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* From Land of the Buckeye.net: Herman Lang was born circa 1700 at Lancaster Co., PA. He was the son of Christian Lang and (unknown). Herman Lang married Anna Hersche, daughter of Christian Hersche and Adelheid "Addi" Schoelli, circa 1718.
* Anna married Herman LONG son of Christian LONG and Maria about 1715 in , of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Herman was born about 1694 in , of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. He died in 1773 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Burial Place: Frederick, Washington Counties, Maryland
==Biography==
* Anna Elizabeth Hirschi was born in 1698 in Appenzell, Switzerland. She died in 1754 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. She was the daughter of Christian Hershey [[Hersche-16|Christian Hersche]](1664) [ and sister of Benjamin and Andrew.][Davis, R. W. (1999). *Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners* (Vol. 1).], Christian Hersche, who was in Chester County (now Lancaster County) by 1717, when a warrant was issued to Hans Pupather (i.e., Brubaker) and Christian Hersche for 1,000 acres of land in Chester County. According to Scott Hershey, [Hershey, Scott F. (1913). *History and records of the Hershey family from the year 1600*. The Petite Book Co, New Castle, PA. [http://archive.org/details/historyrecordsof00hers_0](http://archive.org/details/historyrecordsof00hers_0)], Christian Hershey and his three children, Benjamin, Andrew and Anna located in Lancaster County in 1709. (Hershey 1913, page 17)
== Biography ==
Christian included his daughter "Anna Herse" in his unofficial "will," which was written in German and was unsigned and undated.[[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SM-ZS1Z?i=183&cc=1999196&cat=159829 Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, folder 146 (filed under the name Christian Heiser).] FamilySearch film #005547089, images 184-190.]Anna was likely born in Friedelsheim in what is now Germany, where her parents were probably living. [Ira D. Landis (1956). [https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hershey,_Benjamin_(1697-1789) ''Hershey, Benjamin (1697-1789)''] Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO).]
Anna's mother may have been [[Zschille-9|Adelheit (Zschille) Hersche]], but no proof of this has been found. When Anna's father wrote his will, he referred to his wife as "Ati Scholi,[1733 Deed - Hans Brubacher et al to Benjamin Hirshy: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSF1-S95P-V?cat=224489 Lancaster Deed Book R, page 187.] FamilySearch film #008067073, image 465 of 741.]
According to Rupp's Collection of Thirty Thousand Names [Rupp, I. D. (1876). *A collection of upwards of thirty thousand names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other immigrant*. Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. [https://ia600908.us.archive.org/17/items/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft.pdf](https://ia600908.us.archive.org/17/items/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft.pdf)], There were thirty-four Swiss and German settlers in Lancaster County before 1712. Christian Herschi was among them, along with Hans Pupather, Heinrich Bär, and other well known Mennonites.
See also the Pennsyvania Land Patent Book.[[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V3DD-Y87Y?i=83&cat=44185 Pennsylvania Land Patent Book A5, page 271.] FamilySearch film #008715258, image 84 of 834.]
Anne Hersche married Herman Long/Lang sometime before 12 May 1729, when they were mentioned in a deed as "Hermon Long and Ann his Wife daughter of the said Christian Herssey."[1729 Deed - Benjamin Hershey & others to John Brubacker: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7S-S9K9?i=262&cat=224489 Lancaster Deed Book QQ, page 510.] FamilySearch film #007856832, image 263 of 681.]
Herman's wife was called Anne in another deed, dated 12 March 1747.[1747 Deed - Long and wife to Sanders: [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3P-G9RT-R?i=380&cat=224489 Lancaster Deed Book B, page 485.] FamilySearch film #007837371, image 381 of 758.]
On 2 June 1773, after the death of Anne's husband, Herman Long, his estate was divided between their 13 children. It's likely that Anne had died previously, since she was not included in the distribution of his estate. Their children were: [[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-LQ75-R?i=246&cat=244145 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records, Miscellaneous Book 1772-1776, page 121.] FamilySearch film #007726362, image 247 of 545.]
# Christian Long, administrator of the estate
# Addah, wife of Peter Swarr
# Anne, wife of Michael Witmer
# Catherine, wife of Abraham Hostetter
# Elizabeth Hostetter
# Maria, deceased
# Magdalena, wife Lodwick Metz
# Herman Long
# Esther, wife of John Myer
# John Long
# Barbara Hiestand
# Susannah, wife of Jacob Cryder
# Fronica, wife of John Rohrer
== Sources ==
: See also:* W. G. Long (1930), [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061956058&seq=247&view=1up ''History of the Long Family of Pennsylvania'', page 203.]
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Abt 1698 - Abt 1754 (56 years)
