An American Family History
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Henry Kibler and Mary Amelia Pierce
Frederick then Dunmore then Shenandoah
(now Page County), Virginia
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693 – 1781) inherited a vast area granted by Charles II in colonial Virginia. This Northern Neck Proprietary was bounded by the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. |
Henry Kibler and Mary Amelia Pierce were married in Germany.
According to a biography of their grandson, they emigrated to America about 1764. The voyage lasted more than 6 months. They settled in what is now Page County, Virginia on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Their children were named in estate documents. Magdalene (Molly) Kibler Baker was born about 1760. Barbara Kibler Pence was born about 1762. Adam Kibler was born about 1764. John Kibler was born in 1765. Philip Kibler was born about 1768. Martin Kibler was born on June 24, 1772.
During the Revolution, the family donated mutton and money to the cause.
In 1777 Henry purchased land on Pass Run in the Shenandoah Valley from William Nail and Michael Conn. Thomas Lord Fairfax granted Henry Kibler land in Virginia on December 29, 1780. On August 29, 1782, he signed an indenture to Michael Conn for 24 pounds for 24 acres of land.
Three of the children married three of Jacob and Barbara Pence's children. Lewis married Barbara in 1782, Barbara married Adam in about 1784, and John married Eve in 1793.
Henry died on September 9, 1796. Mary died on June 12, 1799. On October 8, 1799, Philip received two tracts of land that had been his father’s for one dollar from his father’s other heirs. On June 9, 1800, he received an additional tract and Adam also received a tract of land for one dollar from his father’s other heirs. Molly and Barbara moved to Clark County, Ohio. Philip stayed in Virginia.
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In 1831 Page County, Virginia was created from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties. Originally it was part of Frederick County. |
| An indenture is a legal contract for labor or land. Two copies on the same sheet were separated with a jagged edge so that the two parts could be refitted to confirm authenticity. An indentured servant worked without wages for a specified time to pay a debt and was bound to the employer. In the 17th century, nearly two-thirds of settlers came as indentured servants to pay for their passage. |
| American colonists continued to use British monetary units, namely the pound, shilling and pence for which £1 (or li) equalled 20s and 1s equalled 12d. In 1792 the dollar was established as the basic unit of currency. |
©Roberta Tuller 2025
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