Johann Georg (Riebell) Ribble (abt. 1708 - bef. 1763)

Born about 1708 in Annweiler, Annweiler am Trifels, Bergzabern, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Husband of Anna Eve (Unknown) Ribble — married 1732 in Heiliges Römisches Reich

Descendants

Died before 30 Sep 1763 before about age 55 in Tewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

Johann Georg Riebell was probably born in Anweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz in about 1708.^[1] It was part of Bavaria at the time, although it is now known as Annweiler am Trifels, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He married Anna Eva in Germany,^[2] and his daughter Maria Barbara was born there.^[3][4] He arrived in Colonial Philadelphia from Rotterdam with his wife & one year old daughter Maria Barbara on September 29, 1733 aboard the Mary.^[5] On the ship's passenger list, his name is spelled Riebell.^[6]
From there, they moved north and east to Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, (known as West Jersey at the time). He rented a farm between Oldwick and Fairmount in a district known as Fox Hill.^[7] He appeared on the list of Pastor Weygand's call in 1749 for the Lutheran churches in the area, listed as Johannes Rubel, and as one of the "Foxenburger" members who were subscribers to build a barn in 1754. He is listed there as George Rubel. Also on this list was George (Dipple) Teeple.^[8] His name also appears in the Tewksbury Township Minute Books in both 1757 and 1760 as overseer of Fox Hill Road.^[9][10]
On September 1, 1760, George Ribble purchased 400 acres in Knowlton Township, Sussex County from Lewy Corkindawl. The purchase price was £250.^[11] The property was just north of the hill known as Manunkachunk, just inside the boundaries of the township, with frontage on the Delaware River.^[12] George died barely three years later and it is uncertain if he ever lived on the new property. His 1763 will still identifies him as a resident of Tewksbury township. But the will clearly leaves the land to his three sons - Anthony, John George and William.^[13]

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEORGE RUBEL
In the name of God, Amen; I George Rubel of the Township of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon and province of West Newjersey, Yeoman, being very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be given unto God, calling unto Mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God. And as touching all such Worldly and Temporal Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life, I give Devise and dispose of the Same in the following Manner & form First, I give and bequeath to my eldest Son Antony Rubel the Sum of thirty Shillings current money of Newjersey at eight Shillings per ___ besides his equal Share hereafter mentioned below and full Satisfaction of his Birthright. Item, I give and bequeath unto Marlena Schryner, daughter of John Schryner, the sum of fifteen Pounds Newjersey currency to be paid unto her by my Executors hereafter named when she shall arrive to the Age of eighteen years. Item, it is my Will and I do order That my Titled land mentioned in a Deed bearing Dates the first of September, Anno Domini 1760 containing four Hundred Acres, more or less, Shall be equally divided into three equal Parts and each part thereof delivered unto my three Sons hereinafter named; to wit, one Hundred and thirty three Acres and one third, more or less, unto Antony Rubel, and one Hundred and thirty three Acres and one third, more or less, unto John George Rubel, and one Hundred and thirty three Acres and one third, more or less, unto William Rubel, to the only proper use of them the sd Antony, John George, and William Rubel and their Heirs forever. Item, I give unto my beloved Wife- Anne Eve the sole Use Profit, Guidance, and Government of all the Residue and remaining part of all my moveable Estate of what kind or Quality soever it be, for the Discharge and Payment of my just Debts, the Maintenance of the Family, and her comfortable Livelihood during her natural Life and after her Death the then remaining Part of my Estate shall _______________________________________ Shall descend and become the Rightful Land of my three Sons above mentioned and it Shall be equally divided And ____ I do hereby ordain, constitute, and appoint my loving sons namely, Antony and John George Rubel to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament entreating of them to cause the Same to be punctually performed and kept in Fashion and the Survivor of whom I do hereby give full Power and Authority to execute this my last Will and Testament according to the Directions herein given and-- further to make, sign, Seal and deliver such legal Writings as Shall be thought necessary for the conforming of anything herein specified.
And I do hereby evoke and disannul all and every other ____Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests and ___ by me in any Ways heretofore named, Willed and bequeathed and satisfying this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal the thirtieth Day of Septemer A.D. 1763.
Signed, Sealed Published and Declared by the Said George Rubel as his last Will and Testament in the presence us, whom the Presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our Names} Georg Ribell(LS)
Johannes Gingr__(LS)(sp?)
Johannes Cuns(LS)(sp?)
William Schuiler(LS)

John Counce(sp?) and John Donnis two of the Witnesses to the within Will being duly Sworn did Severally depose that they Saw George Rible the Testator within named Sign Seal the Same and heard him Publish pronounce and Declare the abovesd within Instrument to be his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof the said Testator was of Sound Disposing mind and memory as far as these Deponents know and as they verily Believe and that Wm Schuiler the other Subscribing Witness was present Signed his name as a witness to the said Will together with these Deponents within the presence of the Testator--
Sworn at Newtown in the County of Sussex 15th of Novr 1763 before me} Johannes Ging__(LS) (sp?)
A.W. D____, Surr.(LS) Johannes Cund(LS) (sp?)

George Ribell Anthony Ribel Exrs in the within Testament and being duly sworn did Depose that the within Instrument Contains the True Last Will and Testament of Gorge Ribel the Testator therein named so far as they know and as they only Believe and that they will Well and Truly perform the Same by paying first the Debts of the said Deceased and then the Legacies in the said Testament specified so far as the Goods Chattles Produce of the said Deceased Can thereunto Extend And that these Will make & Exhibit unto the Surrogate office at Burlington a True and perfect Inventory of all & Singular the Goods Chattles & produce of the said Decd that have or shall Come to their knowledge or possession or to the possession of any other person or persons for their use and Render a Just and True acct when Thereunto Lawfully Required--
At Newtown in the County of ___ ye 15th Novr 1763 before me} A.W. ____ Surr.(LS) George Ribel(LS)
Anthony Ribel(LS) ^[14]

The Estate of Gorge Rabel
Inventory October 22, 1763
An iron stove
Clouth
A gun
A flilgert and caufe mill
A coufort and too gests
A bead stid and Beading
Nots, Bonds and money
Wnllin karts, hadgels and sheep shears
Eight chears and too tabels
ShenmakersBuels
Earthen ware, a tee kittle an tee pots bottle
An the watter can
Hogs hi__ tobs and Butter tubs
A bead stid and Beading
Too Tressers puter and a tin
Fife iron pots, a breas Cittle and a pan
Wallin yarn
____ angesels, plains and wullin weal
Too gradals and three siths
A ___ of ___ ___ teeth and Glaveges and wages
Bags
Too pot kuks to heet irons and a Bal___
Ould iron ware
Too plows
A wagin
Gears glaveges and lines and too siths
Astraw banch, a kittle and forck
Hay ouds an wheet
Six ould hogs and ten ghouts
The green krop, wheet and ry
An apple mill
Beckwheat and Indian Corn
Seventeen heads of Cattle
A grin Stone and Bourds
The Horses

Sworn at Newtown in the County of Sussex by:
George Ribel (Jr.)
Anthony Ribel
March 15, 1763 ^[14]

Abstract of Will
1763, Sept. 30. Ribel George, of Tewksbury Twsp., Hunterdon Co., will of. Eldest son Antony, 30 shillings. To Marlena Schryner daughter of John Schryner 15 pounds, when she is 18. My land mentioned in a deed, dated Sept. 1, 1760, of 400 acres, to be divided into 3 parts and given to my sons, Antony Rubel, John George Rubel and William Ribel. Wife, Anna Eve, rest of moveable estate. Executors -sons, Anthony and John George Rubel. Witnesses -William Schuiller, Johannes Counce, Johannes Dennis. Proved Nov. 15, 1763. 1763, Oct. 22. Inventory 208.2.8 pounds., made by William Serviss and Johannes Hagar. (Lib. 11. p.535.)^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Some researchers have pointed to the baptism of Johann Georg Rübel in Stuttgart in 1709, son of Johannes and Maria Agnes (Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985), but this man spent his life in Stuttgart, marrying there in 1735 and passing away in 1773. (Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985)
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
3. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCRQ-LHB : 9 March 2018), Hanss Georg Riebel in entry for Maria Barbara Riebel, ; citing Annweiler, Rheinland, Germany; FHL microfilm 193,771.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Bavaria, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1556-1973 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016; Original data: Mikrofilm Sammlung. Familysearch.org; Originale: Zentralarchiv Der Evangelischen Kirche Der Pfalz, Speyer, Deutschland.
5. ↑ Some records refer to the ship as the "Pink Mary" while others refer to her as the pink "Mary". The original German refers to her as the "Schiff Pink Mary". She was under the command of Capt. James Benn and was registered out of Dublin.
6. ↑ Namen von Einwanderern in Pennsylvanien aus Deutschland, der Schweiz, Holland, Frankreich u. a. St. von 1727 bis 1776 (Names of immigrants in Pennsylvania from Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France and other countries from 1727 to 1776), Pennsylvania, 1733, pg. 102 of 511. See also Professor I. Daniel Rupp. 1898. A collection of upwards of Thirty-thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 – 1776, pg. 92.
7. ↑ See Ribble farm location map.
8. ↑ The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies, Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers, 1969, pg. 636.
9. ↑ Cited in letter dated March 28, 1982 by Ribble family researcher Robert A Sturm, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Copy of letter provided to D. Rutherford by Maurice Gomme.
10. ↑ Fox Hill Road still exists and is now home to some very upscale suburban properties.
11. ↑ See George Ribble Land Purchase
12. ↑ See Knowlton township map.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Vol. XXXIII, Abstracts of Wills 1761-1770, pg. 352 of 611.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} transcribed by Janette (Wilson) Ramos, 1 Dec 1999, preserving original spelling, grammar, & syntax.

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