Jacob Reimel (1718 - 1796)

Born 1718 in Alsace, France

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1796 at about age 78 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Biography

Jacob Reimel was born ~1718 in France or Germany. His parents were Hans Georg Reimel and Elizabeth Barbara (Unknown) Reimel

Jacob married Sarah (Labar) Rymal before 1758 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Their children include...

• William Rymal
• John Reimel
• William Reimel
• Mary Reimel
• Caty Reimel
• Georg Reimel
• Elizabeth Reimel
• Jacob Reimel

Jacob passed away on 22 Nov 1796 in Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

Original Information

A review of Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808 shows that only the adult males were listed as qualified to take the oath of allegiance to Pennsylvania.^[1]

Accordingly, the only two members of the Reimel family that appear in this list are Hans Georg Reimel Sr., and his oldest son Jacob Reimel. The Reimels appear in the list of foreigners who arrived on ship Virtuous Grace, John Bull, Master, from Rotterdam.^[1] This source says they were qualified September 24, 1737, but it's not clear if that was also when the ship arrived, or it it was a later date. The name that appear that matches a known family member is:

• Hans Georg Reimmel ^[1]

Below that it says: [The original list is herewith given.] ^[1] It includes the following names that match known family members:

• Hans Geo Remel, age 53 ^[1]
• Jacob Remel, age 19< ^[1]

Obviously the surnames were spelled differently, establishing a pattern that continued long after their arrival in Pennsylvania.

Another similar source, Index to the names of 30,000 immigrants--German, Swiss, Dutch and French--into Pennsylvania, 1727-1776, lists both father and son once again. the advantage to this source is that it refers to the people on board the Virtuous Grace as Palatines.^[2]

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s This listing is for his father of the same name. The Hans Georg Reimel of this profile traveled to America with his father and his older brother Jacob when he was only 10 years old.

Name: Hans Georg Reimmel

Arrival Year: 1737

Arrival Place: Pennsylvania

Source Publication Code: 1804

Primary Immigrant: Reimmel, Hans Georg

Annotation: Taken from original manuscripts in the state archives. Names given throughout pages 1-677. Foreigners arriving in Pennsylvania named on pages 521-667. No. 3776, Kelker, supplements this.

Source Bibliography: EGLE, WILLIAM HENRY, editor Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808. (Pennsylvania Archives, ser. 2, vol. 17.) Harrisburg [PA]: E.K. Meyers, 1890. 787p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967.

Page: 136

1772 Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801

Name: Jacob Reimel

Year: 1772

Town or Ward: Upper Mount Bethel

County: Northampton

Archive Rollname: 331

1776 Residence, Christ Lutheran Church

Name: Jacob Reimel

Event Type: Residence

Residence Date: 1776

Residence Place: Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Denomination: Lutheran

Organization Name: Christ Lutheran Church

1786 Residence, Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863

Name: Jacob Reimel

Residence Year: 1786

Residence Place: Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801

Name Jacob Reimel

Year 1790

Town or Ward Upper Mount Bethel

County Northampton

Archive Rollname 331

Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993

Name: Jacob Keimel [Jacob Reimel]

Probate Date: 6 Mar 1796

Probate Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1796

Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA

Item Description: Will Book, Vol 1-3, 1752-1800

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808, page 134-137, via Archive.org, see: https://archive.org/stream/namesofforeigner00egle#page/134/mode/2up/search/Reimmel
2. ↑ Index to the names of 30,000 immigrants--German, Swiss, Dutch and French--into Pennsylvania, 1727-1776, by I. Daniel Rupp, Second Revised and Enlarged Edition with German Translation, published in Philadelphia in 1876, pages 106 and 107, see: https://archive.org/stream/collectionofupwa00ruppuoft#page/106/mode/2up/search/Remel.

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: 136. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. See: http://ancstry.me/2sUjMVt.

• 1772 Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 331. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: http://ancstry.me/2COdM01.

• 1776 Residence: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 793. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: http://ancstry.me/2CoMzFC.

• 1786 Residence: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA. See: http://ancstry.me/2F1Ncm4.

• 1790 Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 331. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: http://ancstry.me/2ov6olN.

• Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1752-1907; With Register's Index, 1752-1966; Author: Northampton County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. See: http://ancstry.me/2t1M5kW.