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Jacob Hunsicker

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Jacob Hunsicker

Birth
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
Dec 1812 (aged 76)
Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Blooming Glen, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jacob HUNSICKER, son of Valentine and Elizabeth HUNSICKER, located in Hilltown township in 1757 on a farm purchased for him by his father, and conveyed to him by his parents in 1768. The original farm contained 100 acres, and he later purchased 250 acres, partly in Hilltown and part in Rockhill township. He was a successful and prominent farmer. Strictly adhering to the tenets of the Mennonite faith, he took no part in affairs of state, either military or civil, but was an important factor in the establishment and development of local institutions, and reared a family in whom were instilled the best elements of citizenship. He and his wife Elizabeth were the parents of nine children: Jacob; Isaac; Elizabeth, who married Jacob DETWEILER; Catharine, who married John BERGEY; Sarah, who married Abraham KOLB; Barbara, who married John BECHTEL; Anna, who married Henry KOLB; Mary; and Esther, who married Isaac HUNSBERGER. Jacob, the father, died in December, 1812, his wife Elizabeth surviving him.

JACOB HUNSICKER, Hilltown Twp., "Far advanced in years." October 17, 1808. Proved December 28, 1812. Sons Jacob and Isaac exrs. Wife Elizabeth 400£, use of House newly built &c. Son Isaac 130 Acres of Plantation I live on, balanace to be sold. Nine ch. Jacob, Isaac, Elizabeth wife of Jacob Detweiler, Catharine wife of John Bierly, Sarah wife of Abraham Kolb, Barbara wife of John Bechtel, Anna wife of Henry Kolb, Mary, single woman, Esther wife of Isaac Hunsberger. Wits: Jacob Fretz and John Kolb.

Jacob HUNSICKER, son of Valentine and Elizabeth HUNSICKER, located in Hilltown township in 1757 on a farm purchased for him by his father, and conveyed to him by his parents in 1768. The original farm contained 100 acres, and he later purchased 250 acres, partly in Hilltown and part in Rockhill township. He was a successful and prominent farmer. Strictly adhering to the tenets of the Mennonite faith, he took no part in affairs of state, either military or civil, but was an important factor in the establishment and development of local institutions, and reared a family in whom were instilled the best elements of citizenship. He and his wife Elizabeth were the parents of nine children: Jacob; Isaac; Elizabeth, who married Jacob DETWEILER; Catharine, who married John BERGEY; Sarah, who married Abraham KOLB; Barbara, who married John BECHTEL; Anna, who married Henry KOLB; Mary; and Esther, who married Isaac HUNSBERGER. Jacob, the father, died in December, 1812, his wife Elizabeth surviving him.

JACOB HUNSICKER, Hilltown Twp., "Far advanced in years." October 17, 1808. Proved December 28, 1812. Sons Jacob and Isaac exrs. Wife Elizabeth 400£, use of House newly built &c. Son Isaac 130 Acres of Plantation I live on, balanace to be sold. Nine ch. Jacob, Isaac, Elizabeth wife of Jacob Detweiler, Catharine wife of John Bierly, Sarah wife of Abraham Kolb, Barbara wife of John Bechtel, Anna wife of Henry Kolb, Mary, single woman, Esther wife of Isaac Hunsberger. Wits: Jacob Fretz and John Kolb.

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  • Maintained by: Tom Myers
  • Originally Created by: Wilton Golson
  • Added: Apr 24, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51567532/jacob-hunsicker: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob Hunsicker (13 Oct 1736–Dec 1812), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51567532, citing Blooming Glen Mennonite Meetinghouse Graveyard, Blooming Glen, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tom Myers (contributor 47272121).