All the Hesses in Lancaster seem to be descended from Hans John Hess who immigrated from Wald, Zurich, Switzerland, and started with 100 acres at Baumgartner Station in 1717 (his gravestone is still to be seen there).
Hesses were very dominant in Conestoga Society. By 1780 Hesses were the second largest land-owners in Conestoga Township ( '...for the year 1780, we find the Bear family owned 180 acres; Brennemans, 450 acres; Burkholders, 180; Eshlemans, 640; Fehrs, 100; Hesses, 649, Kendigs, 365 ; Kreiders, 305 ; Lines, 200; Myers, 220; Millers, 480; Resh, 240; Rathfons, 285; Stehmans, 725 Shenks, 580; Urbans, 300; and Warfels, 160 acres...').
Census records from 1790 to 1850 alone show over 100 Hess heads of family in Conestoga. Numerous Hesses served in the civil war alongside Mary's husband as well.
Source Notes:
1790 Abraham Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0741 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 Christr Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0738 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 David Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0740 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 Henry Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0738 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 John Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0738 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 John Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0741 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8 1790 Michael Hess State: PA Year: 1790 County: Lancaster Image: 0738 Township: Conestoga Roll: M637_8
Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID# 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 498 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548596 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 498 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548613 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548582 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548614 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548581 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548594 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548611 1810 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548618 1810 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 497 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548658 1810 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 497 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548670 1810 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548657 1810 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548671 1810 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 498 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548683 1810 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 498 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548703 1810 HESS DAVID SR. Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548708 1810 HESS DAVID SR. Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548710 1810 HESS HENRY Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548825 1810 HESS HENRY Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548855 1810 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 500 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548874 1810 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 500 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548919 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 497 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548973 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 497 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549071 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548976 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549056 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1548974 1810 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 504 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549055 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549125 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549127 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549148 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 499 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549150 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 500 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549126 1810 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 500 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1810 Federal Census Index PAS1a1549149
1830 HESS ABRAM Lancaster County PA 127 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395358v 1830 HESS ABRAM Lancaster County PA 132 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395357 1830 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 126 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395390 1830 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 130 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395388 1830 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 128 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395409 1830 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 131 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395408 1830 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 130 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395422 1830 HESS ELIZABETH Lancaster County PA 132 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395443 1830 HESS HENRY JR. Lancaster County PA 126 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395511 1830 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 127 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395515 1830 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 135 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395659 1830 HESS RUDOLPH Lancaster County PA 125 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395702 1830 HESS SAMUEL Lancaster County PA 130 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395706 1830 HESS SAMUEL Lancaster County PA 132 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1830 Federal Census Index PA560395705
1840 HESS ABRAHAM Lancaster County PA 254 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242599 1840 HESS ABRAHAM Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242600 1840 HESS ADAM Lancaster County PA 252 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242617 1840 HESS BENJAMIN Lancaster County PA 262 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242645 1840 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 259 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242664 1840 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 260 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242675 Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID# 1840 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 265 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242665 1840 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 260 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242699 1840 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 254 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242722 1840 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 257 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242723 1840 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242731 1840 HESS ELIZABETH Lancaster County PA 258 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242746 1840 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 253 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242872 1840 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242873 1840 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 253 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242956 1840 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 261 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1242957 1840 HESS MATTY Lancaster County PA 254 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243081 1840 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243087 1840 HESS MOSES Lancaster County PA 264 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243096 1840 HESS RUDOLPH Lancaster County PA 260 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243149 1840 HESS SAMUEL Lancaster County PA 253 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243162 1840 HESS SAMUEL Lancaster County PA 254 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243163 1840 HESS SAMUEL Lancaster County PA 259 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1840 Federal Census Index PAS4a1243164
1850 HESS ABRAHAM Lancaster County PA 256 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436580 1850 HESS ABRAHAM SR. Lancaster County PA 291 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436595 1850 HESS ANN Lancaster County PA 282 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436631 1850 HESS BENJAMIN Lancaster County PA 256 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436663 1850 HESS CHRISTENA Lancaster County PA 282 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436704 1850 HESS CHRISTIAN JR. Lancaster County PA 255 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436722 1850 HESS CHRISTIAN Lancaster County PA 264 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436720 1850 HESS CHRISTIAN SR. Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436723 1850 HESS DANIEL Lancaster County PA 293 Willow Sweet/conestoga Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436751 1850 HESS DAVID JR. Lancaster County PA 265 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436802 1850 HESS DAVID Lancaster County PA 288 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436779 1850 HESS DAVID SR. Lancaster County PA 256 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436804 1850 HESS FRANCIS Lancaster County PA 293 Willow Sweet/conestoga Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436859 1850 HESS GEORGE H. Lancaster County PA 276 Safeharbour/conestoga Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436931 1850 HESS HANAH Lancaster County PA 292 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436944 1850 HESS HENRY Lancaster County PA 253 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1436962 1850 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 281 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437059 1850 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 289 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437057 1850 HESS JACOB Lancaster County PA 291 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437058 1850 HESS JACOB M. Lancaster County PA 276 Safeharbour/conestoga Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437076 1850 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 256 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437127 1850 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 269 Safeharbour/conestoga Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437126 1850 HESS JOHN Lancaster County PA 282 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437128 1850 HESS JONAS Lancaster County PA 284 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437225 1850 HESS MARTHA Lancaster County PA 279 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437309 1850 HESS MARTIN Lancaster County PA 258 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437310 1850 HESS MARY ANN Lancaster County PA 261 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437350 1850 HESS MARY Lancaster County PA 285 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437325 1850 HESS MARY Lancaster County PA 286 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437326 1850 HESS MICHAEL Lancaster County PA 264 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437370 1850 HESS MOSES Lancaster County PA 290 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437387 1850 HESS RUDOLPH Lancaster County PA 263 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437483 1850 HESS RUDOLPH Lancaster County PA 282 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437482 1850 HESS SAMUEL H. Lancaster County PA 259 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437523 1850 HESS VERONICA Lancaster County PA 283 Conestoga Township Federal Population Schedule PA 1850 Federal Census Index PAS6a1437587 Change: 10 Jun 2006 Time: 01:00:00.
