Probably arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Edinburgh" out of Rotterdam and Portsmouth, on Sept. 5, 1748, along with Johannes Lorentz. There were listed "Vallentin Hush" & "Vallentin Hush, Junr." on the manifest. Listed in some records as Valentin Hus & Valentin, Jr. Or may have been the Valentin & Michael Huth listed on the ship "Duke of Bedford" arriving in Phila. on Sep. 14, 1751. Surname might also have been later transformed into "Hiss". See son Valentin's notes. Probably moved to Germantown after his arrival in Pennsylvania in 1748.
No Hüss listings in Phila. here are some Hess listings: (Note: there are 11 Hess listings, including 4 Nicholas Hess, in the 1790 Phila. County Census. 3 for Germantown, 1 No Lib, rest Phila city. Also a Christian Heisz on page 200 (typed) of No Lib.) Also "Christian Hess" and "Nicholas Hess, blacksmith" both of Mulberry Ward on the Aug. 20, 1754 Phila. Tax list. (LDS film #20451 copy in file)
Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789, Date of Import: Jun 7, 1999 Individual: Hess, Valentin County/State: Philadelphia Co., PA Location: Philidelphia Year: 1770
More About Valentin Hüss: Immigration: 15 September 1748, Arrived Phila fm Germany aboard Edinburgh.971, 972
Children of Valentin Hüss and Catharina Unknown are:
Valentin Hüss (b. Bet. 1685 - 1713, d. Aft. 1733)
Notes for Valentin Hüss: