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m. 1704 - Hans Jacob Hoffman, Sr.1716 - 1789
Facts and Events
References
- "When the Hoffman family was making preparations for the journey to America, a John Dettero approached Hans Jacob Hoffman and beseeched him to be allowed to come along. Hans made an agreement with the young man, that he would pay the transportation of John Dettro if he would work for Hans for 6 years. John agreed and came to America with the Hoffman family.
During the years the Hoffman family tarried in Pennsylvania and Virginia, John proved himself a willing worker, an agreeable person, and an earnest suitor of Jacob's daughter Mary. Jacob was much impressed with the young man and agreed to release John from the remainder of his contract. Mary and John were married with the blessings of all about 1772 and moved on into North Carolina with the Hoffman family in 1776. They settled along the South Fork of the Catawba River where they raised a large family."
Jacob and family may have arrived in Philadelphia in 1768 on the s/v Pennsylvania Packet. There is a 'Hans Jacob Hoffman' on the passenger list. [1]
I (Athey-67) downloaded this family information from ancestry.com: ""In 1768, Hans Jacob Hoffman, his wife, and the four youngest children sailed for America on the British ship "Pennsylvania Packet", leaving behind the two oldest children who were recently married. After a trying and difficult voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, Hans Jacob Hoffman and his family arrived in Philadelphia on 3 Oct 1768. That is when the Hans was dropped from his name. They visited with his brother, Caspar Hoffman, and family in Berks County, Pennsylvania, for a while, and then moved south along the Great Wagon Road to other relatives in Shanandoah County, Virginia. While in Virginia, the Revolutionary War began and one son, John, was involved in some of the skirmishes. In 1776 the family moved on south into North Carolina and settled in the South Fork River Valley near his brother, George Hoffman (1713 - 1794). They acquired land near the mouth of Big Long Creek in Tryon County (present day Gaston County). Hans Jacob Hoffman's two older children, Jacob and Catherine (Best), came to America three years later and subsequently joined them in North Carolina." There is no reference given for the information, nor is there a link to view it. I had to download it to see it. (25 May 2017)
BirthDate: 1716Place: Lahr, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg,An alternate date of birth of 1727 was shown on a since merged profile.
NotesHis headstone notes that he is a Sr. so there must be a Jr.
Sources
↑http://www.searchforancestors.com/passengerlists/pennsylvaniapacket1768.html
Find A Grave: Memorial #79147301
Hoffman, Max Ellis, Author Hoffmans of North Carolina (1938)
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