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An American Family History
 

The Kiblinger Family

  
Rheindürkheim is a borough of Worms. Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River.
The Palatinate is a region in south-western Germany. Many thousands of Palatine immigrants were driven out of Germany by war, famine, despotic rule and disease. They were attracted to Pennasylvania by the first settlers who sent back favorable reports.
17th century Germans often gave children two names at baptism. The first was a saint's name. The second a secular name which is what the child was called. The saint's name was usually given to all the children of that family of the same gender. Johannes was rarely a saint's name, but Johann was.

Johann Daniel Küblinger was born in 1738 in Rheindürkheim, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He was the son of Peter Küblinger.

His younger brother, Johann Jacob Küblinger was born on May 11, 1749. He married Veronica Gramm.

The brothers immigrated to America on the ship St. Andrew and took the Oath of Allegiance on September 9, 1749.

Both brothers served in Michael Reader's company during the American Revolution.

They settled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where they had their children.

Daniel married Katarina Speier. They had at least six children: Jacob Kiblinger (1760), Adam Kiblinger (1762), Elizabeth Kiblinger (1765) Eve Kiblinger Baker (1771, married Rudolph Baker), John Kiblinger (1772) and Susannah Kiblinger (1777).

Jacob and Daniel both died in Virginia, but much of the family moved to Clark County, Ohio. About 1808, Daniel's son Jacob built a saw and hemp mill on the Mad River.

Frederick County was formed in 1743 from Orange County. It became Dunmore County in 1772. The name changed to Shenandoah County in 1778. Augusta County became Rockingham County in 1778. In 1881 Page County was created from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties.
 

 

     

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