Heinrich Hiestand

"Henry Heistand was born about 1704, probably near Zurich, Switzerland, and married about 1732. He was a Mennonite and probably moved to Pennsylvania and then to Orange (now Page) County, Virginia, where he lived as early as September 22, 1743, when he bought 205 acres on the banks of the Shenandoah River from Philip Long for £54.16.6; this was the area known as Powell's Fort. On August 2, 1762, he received a 264 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on the south side of the South River of Shenandoah adjoining the old Massanutten tract, and on June 3, 1778, as assignee of Peter Teas, he received a 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on Passage Creek in Powell's Fort.

Heistand made his will on March 22, 1777 giving his property to his five sons and three daughters, and on March 24, 1777, he sold 230 acres on the south side of the Shenandoah River to his son Peter for £100. Also on March 24, 1777, he sold 232 acres in the area to his son John for £100, and at the same time he evidently loaned money to his son Abraham to buy 300 acres from Lord Fairfax. His estate was probated on August 28, 1783." S2 page one

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The Hiestands were Mennonites that immigrated here from Switzerland. He probably moved to Pennsylvania and then to Orange (now Page) County, Virginia, where he lived as early as Sept. 22, 1743, when he bought 205 acres on the banks of the Shenandoah River from Philip Long of $54.16: this was the area know as Powell's Fort. On Aug 2, 1762, he received a 264 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on the south side of the South River of Shenandoah adjoin the old Massamutten tract, and on June 3, 1778, as assignee of Peter Teas, he received a 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on Passage Creek in Powell's Fort. Hiestand made his will on March 22, 1777, giving his property to his five sons and three daughters, and on March 24, 1777, he sold 230 acres on the south side of the Shenandoah River to his son Peter for $100. Also on March 24, 1777, he sold 232 acres in the area to his son John for $100, and at the same time he evidently loaned money to his son Abraham to buy 300 acres from Lord Fairfax. His estate was probated on Aug 28. 1783.

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Hiestand, Planter Mennonite Heinrich Henry... Note: Technically, the DNA only proves that these men were DNA-close blood relatives of Daniel Haston. But, that information connected to genealogical records and historical data confirm that they descended from Daniel Haston (Hiestand).

To this point, we have learned through DNA testing that...

   Wayne Haston's (descendant of Daniel Haston through his son David Haston) DNA matches (on all 34 of 34 available markers) that of a descendant of Swiss-German immigrant Heinrich Hiestand's oldest son, Jacob Hiestand (brother of our Daniel Hiestand/Haston). 

   Note: This, along with other facts that we know about him, indicates conclusively that Daniel Hiestand/Haston was the son of the Swiss-German Mennonite Heinrich (Henry) Hiestand who originally settled in Lancaster County, PA but moved to (and died in) what is now Page County, VA.

Researcher Kent D. Hiestand, in his article "The Grand Chronicle of the Hiestand Family," has strongly asserted that Ulrich Hiestand and Barbara Strickler are not the parents of Heinrich.

Immigration and Settlement The Hiestands were Mennonites that immigrated here from Switzerland. He probably moved to Pennsylvania and then to Orange (now Page) County, Virginia, where he lived as early as Sept. 22, 1743, when he bought 205 acres on the banks of the Shenandoah River from Philip Long of $54.16: this was the area know as Powell's Fort. On Aug 2, 1762, he received a 264 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on the south side of the South River of Shenandoah adjoin the old Massamutten tract, and on June 3, 1778, as assignee of Peter Teas, he received a 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on Passage Creek in Powell's Fort. Hiestand made his will on March 22, 1777, giving his property to his five sons and three daughters, and on March 24, 1777, he sold 230 acres on the south side of the Shenandoah River to his son Peter for $100. Also on March 24, 1777, he sold 232 acres in the area to his son John for $100, and at the same time he evidently loaned money to his son Abraham to buy 300 acres from Lord Fairfax.

Will and Estate The will of Heinrich Hiestand is transcribed and available in several locations, noted below in Sources. His estate was probated on Aug 28. 1783.

Sources Hiestand, Kent, "The Grand Chronicle of the Hiestand Family. Haston, Wayne, "Heinrich Hiestand Will - March 22, 1777." Goodwin, Clarence and Anette Goodwin, "Descendants of Henry Hiestand, First Generation": includes comprehensive bibliography of Hiestand literature and primary sources Heinrich (Henry) Hiestand Born September 27, 1704 in Zurich, Switzerland Brother of Elisabeth (Hiestand) Schwartz, Veronica (Hiestand) Good, Jacob Hiestand, Johannes Hiestand and Barbara Hiestand Husband of Anna Maria (Kauffman) Hiestand — married January 1, 1732 in Shenandoah County, Virginia Father of Barbara Hiestand Died October 5, 1779 in Shenandoah Co, Virginia Heinrich Hiestand Born: 8 Sep 1705 or 8 Oct 1704, Richterswil, Zurich Canton, Switzerland Married Abt 1732 to Ann Kaufman Died: 5 Oct 1779, (now Page Co., Virginia), Shenandoah Co., Virginia From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~grissom110/hestand%20desc/...

The Hiestands were Mennonites that immigrated here from Switzerland. He probably moved to Pennsylvania and then to Orange (now Page) County, Virginia, where he lived as early as Sept. 22, 1743, when he bought 205 acres on the banks of the Shenandoah River from Philip Long of $54.16: this was the area know as Powell's Fort. On Aug 2, 1762, he received a 264 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on the south side of the South River of Shenandoah adjoin the old Massamutten tract, and on June 3, 1778, as assignee of Peter Teas, he received a 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on Passage Creek in Powell's Fort. Hiestand made his will on March 22, 1777, giving his property to his five sons and three daughters, and on March 24, 1777, he sold 230 acres on the south side of the Shenandoah River to his son Peter for $100. Also on March 24, 1777, he sold 232 acres in the area to his son John for $100, and at the same time he evidently loaned money to his son Abraham to buy 300 acres from Lord Fairfax. His estate was probated on Aug 28. 1783.

WILL OF HENRY HIESTAND

In the Name God Amen I Henry Heisting living in Dunmore Co in Province of Virginia do the twenty-second day of March in the year of our lord & saviour Jesus Christ One thousand seven hundred seventy seven make known and declare this my last will & Testament in good health & Perfect Senses & Memory therefore thanks be to God for his goodness. This my last will & testament I make in the following manner & form. To say First it is my will & ordain that for the first my funeral charges & all just Debts shall be paid of my estate. Item. it is my will and consession & ordain that my eldest son Jacob shall have five pounds before hand but yet afterwards shall receive Equal Legacy with all the rest of my children & no more. Item. it is my will & ordaining that my son Jacob shall have my place is in where I now yet live for hundred & eighty pounds for money as it is current in Virginia after my decease. Item. it is my will & ordaining what yet remains of my moveable effects or money & bonds that all shall be Equally & Peacably divided after my decease. Item. it is my will & ordaining that my five sons after my decease shall give out to my three daughters until they are all equal in legacy but for all I ordain & it is my will that my youngest daughter Magdalena. Shall have ten pounds less in her legacy than the other children because of a reason I now don't choose to mention & in like case my son Daniel shall in like case have ten pounds less for a legacy than the six remain, because of the same reason which I now don't choose to mention. Item. it is my will & ordaining that my eldest daughter Barbara shall have nothing of this legacy as long as she lives in wedlock with this man but when shes comes to be a widow woman then she shall have her share what comes to her by right like the above mentioned six children but if she should die before her husband then her children shall have her legacy in her stead as they come to their age. Further I declare what my daughter Barbara has received of me towards her legacy which amounts to forty pounds twelve shillings here with I ordain & shall be justly kept that after my decease shall be distributed to the poor ten shillings of my estate..so this is my last will & testament that all this shall be faithfully & _____?____ kept what I in this my last will order for witness I have as is under set my hand & seal the day & year as is above written. Signed Pronounced of me the Henry Heistan as my last will & Testament. In all your presents 22 March 1777

s/Henry Hiestand

To the following it is my will & consession & ordaining in this my will & testament that my grand son Chrestel Harnish shall receive no more of this legacy because he has already received more than his other brothers & sisters have legiciated. In witness where I have here under set my hand seal in all your presence with day & date as before already has been mentioned. Signed Pronounced of Henry Hiestand as my last will & Testament In all your Presence Signed of us the 22 of March 1777 Joh Krech > At a court held for Shenandoah on Thursday the Jacob Hiestand > 28th Aug 1783. This last will & testament of Peter Hiestand > Henry Hiesting Deceased was Proved by the Oath of Andrew Gimling > Jacob & Peter Hiesting & order to record.Test Thos Marshall esq REFERENCES US/CAN Film No. 33866 Shenandoah Co Court House, Woodstock, VA Will Book "B" with Inventories & Accounts 1783-1789 - see pgs 2-4 he Jacob Hiestand > 28th Aug 1783. This last will & testament of Peter Hiestand

Henry Hiestand was born in August 1704, near Zurich Switzerland. He was the son of Johannes Hiestandt. (Some sources say Henry was the son of Heinrich Hiestand b @ 1669 in Ibersheim and Maria Gechenour. They were both Mennonites). In the Swiss language, Hiestand means literally "here stand" or standfast. He married Ann Kaufman about 1732. Henry was a farmer. Both he and his wife were Mennonites. They had eight children. Barbara 1734, Jacob 1736, Peter 1738 and Abraham 1740 were all born in Pennsylvania. Ann 1742, John 1746 and Daniel 1750 were born in Frederick County, Virginia. Mary Magdalene 1752 was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia. (Some sources say that Henry's wife was Maria Elizabeth Marqualdi b. 1707 in Mellen, Zurich, Switzerland). It is believed that Heinrich and Ann left Zurich and moved to Ebershein, Germany. This was near Worms, Germany. After coming to America Henry lived in Pennsylvania for several years. He owned land in Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania in 1741. His land was next to a Jacob Hiestad. The area was soon reclassified as being in Orange County, Virginia, which later became Page County, Virginia. By 1743, Henry was in Orange (now Page) County, Virginia. In June 1743 Henry is recorded as selling land in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In September 1743 he bought 205 acres on the banks of the Shenandoah River from Philip Long for 54 pounds 16 shillings and 6 pence. This was the area known as Powells Fort, it was on the South Fork of the River near Massanutter settlement. On August 2, 1762, he received a 264 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on the south side of the South branch of the Shenandoah, adjoining the old Massanutten Tract, and on June 3, 1778, as assignee of Peter Teas, he received a 400 acre grant from Lord Fairfax on Passage Creek in Powell's Fort. Massanutten was a German enclave set apart from the English speaking settlers by language and custom. The German settlers were known as Valley Dutch. They continued to speak German (Plat-Deutsch or Low German) almost exclusively. In Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin spoke of "Palatine boors" -- using the common practice of referring to all German immigrants as Palatines. In a letter to a friend in 1753, Franklin complained that they published German language newspapers, imported books fom Germany, and taught their children no English. In Virginia, sixteen year old George Washington on a surveying trip in 1748 wrote in his diary about encountering Valley Germans. Utterly amazed by such creatures who spoke an unintelligible tongue, Washington thought they were "as ignorant a set of people as the Indians". Henry made his will on March 22, 1777, giving his property to his five sons and three daughters. Two days later he sold 230 acres on the south side of the Shenandoah River to his son Peter for 100 pounds. Also on that day, he sold 232 acres in the area to his son John for 100 pounds. At that same time, he evidently loaned money to his son Abraham to buy 300 acres from Lord Fairfax. In his will, Henry stipulated that "Mary Magdelena, shall have ten pounds less in her legacy than the other children because of reasons I now don't chose to mention." However Molly had offended her father, the offense seemed small compared to that of her sister Barbara. "Item-it is my Will & ordaining that my eldest daughter Barbara shall have nothing of this legacy so long as she lives in wedlock with this man but when she comes to be a widow woman then she shall have her share what comes to her by right like the above mentioned 6 children, but if she should die before her husband then her children shall have her legacy in her stead as they come to their age" Heinrich became a widower in January 1777 when Ann Maria died. Some sources say he married again, and that his second wife was Maria Elsabeth Marquan. Henry died in October 1779. His Brother, Peter, wrote in his bible that Henry died on October 5, 1779 at the age of 74 years 11 months and 27 days. His estate was probated on august 28, 1783. (Some sources say Henry died in Dunmore, Virginia). Information from "History of the Gimlins" by Hoyt Gimlin via J.L. Gimlin June 2000, "Hiestand Family of Page Co., Virginia" by David B. Trimble, "Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners" by Richard W. Davis Pg 216., "Wood Family Ties" by Karen Rawlins, "Hiestand Family" Genealogical Society of Page Co. Va Newsletter, Spring 1993 Pg 23, and information from Barbara Hiestead Moore. Compiled by Georgia Lewis February 1998, Updated July 2000. 

Will of Henry Hiestand In the name of God Amen. I Henry Hiestand living in Dunmore County in the Province of Virginia do this twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ One Thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven make known and declare this my last will and testament in good health and perfect senses and memory therefore thanks be to God for his Goodness. This my last will and Testament I make in the following manner and form. To say First it is my will and ordain that for the first my financial charges and all just debts shall be paid of my estate. . . Item it is my will and confession and ordain that my Eldest son Jacob shall have five pounds before hand, but yet afterwards shall recieve equal legacy with all the rest of my children and no more. Item it is my will and ordaining that my son Jacob shall have my place even where I now live for a hundred and eighty pounds for money as it is per rent in Virginia after my decease. Item it is my will and ordaining what yet remains of my moveable effects or money and bonds that all shall be equally and peaceably divided after my decease. Item it is my will and ordained that my five sons after my decease shall give out to my three daughters until they as all equal in Legacy but for all I ordain and it is my will that my youngest Daughter Magdalena shall have 10 lbs less in her legacy than the other children because of reasons I now don't choose to mention and in like case my son Daniel shall in like case have 10 pounds less for a Legacy than the six remains because of the same reason which I now don't choose to mention. Item it is my will and ordaining that my Eldest daughter Barbara shall have nothing of this legacy as long as she lives in Wedlock with that man but when she comes to be a widow woman then she shall have her share what comes to her by right like the above mentioned six children, but if she should die before her husband then her children shall have her legacy in her stead as they come to their age. Further I declare what my daughter Barbara has received of me towards her legacy which amounts to forty pounds twelve shillings, herewith I ordain and shall be justly kept that after my decease shall be distributed to the poor ten shillings of my Estate, so this is my last will and testament that all you shall be faithfully and uniformly kept what I in this my last will order. For witness I have here under set my hand and seal the day and year as is above written. Signed pronounced of me, Henry Heistand as my last will and testament in all your presents 22 March 1777. Henry Heistand