Swiss immigrant, American patriot.
Bernard Hersperger was born in Sissach, now in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. He married the widow Elizabeth Würtz (née Nebiger) on 11 December 1759 in Switzerland. The couple, with their six children (plus Elizabeth's daughter Anna from her first marriage) immigrated in 1772 to the Province of Pennsylvania. Bernard Hersperger later bought and settled on land in Frederick County, Maryland.
Bernard Hersperger was a member of Frederick County's Observation Committee, a patriot body that monitored compliance with the boycott of British merchandise.
Bernard Hersperger left a will dated 11 June 1798 in Frederick County. He died reportedly on 22 September 1798.
"BERNARD HERSHBERGER [...] was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America, but how many children he had and what were their names cannot be ascertained, nor is it known whether they landed at New York or at Baltimore. It is certain, however, that they came in 1798 [sic ], and they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard, and his little son Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. By Act of the Legislature, 1832, it was named Jefferson. His whole life was spent in cultivating and improving the land which he had purchased. He owned a large number of slaves, but he could not believe that such a traffic or ownership was right and just; he therefore set all his slaves free some time before the war of 1812. Bernard Hershberger had several sons and four daughters, three of whom married men by the name of Kemp. [...] Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding portion to each of his daughters, he left remainder of his land to his son, Henry." (Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War Between the States, vol. 2, ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Co., 1910), p. 1595.)
Bernard Hersperger on 26 Jun 1798 transferred (for a nominal fee) lots in Jefferson, Maryland, to his children. Daughters Eve, Mary (May), Elizabeth (Young), Dorothy (Kemp), and Barbary (Kemp) received lots 23 to 27, respectively. Son Henry received lot 29. (Millard Milburn Rice, New Facts and Old Families (Redwood City, California: Monocacy Book Co., 1976), p. 29.)
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of current custodian.
Reviewed 1 February 2023.
Bernard Hersperger was born in Sissach, now in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. He married the widow Elizabeth Würtz (née Nebiger) on 11 December 1759 in Switzerland. The couple, with their six children (plus Elizabeth's daughter Anna from her first marriage) immigrated in 1772 to the Province of Pennsylvania. Bernard Hersperger later bought and settled on land in Frederick County, Maryland.
Bernard Hersperger was a member of Frederick County's Observation Committee, a patriot body that monitored compliance with the boycott of British merchandise.
Bernard Hersperger left a will dated 11 June 1798 in Frederick County. He died reportedly on 22 September 1798.
"BERNARD HERSHBERGER [...] was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America, but how many children he had and what were their names cannot be ascertained, nor is it known whether they landed at New York or at Baltimore. It is certain, however, that they came in 1798 [sic ], and they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard, and his little son Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. By Act of the Legislature, 1832, it was named Jefferson. His whole life was spent in cultivating and improving the land which he had purchased. He owned a large number of slaves, but he could not believe that such a traffic or ownership was right and just; he therefore set all his slaves free some time before the war of 1812. Bernard Hershberger had several sons and four daughters, three of whom married men by the name of Kemp. [...] Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding portion to each of his daughters, he left remainder of his land to his son, Henry." (Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War Between the States, vol. 2, ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Co., 1910), p. 1595.)
Bernard Hersperger on 26 Jun 1798 transferred (for a nominal fee) lots in Jefferson, Maryland, to his children. Daughters Eve, Mary (May), Elizabeth (Young), Dorothy (Kemp), and Barbary (Kemp) received lots 23 to 27, respectively. Son Henry received lot 29. (Millard Milburn Rice, New Facts and Old Families (Redwood City, California: Monocacy Book Co., 1976), p. 29.)
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of current custodian.
Reviewed 1 February 2023.
Swiss immigrant, American patriot.
Bernard Hersperger was born in Sissach, now in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. He married the widow Elizabeth Würtz (née Nebiger) on 11 December 1759 in Switzerland. The couple, with their six children (plus Elizabeth's daughter Anna from her first marriage) immigrated in 1772 to the Province of Pennsylvania. Bernard Hersperger later bought and settled on land in Frederick County, Maryland.
Bernard Hersperger was a member of Frederick County's Observation Committee, a patriot body that monitored compliance with the boycott of British merchandise.
Bernard Hersperger left a will dated 11 June 1798 in Frederick County. He died reportedly on 22 September 1798.
"BERNARD HERSHBERGER [...] was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America, but how many children he had and what were their names cannot be ascertained, nor is it known whether they landed at New York or at Baltimore. It is certain, however, that they came in 1798 [sic ], and they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard, and his little son Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. By Act of the Legislature, 1832, it was named Jefferson. His whole life was spent in cultivating and improving the land which he had purchased. He owned a large number of slaves, but he could not believe that such a traffic or ownership was right and just; he therefore set all his slaves free some time before the war of 1812. Bernard Hershberger had several sons and four daughters, three of whom married men by the name of Kemp. [...] Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding portion to each of his daughters, he left remainder of his land to his son, Henry." (Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War Between the States, vol. 2, ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Co., 1910), p. 1595.)
Bernard Hersperger on 26 Jun 1798 transferred (for a nominal fee) lots in Jefferson, Maryland, to his children. Daughters Eve, Mary (May), Elizabeth (Young), Dorothy (Kemp), and Barbary (Kemp) received lots 23 to 27, respectively. Son Henry received lot 29. (Millard Milburn Rice, New Facts and Old Families (Redwood City, California: Monocacy Book Co., 1976), p. 29.)
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of current custodian.
Reviewed 1 February 2023.
Bernard Hersperger was born in Sissach, now in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. He married the widow Elizabeth Würtz (née Nebiger) on 11 December 1759 in Switzerland. The couple, with their six children (plus Elizabeth's daughter Anna from her first marriage) immigrated in 1772 to the Province of Pennsylvania. Bernard Hersperger later bought and settled on land in Frederick County, Maryland.
Bernard Hersperger was a member of Frederick County's Observation Committee, a patriot body that monitored compliance with the boycott of British merchandise.
Bernard Hersperger left a will dated 11 June 1798 in Frederick County. He died reportedly on 22 September 1798.
"BERNARD HERSHBERGER [...] was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America, but how many children he had and what were their names cannot be ascertained, nor is it known whether they landed at New York or at Baltimore. It is certain, however, that they came in 1798 [sic ], and they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard, and his little son Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. By Act of the Legislature, 1832, it was named Jefferson. His whole life was spent in cultivating and improving the land which he had purchased. He owned a large number of slaves, but he could not believe that such a traffic or ownership was right and just; he therefore set all his slaves free some time before the war of 1812. Bernard Hershberger had several sons and four daughters, three of whom married men by the name of Kemp. [...] Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding portion to each of his daughters, he left remainder of his land to his son, Henry." (Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Beginning of the War Between the States, vol. 2, ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Co., 1910), p. 1595.)
Bernard Hersperger on 26 Jun 1798 transferred (for a nominal fee) lots in Jefferson, Maryland, to his children. Daughters Eve, Mary (May), Elizabeth (Young), Dorothy (Kemp), and Barbary (Kemp) received lots 23 to 27, respectively. Son Henry received lot 29. (Millard Milburn Rice, New Facts and Old Families (Redwood City, California: Monocacy Book Co., 1976), p. 29.)
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of current custodian.
Reviewed 1 February 2023.
Inscription
In Memory Of
BERNARD HERSPERGER
1798
DONOR OF GROUND AND ENTRANCE
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HENRY HERSPERGER
1760 – 1812
CATHARINE
HIS WIFE
1762 – 1824
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HERSPERGER
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