Johan Heinrich (John Henry) Heiss & Maria Margaret Millison

Children of Johan Heinrich (John Henry) Heiss and Maria Margaret Millison

Johan Heinrich (John Henry) Heiss

The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hice of Wheatfield, Westmoreland
County. Photocopy obtained from County Clerk, Greensburgh, Pennsylvania.

Will of Henry Hice Deceased #160; 1WB, page 123 & 124

In the name of God amen I Henry Hice of the County of Westmoreland &
Wheatfield Township farmer finding myself to labor under some bodily
disorders, but of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this to be
my last Will & Testament in the following manner & form. I leave to my
dearly beloved wife her living out of my land that is hereafter willed to
my son Henry and also the one third part of all my household goods.
Together with a mare of the value of twenty pounds & two cows of the
value of five pounds each together with the increase to be kept by my son
Henry provided that she does not keep any of the cattle that may come of
these now willed to her until they are above three years old that they
may not be too expensive on my son Henry but she has hereby full power to
sell or dispose of all the stock and other property hereby willed to her
except the mare & cows which falls to my sons George and William & she
also is to have six sheep kept for her in like manner, all to belong to
my wife & kept for her as before mentioned until her decease, and I leave
to my son Henry all my moveable property that may be found on my farm at
time of my decease except that is willed to my wife. Viz. my son Henry
paying all my lawful debts & funeral charges & I allow my lands to my
sons Henry, George & William to them their heirs & assigns forever to be
divided in following manner viz in three equal parts my son Henry to have
the upper part including all my improvements George to have his part
adjoining & next to Henry's part including his improvements & William to
have his part on the lower end of my land including the improvement on
which he now lives leaving my real estate under & subject to the
maintenance of my wife in a comfortable & genteel manner and with the
payment or performance above made over to her and I further allow my son
John five pounds to be paid by son Henry ten years after my decease and I
also allow one hundred pounds to my five daughters to be paid in ten
years after my decease by my three sons, Henry, George & William forty
pounds to be paid by Henry and thirty by George & thirty by William. I
allow twenty pounds to the children of my daughter Anny deceased, William
Overmans wife and I allow twenty pounds to Christeena, Henry Toshes wife
& twenty pounds to Hannah, Nicholas Sniders wife & twenty pounds to
Cathren, Robert McDowell's wife and twenty pounds to Mary, Isaac Rogers
wife which includes the above hundred pounds it is to be understood that
my property I have already given to my children is to be remain their
property and not to be considered as any part of my moveable estate and
is also part of my Will if any right or title should be brought forward
or any part of my land or suits commencing against any of my three sons
holding it the defence shall be at their expense equally & if any (page
124) part is lost the loss must be equal so that they may enjoy parts
alike. I hereby appoint my friend James Brady and my son Henry Executors
of this my Last Will & Testament. I hereby disallow of utterly revoke &
disanull all former Wills Legacies or Bequests by me in any wise
hereafore willed or bequeathed published & confirming this and no other
to be my last will & Testament in Witness where of I have hereunto set my
hand & seal this ninth day of January 1795.
Signed Sealed & testament of the said Henry Hice in the presence of us
the subscribers. Jas. Brady, William Grim, Samuel Shannon.

Henry Hice (his mark) (seal)
Proved June 9th, 1795 & Recorded same day



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Johan Heinrich (John Henry) HEISS
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PROVEN:
150. HICE, Henry Bk 1 p 123 - farmer of Wheatfield Twp., 1795 (#160) Wife
mentioned but not by name; children: Henry, George, William, John, Amy
dec'd w/o William Oberman and her children, Christina w/o Henry Toshe,
Hannah w/o Nicholas Snider, Catherine w/o Robert McDowell, & Mary w/o
Isaac Rogers.
Executors: Son Henry & James Brady
Witnesses: James Brady, William Grim & Samuel Shannon.
DATED: June 9, 1795
PROVED June 9, 1795
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The baptism rite of St. Paul's Lutheran Church near East Greenville,
northwestern Montgomery County, PA for: ANNA MARIA, wife of Heinrich
Heis,
January 2, 1743; for MARIA CATHERINE (b. Nov. 7, 1743)was the daughter of
John Henrich Heisz, and his wife, Anna Maria, baptized Dec., 26, 1743.
The sponsor was Maria Catharina, the father's sister. DOROTHEA,
(b. Mar. 3, 1745) daughter of Heinrich Heusz and wife, Anna Maria
(baptismal date unknown)
The baptism rite of the 1st Reformed Church of Greensburg, Westmoreland
Co.,
PA for: MARIA (b. Jan 11, 1787)was the daughter of Henry Haeuss and wife, Maria,
baptized Sep 18, 1791.
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1783 Census Westmoreland Co: Henry Hise, Fairfield Twp

1790 Hempfield Twp. Westmoreland Co., PA
Henry Hise: Males: one over 16 (Henry Hise) three under 16, five 5
females, one the wife.
Henry Hise: Males: two under 10, one 10-16, one1 16-26, one 26-45.
Females: one under 10; one 10-16, two 16-26.
George Hise: Males: four under 10; one 10-26; one 26-45 Females: one
under 10; one 16-26, one 26-45

1800 Wheatfield Twp, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
Henry Hise 26-45
William Hise 26-45
George Hise 26-45

1800 Census PA
Daniel Hise N. Huntingdon Twp. Wtml.Co.
George Hise Washington Twp. "
Henry Hise, Washington Twp. "
William Hise, Washington Twp "

1806 TAXES Wheatfield Twp.
Henry Hise
George Hise
William Hise

1810 Wheatfield Twp.
Henry Hise Males: two under 10, two 10-16, two 45 and up. Females: two
under 10, 1 10-16, two 16-26
William Hise Males: one under 10, two 10-16, one 16-26, one 45-up.
Females: one 10-16, one 26-45.
George Hise: Males: Three under 10,two 10-16, two 16-26, one 45 and up.
Females: two under 10, one 16 to 26

1820 Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co., PA
Henry Hise Males: two under 10, one 10-16, three 16-26, one 45 and up
Females: two under 10, two 10-16, one 16-26, one 26-45
Henry Hise, Jr. Males: one under 10, one 26-45 Females: four under 10,
one 26-45
William Hise Males: two 10-16, one 45 and up Females: One 45 and up
George Hise Males: one 10-16, four 16-26. Females: one 10-16, one 16-26

1830 Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co., PA
Henry Hice Males: one 5-10, one 10-15, one 15-20, one 40-50 Females: one
5-10, two 10-15, one 15-20, one 40-50
Henry Hice, Jr. Males: one 20-30 Females: one under 5, one 15-20
Henry Hice Males: one 5-10, two 15-20, one 80-90 Females: two 10-15, one
40-50
William Hice Males: one 20-30, one 60-70 Females: one under 5, one 20-30,
one 50-60
George Hice Males: one 10-15, one 15-20, one 20-30, one 60-70 Females:
one 20-30

1840 Wheatfield Twp, Indiana Co., PA
Henry Hice Males: one male 5-10, one 15-20, one 30-40 Females: one under
5, one 15-20, one 20-30, one 50-60
William Hice: One male 70-80, one female 60-70
George W. Hice Males: one under 5, one 5-10, one 20-30 Females: one under
5, one 5-10, one 10-15, one 15-20, one 30-40

1850 Brushvalley, Twp. Indiana Co. PA
William Hice, age 50 Farmer, Real Estate $1600 b. PA
Joseph 23
William 13
Sarah 12
Rachel 11
Susan Fowler 26

1860
William Hice: age 60, Farmer, Real Estate $2000
Wm 22 Farm labor b. PA
Rachel 19 b. PA

The baptism rite of St. Paul's Lutheran Church near East Greenville,
northwestern Montgomery County, PA for: ANNA MARIA, wife of Heinrich
Heis, January 2, 1743; for MARIA CATHERINE (b. Nov. 7, 1743)was the daughter of
John Henrich Heisz, and his wife, Anna Maria, baptized Dec., 26, 1743.
The sponsor was Maria Catharina, the father's sister. DOROTHEA, (b. Mar.
3, 1745) daughter of Heinrich Heusz and wife, Anna Maria (baptismal date
unknown)

In the 1780's Henry received a land grant and settled in Pa., below
Johnstown. He had three sons Henry, George and William. This William had
two sons, John and Samuel. John had a son Samuel who married Sarah Decker
and migrated to Maine in the 1840's, They had ten children.

Thanks tofellow researchers who did a lot of pioneering work on this
family: Joan Bancroft, Denise Perkins Ready, Mary Rose, Gerry Grovenburg,
Harold Hice, Rosemary Miller, and most of al Margaret Janco.

Maria Margaret Millison

George Hice

The will of George HICE Registrar's Office, Indiana Co., PA
(Will Book #1 p. 250) Had land in Wheatfield Twp. Children: Robert Hice,
Mary Hice, Elizabeth Hice (wife of Henry Taylor), Henry Hice, Samuel
Hice,
William Hice, Margaret Hice (the wife of Peter Milliron).
Executors: Robert Hice and William Hice. Written 23 NOV 1833 Proved 26
NOV 1833.
George Hice: "I was born in the State of New Jersey about one mile from
Flemingstown in the year 1765." He was living at Ft. Ligonier when he
entered the service in the American Rev. War. and moved to Wheatfield
Twp,
Indiana County in 1785. A note attached states he died November 26, 1833.

The American Revolutinary War record of George Hice,
Pension #22423:: 3-27-1833 "While a resident of Ft. Ligioner,
Westmoreland Co., PA he joined a company of volunteer riflemen, commanded
by
Captain Samuel Shannon. Assembled at Sheriff Carnahan's , 10 Aug 1781,
commanded by Col Archibald Loughry. Marched, via Washington, Penna, to
Wheeling Va. After a stay of about two days they went down the Ohio River
in boats as far as a creek called Loughry's Creek, a few miles below the
mouth of the Big Miami River. At this place, August 1781, about 11o men
(many having deserted between Wheeling and this place) were attacked by a
large number of Indians under the command of Simon Girty, and James Girty
and an Indian called Capt. Brant. The attack was made by the Indians from
the shore just as much of the boats had touched for the purpose of
landing.
Thirty eight of the men were killed, and Col. Loughry was also killed by
the
Indians on the same day after he had been taken prisoner."

"Those not killed, including GEORGE HICE, were taken to Shawnee towns on
the
Big Miami. Four days after he was taken prisoner he ran the gauntlet
with
several others. He was taken to Maurnee towns where he was detained by
the
Indians for about a year, then taken to Detroit, given to the British and
held prisoner for another 14 months; thence in an English vessel to Ft.
Erie,
thence to Montreal, St. John's across Lake Champlain to Ticonderoga,
thence by Albany to New York, thence across the State of New Jersey, by
New Brunswick to Reading, PA, thence by Harrisburg, Carlisle to Ft.
Ligonier
in Westmoreland Co. (PA) in the month of October 1783."


County: Lebanon Co.
Name: George Hess
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance: 50 33
Sums Received: 150 99
Description of service: Pennsylvania militia
When placed on the pension roll: March 28, 1833
Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831
Age: 73
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: -

Henry Hice

Johann Georg and Anna Maria shown as parents of Hans Nicolaus Hess,
born December 16, 1750, baptized December 18, 1750 at the Trinity
Lutheran
Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania German Church Records,
Volume I, Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Company, (1983), p. 14.


Johann Georg and Anna Maria shown as parents of Hans Nicolaus Hess,
born December 16, 1750, baptized December 18, 1750 at the Trinity
Lutheran
Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania German Church Records,
Volume I, Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Company, (1983), p. 14.

John Hice

Johann Georg and Anna Maria shown as parents of Johann Phillip Hess,
born September 27, 1753, baptized November 25, 1753 at the Trinity
Lutheran
Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania German Church Records,
Volume I, Baltimore:Genealogical Publishing Company, (1983), p. 14.

Catherine Heiss