Jacob Anthony (Henckle) Henckel (1733 - 1779)

Born 14 Mar 1733 in Milford Township, Bucks, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Mary (Teter) Henckel — married about 1753 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1779 at age 45 in Hampshire, Virginia, United States

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Biography

He was the ancestor of all Harmans in eastern WV abt 1798. Emmigrated from Virginia to Pendleton Co., WV

Jacob was born in Bucks Co., Pennsylvania which is now Lehigh Co. His parents were Johan Justus (Henckel) Henkle Sr (~1706 - 1778) and Maria Magdalena (Eschmann) Henkle (~1710 - 1778). ^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Anna Marie Elizabeth (Henkle) Ellsworth (1731 - 1824)
2. Catherine (Henckel) Büffel (1735 - 1803)
3. Rebecca (Henckel) Teter (1736 - 1797)
4. Mary Anna Henkel (1738 - 1801)
5. Mary Magdalena (Henckel) Skidmore (1743 - 1829)
6. Elizabeth (Henckel) Ruhlman (1745 - >1781)
7. Susannah (Hinkle) Teter (1747 - <1810)
8. Abraham Eschmann Henkle (1749 - 1815)
9. Hannah (Henkel) Johnson (1750 - 1783)
10. Johann Justus Henkle Jr (1752 - 1794)
11. Isaac (Henckel) Hinkle Sr (1754 - 1824)

Jacob Henkle at the age of 17 accompanied his parents, in 1750, to the settlement on Dutchman's Creek then in Rowan County, North Carolina. It is likely his marriage to Barbara Teter occurred in Rowan County as their first child, Reverend Paul was born in that locality in 1754. ^[2]

Jacob (~20) married Barbara Mary Teter (~19) (1734 - 1814) in 1753 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Their children were:

1. Rev Paul Biffle (Henckel) Henkel (1754 - 1825)
2. Moses (Henckle) Henkle (1757 - 1827)
3. Elizabeth (Henkle) Crites (~1759 - ~1805)
4. Christina (Henkle) Harman (1763 - 1836)
5. Rev Benjamin Henkel (1765 - 1794)
6. Isaac Henkle (1767 - 1817)
7. John (Henckle) Henkle (~1770 - 1803)
8. Jacob Titus Henckle II (1775 - 1845).

Excerpt from The Henckel Genealogy: "In the return of John Justus Henckel, Sr., and family in 1760 to Virginia it is not clear that the emigration included the eldest son, Jacob. If in the party, he left them in Virginia and stopped in August 1760 in Loudouin County for the winter. The following spring he crossed the Potomac River into Fredrick County, Maryland and later in the year [1761] continued to Hampshire County, Virginia [now West Virginia].Here he entered land but because of Indian outbreaks he was forced with his family to seek refuge in a fort [probably Upper Tract] where he remained for about three years." ^[3]

The following deed of record in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina:

Jacob Hincle Planter Grantee, Earl of Granville, Grantor, Book for year 1753-1754 [date of deed March 1755] Land in Parish of St. Luke, County of Rowan, beginning at White Oak on Squire Been's line in the Forks of the Yadkin ........six hundred fifty six acres.

No disposition of this land found but owing to the hasty departure due to the depredations of the hostile Indians it is not too difficult to surmise that Jacob was in difficult circumstances when he arrived in Virginia.

In "Early Settlers" of Rowan County, North Carolina by Eugene H. Bean, he records Jacob Henkle as a settler of 1753. This probably would indicate the date of his land entry and possibly the time of his marriage.

PROP: 656 acres MAR 1755 in Rowan (Now Davidson) Co. NC Notes: "Jacob Hincle Planter Grantee, Earl of Granville, Grantor book for year 1753 - 1754. Land in Parish of St. Luke, County of Rowan, beginning at white oak on Squire Been's land in the forks of the Yadkin six hundred and fifty six acres."

His son, Reverand Paul in his autobiography stated the first winter at the Fort his father worked as a carpenter during the day and at the shoemakers trade of evenings and in this way provided for his family.

He died in Hampshire co., Virginia which is now Pendleton Co., West Virginia. It is not known where he is buried.

• Fact: Christening (14 March 1733) Bucks, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
• Fact: Burial (1779) Upper Tract, Pendleton, West Virginia
• Fact: Residence Jacob married Mary Barbara Teter. They were the parents of Jacob, Abraham, Paul, Moses, Elizabeth, Hannah, Christena, Benjamin, Isaac, Joseph, and John Henkle. He was born in Bucks co., Pennsylvania which is now Lehigh co. He died Hampshire co., Virginia which is now Pendleton co., West Virginia Jacob Henkle at the age of 17 accompanied his parents, in 1750, to the settlement on Dutchman's Creek then in Rowan County, North Carolina. It is likely his marriage to Barbara Teter occurred in rowan County as their first child Reverand Paul was born in that locality in 1754. In the return of John Justus Henckel, Sr., and family in 1760 to Virginia it is not clear that the emigration included the eldest son Jacob. If in the party he left them in Virginia and stopped August 1760 in Loudouin County for the winter. The following spring he crossed the Potomac River into Fredrick County, Maryland and later in the year [1761] continued to Hampshire County, Virginia [now West Virginia]. Here he entered land but because of Indian outbreaks he was forced with his family to seek refuge in a fort [probably Upper Tract] where he remained for about three years.
• Fact: Residence The following deed of record in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina: Jacob Hincle Planter Grantee, Earl of Granville, Grantor, Book for year 1753-1754 [date of deed March 1755] Land in Parish of St. Luke, County of Rowan, beginning at White Oak on Squire Been's line in the Forks of the Yadkin ........six hundred fifty six acres. No disposition of this land found but owing to the hasty departure due to the depredations of the hostile Indians it is not too difficult to surmise that Jacob was in difficult circumstances when he arrived in Virginia. In "Early Settlers" of Rowan County, North Carolina by Eugene H. Bean, he records Jacob Henkle as a settler of 1753. This probably would indicate the date of his land entry and possibly the time of his marriage. His son, Reverand Paul in his autobiography stated the first winter at the Fort his father worked as a carpenter during the day and at the shoemakers trade of evenings and in this way provided for his family.
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch PG.57 (2) Jacob, married in North Carolina, to Mary, daughter of George Teeter, Sr. Lived and died in Hardy County, Va.

Family of JACOB, (son of Justus, son of the Exile.)

(1) Paul, Lutheran minister. Born in Rowan County, North Carolina, 1754, and died at New Market, Va., 1825.

(2) Moses, a justice, surveyor, and Methodist minister, Hardy and Pendleton County, Va.

(3) Elizabeth, wife of — Creutz.

(4) Hannah, burned to death in a fort during the Indian war.

(5) Christena, wife of — Harman.

(6) Benjamin, a Lutheran minister, buried under the chan cel of St. John's church, Rockingham County, Va.

(7) Isaac, Lutheran minister, labored in Rockingham County, Va.

(8) Joseph, a Lutheran minister.

(9) John, a Lutheran minister, buried under the pulpit of Zion Lutheran church, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

(10) Jacob, Jr.

In 1755, Jacob, the oldest son of Justus, purchased 656 acres of land on Dutchman's Creek near Salisbury.

His son, Reverand Paul in his autobiography stated the first winter at the Fort his father worked as a carpenter during the day and at the shoemakers trade of evenings and in this way provided for his family.

Jacob Henkel, oldest son of Justus, was a man of family at this time, and at the exodus from North Carolina removed in 1760, first to Loudoun County, Virginia, where he remained but a short time. Thence he removed to Frederick County, Maryland, where, as we have noted, his uncle George Hinkle and aunt Mary Apple resided.

In the spring of 1761, he moved to Hampshire County, Virginia. Here the hostile Indians again imperiled their lives, and they were compelled to take refuge in a stockade for safety. The Indians made several attacks on the fort, and in one of which, little Hannah, daughter of Jacob Henkel, was burned to death. From this place he removed to Mill Creek, in (now) Hardy County, where he died in middle life. The widow of Jacob Henkel married and died a widow in 1814.

The moral character of the family may be inferred from the fact that all the six sons of Jacob, son of Justus, became ministers. Then the ministerial sons themselves produced an unusual number of ministers. As examples we may cite the noted Rev. Paul Henkel, oldest son of Jacob, whose five sons were ministers, and a daughter, a minister's wife ; Rev. Moses, brother of Paul, had SEVEN ministerial sons, some of national reputation.

The Henkel memorial, historical, genealogical, and biographical; by Henkel memorial association. 1910 PG 54/55/56/57

Sources

1. ↑ Junkin, William Sumner,. The Henckel genealogy, 1500-1960 : ancestry and descendants of Reverend Anthony Jacob Henckel, 1668-1728, pioneer Evangelical Lutheran minister, emigrant from the German Palatinate to America in 1717. Spokane, Wash.: Henckel Family Association, 1964. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZF-9SZW-J), p. 192
2. ↑ Joseph M. Kellogg, Kellogg Notebooks on West Virginia Families: The Teter Family (1958) (https://archive.org/details/kelloggnotebooks00kell/page/n143/mode/2up), p. 145
3. ↑ Junkin, William Sumner,. The Henckel genealogy, 1500-1960 : ancestry and descendants of Reverend Anthony Jacob Henckel, 1668-1728, pioneer Evangelical Lutheran minister, emigrant from the German Palatinate to America in 1717. Spokane, Wash.: Henckel Family Association, 1964. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZF-9SZW-J), p. 192

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 September 2023, 20:33), entry for Jacob Anthony Henkle (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9YF-3R1 ); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177359280/jacob-henkle: accessed 15 September 2022), memorial page for Jacob Henkle (14 Mar 1733–14 Feb 1779), Find A Grave: Memorial #177359280, citing Brake Cemetery, Dorcas, Grant County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Diane Flanagan (contributor 48495926)

Acknowledgements

Entered by Richard Ragland.