Descendants
of |
| 1. LUDWIG HENCKEL b: Abt. 1535 in Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany 2. CASPAR HENCKEL b: Abt. 1576 in Allendorf-AD-Lumda,Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany d: March 2, 1650/51 in Germany 3. MATTHIAS HENCKEL b: Abt. 1605 in Allendorf-AD- Lumda,Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany d: in Germany 4. GEORGE HENCKEL b: 1635 in Allendorf-AD-
Lumda,Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany 5. ANTHONY JACOB HENCKEL b: Abt. December 27, 1668 in
Mehrenberg, Hesse, Darmstadt, Germany d: August 12, 1728
in ,Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 6. JOHN JUSTUS HENKLE, SR., b: February 10, 1705/06 in Daudenzell,
Germany d: August 1778 in Pendleton County, (W)Virginia |
REV.
ANTHONY JACOB HENKEL |
| The first of the family in America was the Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel, a "hofprediger." -- preacher to a royal court, -- who came from Frankfort on the Main to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, arriving in 1717. He was killed by a fall from his horse in 1728. His son Justus, or Yost, went to North Carolina, and thence in 1761 to the North Fork, settling a little above Harper's Mill. |
From "A History of Pendleton County West Virginia" by Oren F. Morton |
The Henckel
genealogy, 1500-1960 : |
|
Anthony Jacob Henckel founded St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown,Pennsylvania.
Located about 20 miles southeast of his
home in New Hanover, near the 'Old Swamp Church'
which he reorganized. He also preached at other locations between
Hanover and Germantown,
as in Trappe; mostly along what is called Germantown Pike.
This picture above and the following
two pictures is from a Henckel family book
at the Shenandoah Library, Edinburg, VA.
There are two more sets of two-volumes each of the Henckle Family
History
xeroxed and put into book form there.
********
Wendell Evans
Wendell Evans, 8th generation
descendant, descended through the Henkel-Deiter/Teterline.
Wendell says that there are around 10 other Henkel's buried in
this cemetery
St. Michael's, Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia [closeby is
Chestnut Hill].
He says the cemetery is well-kept.
Wendell has provided a close-up of the gravestone
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Headstone of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel
and his wife Maria Elizabeth.
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Memorial of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henkel
beside the Church Alter
HINKLE'S
FORT Location |
The stone marker below is
at Riverton, West Virginia. You can ask at the local
Riverton Grocery and they can tell you which road to
take. |
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JOHN JUSTUS HINCKEL, SR. is
my |
RIVERTON, WEST VIRGINIA |
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Markers at the site of the fort and at the graves of John Justus Henckel, Sr. and wife were dedicated on September 19, 1936 at a Henckel family reunion with several hundred descendants from throughout the United States in attendance who came to pay a lasting tribute to the memory of one of their patriarchs. |
From an
article regarding John Justus Henckel, Sr. and Hinkle's
Fort entitled, |
Frontier
Forts Along the Potomac And Its Tributaries |
Fort Hinkle Hinkle’s Fort was located in the Germany Valley on the headwaters of Mill Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the South Branch River, in what was then Augusta County. Its site was about one and one-half miles northeast of the present Riverton Post Office and about the same distance southwest of Seneca Caverns. On a map of Pendleton County, the intersection of a line drawn N. 30W., from the courthouse at Franklin with that of a line drawn S. 66 W., from the Village of Upper Tract will approximate its location. It was constructed by Justinius Hinkle, an early German settler in the Valley. He originally built a blockhouse for the protection of himself and his numerous family, and it does not appear that the military took any part in its planning or construction. It was probably erected in the spring of 1758, following the destructive Indian raids on Forts Seybert and Upper Tract in late April of that year. In 1762, just prior to the outbreak of Pontiac’s War, he enlarged his defense by the addition of a stockade, and it then became a better sanctuary for other settlers living in the region. Located near the base of the Allegheny Mountains, this fort, with the possible exception of Trout Rock, was farther west than any other defense built on the drains of the Potomac River in Virginia. It was in a secluded area, as a mountain range called River Knobs separated it on the west from the main trail of the settlers and Indians who traveled the course of the North Fork River, while North Fork Mountain with an elevation of nearly three thousand feet effectually cut off attack from the east. To reach Fort Hinkle, the enemy was required to either pass through Hinkle Gap to the north or through the Root Run Gap to the south. There appears to be no record that Hinkle’s place was ever attacked by the savages and nothing can be found that would indicate any settlers were ever killed, wounded or captured in its vicinity. That the fort was built, however, would evidence that the Indians at times ranged the Germany Valley. |
My direct
lineage from my 6th great-grandfather |
|
JOHN JUSTUS
HENKLE b: February 10, 1705/06 in Daudenzell, Germany d:
August 1778 in
Anna Margaret Henkle
b: December 9, 1738 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Catherine
Margaret Teter b: Abt. 1765
in Rockingham County, Virginia William
H. Mitchell b: Bet. 1788 -
1789 d: 1834 in Early 1834 Mary
Isabelle Mitchell b: December
15, 1819 in Jane Lew, Lewis, West Virginia d: June 22,
1891 Rosa Dove Bent
b: April 24, 1861 Troy, Gilmer, West Virginia Thurman Peter Brannon
b: December 12, 1886 Rush Run, Troy, Gilmer, West
Virginia My mother |
Children of |
| ANNA MARIE ELIZABETH HENKLE b:
August 2, 1731 in Berks County., Pennsylvania d: 1824 in Mad River, Champaign, Ohio married Moses Elsworth b: Abt. 1732 m: Abt. 1750 in Rowan Co., North Carolina d: Abt. 1801 in , Harrison Co., (W)VA Henckel Genealogy, by Junkin & Junkin at http://nettrash.com/users/cheuvront/henkle2.html JACOB HENKLE b: March 14, 1732/33 in Berks County, Pennsylvania d: February 14, 1779 in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia married BARBARA TETER b: 1753 in North Carolina CATHERINE HENKLE b: January 13, 1734/35 in Berks County, Pennsylvania married ADAM BIFFEL REBECCA HENKLE b: October 5, 1736 in Berks Co., Pennsylvania married CAPT. PAUL TETER ANNA MARGARET HENKLE b:
December 9, 1738 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania d:
February 8, 1801 in Pendleton County.,Virginia MARY MAGDALENA HENKLE b: February 1, 1742/43
in Berks County, Pennsylvania d: October 18, 1829 in
Germany Valley, Pendleton, (W)Virginia ELIZABETH HENKLE b: December 20, 1745 in Berks
County, Pennsylvania SUSANNAH HENKLE b: October 16, 1747 in Berks
Co., Pennsylvania ABRAHAM HENKLE March 20, 1748/49 d: September
3, 1815 in Germany Valley, Pendleton County, (W)Virginia HANNAH HENKLE b: April 9, 1750 in Berks
County, Pennsylvania d: Abt. 1780 in Pendleton,
(W)Virginia JOHN JUSTUS HENKLE, JR. b: January 14, 1752 in North Carolina d: April 17, 1794 in Germany Valley, Pendleton County, (W)Virginia married 1774 CHRISTINA NEGLEY CAPT. ISAAC HENKLE b: December 5, 1754 in
North Carolina d: October 1824 North Fork River,
Pendleton County, (W)Virginia |
The Old Marker at Germany Valley says: |
GERMANY VALLEY |
My
great-great-great-great grandparents, John William
Mitchell and Catherine Margaret Teter |
The
New Marker says |
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Picture of Dee Randall taken September 1999. |
Germany Valley |
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Picture of Dee Randall taken September 1999. |
I have read that the Hinkle's owned 20 miles of land in the Germany Valley. |
Going North on
28 & 33 from Riverton, you will see a town named for
the Teter Family, Teterton. |
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| An elderly man in Riverton showed me proudly his grandmother or great-grandmother and told me her story and how she met the man or men that she had children with. He said that some women had children with Indians as well as the local German men. He was trying to point out to me her features of being part-Indian. To me she looked neither Indian nor German, although it was a combination-look I have seen before. He said that some women had children by different fathers without being married. He said that the women traveled and worked back and forth along the road (pointing north) doing whatever they could to make a living, that it was a hard life and poor times. I could not get a feel for the time period he was speaking of, but he spoke lovingly about the dress that the woman, his grandmother, in the picture was wearing. He had memorized every thread, it seemed, of her dress and why it was made in the fashion it was. It was a black and white picture, but he saw it in color, describing it in pinks and yellows. You could tell he loved this woman. I would put the dress as I remember it maybe in the 1920's and she appeared to be in her early 50's. |
This information
below is not from J. Robert Moore. |
Henckel Family
Association has announced the reprinting of THE HENCKEL GENEALOGY. |
There are many books
already written about many members of the Henckle family,
whole genealogies, and separate family genealogies. There
are many books (some volumes) in the Shenandoah Library,
Edinburg, Shenandoah County, VA regarding Henckle
genealogy. I was told that there are many,many more in
New Market, Shenandoah County, VA at the printing press
where they are still re-printing books that the Henckle
Press published and books that are written about the
Henckles. It looks to me like a thriving industry. |
October 06, 2003 |
