Peter Tickle Sr. (abt. 1738 - abt. 1823)

Born about 1738 in Schwartzwald, Württemberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Catharina (Scholer) Tickle — married 1767 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Husband of Mary (Courtner) Tickle — married 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1823 at about age 85 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Peter Tickle arrived in America aboard the three mast sailing ship Edenborough, which made port in Philadelphia on Monday, September 30, 1754, according to Passenger & Immigration List, Pages 331 and 619. Also appears on page 619 of "Pennsylvania German Pioneers". , along with Werner.

Peter resided in Berks Co. Pennsylvania until 1767 when he married Catherina Schloer, daughter of Johann Michael Schloer who was born in Germany He arrived on the Ship Patience in 1749, and was employed by Mr. Shoemaker in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. (Mr. Shoemaker donated the land for the original Friedens Church.)

Peter, his wife, John, and probably Werner left Pennsylvania and showed up in Orange Co. North Carolina in 1770 Taxpayer List. Peter and John both acquired land grants on the waters of the Travers Creek and Tickle Creek in Orange Co., North Carolina - Now Alamance and Guilford Counties. Grand Number 234 for 200 acres was granted to Peter Tickle. The land would remain in the Tickle Family for generations to come and was part of the newly formed County of Alamance which was taken from Orange County.

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Research note

Could not find a baptism record at the indicated date in church book of Degerschlacht (that´s where his supposed parents are from)^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
2. ↑ North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960
3. ↑ Church book Degerschlacht, Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart > Dekanat Reutlingen > Degerschlacht > Mischbuch 1679-1809 Band 1 [1]

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2MRZ-TT6

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Digel-2 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff.