HERSHEY Family History 1929By Henry Hershey The Hershey name has been traced to early times, with an honorable lineage. Twenty different spellings are seen in records and on tombstones, including Harsh, Harsha, Hershi, Hersha, Hirsch, Hirschel, Hurshey. The Hersheys that came from Europe were members of Mennonite Church. These forefathers were opposed to war. For this particular line, the book begins with Andrew Hershey, who came to America in 1719, as the first generation in