix came to port in Philedelphia. Kristian, Jacob's brother, was on board with his family, and Jacob's family. Jacob's family at this time consisted of his wife Anna Elizabeth and sons Johan Nickolaus and Jacob (twins) and Kristian nine years old.

On the 20th of October, 1753 Anna Elizabeth/Esterly gave birth to a set of twins Adam and Christopher. Adam is our diredt descendent. Prior to the births of these twins, Anna Elizabeth must have been ill as a friend of hers , one Anna Kuster, came to live with them to care for the house and the children. Anna Kuster/Custer was the daughter of Tobias Kuster, a blacksmith from Philadelphia and head of a prominent Mennonite family of that era. It is believed that Anna Kuster and Anna Edterly Hollinger belonged to the same Friends Meeting of Mennonites.

>From what records could be located, Anna Esterly Hollinger either died in giving birth to the twins or within a year thereafter. Anna Kuster stayed on even after her friend died caring for Jacob's children. In 1754 Anna Kuster married Jacob Hollinger w3h was then 53 years old.

In 1757 a son was born to this second marriage of Jacob's. He was named Johan George and was born on April 4, 1754. Also recorded at the same time was a son Tobias, again possibly twins. If so, the tradition is correct, for this would have been the third set of twins born to Jacob.

In 1761 a daughter Anna Barbara was born. This seems to be the last child born to Jacob.

In 1782 Jacob died, about May 7, but more accurately between March 23 and June 13.

Anna went to live with her son George and later with her son Adam, our ancestor. She served as as sponsor for one of Adam's children, Johanne, born on December 8, 1783. Anna died around the year of 1800 and was buried on Adam's farm beside Jacob. Adam's farm was somewhere in Lancaster County, present day Warwick Township.

During Jacob's lifetime and his marriages to Anna Esterly and Anna Kuster, he fathered eleven children. They are as follows: Jacob, Nicklaus, Kristian, John, Christopher,Adam, George, Tobias, Anna, Valentine and Barbara.

Sources and References Egle's History of Lebanon County Microfilm at Lebanon Daily News Microfilm at Lebanon Historical Society Book of the 1790 Census Friendens Lutheran Church Salem Lutheran Church St Mary's Catholic Church Brickerville Reformed/Lutheran Church Many volumes to numerous to mention from Lebanon County Historic Society Lebanon County Municipal Building a. Recorder of Deeds b. Recorder of Wills c. Marriage License Bureau Lancaster Co. Mennonite Archives and Library Mt Lebanon Cemetery St. Mary's Cemetery Lancaster Co. Courthouse Dawson Hollinger Family Bible-Lucy Hollinger Jacob H. F. Hollinger Family Bible-Helen Snyder Pa. german Pioneers, Vol. 1, 11, 111 Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg Hollinger Genealogy by Henry Hollinger (permission by Mrs. Henry Kline Hollinger)

Research Notes

• Downey-1809: nothing found on ancestry international that had dates.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} HOLLINGER HISTORY
3. ↑ Hollinger and Kuster marriage
4. ↑ Jacob Hollinger in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
5. ↑ Jacob Hollinger in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
6. ↑ Hollinger m Esteri mennonite card

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LYSN-FBQ
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74406685/hans-jacobus-hollinger : accessed 02 April 2022), memorial page for Hans Jacobus Hollinger (20 Feb 1701–1779), Find A Grave: Memorial #74406685, ; Maintained by Bradley Moody (contributor 47097169) Burial Details Unknown.