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1 Abraham** HERR1,2
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Birth: about 1672/1660, Zurich, Switz  (Alsace According To 2nd Source)3,4,5
Death: bef 16 Dec 1725, Conestoga Twp, Chester Co, PA6,7
Burial: Red Brick Church Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA8
Father: Hans Bishop) HERR (1639-1725)
Mother: Barbel (Formerly Thought Elizabeth Kendig) KUNDIG (~1644-1730)

Resided Manor, Penna3He settled in Manor Twp., and warranted land in 1717. he Immigrated with his father, Hans Herr.
His marriages and children are in dissarray here, being an amalgam of sources. One source8 shows clearly he married Anna Bare, who had Samuel b. 1686, and that after he married Feronica Musselman, without other children mentioned. This information  is sourced, while the other sources with the remaining children do not site their sources.
ìHe died before 16 Dec 1725 in Conestoga Twp, Chester Co, PA.(558)  Settled in Manor Twp., warranted land in 1717. Immigrated with his father, Hans Herrîhttp://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/d12.html#P1158
ìÝ "ABRAHAM HERR (who came with his father HANS HERR in 1710), Bishop Hans Burkholder and Melchior Brenneman formed a settlement in 1717 along the Conestoga." (Taken from Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, by Martin G. Weaver, 1931, pp. 37-38.)
"On October 12, 1719, ABRAHAM HERR and his brother, Hans, petitioned James Steel for a grant of 400 acres for their brother, Isaac, who had recently arrived. In the 1720s, according to the estimates of architectural historians, he built a house that still stands at 25 Bentley Lane in Lancaster Township near Millersville on land that went to his son, Rudy." (Taken from the 1994 Supplement to the Third Edition of the Genealogical Record of Hans Herr, by Theodore W. Herr, originally published 1908, p. 788.) ì9

Spouse: Feronica (Frena) MOSIMAN/ MUSSELMAN4,10
Birth: 1660/1696, Zurich, Switzerland11,12
Death: 1764, Penna9
Father: Christian MOSIMAN / MUSSELMAN (-1734)
Mother: Mary
Marr: abt 17219

Children: Samuel (1722-<1787)
 David (1722-1771)

Other spouses: Anna** BAR

1.1 Samuel HERR13,14
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Birth: Feb 1722/march 1722, Millersville, Pennsylvania.15,16
Death: before 12 Jun 1787/ 30 May 1787/11 Jan 1772/17,18,19

J D Weaver does NOT link this Samuel with the Hershey spouse others have linked him to as shown here. With JD Weaver (excellent, sourced site) this Samuel is shown sans wife or progeny.10

From GREAT Hershey Website by Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com]:
ì11 F vi Anna Elizabeth HERSHEY(HERSCHE) was born about 1738.[Notes]
Ý Ý Ý Ý Anna married Samuel HERR, son of Abraham HERR. Samuel was born Mar 1722 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. He died 30 May 1787.î20

Spouse: Anna [Anna Elizabeth] [married Herr] HERSHEY21,22
Birth: abt 173823
Father: Christian [Christian Hershey] HERSCHE (~1692-1745)
Mother: Esther (WAS EGLI) EGLE (~1690-1792)

Children: Esther [under research] (1773-)

1.2 David HERR10,4,24
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Birth: 172225
Death: 6 Nov 1771, Manor Twp, Lancaster, PA26,27,28

ìBarbara married David HERR, son of Abraham HERR and Frena MOSIMAN. David was born 1722. He died 6 Nov 1771 in of Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
David's will was probated on 29 Feb 1772, Manor Twp. His wife and all his living children were named.
David was a minor when father's estate was settled.î29

Spouse: Barbara [married Herr] HERSHEY24
Birth: abt 172424
Death: 1805, Will Probated 4 Mar 1805 (x-2-305)30
Father: Christian [Christian Hershey] HERSCHE (~1692-1745)
Mother: Esther (WAS EGLI) EGLE (~1690-1792)
Marr: No date, but marriage given20
 
 

Sources

1. Theodore W. Herr, Genealogical Record of Reverend Hans Herr and His Direct Lineal Descendants, Lancaster, PA: The Examiner Printing House. 1908., Viewed through Library at Genforum, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/_glc_/5107/?Welcome=993216436, p 1.
2. Albert H. Gerberich, Brenneman History, The, Copyright 1938, reprinted 1988 By Selby Publ., Selby Publishing and Printin 3405 Zartman Rd, Kokomo, Indiana 46902, cited by source Barbara Christie <barbgeni@ix.netcom.com> Via Rootsweb World Connect Tree Entry, URL for Web pages below:, http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=barbgeni&surname=Alexander%2C+James+Herbert, 090900.
3. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, PA 1994, Theodore W. Herr, http://www.gendex.com/users/metzler/index.html, Call Number 1-884732-03-8, Jim Metzler Web Site, ìBurr and Metzler Family Genealogyîg, JimMetzler@erols.com (Jim Metzler, Lutherville, Maryland).
4. Colleen Ryan Beener, ìFamily Links - Ryan and Beener,î http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cbeener&id=I06812, <cbeener1@cs.com>.
5. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, about 1672 date.
6. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, PA 1994, Theodore W. Herr, http://www.gendex.com/users/metzler/index.html, Call Number 1-884732-03-8, Jim Metzler Web Site, ìBurr and Metzler Family Genealogyîg, JimMetzler@erols.com (Jim Metzler, Lutherville, Maryland), gives 1725 Pennna.
7. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, gives before dec date and place. Cites:Best, Jane Evans. Bear Saga Update: Part One. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Vol 21 No 3; July, 1998, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602. p 15.
8. Michael A. Smoke/Msmoke@msn.com   1-206-362-0504, ìMichael A.Smoke's FTM Home Page,î http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/m/o/Michael-A-Smoke/index.html, viewed 042701, 1-206-362-0504, 1-425-486-6056, 13520 Linden Avenue N Apt. # 534  Seattle, WA 98133, Inconsistent but sometimes well sourced. Very well researched.
9. John Charles Kraybill  Staten Island, NY 10301, ìAncestors of Hettie Helen Mumma (main page Charlie Kraybill's Family Tree),î http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/r/a/John-C-Kraybill/index.html, charliek.geo@yahoo.com.
10. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463.
11. Colleen Ryan Beener, ìFamily Links - Ryan and Beener,î http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cbeener&id=I06812, <cbeener1@cs.com>, 1660.
12. John Charles Kraybill  Staten Island, NY 10301, ìAncestors of Hettie Helen Mumma (main page Charlie Kraybill's Family Tree),î http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/r/a/John-C-Kraybill/index.html, charliek.geo@yahoo.com, 1696.
13. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, son as shown to mother and father given.
14. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002, son to abraham, no mother given/husband as shown ì Samuel HERR, son of Abraham HERR. Samuel was born Mar 1722 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. He died 30 May 1787.î.
15. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, no place, states ìFeb 1722î Cites: Best, Jane Evans. Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1992. 15.
16. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002, Mar 1722 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. No source given.
17. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, Gives before 12 Jun 1787-Cites: Best, Jane Evans. Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1992. 15.
18. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002, ì30 May 1787.î.
19. Colleen Ryan Beener, ìFamily Links - Ryan and Beener,î http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cbeener&id=I06812, <cbeener1@cs.com>, 11 Jan 1772.
20. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002, http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/pafg02.htm#2103.
21. Colleen Ryan Beener, ìFamily Links - Ryan and Beener,î http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cbeener&id=I06812, <cbeener1@cs.com>, Anna Hershey.
22. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002, Anna Elizabeth  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/pafg02.htm#2103.
23. Ibid.
24. Ibid. http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/pafg03.htm#2115.
25. Ibid. Unsourced at location.
26. Colleen Ryan Beener, ìFamily Links - Ryan and Beener,î http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cbeener&id=I06812, <cbeener1@cs.com>, 1771.
27. Jay D Weaver, BEAUTIFULLY SOURCED SITE, ìData Base of J D Weaver Geneology,î http://www.jdweaver.com/weavfam/index.html, Viewed 050401, jay@jdweaver.com,  44 Black Oak Drive  Lancaster, PA 17602-3463, 1771 Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.  cites  Genealogical Tips, July, 1992. Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July 1992.
28. ìHERSHEY family Website,î BEAUTIFULLY researched, often excellent sources, MAINPAGE URL  http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/, Judith Hart [JAHart@aol.com], Viewed Oct 2002,  6 Nov 1771  Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
29. Ibid. http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/pafn03.htm#2027.
30. Ibid. http://www.myancestralfile.com/hershey/pafn03.htm#2115.
 

Index

HERR
 Abraham** 1
 David 1.2
 Esther [under research] child of 1.1
 Samuel 1.1
HERSHEY
 Anna [Anna Elizabeth] [married Herr] spouse of 1.1
 Barbara [married Herr] spouse of 1.2
MOSIMAN MUSSELMAN
 Feronica (Frena) spouse of 1
 
 

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