John HACKER

1. JOHN HACKER was born on 12 Nov 1781 in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, presumably the eldest son of Frederick and Catharina (Fuchs) Hacker.[1,2] He was christened on 18 Nov 1781 in Emanuel Lutheran Church, Brickerville, Warwick township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Johannes and Barbara.[2] John died in Reamstown, Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1847; he was 65.

John Hacker appears on the census for Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, 1820, and 1830. [3, 4, 5]  On 20 Mar 1812, John-with his brother-in-law, Michael Klein-petitioned the court to award an inquest on his father’s estate.[6]  John subsequently refused his rights his father’s farm, in favor of his younger brother George.[7]

John first married about 1804 SALOME/SARAH MOSER, daughter of Johan Adam Moser (8 Nov 1746-26 Jan 1823) and Christina Prunner (5 Nov 1752-5 Nov 1823), in Pennsylvania. [8] Salome was born on 9 Aug 1783 in Pennsylvania and christened in Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, East Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.[9] Salome/Sarah died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, sometime before 1823, possibly as early as 1807. She is referred to as deceased in both her father and mother’s estate documents of 1823.[10] She was buried in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Reamstown, Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

1. John Hacker Jr. was born about 1804, probably in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania and died sometime after Aug 1896 in West Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer in West Cocalico township, Lancaster Pennsylvania. On 25 Oct 1852, he married Rebecca Bucher, daughter of Jacob Bucher.
   1. Susanna B. Hacker (ca 1833-?)
   2. John B. Hacker (Jan 1839-1929)
   3. Isaac B. Hacker (5 Mar 1855-24 Jul 1921)
2. George Hacker was born about1805, probably in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He was still alive in 1828, but nothing more is known about him.
3. Lydia Hacker was born about 1807, probably in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. She was still alive in 1828, but nothing more is known about her.

Sometime before 1823, John married second SUSANNA MOSER, daughter of Johan Adam Moser & Christina Prunner, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Susanna was born 3 Aug 1781.[11,12] Susanna died in Durlach, Clay township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on 29 Nov 1863; she was 82.[13]

John and Susanna may have been married as early as 1811, and quite possibly had a son and two daughters, all born between 1811 and 1820. These children are not mentioned in the will of their grandfather Adam Musser as John’s three children with his first wife are named, perhaps because their mother Susanna was still living and therefore their grandfather’s direct heir.[14]

Susanna (Moser) Hacker was listed on the census for Clay township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1850, living with Samuel Weich’s family.[15] She was listed on the census for Clay township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania in 1860, living with Samuel Wike’s family.[16]

Footnotes

1. Humphrey, John T., Pennsylvania Births, Lancaster County – 1778-1800, (Washington, D.C., 1997: Humphrey Publications), 126.
2.  Weiser, Frederick S., editor and translator, Records of Pastoral Acts at Zion Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1795-1827, (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania German Society, 1987), 124.
3.  John Hauker household, 1810 United States census, Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; National Archives micropublication M252.
4.  John Hocker household, 1820 United States census, Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; National Archives micropublication M33.
5.  John Hacker household, 1830 United States census, Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; National Archives micropublication M19.
6.  Frederick Hacker, Lancaster county Orphan’s Court Miscellaneous Book 1808-1813, page 433, Lancaster county Clerk of the Orphans Court, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
7.  Frederick Hacker, Lancaster county Orphan’s Court Miscellaneous Book 1808-1813, page 458, Lancaster county Clerk of the Orphans Court, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
8.  Sarah Moser entry, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Salt Lake City: Family History Library, citing microfilm 1553937 for bath 5029557, sheet 19.
9.  Sarah Moser entry, International Genealogical Index [IGI] (Salt Lake City: Family History Library, citing microfilm 1553937 for bath 5029557, sheet 19; Humphrey, Pennsylvania Births, Lancaster County – 1778-1800, page 249.
10.  Adam Musser will (1823), Lancaster County Will Book N, Volume 1: 276, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
11.  Humphrey, Pennsylvania Births, Lancaster County – 1778-1800, page 248.
12.  Adam Musser will (1823), Lancaster County Will Book N, Volume 1: 276, Pennsylvania State Archives. John Hacker is named the husband of Adam Musser’s daughter Susanna.
13.  Susanna Hacker obituary, Reading Adler, December 8, 1863, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  “Died Nov. 29, Susanna Hacker, age 82 years, 3 months, 24 days. Widow of 22 years of dec’d John, Reamstown. She resided at Durlach, Lancaster County.”
14.  Adam Musser estate (1826), Lancaster County Deed Book K, Volume 5: 204-205, Pennsylvania State Archives. John, George and Lydia are named as the minor children of John Hacker and his late wife Salome, daughter of Adam Musser.
15.  Samuel Weich household, 1850 United States census, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Page 272B; National Archives mircopublication M432, Roll 789.
16.  Samuel Wike household, 1860 United States census, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Page 18B; National Archives micropublication M653, Roll 1120.