Herbert Hockenbury

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Herbert Hockenbury is not in my direct ancestry. He is possibly a brother or cousin of Peter Hockenberry, b. (~1718)

THE HOCKENBERRY NAME & EARLY IMMIGRANTS
The name Hockenberry is one of several Anglicized forms of Hachenburger (such as Hachenberger, Hockenbury, Hillberry, etc.) In earlier times when individuals did not have set surnames, immigrants were often distinguished from others in their new location by a name reflecting their place of origin. thus, anyone from Hachenburg could be know as a Hachenburger. This appelation was probably applied more than once, and to individuals not necessarily related.
Records indicate several early immigrants to America with variants of this name; their relationship, if any, is not yet established. Some degree of relationship between Herbert Hockenbury (b. ~1690) and Peter Hockenberry (b. ~1718) is indicated by the fact that Herbert's son Harmon Hockenbury left Sussex Co. NJ in 1799 and went to live among the Peter Hockenberry clan in Franklin Co., PA until 1833. Many of the descendants of Harmon remain in this area today. He returned to Sussex Co., NJ at some point and was buried in LaFayette Nj, near Newton NJ.
Peter Hockenberry, b. ~1718 in Germany, settled in what is now Fannett Twp., Franklin Co. PA about 1750. His will was probated in Chambersburg, PA on 20 Feb. 1811.
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	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1690	Hackenburg,Germany
Marriage			to Margaret unknown
Death	will probated 13 June, 1769	Hunterdon Co., NJ

Children

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Spouse	Children	Notes	Sources
John Hockenbury	M		Sarah	John; Uly wf of Benj. Walker; Mary wf of __Gary; grandsons John Walker, John Gary	will prob. 6 Feb 1805
Peter Hockenbury	M		Elisabeth	granddau. Betsey Van Nest	will prob. 5 Dec 1804
Jost (George) Hockenbury	M		Margaret	Anna (b. 2 Mar. 1773;Peter (b. 2 May 1778)
Henry Hockenbury	M				of Bethlehem Twp.
Christopher Hockenbury	M
Harmon/Harman Hockenbury	M
Eve Anney Hockenbury	F
Anney Elsie Hockenbury	F
Margaret/Margie Hockenbury	F
Anna Elizabeth Hockenbury	F
Catren Hockenbury	F
Mary Hockenbury	F

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Germany	1690-1720
New Jersey	1720-1769
Hunterdon Co., NJ	1769

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	Manuscript: Peter Hockenberry and Descendants of his Son, John Hockenberry by Edith and Horace Renick, 1975, gives an overview of the early Hockenberry immigrants to America. Their information on Herbert Hockenbury came from the research of Fred & Ruth Hockenbary, Matawan, NJ.
2	Personal correspondence of Lee Elmer Vaughan, 1991. Herbert Hockenbury b. ca. 1690 in Hackenburg, Germany, married to Margaret unknown, died June 1769 Lebanon Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. Their son Harmon Hockenbury b. 1744 in Lebanon Twp., Hunterdon Co. NJ, d. ca. 1834 Sussex Co. NJ, wife unknown. Harmon's son Christopher Hockenberry b. 3 Apr 1816, d. 14 Apr 1898 Juniata Co., PA.
3	Early Germans of New Jersey, p. 406, contributed by Chuck Owens, Apr 2015 (Contributors link at left) Herbert Hockenbery, will prob.1769, lists wife Margaret, six sons, six daughters, several grandchildren.
4	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Conjecture

It is possible that Herbert Hockenbury was related to our direct line ancestor Peter Hockenberry (b. 1718). They are 28 years apart in age, so could be brothers, or more likely cousins. Harmon Hockenbury, son of Herbert, lived in Sussex Co., NJ and was buried there at LaFayette, near Newton, NJ. However there are records of a Harmon Hockenbury arriving in Franklin Co., PA in 1799 and living there in the midst of the Peter Hockenberry clan. This Harmon is thought to have been Harmon, the son of Herbert, who then must have returned home later in life to New Jersey. If so, his having lived in the midst of the Peter Hockenberry family strongly suggests that Peter was a kinsman.