First Generation 
1. John HESS was born in Mar 1756 in Cumberland County, NJ and died on 25 Apr 1821 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ. John married Margaret about 1790 in New Jersey. (Margaret was born about 1770 in Cumberland County, NJ.)
Their children were:
2 M i. David HESS was born on 1 Aug 1780 in NJ.
3 F ii. Margaret HESS was born on 1 Aug 1781 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ and died on 17 Oct 1845.
4 M iii. John HESS was born about 1785 in NJ and died in 1837 in NJ.
5 M iv. Frederick HESS was born between 1788-1795 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ and died on 8 Mar 1854 in Cumberland County, NJ.
+ 6 M v. Jonathan HESS was born in 1789 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ and died between 1850-1859 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ.
7 M vi. George HESS was born about 1790 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ.
8 F vii. Elizabeth HESS was born on 22 May 1793 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ and died on 17 Jan 1865 in Atlantic County, NJ.
9 M viii. Jonas HESS was born in 1796 in Cumberland Furnace, Cumberland County, NJ and died on 3 Apr 1863 in Cumberland Furnace, Cumberland County, NJ.
10 M ix. Samuel HESS was born about 1798 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ and died in 1843 in NJ.
11 M x. Thomas HESS was born about 1802 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ.
12 M xi. Daniel HESS was born about 1810 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, NJ.
