The Rev. Jacob Franck became the pastor of the Hebron Lutheran Church late in 1775. During the fewer than three years that he was the pastor, the church was reactivated and the number of baptisms increased dramatically. (This is one reason that so many people seem to be making a first time appearance in the years 1776, 77 and 78.) Though Rev. Franck was very popular with the congregation, he left the ministry and returned to Philadelphia as a silversmith. He and his wife Barbara had a son, Jacob, born 17 Sep 1776, baptized. After the very successful period with Rev. Franck as pastor, the Hebron Church fell onto hard times for several years.
John Fray purchased land in Culpeper Co., VA in 1764. He married Rebecca Swindell. John Fray died in 1791 with a will that mentions his wife, Rebecca, and his sons Ephraim, Moses, and Adam, and his daughters, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, and Margaret. Virginia Fray Lewis' book, " A History and Genealogy of John Fray of Culpeper Co., Virginia ", has much more information. (Though there seem to be several errors in the book.)
A Barbara Gerhardt was a sponsor in 1787 when Henry Crisler and his wife Elizabeth brought Rosina for baptism to the Hebron church. There appear to have been Gerhardts in the community in the period around 1740 and later years. Whether there is a relationship is unknown.
Daniel Gut (Good) and his wife Elizabeth had Ludwig baptized on 24 Nov 1791. Sponsors were Jacob Lip and his wife Margaret.
The origins of Matthias House prior to his purchase of land in 1771 in Culpeper Co. were in Augusta Co., VA, but prior to that, his source is unknown. The Hebron church records are filled with House information after they arrived in Culpeper Co.
George Hume was a second cousin of Alexander Spotswood who was sent to the colonies as a sentence for an uprising against Queen Anne. Descendants of George Hume married into the Germanna families.
Philip Hoop (Hupp) left a will in Culpeper Co. in 1761. He had several sons who all appear to have moved, at least on a temporary basis, to southwestern Pennsylvania. There were intermarriages to the older Germanna families.
We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.