Peter (Binggeli) Binkele (1704 - 1793)

Born 2 Mar 1704 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Salome (Werle) Binggeli — married 2 Feb 1725 in Steinthal, Alsace, France

Husband of Anna Margaretha (Geiger) Binckele — married 3 Feb 1749 in York, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1793 at age 89 in Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Peter (Binggeli) Binkele performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Peter (Binggeli) Binkele is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010272.

Johann Peter Binkley (Binckele, Binggeli) was born March 2, 1704 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland, ^[1] son of Christen Binggeli and Elsbeth Burri. He was Christened on March 2, 1704 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. ^[1]

In his Moravian memoir, Peter said that his father died when he was about 9, and when he was 13 his mother moved to Alsace. ^{[2] [3]} He was living with his brother in the Steinthal district of France, sometimes listed as Germany (see notes) when he met and married Anna Maria Werle (born 28 Oct 1704 in Belmont (Alsace) France). ^[3](1704-1748); They married on 2 Feb 1725 in Alsace, France. ^{[4] [5]}They came to America in 1736 on the Princess Augusta. ^[6] They lived at Warwick (Lititz) and then near York, PA, where Anna Maria died in 1748. ^[3]

Peter married Anna Margaretha Geiger (1722-1803), widow of Johannes Schemel, in 1749, moved with her to Monocacy, Maryland in 1763, and finally settled near Bethania, Stokes County (now Forsyth), North Carolina, in 1772. He died there on August 3, 1793, survived by 11 of his total of 22 adult children from the two marriages.^{[3] [2]} He was buried in the cemetery at Bethania Moravian God's Acre in Bethania, (Forsyth County), North Carolina. Grave# 85.^[7] His will went into probate in Stokes, North Carolina. ^[8]

In total, Peter had 21 named children, 13 with Anna Maria Werle; ^[3]:

1. Marie Salomé Binckele (b. 29 December 1725 in Bellefosse, bapt. 2 January 1726) Waldersbach
2. Catharina Binckele (b. 1727 d. after 1791) m. George Hönig (d. before 1791), moved to Stoverstown, Virginia.
3. Jean(Peter) Binckele (b. 1728) probably died in childhood.
4. Christian Binckele (b. 1729) probably died in childhood.
5. Anna Binckele (b. 1731)
6. Sarah Binckele (1733-1820) m. 1) Leonard Moser (ca. 1714-1782), 2) Edward Nathaniel Bartley;
7. Anna Marguerite Binckele (b. & d. 1734);
8. Margaretha Binckele (1735-after 1791) m. Hans Ulrich Vollenweider (also appears as Wolleweller, Fulwider and Wollewether; lived Augusta Co. VA);
9. Christina Binckele (b. 1738) m. Caspar Fischer, lived Cumberland TN;
10. Elizabeth Binckele (b. 1740) probably died in childhood.
11. Anna Barbara Binckele (b. 1741) probably died in childhood;
12. Johannes Binckele (b. 1743 d. ca. 1801) m. Johanna Jacobina Lyd/Leedy (1744-?) lived Robertson Co. TN;
13. Johann Adam Binkley (1744-1837) m. Maria Magdalena Weller (1744-1826), lived Cheatham Co. TN;
14. unnamed twin infant #1 (b. & d. 1745);
15. unnamed twin infant #2 (b. & d. 1745).

Children of Peter and Maria Margaretha

1. Elisabeth Binckele (b. 1749);
2. Christian Binckele (b. 1751);
3. John Peter Binckele (b. 1753);
4. Ann Maria Binckele (b. 1755).
5. Fredrich Binckele (b. 1757);
6. Joseph Binckele (b. 1761);
7. Anna Maria Binckele (b. 1764);
8. Jacob Binckele (b. 1767). ^[3]

Timeline

1704 Born March 2 in Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland. ^{[2] [9]}

1713 Peter's father dies when he is 9 years old.

1717 His mother moves to Alsace, France.

1718 Peter's goes to live with his brother.

1721 Peter leaves his brother's household takes up the trade of shoemaker, but almost immediately quits to become a driver for an innkeeper.

1724 He marries Anna Maria Werley and settles in the Steinthal District. He and Anna Maria stayed there for 12 years.

1725 Daughter Maria born. (Child #1)

1727 Daughter Catharina born. (2)

1728 Son Peter born. (3)

1729 Son Christman born. (4)

1731 Daughter Anna born. (5)

1733 Peter is struck by lightning. Daughter Sarah born. (6)

1734 Daughter Anne Marguerite born. (7)

1734 Daughter Anna Margaretha born. (8)

1736 He and Anna Maria emigrate to America. ^[6] Where they settle in Warwick, Pennsylvania. ^{[3] [2]}

1738 Peter and Anna Maria move on to Codorus, near Yorktown. Daughter Christina born. (9)

1740 Daughter Elizabeth born. (10)

1741 Daughter Anna Barbara born. (11)

1743 Son Johannes born. (12)

1744 Son Johann Adam born. (13)

1745 Twins born, neither survived. (14 & 15)

1748 Wife Anna Maria Werle dies.

1749 Peter marries the widow Maria Margaretha Schemel, née Geiger. Daughter Elisabeth born. (1st child with Maria Margaretha)

1750 Peter joins the Moravians; he receives a land grant for 150 acres of land in Codorus, York, Pennsylvania. ^[10]

1751 Son Christian born.

1753 Son John Peter born.

1755 Daughter Anna Maria born.

1757 Son Fredrich born.

1761 Son Joseph born. ^[11]

1763 Moves to Monocacy, MD.

1764 Daughter Anna Maria born.

1767 Son Jacob born. ^[3]

1772 Sells property in Monocacy and moves to Wachovia, three miles from Bethania, NC. ^{[2] [3]}

1793 Peter died August 20. ^{[2] [3]}

Research Notes

• He is consistently called Peter in the many church records that refer to him, never Johann Peter. In German naming conventions, the first name is often a "Saint name" and is not used as their daily named that they are called. See 18th Century PA German Naming Customs, for example.
• "Born in Guggisberg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, March 2, 1704, son of Christen Binggeli,^[12] who died there in 1713. In 1724 Peter married Anna Maria Werley, (Died in 1748)." ^[11]
• The Steintal District of Alsace has at times been a part of Germany, but was at that time, and is now, part of France. Hennings-109 11:02, 6 June 2016 (EDT)
• Guggisberg is sometimes spelled Guckensberg in the records.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Guggisberg KirchenBuch (Church Book) #5, Page 110.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Fries, Adelaide L., Dr., trans., Memoir of Brother Peter Binkele, Bethania Church Book, Salem Moravian Archives.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Moran, Faye Jarvis; Harris, Elizabeth. The Jarvis Family and Other Relatives: The Binkley Family : accessed on 4 May 2016 by Julie Ricketts.'
4. ↑ Waldersbach KirchenBuch (Church Book) #1, page 30
5. ↑ Waldersbach KirchenBuch (Church Book) #1, page 99
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Rupp, I. Daniel. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727-1776. Philadelphia: IG. Kohler, 1876. Print. Page 103.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8848731/peter-binkele: accessed 24 December 2023), memorial page for Peter Binkele (2 Mar 1704–20 Aug 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8848731, citing Bethania Moravian God's Acre, Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by CMC (contributor 47117651).
8. ↑ Wills and estate papers, Peter Binkley; (Stokes County, North Carolina), 1775-1971; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina
9. ↑ Records of the First Moravian Church, City of York, York County, Pennsylvania, 1758-1800. Birth: Kuckischberg, Berne, Switzerland, 2 March 1704,
10. ↑ Warrant Applications, 1733-1952. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania State Archives. Land Warrants. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Binkley, James Garfield, Dr. Binkley Family. Oklahoma City: Self Published, 1956. Print.
12. ↑ Guggisberg KirchenBuch (Church Book) #5, Page 110.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 7, 2016), "Record of Peter Binkley", Ancestor # A010272.