Many Descendents in County
Hans Herr House
Plans are undeiwny to icstoie
the oldest dwelling home in
Lancaster County and the oldest
Mcnnonite meeting place in
America.
The house is the Hans Hen
house and the family which once
occupied the house claims many
descendents in Lancastei Coun
ty.
In April 1960, the Mcnnonite
Research Journal repotted that
pioneer David Martin maincd
Barbara Herr, a gianddaughtei
Of Hans Hen
Peter Martin, a grandson of
David Martin, in 1819 moved
with 14 children to an aiea thiee
miles north of Wateiloo, Ontano
Judith, another child, was bom
in Canada
In moving, however, Pctei left
fcehmd two sons And manv
descendents are repoited in the
New Holland and Ephiata aieas
[Agway
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That is how Hans Hen des
ccndents became scatleied
thioughoul the U S and Canada,
accenting to II Elvin Hen,
chan man, Hans Hen House Re
stoiation Committee
Herr also gave Lancastei
Farming the following icpoit on
the histoiy of the Hans Hen
house and effoits to date to ic
stoic it
The Hans Heir house was built
in 1719 by the fust settleis lo
cating in what is now Lancastei
Countv They an ived in 1710
On October 21, 1969 Mai ion
Hen, widow of Heibeit T Hen
Ji. of Pittsbuigh, with her
daughter. Mis James O’Haia
Denny 111 also of Pittsbuigh,
came to Lancastei County to
initiate a pi eject to piesene and
lestoie the Hans Hen House
Heibeit T Hen Ji , was a
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S foot 1.46
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giandson of Thcodoie W Hen,
genealogist and compilei of the
Gi nealogieal Recoul ol Reveiend
Hans Hen and His Du eel Lineal
Descendants in 1908
Mis HeibertT Hen’s inteiest
was to have the Mennonite
Chinch pm chase the house
thiough a blanch of the Chinch,
the Lancastei Mennonite Confei
ence Histoiical Society, an in
corpoiated, non-piofit organiza
tion, which would maintain it
with the dignity that she felt
Lei foimei husband’s anceslial
hiiine deseived Befoie leaving
the County, she pledged $2,500,
and subsequently gave ovei
$3,000
On Novembei 3, 1969 D Maik
Hubei, ovvnei of Ihc house and a
cliiect descendant ol Hans Hen,
offeied to sell foi $40,000 to the
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