Hans Jakob Hess

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HANS JACOB HESS, WITH HIS WIFE, A. D. 1639

Among those who suffered in the Swiss persecution, there was none of the least Hans Jacob Hess, a chosen and confirmed minister of the Christian church. He was apprehended for the third time in the year 1639; for from the two preceding imprisonments, the first of which had occurred already, in the year 1637, the Lord, beyond all expectation, had remarkably delivered him, through the aid of those that were imprisoned with him; as also out of this third imprisonment. The first lasted nineteen days; the second, eight weeks; the third, eightythree weeks, or more than a year and a half. But in the meantime his life was made very bitter and vexatious; for he was stripped, and, together with some of his fellow believers, put in iron bonds sixteen weeks, which he nevertheless patiently bore with a steadfast mind, until the time of his deliverance. While this was taking place, namely in the same year, also his wife was apprehended, who was first imprisoned in the council house, and then in Othenbach, where, through bad treatment and unfit food and drink, for sixty-three weeks, she was so impaired in her constitution, and weakened, that she was seized with consumption, and after suffering much misery, died in prison. This then was the end of this pious heroine of Jesus, who, to receive the eternal, blessed life, because of the uprightness of her faith, chose to die a lingering death rather than enjoy the temporal rest and pleasure of this life; wherefore the gracious God shall hereafter crown and reward her, with all those that have valiantly suffered and fought for His name's sake, with the unfading crown of honor. (I Peter 1:4) Tract, Jer. Mang., fol. 16, A. B., and fol. 17, A., etc. NOTE.--The property of Jacob Hess was seized by the authorities, who realized from the sale of it 4,000 guilders, without restoring anything of it to those who remained. O great injustice! How will they be able to account for this before the righteous judgment seat of Jesus Christ?

In 1637 he was arrested for being Anabaptist, and locked in Othenbach Prison for 19 days. Later that year, he was again arrested, this time spending eight weeks in Othenbach Prison. In 1638, he was arrested for the third and final time, and thrown in Othenbach Prison for 83 weeks. While imprisoned, he was stripped and put in iron bonds for 16 weeks. He, along with his wife (who was imprisoned for 63 weeks) contracted tuberculosis ("consumption"), and died. His property was seized and sold for 4,000 guilders ($800,000 in modern US dollars). None of the money was restored to his descendants. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww From Kriss: I got this from merging Hess lines with a fellow Geni member, but this lines up exactly with the Heinrich Hess 1536 that we had notes for but were missing the match after Hans Hess (1683-1735) in Aunt Bert's book. His father is Heinrich (Hans Heinrich) 1536.

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Found in Mennonite records at times. Also, the English Martyrs Book, pg. 1059.

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[Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #41

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #4148, Date of Import: Apr 21, 1999]

!BAP & END: Index card to LG Temple, # 30827, Bk T-2, p 1027. Instance of - John W. Hess, 5 gg son.

[Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #1568, Date of Import: Mar 22, 1999]

14th child. Was a martyr during his 3rd imprisonment. 1st imprisonmentwas 1637. [hessfamily11.FTW]

[l. 8, Ed. 1, Tree #1575, Date of Import: Feb 19, 1999]

In 1637 Jacob Hess, an Anabaptist Zurick Canton minister, an aged man of53 years, was arrested and imprisioned more than 91 weeks for his faith.That was the first time the Governor sent officers to catch a person. In1639 Anna, his wife, was imprisioned 63 weeks where she died of brutaltreatment. Jacob and Anna Hess's confiscated property brought 4,000guilders at the Jager Council (Anabaptist Head Hunters.) No guilderswere restored to any Hess family who remained. Perhaps Hans Hess (secondgeneration) was the only child of this family who survived theSwitzerland persecutions. [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #4148, Date of Import: Feb 18, 1999]

!BAP & END: Index card to LG Temple, # 30827, Bk T-2, p 1027. Instance of - John W. Hess, 5 gg son. [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Tree #1575, Date of Import: Mar 4, 1999]

[Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #2215, Date of Import: Jun 7, 1999]

SOURCE: LDS Ancestral File

IINTRODUCTION Mennonites, Protestant evangelical religious group, which originated inSwitzerland and the Netherlands at the time of the Protestant Reformation.

IITENETS Mennonites are divided into a number of separate bodies, some of themmore conservative and withdrawn from modern society than others; but theyhold in common the ideal of a religious community based on New Testamentmodels and imbued with the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount. Most of theprincipal tenets of the Mennonites are found in a confession of faithpromulgated at Dordrecht, the Netherlands, in 1632. The Bible asinterpreted by the individual conscience is regarded as the soleauthority on doctrinal matters, and no powers of mediation between anindividual and God are conceded to the ministry. Baptism is administeredonly on the profession of faith; infant baptism is rejected. The Lord'sSupper (see Eucharist) is celebrated, although not as a sacrament, andthe rite of foot washing is sometimes observed in connection with it.

Mennonites were among the first to espouse the principle of separation ofchurch and state and to condemn slavery. They have traditionally obeyedthe civil laws, but many refuse to bear arms or to support violence inany form (see Pacifism), to take judicial oaths, and to hold publicoffice. The more conservative Mennonite groups are distinguished by plainliving and simplicity of dress.

IIIHISTORY The Mennonites emerged in Switzerland in the 1520s as radical Protestantswho went beyond the positions held by the Swiss reformer HuldreichZwingli. They broke with him over the issue of infant baptism, and sowere called Anabaptists, or "rebaptizers." Because these Swiss Brethrenrejected the concept of a state church and refused to sanction war or toaccept military service, they were regarded as subversive and werepersecuted.

A parallel movement emerged at about the same time in the Netherlands,led by Menno Simons, from whom the name Mennonite is derived. Educatedfor the priesthood and ordained in 1524, Menno Simons gradually moved toa radical position, until by 1537 he was preaching believer's baptism andnonresistance. As they did in Switzerland, Anabaptists in the Netherlandsexperienced years of persecution. Similar groups sprang up in southernGermany and also in Austria, where they were led by Jakob Hutter andcalled Hutterites Hutterian Brethren.

The Swiss Brethren continued to suffer harassment and persecution intothe 18th century, and many fled to the Rhineland and the Netherlands,others to America (Pennsylvania), and still others to eastern Europe. Inthe Netherlands outright persecution ceased by the end of the 16thcentury, although some coercion and discrimination in favor of the statechurch persisted. Like the Swiss Brethren, many Dutch Mennonitesimmigrated, some to Pennsylvania, others eastward to Prussia and Poland,reaching, by the early 19th century, the Ukraine and other parts ofRussia.

In Pennsylvania Mennonites were among those who settled Germantown in1683. Both Swiss and Dutch Mennonites went to the colony in the followingyears. Distinctive among them, although not numerically the mostimportant, were followers of a 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop, JakobAmman, who were called Amish or Amish Mennonites. Their very conservativedress and other customs-especially their use of shunning as a method ofdiscipline-set them apart from the surrounding society.

Later waves of emigration from Europe introduced variant strands of theMennonite tradition into the United States. In each case the tendency wasto take up land on what was at the time the western frontier. In thefirst half of the 19th century Mennonites from Switzerland and southernGermany settled in Ohio and other states westward to Missouri. After theAmerican Civil War Mennonites from Russia, primarily of Dutch stock,settled in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Following World War IRussian Mennonites migrated to Canada, especially Saskatchewan. More cameafter World War II, but the destinations of the most recent Mennoniteemigrants have been Mexico, Paraguay, and Brazil.

In North America the largest Mennonite bodies are the Mennonite Church("Old Mennonites"), with roots in colonial Pennsylvania, and the GeneralConference Mennonite Church, organized in Iowa in 1860. In 1980 theMennonite Church had about 109,000 members in the U.S. and Canada and33,000 in related overseas churches; the General Conference MennoniteChurch had about 60,000 members in the U.S. and Canada. Local churchesare organized into district conferences, which send delegates to ageneral conference, or assembly. Many of the clergy serve their churchespart time while engaged in secular employment.

Throughout much of their history, Mennonites have been a rural people,traditionally farmers. In the 20th century the largest Mennonite bodiesin the U.S. have begun to play a significant role in society at large.The traditional use of the German language in worship survives only inthe most conservative groups. Both the Mennonite Church and the GeneralMennonite Church sponsor institutions of higher education. The MennoniteCentral Committee, with representatives from 17 Mennonite bodies, is acooperative relief and service agency dedicated to advancing the cause ofpeace and alleviating human suffering throughout the world.

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,Wold, Zurrich, Switzerland

Wold, Zurrich, Switzerland

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when he was 53, was arrested & imprisioned more than 91 weeks for his faith.

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Tempeldaten:Taufe:9.4.1992 LOGAN,8.7.199

Tempeldaten:Taufe:9.4.1992 LOGAN,8.7.1994 ALBER,17.4.1998 JRIVE;Begabung:25.5.1934 LOGAN,8.8.1992 LOGAN,26.9.1995 ALBER,8.8.1998 JRIVE;SiegelungEltern:11.9.1992 LOGAN,5.1.1996 ALBER,13.10.1998 JRIVE

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!1. Records with Gale Nye Smith, 3513 P

!1. Records with Gale Nye Smith, 3513 Purdue drive, Bakersfield, CA !2. Gen Dept Ref 5014047 45 S/N 00168-8 025 23

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Swiss-German Anabaptist minister and martyr.

Hans Jacob Hess (May 17, 1584 – 1639) was a Swiss-German Anabaptist minister and martyr.

Hans Jacob Hess was born in Wald, Zurich, Switzerland on May 17, 1584 to Hans Heinrich Hess, a bailiff,[6]

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!Family book of Remembrance compiled by

!Family book of Remembrance compiled by Leonidas Devon Mecham 1953-1967 pages 608--

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