Johannes Creveling (1706 - 1782)

Born 6 Jun 1706 in Maxsayn, Westwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Christine (Loecher) Creveling — married 12 Sep 1737 in Banmoxcein, Maxsain, Westerwald, Germany

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1782 at age 75 in West Portal, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Spelled Kriebeling in Germany. Baptized Jul 4, 1706. Farmer and owned thousands of acres in Sussex Co and Hunterdon Co. Named John Creveling in his will dated Aug 24, 1870 (written by someone else as he could not write). Both he and his wife belonged to the 1st Baptist Ch, Wantage Twp, Sussex Co, New Jersey at one time. He bequeathed 20 pounds to each son not designated otherwise. Buried in private cemetary in West Portal (formerly West End), New Jersey. (See Christinas notes. ....Creveling Family History And Genealogy, 2nd Edition. pg 5

Johannes and Christiana Crivling, who were born in the Netherlands. They were married Sep 6, 1737 by Johannes Caspavius Everhartus, Minister, in Ban Maxcein, Wolverlingen, Holland. (It is now Wolvaga)/ The name in Dutch is Greveling from the body of water, Grevelingen, near Rotterdam. They came to th US on a ship called the "Spotted Cow", and landed in Hoboken, NJ about 1750. Some descendedants have changed the name to Crevling or Crevelling.

From proposed introduction to Creveling Family History (May 1984), by Louis G Creveling Creveling, Louis, "Creveling Family History And Genealogy" pg 966

Name: Johannes Creveling Sr. ^{[1] [2]}

Born 6 Jun 1706. Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. ^[1]

Died 20 Jan 1782. West Portal, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. ^{[1] [2]}

Residence 24 Aug 1780. Bethlehem, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. ^[2]

Buried West Portal, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America. ^[1]

Name: Johannes Creveling Sr. ^{[3] [2]}

Born 6 Jun 1706. Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. ^[3]

Died 20 Jan 1782. West Portal, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. ^{[3] [2]}

Residence 24 Aug 1780. Bethlehem, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. ^[2]

Buried West Portal, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America. ^[3]

This person was in a record in 1813.^[4]

Andrew was buried in 1813 in North Centre, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5]

This person was in a record in 1887.^[6]

This person was in a record.^[7]

This person was in a record.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave: Memorial #41558973
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Source: #S781952569 Ancestry Record 2793 #29930
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: #S781921887 Ancestry Record 60525 #8986221
4. ↑ Will of Andrew Creveling died 1813/1814 names 7 sons & 3 daughters
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   LDS Family History center microfilm 954835, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Wills & letters of administration 1813-1836, volume 1 page 2-3,
   Will of Andrew Creveling of Bloom Township dated 29 august 1813, court date 28 Feb 1814
   family named in will, wife Hannah,
   sons: Thomas, Isaac, andrew, William, John, Samuel, Alexander
   daughters: Mary Smith, Margaret Boone, Martha deceased, son in law George ?Stout? writing unclear.
5. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database
   citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: QV29-NFZ6 (accessed 26 October 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #53560161
   Andrew Creveling burial (died in 1813) in 1813 in North Centre, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Born on 28 Feb 1743.
6. ↑ 5 generation Creveling family, Johannes, Andrew 1743, Samuel 1778, Isaiah 1810, Lewis 1838, in Columbia county history
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   History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, J H Battle editor, Chicago, A Warner co., 1887, Page 437-8 Lewis M Creveling essay
   

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   great-great grandparents, Johannes and Eva Loecher Creveling, Sr., came to America from Germany and settled in West Portal (formerly Jugtown), Hunterdon County, New Jersey. They are buried in the Creveling Family Burying Ground in West Portal, NJ.
   

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   great grandfather Andrew Creveling, his great grandfather, was born in or near Maxsain, Germany on February 28, 1743. He migrated with his family from Germany to America as an infant. Private Andrew Creveling, at the outbreak of the Revolution, entered the Continental Army and served throughout the war. He was in the battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778, and on that day his son Samuel, the grandfather of Lewis M. Creveling, was born. After the close of the war, Andrew moved with his young family to Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
   

   --- grandfather Samuel Creveling, the grandfather of Lewis M., was a farmer. After his marriage in 1803, he moved to a farm which he bought. He cleared land and erected a cabin; the site of which is not far from the place where Lewis M. Creveling lived. His farm, at that time, comprised 350 acres. During the war of 1812, he was drafted, but several young men wanting to go in his place, and having a young family of his own, selected one as a substitute. Samuel Creveling lived on his farm until his death, in 1859, at the age of eighty-one. His wife Catherine Willets died about 5 years before him. Both are buried in Zion graveyard, this county. They had the following [8] named children: Andrew, Isaiah, Samuel, Russell and Rachel, all deceased. Peter, John and Sarah are living.
   -- father Isaiah Creveling, the father of Lewis M. Creveling, was born on May 29, 1810, died Dec 29, 1864. he wed Catherine M daughter of Andrus Fellows they had 6 children, 2 died infants 4 living Andrus F, Samuel W, Rachel B wed Zaphariah L Kile, & Lewis M our subject.
   - Lewis M. Creveling was born on September 2, 1838. On August 8, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, the "2nd Bucktail Regiment,” in which he served until the close of the war. ... Lewis M. Creveling was in the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and twenty other engagements. He went out as a private, was promoted successively corporal, first sergeant and commissioned second lieutenant, which rank he held on his return. ... and was fortunate to escape with only one wound all through the service. He was shot through the left cheek at Spottsylvania Court House on May 13, 1864. ... On September 11, 1865, he married Angeline Moss, daughter of Joseph Moss born Feb 13, 1809 and Emily Trescott born April 6 1809, of Fairmount, Luzerne County.
   Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Creveling had eight children: Isaiah Osborne, Francis, Eveline, Joseph C., Albert E., Andrus Fellows, Katie Emily and Irvin, who died in infancy.

7. ↑ Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Creveling -
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8. ↑ Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Creveling - Published information: Family genealogies
   Book, Creveling Family History and Genealogy, Louis G. Creveling, Library of Congress Card Catalogue No. 88-82223, Individual, Jill King, P.O. Box 381, Richland, WA, USA, 99352, Page number: 16
   Published information: Family genealogies
   
   Andrew Crevling Born 28 Feb 1743, Netherlands, Died 18 Feb 1814, Columbia Co, PA, Married 18 Jun 1771 by Rev Hanna (McHannah?) to Margaret Patrick (died 1797). He entered the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Rev War and served until the end. He was at the Battle of Monmouth, 28 Jun 1778 [see page 437 of History of Columbia and Montour Counties, PA, by JH Battle, 1887]. He was a Pvt on the NJ Continental Line. Moved to PA as he was given land grant for service as a soldier and resided in Afton, Columbia Co, PA, after 1790. A farmer and fishery owner. He belonged to the Society of Friends (Quakers). Buried with 2nd wife in Afton cemetery, Almeda, near Bloomsburg, PA, a private Creveling cemetery. Also listed in DAR Patriot Index.
   
   Herb Eaton Historical Publications, Charlotte, N.C. 28205

• Source: S781952569 New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2793

• Ancestry Family Tree: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=1152390&pid=-120368838

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Stout - Trask - Cowan .ged on 19 April 2011.
• Source: S781921887 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525

Jones, Jr, Henry Z & Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, Even More Palatine Families, Vol 1, Picton Press, pg 93

Find A Grave #41558973

Spelled Kriebeling in Germany. Baptized Jul 4, 1706.

• Creveling Family History And Genealogy, 2nd Edition, 2002. pg 5

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