Johan Justus (Henckel) Henkle Sr (abt. 1706 - 1778)

Born about 10 Feb 1706 in Daudenzell, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Magdalena (Eschmann) Henkle — married Aug 1730 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1778 at about age 72 in Germany Valley, Pendleton County, Virginia

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Biography

Yost (Henckel) Henkle Sr migrated from Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Deutschland (Germany) to Upper Milford Township, Berks County, PA, America (USA)about 1717.

Yost (Henckel) Henkle Sr performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Johann Justus "jost" Henkel 1706 - 1778

Birth: Feb 10 1706 Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany

Christening: Feb 17 1706 Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Germany

Marriage: Circa 1730 Philadelphia, PA

Death: Aug 17 1778 German Valley, Pendleton, West Virginia

Burial: Aug 1778 Henkle's Fort, Pendleton, West Virginia

Parents: Reverend Anthonius Jacobus Henckel 1668 - 1728 Maria Elizabeth Giebel Henckel (born Denzer) 1672 - 1744

Wife: Magdalena Maria Henkel (born Eschman) 1711 - 1782 Children:

1. Anna Maria Elizabeth Hinckle 1731 - 1824
2. x Mary Magdalena Henkel 1732 - 1736
3. Jacob Henkel 1733 - 1779
4. Catharine Henkel 1735 - 1813
5. Rebecca Henkel 1736 - 1797
6. Mary Ann Margaret Henkel 1741 - ?
7. Mary Magdalena (Polly) Henkel 1743 - 1829
8. Elizabeth Henckel 1745 - 1815
9. Susannah (Sunna) Henkel 1747 - ?
10. Abraham Henkel 1749 - 1815
11. Hannah Henkel 1750 - 1782
12. John Justice Henkel 1752 - 1794
13. Capt Issac Hinkle 1754 - 1824 ^[1]

John Justus Henckel lived in PA until 1750 when he sold his property and moved with his family to North Carolina, settling in what is now Davidson Co NC. In 1760 he moved once again and came to Germany Valley which then was on the frontier of West Augusta County, VA. Later it was in Rockingham, and since then has been in Pendleton County, WVA^[2]Fort Henckel, aka Hinkle’s Fort, was located deep in the Allegheny Mountains in West Augusta, western Virginia, when it was built in 1761-62 by Johann Justus Henckel (Hinkle), Sr. (706-1778), other members of his family with perhaps help from neighboring settlers. The location near Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia, in what is known as Germany Valley.

The fort was built as a protection for Henckel, his family, and other pioneers against the Native Americans who frequented the valley from time to time.

According to an article on a Hinkle family website, the fort became the only outpost in Pendleton County for the patriot forces during the American Revolutionary War. While it has been generally that John Justus Henckel, Sr. served as commander of the fort and furnished supplies to the troops of the Virginia Militia who were quartered there, solid primary proof of his service and that of the Virginia Militia who were headquatered there including the North Fork Military Company which had been organized by settlers early in the Revolutionary War. Until now!

From time to time, old records turn up. Recently, Stephanie Mitchell, a researcher from the Midwest and a descendants of the Hinkle, Teter, Vandeventer, Cassel, Lambert, Bible and other Pendleton County, West Virginia families, unearthed two OLD record in a 1672 French Bible of another of her ancestors, Joseph Louis Cheuvront (b. France 1757, d. Harrison County, now West Virginia, 1832) . This well- preserved Bible contains the Militia Muster Rolls for John Skidmore’s Company at Fort Henckel (modern spelling Hinkle) for June 6 and September 8, 1775. When you get to the page with several images, be sure to double click on each one to get a larger image and a transcription of the names as recorded from the original by the owner.

"In 1750 John Justus Henchel sold his holdings in Pennsylvania and moved to Rowan, NC. In 1760 because of Indian depredations he moved with his family to Augusta County, Virginia and settled in a beautiful section known as Germany Valley. This was included in Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1778 and became part of Pendleton County in 1788. In 1863 the State of West Virginia was formed, and it included Germany Valley in the Union District of Pendleton County, West Virginia. The first improvement in Germany Valley by John Justus Henckel was the construction of a stockade with an enclosed area sufficient to house the families of his sons and sons-in-law as well as the other settlers in the immediate vicinity. This structure was known as Hinkle's Fort and was used as an outpost prior to and during the Revolutionary War. The attacks of the Indians during this period caused all settlers in this area to seek shelter and safety in this fortress. John Justus Henckel, Sr, was the recognized commander of the fort at which Colonial troops were occasionally quartered. At his death in 1778 he was succeeded by his son, Abraham Hinkle."

Variant spellings:

• HINKLE
• HENKLE
• HINCKLE
• HENCKLE
• HINKEL
• HINCKEL
• HENKEL
• HENCKEL

First Name

• Johan
• Jost
• Joseph
• John

Birth

Date: 1706-02-10

Place: Daudenzell, Mosbach, Baden, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany)^[3]

Christening: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Daudensell, Germany Johann Justus HENKEL

Marriage

Maria Magdelena Eschman about 1730 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Variant spellings:

• ESCHMANN
• ESCHMAN
• ASHMAN
• ASHMANN

Residence: Philadelphia; Berks County, PA; Rowan County (Davidson County), NC; Augusta County, Virginia (Pendleton County, West Virginia)

After Joseph and Maria Magdelena married, they moved to Upper Milford Township, Berks County, PA (after 1812 this was included in Lower Lehigh Co.) where their first ten children were born. Around 1750, they picked up and traveled south (with ten children!) almost 600 miles ^[5] to Rowan County (Davidson), North Carolina and then around 1761, they moved about 340 miles north ^[6] to German Valley, Augusta County, Virginia (near Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia) with their (now twelve) children and their families where they started building and established Hinkle's Fort for protection from Indians. Hinkle's Fort was later used as an outpost for the Continental Army.^[7]

Children

John Justus HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN:

• Anna Maria Elizabeth HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 2 Aug 1731 Upper Bucks, Co., PA., d 1824 in Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., OH. m abt 1750 Rowan Co., NC. to Moses ELSWORTH b abt 1732, d abt 1801, Harrison Co., VA. they had 11 children, one of which was Elizabeth Ellsworth, wife of Joseph1 Cheuvront.

• Jacob HENKLE (s/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 14 Mar 1733 in Upp. Milford Twp, Bucks Co., PA., d 14 Feb 1779 Hampshire Co., VA/WV., m abt 1753 Rowan Co., NC. to Barbara TETER b May 1734, d 7 Feb 1814.

• Catherine HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 13 Jan 1735 Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA. m 1760 to Adam BIFFELL of Rowan Co., NC.

• Rebecca HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 5 Oct 1736 in Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d Cahokia, St. Clair Co., IL. m Rowan Co., NC. to Capt. Paul Teter (s/o George TETER and Margaret LUDMAN).

• Anna Margaret HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 30 Apr 1741 in Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d. abt.1805 Pendleton Co., VA/WV. m George TETER b Wertemburg, Germany.

• Mary Magdalena HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 1 Feb 1743 in Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d 18 Oct 1829 Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., VA/WV. m 1st abt. 1762 Pend. Co. to Maj. John SKIDMORE, 14 children; m 2nd Mar 1793 to George KETTERMAN b 16 Feb 1767, d 1846.

• Elizabeth HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 20 Dec 1745 Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d early after birth of 3rd child, m abt. 1765 Pend. Co. to Christian Weiston ROLEMAN (Rollman).

• Susannah HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 16 Oct 1747 Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d bef 1810, m bef. 1770 Pend. Co. to Philip TETER; they had 12 children.

• Abraham1 HENKLE (s/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 20 Mar 1749 Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d 3 Sep 1815 Germany Valley, Pend. Co., VA/WV., m abt. 1769 Pend. Co. VA/WV to Mary Catherine TETER.

two of their 13 children:

Michael HENKLE Rev. (s/o Abraham1 HENKLE and Mary Catherine TETER)

Abraham2 HENKLE (s/o Abraham1 HENKLE and Mary Catherine TETER) Abraham2 settled in Hinkleville in 1867, and operated the first portable sawmill in that part of the state.

• Hannah HENKLE (d/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 9 Apr 1750 Upper Milford Tp, Bucks Co., PA., d 1780/82 Pend. Co., VA/WV. m abt. 1768 Pend. Co. to Capt. Andrew Johnson (ancestor of Pres. Andrew Johnson). they had 7 children. (we were notified in 2003 by <removed disallowed email> that list line is disputed in an article by Warren Skidmore http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/journals/V4I2/skidmore.html. Contact email from that article is <removed disallowed email> )

• John Justus2 (Yost) HENKLE (s/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 14 Jan 1752 Dutchman's Creek, Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co.), NC. d 17 Apr 1794 Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., VA., m abt 1774 Rockingham Co., VA. to Christina NEGELEY, b 18 Sep 1755 Rowan Co., NC., d Pickaway Co., OH. They had 8 children.

John (Jost) was 8 yrs. old when he came with his parents to the Henckel settlement in Germany Valley, then Augusta Co., VA. He was raised and educated in the vicinity of Hinkle's Fort, and at his father's death on 24 May 1779 was Executor of the estate. John's will recorded in Will Book 1, page 62, Pendleton Co., VA. names sons George, Jacob, Elias, and Abraham, son-in-law, George Ketterman, daughters Molly, Mary, Sarah, and Christina. His wife, Christina, and brother, Isaac Henkle named executors. Will dated 16 Nov 1793, proved and recorded 5 May 1794.

On 1 Apr 1782, John2 was recommended as Ensign in Capt. Isaac Hinkle's Co., Rockingham Co., VA., for service with North Fork Military Co. organized at Hinkle's Fort. Court records of Pendleton Co., VA/WV 5 Jan 1789 appointed Capt. of Lower Company on the North Fork.

• Isaac1 HENKLE (s/o John Justus1 HENCKEL and Maria Magdalena ESCHMAN) b 5 Dec 1754 Dutchman's Creek, Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co), NC., d Oct 1824 Pendleton Co., VA/WV, on the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomoc River; m 26 Nov or 13 Dec 1781 in Rockingham Co., VA (now Pendleton Co) by Rev. A. B. Davidson to Mary CUNNINGHAM, b 1758 OH., d 2 Mar 1819 Pendleton Co., VA/WV. Mary Cunningham, d/o John and Mary Cunningham, was born while her mother was a captive of the Indians.^[8]

German Valley and Fort Hinkle

John Justus1 built Hinkle's Fort near Seneca Caves in WV. It was used as protection against Indians as well as a fort during the Revolution. Hinkle Family Assn. have erected memorials at Hinkle Fort and the grave of Rev. Hinkle in Philadelphia, and they also erected a memorial at Geissen Univ. to commemorate several Hinkles educated there as Lutheran Ministers. The DAR has recognized John Justus Hinkle, Sr. as a Revolutionary Patriot.

Germany Valley is named for the German families that were its earliest settlers. The first to arrive was the Hinkle (originally Henckel) family, which migrated from North Carolina in 1761. John Justus Hinkle, Sr (1705/6 - 1778) and his wife Maria Magdelena Eschman (1710–1798), with their twelve children and their own families, came for the inexpensive farm land and relative freedom from Indian attacks. They were also attracted by the fertile limestone soils and gently rolling bottomland. They were soon joined by the Teters and by Pennsylvania Dutch families, some having migrated southwest following the ridges and through the "Valley of Virginia" from Pennsylvania's Lebanon and Lancaster counties. A few German families also moved west from Spotsylvania County, Virginia. These settlers brought the familiar custom of placing hex signs on their barns (perhaps the only section of West Virginia where these signs were once found.) ^[9]

Indians were by no means absent from the region, however, as the famous Seneca Trail (or Great Indian Warpath) passed near the Valley and the nearby British positions at Fort Seybert and Fort Upper Tract had been destroyed (1758) in Indian uprisings led by Killbuck, a Delaware chieftain. Four years later, a stockade (Hinkle's Fort) was built by the men of the Hinkle family to protect these border settlements from additional Indian raids. At the time of the Revolution, the fort became headquarters and training ground for the North Fork Military Company which was organized by the sons and sons-in-law of John Justus Hinkle, Sr. The fort is long since gone, but a large arrowhead-shaped stone monument enclosed by an iron fence marks its former site. (This is along the valley road leading east from Riverton).^[10]

John died in August 1778, before 24 August 1778,^[11] at Germany Valley, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA.^{[citation needed]}

He is buried at the Hinkle Fort Cemetery, Riverton, Pendleton County, West Virginia.^[11] You can see a picture of his gravestone at Find A Grave: Memorial #7373188

Video of Fort Hinkle Area

U-Tube viewable at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcU2j7M6yVI Published on Jul 8, 2012 by William Hunt.

Sources

1. ↑ MyHeritage
2. ↑ http://www.hackerscreek.com/forthenckelmilitia1775.htm. Fort Henckel Militia Muster Rolls. June and September 1775
3. ↑ There are various locations listed as birth place. Additional research and documentation is needed
4. ↑ DEAD LINK: http://internettrash.com/users/cheuvront/henkle.html
5. ↑ http://m.mapquest.com/maps?1ai=lower+lehigh%2C+pa&2ai=davidson%2C+nc&r=f&referrerView=directions
6. ↑ http://m.mapquest.com/maps?1y=US&1s=WV&pva=DAsug&referrerView=directions&2ai=davidson%2C+nc&1l=38.924019&r=f&1c=Elkins&1g=-79.84449
7. ↑ Notes: PLACE Evangelical Lutheran Church, Daudensell, Germany Johann Justus HENKEL; "Jost"; sometimes listed as Joseph. Clay Waybright says d. German Valley, Augusta Co., VA (now near Riverton, Pendleton Co., VA. Came to US 1717 on one of "three little ships" that landed in Philadelphia in the fall. After marriage lived Upper Milford Twp, Berks Co., PA (after 1812 this was included in Lower Lehigh Co.). In 1750 moved to Rowan Co., NC (now Davidson Co.). In 1760 moved to German Valley, Augusta Co., VA (became Rockingham Co. 1778 then Pendleton Co. 1788) He built Hinkle's Fort (see Henckle History by Junkin p188-190) (also DAR) His first 10 children were born in Upper Milford Twp., Berks Co. which later became Lower Lehigh Co."Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MBT9-T8R : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for Johan Justus or Jost Henckel.
8. ↑ My Grandfather's Cousin. sources: Henckle Genealogy, by Junkin and Junkin, and LDS records and DEAD Link: http://internettrash.com/users/cheuvront/henkle.html
9. ↑ Source: http://www.matherclan.com/trees/getperson.php?personID=I10103&tree=Mather. "In 1750 John Justus Henchel sold his holdings in Pennsylvania and moved to Rowan, NC. In 1760 because of Indian depredations he moved with his family to Augusta County, Virginia and settled in a beautiful section known as Germany Valley. This was included in Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1778 and became part of Pendleton County in 1788. In 1863 the State of West Virginia was formed, and it included Germany Valley in the Union District of Pendleton County, West Virginia. The first improvement in Germany Valley by John Justus Henckel was the construction of a stockade with an enclosed area sufficient to house the families of his sons and sons-in-law as well as the other settlers in the immediate vicinity. This structure was known as Hinkle's Fort and was used as an outpost prior to and during the Revolutionary War. The attacks of the Indians during this period caused all settlers in this area to seek shelter and safety in this fortress. John Justus Henckel, Sr, was the recognized commander of the fort at which Colonial troops were occasionally quartered. At his death in 1778 he was succeeded by his son, Abraham Hinkle."
10. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Valley#18th_Century
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #7373188

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 7, 2016), "Record of Hinkle, John Justus, Sr.", Ancestor # A055297. Note: Red Flagged: "FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE".
• "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MBT9-T8R : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for Johan Justus or Jost Henckel.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Valley#18th_Century
• Source: S-2062376860 Repository: #R-2139739212 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=14361320&pid=297
• NSSAR Patriot & Grave Record Ancestor #P-182103 Citation SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004, http://patriot.sar.org/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=Grave%20Registry&-loadframes
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-387833-1-809/johann-justus-jost-henkel-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841

See Also:

• Short Hinkle Bios by Joy Stalnacker The Hinkle Fort, built by JJ Hinkle at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/2056/hinklefort.html
• Darlene's Henkle Genealogy at http://members.aol.com/Darlene913/hinkles.htm
• CB Lyles' Hinkle site at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/2056/hinkle.html
• Henkle Genealogy
• http://www.surnames.com/gedcom/backus_judy/i0001844.htm#s62
• http://www.hackerscreek.com/cpage.php?pt=95
• DEAD Link: http://internettrash.com/users/cheuvront/henkle.html

(See also: History of Hinkle's Fort)

• Henkel, Elon, Henckel Family Records 1635-1939 (The Henkel Press, Inc.. New Market, VA; 1926)
• p 131-140; Wonderful information on this family and "Hinkle Fort".
• p 187 More history and family information; p 646 More good information.
• The William Largent Family, p 1-8.
• McCubbins' Collection, p 306.
• http://www.skidmoregenealogy.com/images/OccPap_no._34_20080907_John_and_his_companies.pdf

Note: At the time of John Skidmore’s marriage to Polly Hinkle they settled near Mud Lick on the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac about two miles from the Mouth of the Seneca.4 This was not far from Fort Hinkle near Riverton in Pendleton County, Virginia which had been built by his father-in-law '“Jost” Hinkle' and his family during the French and Indian War. Hinkle’s stockade was never attacked but with the coming of the Revolution the British first agitated the Indians, and then armed them, and alarms were numerous all over on the frontier.

• Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A055297

Birth: 10 Feb 1706 GERMANY

•Death: (ANTE) 24 Aug 1778 GERMAN VALLEY ROCKINGHAM CO VIRGINIA

•Service Description: 1) COMMANDER OF MILITIA AT FORT HINKLE

•Notice: FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE

•DANIEL NOT DEF PROVEN TO BE SON OF ABRAHAM. BP 5-16-45, #343350, #346121, #347540. ALSO FAMP/C SERVICE BASED SOLEY ON THE CHEUVRONT BIBLE, SEE DATACF FOR BOTH SERVICE AND LINEAGE ISSUES. T 08/13/09

• Henkel, Elon, Henckel Family Records 1635-1939. (The Henkel Press, Inc.. New Market, VA; 1926)
• p 131-140; Wonderful information on this family and "Hinkle Fort".
• p 187 More history and family information;
• p 646 More good information.
• The William Largent Family, p 1-8.
• McCubbins' Collection, p 306.
• Source: S134 Title: Mather's Clan Website, *http://www.matherclan.com/trees/index.php NOTE Mather's Clan Website. *http://www.matherclan.com/trees/index.php. Privately held by, *http://www.matherclan.com/trees/index.php.
• Source: S558 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R9
• Source: S606 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R9 NOTESons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Valley
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/hinkle.html