288. Susanna Landis
Susanna's father, Henry Landis, probably was born in 1700 in Switzerland or Germany, came to the New World as a young boy c.1717, and lived with his first wife in Hammer Creek, just west of Cocalico Creek, Warwick Twp. (Deed X-1-164, Lanc. Co. Court House.) Jacob Hess lived just southwest a few miles. After Henry's first wife, Veronica, died c 1752 he remarried and moved to Manheim Twp. with his 11 children 1 yr. to 22 yrs. c.1752. . . perhaps he moved to leave behind the memories associated with the sad loss of his first wife.
John and Susanna lived and are buried on Lititz Hess Homestead tract. John built the stone house c. 1778 but probably spent his last years in the log house. John's large inventory of Mar 5, 1778 included window glass, stone hammer and shoemaker tools. He and his eldest son, Christian (generation 4), paid a militia fine for not serving in the Revolutionary War. In 1775 John owned the bulk of the 200 original tract since he bought his younger bother's land when he (Christian) moved to Virginia. Susanna signed her name only with an X mark on legal papers.
As reported by Irvin David Hess, "Little has been found in the records about John, except what is reported in the Will and estate settlement of his Uncle Christian Hess who died about 1794. In this Settlement record, Deed Records Lancaster Co., Pa. BK. "I", Vol. 3, Pgs. 30-31, nine children sign with their husbands for the share of Christian's estate bequested them as descendants of John."
Carl F. King records her birth as being about 1771.
A deacon.
720. Mary Landis Hess
Lived near "what we call Metzler's Meetin House in Earl Township."
723. Judith Landis Hess
Married Daniel Brubaker, 1767-1848. Lived in Schoeneck. Irvin David Hess reports: "[Judith and Daniel] lived on a part of two hundred acres near Lititz (later known as Warwick Twp.) This was possible the land Jacob and Veronica Hess are reported to have taken up one mile from Lititz in 1734 It was reported occupied by John Gibble in 1880."
725. Anna Landis Hess
She died at an early age. It is not known whether she and Henry were related.
Lancaster, PA.
Moved to Cumberland Co., PA.
Hershey-Landis Cem.