Johann William Hess [25569] ^{130,795,806,810,4011,4012,4013}

   Other names for Johann were Johann Wilhelm Hess,⁸¹² John William Hess ⁸¹² and William Hess.⁸¹²

  General Notes:

Settled after the Revolutionary War in Sugarloaf Twp., Columbia co., PA. Served in the Revolutionary War in 1772 under Capt. Jacob Buss Co., 2nd Batt. Northampton Co. Militia (Penn's Archives Series 3, Vol. XXIV, pg 193). William and his four sons-in-law bought all the land from Coles Creek to North Mountain at $2 an acre. All his sons took up residence along the Fishing Creek-IGI. -- Paulene Beach Research

Johann married Catherine Anna Gottard [25822] [MRIN: 11884], daughter of Johannes Gotthard [25896] and Sophia [25897], before 1765 in Pennsylvania.⁷⁹⁵ (Catherine Anna Gottard [25822] was born about 1740 in Easton, Williams Twp., Northampton Co., PA ⁴⁷⁰ and died before 1813 in Sugarloaf Twp, Columbia Co., PA ⁷⁹⁵.)