p 36 - 4 JOHN GEORGE HESS, fourth child of Nicholas Hess, was born in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pa., April 18, 1760. His wife, Elizabeth Kuepley, of Tohickon Creek, (which is the boundary line between Haycock and Bedminster Townships), Bucks County, Pa., was born April 2, 1762. John George Hess was a miller by trade, and for a while operated what is known at present as Ehrhart's Mill, on Saucon Creek, near Bingen, in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pa. Afterwards he leased what was then known as Andrew Ohl's mills, on Saucon Creek, two miles north of Hellertown, Pa., near Iron Hill railroad bridge, where he conducted a prosperous business for a number of years. On May 27, 1805, he purchased these mills, consisting of a grist mill, and a clover seed mill near by, together with the farms belonging thereto, consisting of two tracts, one of 74 acres and 54 perches, and the other of 117 acres, all for the sum of 2500 pounds. The 74-acre tract was patented by the Penns to James Cruickshank, who, by indenture bearing date May 1, 1773, granted the same to Jesse Jonas, by whom it was conveyed to Andrew Ohl, April 1, 1784. The other tract was patented to Andrew Ohl, June 15, 1784. After retiring from active business, John George Hess sold both mills and farm to his sons, John and Joseph, jointly, who in the year 1840 erected a new mill (the present building), which has until recent years been known as "Hess' Mill."
John George Hess' death occurred A[ril 9, 1848, and that of his wife, May 28, 1847. They were members of Lower Saucon Church, and both lie buried in the grave yard adjoining. They raised a family of nine children: Jacob, George, John, Catherine, William, Elizabeth, Joseph, Charles and Samuel.
