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William Hess

Male 1740 - 1817  (77 years)


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  • Name William Hess  [1
    Born 1740  Culpepper Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1790  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1790  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    With a man over age 16, four boys under age 16 and five females 
    Census 1800  Bethell and Belfast Twps., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1800  Bethell and Belfast Twps., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With a girl under age 10, a boy and two girls age 10 to 15, a woman age 16 to 25 and a woman over age 44 
    Census 1810  Bethell Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1810  Bethell Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With a girl age 10 to 15, a man age 26 to 44 and a woman over age 44 
    Will 2 Oct 1817  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Will Book 1, page 501

    In the name of God Amen. I William Hess of Bedford County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being in health and perfect sound memory calling to mind that it is appointed of God for all men once to die, do constitute and appoint this as my last will and testament in form and words following. First I will and bequeath my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent manner at the discretion of my Executor herein after named. My funeral charges and all lawful debts to be paid and then devise and bequeath those my affects which it has pleased God to bless me with my household furniture and all other property shall be sold by public vendue for the highest price it will fetch by the direction of my Executors and then all my money to be divided between my three sons and two daughters Viz. John Hess, Jacob Hess and Abraham Hess Viz. Margaret and Rachel I bequeath unto my three sons John, Jacob and Abraham each the sum of sixty dollars more than the two girls Viz Margaret and Rachel. I also bequeath unto the children my daughter and wife of Conrad Peck, the sum of fifty dollars to be equally divided among them and I also bequeath unto the children of my daughter Elizabeth and wife of John Hart the like sum of fifty dollars to be equally divided among them I also bequeath unto the child of my daughter Mary the sum of fifty dollars. I likewise bequeath unto the children of my daughter Sarah the sum of fifty dollars to be equally divided among them I will. My wearing apparel to my three sons to divide among themselves and I hereby appoint my son Jacob Hess and beloved friend Jacob Hart to Execute this my last will and testament renouncing all former wills and testaments and confirming this and none other. I hereby set my hand and affix my seal in the presents of October 2nd in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
    William Hess
    Witnesses Present: ({Seal})
    John Truax
    Benjamin Pittman
    Samuel Hess 
    Hess, William - Will Record - Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, 1817
    Hess, William - Will Record - Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, 1817
    (see transcript under William Hess's "Will" record)
    Died 3 Oct - 3 Nov 1817  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 4 Nov 1817  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Will proved; letters testamentary issued 
    Person ID I3019  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2014 

    Father Balthasar Hess,   b. 08 Dec 1717, Mutterstadt, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1379  Group Sheet

    Family Margaret Hart,   b. 1734,   d. 1798  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 1764  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Hess,   d. Bef 2 Oct 1817
     2. John S Hess,   b. 31 Dec 1765, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1818  (Age 52 years)
     3. Mary Hess,   b. 1767,   d. 1796  (Age 29 years)
     4. Catherine Hess,   b. 1769,   d. 1808  (Age 39 years)
     5. Elizabeth Hess,   b. 1 Sep 1774,   d. 9 Nov 1801  (Age 27 years)
     6. Jacob Hess,   b. 1775 - 1780,   d. Nov 1849, Licking Twp., Blackford, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. Margaret Hess,   b. 10 Jun 1783, Bethel Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1837  (Age 53 years)
     8. Abraham Hess,   b. 17 May 1780, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1866, Montgomery Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     9. Rachel Hess,   b. 12 May 1794,   d. 2 Oct 1856  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F1351  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S40161] Hess, William - Will Record, William Hess, (Bedford County, Pennsylvania Orphan's Court), Will Book 1, p. 501.

    2. [S40184] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 231, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 21 Sep 2010.

    3. [S40183] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), p. 389, Bethell and Belfast Twps., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 2010.

    4. [S40182] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 50, Bethell Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 10 Sep 2010.

    5. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Wills 1771-1849 vol 1-3 > image 262 of 724 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2014.

    6. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Wills 1771-1849 vol 1-3 > image 263 of 724 (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2014.