Rev. Johann Jacob Hoke

Note about parents

According to Jacob's bio, he was from Mannheim. This is inconsistent with a family from Saarland. Disconnected from those parents for that reason.

Also note that there is a DNA relationship between descendants of Jacob, and descendants of Johann Friedrich Hoeck . This may indicate a common family origin. It is unproven who the parents in Germany were, or whether these were siblings or just cousins, but the relationship is undeniable and the dates are consistent as well with a sibling relationship.

Life

According to the "Hoke Family" book, it is assumed that Johann Jacob Hoke arrived in the U.S. on the ship "Mortonhouse" Aug. 24, 1728. The ship's list does not give the names of the females and children, but everything is consistent with this assumption. He must have married and had children in Germany before moving the family to America.

Letters written by his great great grandson (Edward Hoke) state that Johann Jacob emigrated from Manheim, Germany around 1727. Another source (a published book) says he arrived in Philadelphia on Aug. 24, 1728.

The first records in the US are of the birth of daughter Eva. His first wife (name unknown) must have died after that. He then married Anna (last name unknown).

He was in the Lancaster, Pa. area in 1730-1746.

He was of the Evangelical faith. A decendent (Robert Frederick Hoke) states that Johann Jacob was one of the pioneer ministers. Records indicate that he was the first minister of the First German Reformed Church in Lancaster, Pa. founded in 1736. A historical introduction to the church in a document written by John Jacob Hock, says the teacher and preacher or pastor for the first service was Johann Jacob "Hock". [The name may have been "Hoch" originally (German for "high"). ]

He was a weaver by trade. He purchased his land in Baltimore, Md, in 1746. After a border settlement between Md. and Pa., it became part of York Co., Pa.

"He was quite well to do for his time."

He had 16 children, 5 by his first wife (1722-1730) and 11 by his 2nd wife (1733-1760) : George (c1722), Susanna, Samuel, Jacob, Eva Dorothea, Andreas (1733), Maria Clara (1737), Peter (1739), Johannes (1742), Casper (1744), Anna Margaretha (1746), Conrad, Frederick (c1750), John Phillip (1752), John Heinrich (1755), Catherine (c1760).

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According to the "Hoke Family" book, it is assumed that Johann Jacob Hoke arrived in the U.S. on the ship "Mortonhouse" Aug. 24, 1728. The ship's list does not give the names of the females and children, but everything is consistent with this assumption. He must have married and had children in Germany before moving the family to America.
Letters written by his great great grandson (Edward Hoke) state that Johann Jacob emigrated from Manheim, Germany around 1727. Another source (a published book) says he arrived in Philadelphia on Aug. 24, 1728.
The first records in the US are of the birth of daughter Eva. His first wife (name unknown) must have died after that. He then married Anna (last name unknown). He was in the Lancaster, Pa. area in 1730-1746. He was of the Evangelical faith. A decendent (Robert Frederick Hoke) states that Johann Jacob was one of the pioneer ministers. Records indicate that he was the first minister of the First German Reformed Church in Lancaster, Pa. founded in 1736. A historical introduction to the church in a document written by John Jacob Hock, says the teacher and preacher or pastor for the first service was Johann Jacob "Hock". [The name may have been "Hoch" originally (German for "high"). ] He was a weaver by trade. He purchased his land in Baltimore, Md, in 1746. After a border settlement between Md. and Pa., it became part of York Co., Pa. "He was quite well to do for his time."

He had 16 children, 5 by his first wife (1722-1730) and 11 by his 2nd wife (1733-1760) : George (c1722), Susanna, Samuel, Jacob, Eva Dorothea, Andreas (1733), Maria Clara (1737), Peter (1739), Johannes (1742), Casper (1744), Anna Margaretha (1746), Conrad, Frederick (c1750), John Phillip (1752), John Heinrich (1755), Catherine (c1760).

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Jacob was probably born in Mannheim or Rothenberg, Germany, in about 1695. Here the family name was probably spelled Hauck.

He was apparently married in Germany and fathered four children there: George, Susanna, Samuel, and Jacob. In 1728, he and his family immigrated to Philadelphia in the American Colonies, together with eighty other German Palatinate families. From there they journeyed west to join the large community of Pennsylvania Deutsch living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He and his wife had another child named Eva in 1730.

He was a weaver by trade, and a lay preacher at the German Reformed Church of Lancaster.

In 1733, he married Anna Margaretha Mueller in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The records of the New Holland Church show that they had several children. These are believed to be the children of this marriage: Andrew 1733, Maria Magdalena 1735, Maria Clara 1737, Peter 1739, Johannes 1741, Caspar 1744, Anna Margaretha 1746, Conrad 1748, Frederick 1750, John Phillip 1752, John Heinrick 1755, and Catherine 1760.

His wife Anna Margaretha died in 1785. He died 1766. Help in finding their graves would be appreciated.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 15 2022, 19:50:24 UTC

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