NameJacob ESCH
Birthabt 1730, Germany
DeathApr 1808, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Web Notes notes for Jacob ESCH
Arrived from Germany to Philadelphia about 1751. Believed to be descended from a Christopher Esh from Germany. The ship “The Duke of Württemberg", which arrived in Philadelphia on 16 October 1751. The captain of this ship was Montpelior, last from Rotterdam and Cowes. Also mentioned as a passenger on this ship was a Jacob Esch, who is believed to have been the progenitor of the Mennonite Esch line in Lancaster, Pa.