Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
HEERENSPERGER, Jacob
1648 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
1. HEERENSPERGER, Jacob was born 1648, Affeltrangen, Thurgau, Switzerland (son of HEERENSPERGER, Hans Jacob and WOHNLICH, Susannah); died Yes, date unknown. Notes:
I thank Mr. John Echols Hansberger and Mr. Robert Torkelson for their contributions. Mr. Torkelson is responsible for the Swiss information contained in this ancestry.
The name Harnsburger seems to have been Anglicized from its original Swiss spelling of Harrensparger or Herrensperger, which in literal translation refers to a person from the town of Herrensberg. Herrensberg is a small town near Zurich, Switzerland. Herrensberg translated means "The Lord's Hill" or "Hill of the Lord". Jacob and Maria had at least 6 children before they had John.Jacob — HOERDLIN, Maria. Maria was born Abt 1655, Switzerland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:- HARNSBERGER, John was born Bef 1 Apr 1688, Bussnang, Thurgau, Switzerland; died 20 Jan 1759, Parish of Bromfield Culpeper County Virginia.
2. HEERENSPERGER, Hans Jacob Hans — WOHNLICH, Susannah. [Group Sheet]
3. WOHNLICH, Susannah Children:
- 1. HEERENSPERGER, Jacob was born 1648, Affeltrangen, Thurgau, Switzerland; died Yes, date unknown.