Heinrich (Diehl) Deal (1730 - bef. 1809)

Born 1730 in Botetourt County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mariam (Willoughby) Diehl — married 1760 in Virginia

Descendants

Died before 1809 before age 79 in Floyd County, Kentucky

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Biography

Henry Diehl is the son of Josef Diehl, who immigrated from Germany and Magdalena Grimm.

For a presently unexplained reason he dropped the use of the given name Heinrich and adopted the use of the more English sounding name Richard.

Richard Deal sold land on Johnson Creek in Patrick County, Virginia in 1808. ^[1]

Richard Deal, a resident of Floyd County, Kentucky, was exempt from paying taxes in 1809 indicating he was over 65 years of age. ^[2]

A deed for Richard Deal in Fayette County, Kentucky 1810 is for the sale of land he owned in Patrick County, Virginia. ^[3]

Married:

1) Miriam surname possibly Willoughby, Ballentine or Conley

Children: William Deal 1740–1808; Conley Deal b. 1750; David Deal b 1760/69 d 1845; Cortney Deal b. 1762 d1862; Thomas Deal 1764; Nancy Deal 1775; Malachi R Deal 1776–1880

2) Nancy Shelly *Nancy Deal (age 26-44) in the 1820 census for Fayette County, Kentucky with male child under 10 in household.^[4]

Children:  ? James Deal

Research

The proper spelling for the surname appears to be Diehl because it is of Germanic origin. Other spellings appear to have resulted from Americanization of the original name.

Various controversies over the ancestry of Richard Diehl/Deal/Deel etc. are explained below.

The first known ancestor for the Deel lineage was David Diel who came to America on the ship 'Favorite', Captain Nicholaus Volans from Hamburg, Germany. David moved to Washington County, Virginia from eastern Virginia then to Russell County Virginia, on Levisa River, now Buchanan County. He married Elizabeth Coleman

On Wikitree see: Willoughby Deel son of David Diel and Elizabeth Coleman. David son of Heinrich "Richard" Deale formerly Diehl and Mariam.

Further information on the Deal family was provided (without sources) in July 2018 from the research of James E. Long. David Deal is not David Dhiel. The David Dhiel from the Favorite stayed in PA. David Deal is the son of Richard Deal and Mariam (Unknown). This Richard is the son of Richard Deal and Susannah Winfield. This Richard is the son of Henry Deal/e out of the Tidewater area of VA.

Removed this person as a son of George Diehl Diehl-128 and Anna Catherine Bocher Bocher-2 as they are the grandparents and not the parents of Henry. See also: "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:Q3N6-8G9 : accessed 1 March 2020), entry for Heinrich Diehl Deale; "OldPeopleGrandKids" file (2:2:2:MMXH-MV9), submitted 5 January 2020 by Don Stephenson

Sources

1. ↑ Patrick County, Virginia Deed. This indenture made this 13th day of October One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven by and between Richard Deal of the County of Patrick and state of Virginia of the one part and John Yeats of the same County and State of aforesaid of the other part to itself that the above mentioned Richard Deal hath bargained and sold into the above mentioned John Yeats one certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty acres lying and being in the county of Patrick and on the waters of Johnson Creek for and in consideration of One Hundred Dollars by the said John Yeats to the above Richard Deal in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and is bound as follow To Wit: Beginning at a Dogwood on the head of a branch thence new line to the beginning more particularly references may be had by referring to a deal made by the said John Yeats to the said Richard Deal which is recorded with all its appertances, ways, waters, woods, water courses, and also all houses, orchards, barns, mines, minerals, and mills and every convergency belonging thereunto the said Richard Deal doeth forever warrant and defend against all claim, all persons, whatsoever may incur to the whole sale and property use of the said John Yeats and his heir forever fully possess. In withness thereof the said Richard Deal hath herewith set his hand and seal they year and date above written. Richard Deal (Seal) Signed, sealed, and acknowledged in the presence of Teste: David P. ???; John Adams; Rolad Adams Patrick County May Court 1808 The within written indenture of bargain and sale was acknowledged in court by the within named Richard Deal to be his act and deed and the same waay ordered to be recorded by the court. Teste Abram Staples DCPC
2. ↑ Floyd Co., KY.County Court Order Book, Vol 1, 1808-1813 p 54 Aug 1809 Richard Deal is exonerted from the payment of the Levy for 1809 (now assessed by the county and from Levies in future)
3. ↑ Fayette County, Kentucky Deed Book ?, p ?. August 9, 1810, Richard Deal of Fayette County, Kentucky (Lexington) sold 2 tracts of land in Patrick County to Thomas Penn. One tract was 150 acres; the other deed did not specify the acreage.
4. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Fayette, Kentucky; Page: 107; NARA Roll: M33_17; Image: 121

• Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research. William Deal, son of Richard Deal. [1]