Person:Jacob Huber (9)

Biography

Template:Switzerland Sticker Template:German Roots StickerJacob Huber was born in Friedrichstadt, Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany circa 1696.^[1] Jacob Huber was baptized on September 5, 1700 in Hausen, Switzerland.^[2] The date of immigration is still unclear. Jacob Huber is mentioned in the record of Martin Huber and Maria Engler, his son Martin Huber married Maria Engler, the daughter of Jacob Engler, on November 10, 1711 in Köndringen, Baden, Germany.^[3]

There are tax records in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for Jacob Huber as early as 1719, different spelling variations of the name Huber were used, Hoover/Hoober/Houber. In 1719 Jacob Huber (spelled Hoover in the Assessment) was taxed in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^[4] In 1720-21 Jacob Huber (spelled Houber in the Assessment) was taxed in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^[5] In 1721 Jacob Huber (spelled Houber in the Assessment) and his son John Jacob Houber, were taxed as Palatines in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^[6] Count Zinzendorf came to Pennsylvania in 1741. Nicolaus Zinzendorf was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church and founder of the Herrnhuter Brudergemeine, he is notable for providing shelter for the German-speaking Moravian exhiles at Herrnhut. In 1742 he advocated respect for the German-speaking Christians in Philadelphia citing the use of that day by the Ephrata Cloister, thus promoting the first practice of the two-day weekend in America and used Sunday for preaching the Gospel.^[7] In December, 1742, Count Zinzendorf came to the house of Jacob Huber in Warwick Township and delivered an address that evening. Whereafter, in 1743, a Moravian church-settlement was started at Lititz, Lancaster county.^[8] In 1754 Jacob Huber and thirteen other leading citizens of Lancaster County, along with the Calvanist and Luthern ministers, signed a petition to recruit a teacher capable of instructing not only in English and German but also in Latin and Greek. To render possible the employment of such a scholarly man as a teacher, some of the most substantial inhabitants of Lancaster voluntarily made a pledge for the total amount of £54 pounds, in a list that included Jacob Huber and his promise to pay £3 pounds each for one year. The school opened July 1st, 1755, with Rev. Mr. Samuel Magaw as schoolmaster.^[9]

The Petition of divers of the inhabitants of the Borough of Lancaster in behalf of themselves, and others of the German nation residing in the said Borough, and parts adjacent, humbly sheweth that the number of poor Germans in these parts is very considerable, as well as those who are of ability to pay for the education of their children, if proper schools for that purpose were opened, and your petitioners, having a just and likely sense, not only of the many Benefits attending a competent knowledge of the English Language, in their commerce and intercourse with divers persons unacquainted with the German tounge, but also of the pleasures resulting from an unity of Languages, greatly conducive to an unity of sentiments, do Humbly pray that they may partake of the bounties of the charitable Society in London; that a school may be opened in this Borough by the Trustees general for teaching the English Language in Pursuance of the said charitable Scheme, and that the said Trustees would be pleased to appoint and send a sober, discreet and religious gentleman, capable of fulfilling this trust and answering the benevolent intentions of said Society. As divers of the inhabitants of this Borough are desirous of having their children instructed in the Latin and Greek Languages, but from the smallness of their numbers are unable to support a master for that purpose, your Petitioners request that a gentleman acquainted with these learned languages may be appointed, that the desires of of these inhabitants may be gratified, nut in a way not prejudicial to the principal design.
As there are two German Schools--one of the Lutheran, and the other of the Calvanist Congregations--already in this town; and the Germans are unable to educate their own poor children in the German Languages together, as it would occasion confusion; your Petitioners pray that the charity designed for this purpose may be given to the masters of the respective Congregations.
Posterity, whose welfare and happiness will be chiefly increased by thus charitable Institution, will doubtless be filled with the warmest sense of gratitude to the authors of this Benefaction and as your Petitioners are unanimous in their wishes for the success of it, their utmost efforts will not be wanting in the promoting of it. (LANCASTER, DECEMBER 28th, 1754)^[10]

Jacob Huber (c1700-1759)

Married twice: 1) c1721 unknown; 2) c1735 Anna M. ?: Children with first wife: John, Martin, Anna, Barbara, Maria, Margaret.: Children with 2nd wife: Magdalena, Catherine, Christian, Mathias, Jacob. : Children all baptized in Earl Twp., except Jacob & Mathias who were "Chr. in Conestoga." : Mennonite Vital Records

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014

Hoover - Imbrie, WM III

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Named in Father's 1750 Will: Hans Hoober, yeoman, of Erle Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Will written: 17 January 1745

Will proven: 23 October 1750

Wife: Margarethe (possibly his second wife??): Children: Jacob, Catherina, Magdalena, Margarethe, Christiana, and the late Anna deceased.: Wife's sister's children who are yet in Germania: Valentin Borg and Margareth Borg^[11]

Will of Jacob Huber/Hoover

Jacob Hoover of Martich Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Written: 29 July 1759

Proven: 12 September 1792

Wife Anna

Children:

Jacob;

Mathias;

Anna wife of Yost Kendrick;

Barbara late the wife of Philip Stetzler;

Maria wife of Jacob Eberly;

John;

Martin;

Margaret wife of John Winter;

Christian;

Magdalena;

Catherine.

Written 29 July 1759

Proven 12 September 1792

Jacob Huber}dec'ed}"In the name of God amen
I Jacob Hoover of the Township of Martich County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsylvania being low and weak in body but of Sound amd disposing Mind, Memory and Understanding do make and declare this is my last Will and Testament first and principally recommending my Imortal Spirit into the Hands of my great Creator trusting in the Merits of my Blessed Savior for Pardon and remission of all my Sins and an happy admission into the Regions of Bliss and immortality and as to such wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life......"^[12]

Jacob Huber passed away sometime after his Will was written in 1759.

Notes

View a visual map of Huber/Hoober Land Warrants, View Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA^[13]

It has been said that Hans and Jacob Huber immigrated on the ship Molly in 1727. It has also been said Hans Huber immigrated on the ship Mortonhouse in 1728.

Note: #DWNLNOTE:Name: Jacob /Huber/^[14],^[15],^[16]

NOTE: Daughter Catherine mentioned in above will is found in public member trees married to an Abraham Ladshaw. This couple is on WikiTree - see Catherine Huber but without a source I did not want to hook her here - nor did I want to create a duplicate if this is the correct Catherine

Sources

1. ↑ Richard Warren Davis, Mennosearch.com, Huber B21
2. ↑ Jane Evans Best, "Swiss Roots of the Neff, Weber, and Huber Families," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 13 (October, 1990), 16-31, pg. 30, person HR2445
3. ↑ Jacob Huber mentioned in the record of Martin Huber and Maria Engler, Name: Jacob Huber, Sex: Male, Son: Martin Huber. No Image Available. Other information in the record of Martin Huber and Maria Engler from Deutschland Heiraten, Name: Martin Huber, Spouse's Name: Maria Engler, Event Date: 10 Nov 1711, Event Place: Köndringen, Baden, Germany, Father's Name: Jacob Huber, Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Engler, Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929, Indexing Project (Batch) No. M93713-1, System Origin: Germany-EASy, GS Film No. 1189798, Reference ID: item 5-12, Citing this Record "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch Jacob Huber in entry for Martin Huber and Maria Engler, 10 Nov 1711; citing Köndringen, Baden, Germany; FHL microfilm 1,189,798. FamilySearch Rights © 2017 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4. ↑ H. Frank Eshleman, "Assessment Lists and Other Documents of Lancaster County Prior to the year 1729," Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society 21, No.7 (1916), 155-194, pg. 165, babel.hathitrust.org, HathiTrust
5. ↑ H. Frank Eshleman, "Assessment Lists and Other Documents of Lancaster County Prior to the year 1729," Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society 21, No.7 (1916), 155-194, pg. 169, babel.hathitrust.org, HathiTrust
6. ↑ H. Frank Eshleman, "Assessment Lists and Other Documents of Lancaster County Prior to the year 1729," Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society 21, No.7 (1916), 155-194, pg. 171, babel.hathitrust.org, HathiTrust
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Nicolaus Zinzendorf", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, wikipedia.org, Wikipedia - Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Last revised 14 August 2017, Retrieved 26 August 2017, Page Version ID: 795478740
8. ↑ "Americana", Volume 18, Authors American Historical Company, National Americana Society and American Historical Society, (National Americana Society, 1924), GoogleBooks, Americana - Google Books books.google.com
9. ↑ "One Hundred and Fifty Years of School History in Lancaster, Pennsylvania" (Riddle, 1905), Author William Riddle, pg. 9, books.google.com, GoogleBooks - e-book (Free), online digital Library
10. ↑ "Life and Correspondence of the Rev. William Smith, D. D. : With Copious Extracts from His Writings by His Great Grandson Horace Wemyss Smith", Vol. 1, Author Horace Wemyss Smith, (S. A. George & Co., 1879), pg. 90-91, books.google.com, GoogleBooks - e-book (Free), online digital Library
11. ↑ Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Wills 1730-1773 Vol A-B, Image 101 of 514, Volume A, pg. 193, Jacob Huber/Hoover, downloaded from FamilySearch.org, online database, Family Search, FamilySearch Will Document Record Archive
12. ↑ Image of Will uploaded to Profile Images, Will of Jacob Huber (Hoover, Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Lancaster, Wills 1784-1796 Vol. E-F, Images 441,442 of 586, Vol. F, pg. 383, Jacob Huber/Hoover, 2/2 Images of Will, downloaded from FamilySearch.org, online database, Family Search, FamilySearch Will Document Archive
13. ↑ Kris Hocker, "Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA," A Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy, the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker, modified 10 Aug 2011, Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA. Content copyright © 2011 Kris Hocker. Please do not copy without prior permission, attribution, and link back to this page.
14. ↑ Source: #S10120 Note: 1072
15. ↑ Source: #S10222 Note: 42
16. ↑ Source: #S10139 Note: 157

• Source: DWNLNOTE: Extracted from the Martin Genealogy Project Database, http://www.genealogygoldmine.com/martin. * Source: S10120 Title: The Wenger Book Author: Samuel S. Wenger Publication: Pennsylvania German Heritage History Inc. Note: #NS101201 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book

No NOTE record found with id NS101201.* Source: S10139 Title: Emigrants, Refugees, and Prisoners, Volume III III Author: Richard Warren Davis Note: * Source: S10222 Title: The Huber=Hoover Family History Author: Harry M. hoover Publication: 1928 1992 Reprint Note: #NS102221 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book * Source: S-2124337369 Repository: #R-2144684502 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files, the owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Data: Text: Ancestry Tree

=== Acknowledgments === * This person was created on 01 March 2011 through the import of ArchibaldFamily Tree.ged.

• WikiTree profile Huber-468 created through the import of john_w_martin-rootsweb.ged on Aug 5, 2011 by Cody Coggins.
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