Dedicated to Matthias and Maria (?) Riegel

This page is dedicated to
MATTHIAS
AND
MARIA (?) RIEGEL


Matthias Riegel was born in June 1704 in Germany. His parents were Johannes Cornelius and Anna (Gertruitha) Riegel.

Maria (?) Riegel was also born around 1704 in Germany. Her parents are currently unknown.

Matthias and Maria were married around 1725 and had five known children:

1. Rebecca Riegel
b: ca 1728
d. Unknown
m. Unknown


2. Johanna (Hannah) Riegel
b: May 27, 1729
d: Nov 27, 1828
m. Conrad Jacoby
b: Jun 07, 1730
d: Mar 26, 1795
m: Feb 11, 1755 in Tohickon Church, Bucks Co., PA
Known children of Hannah and Conrad include:
2a. Peter Jacoby b: Jan 01, 1759 d: Mar 11, 1815 m. Catherina Trauger b: Sep 29, 1763 d: Sep 04, 1844 m: ca 1781
2b. John Jacoby b: May 18, 1761 d. Unknown m. Unknown
2c. John Philip Jacoby b: Dec 02, 1755 d: 1827 m. Unknown
2d. Benjamin Jacoby b: Jun 20, 1763 d: Nov 10, 1849 m. Maria Elizabeth Klinker m: Mar 25, 1788
2e. Margaret Jacoby b: Jul 20, 1765 d. Unknown m. Leonard Wolfslayer
2f. Catherine Jacoby b: Mar 20, 1768 d. Unknown m. Unknown
2g. Elizabeth Jacoby b: Sep 13, 1772 d: 1855 m1. Robert Darroch, Jr m2. John Fluck m: Aug 17, 1788
2h. Henry Jacoby b: Oct 17, 1775 d: Oct 12, 1824 m. Rachel Heiser m: Jul 07, 1795
2i. Leonard Jacoby b: Dec 25, 1778 d: Oct 28, 1864 m. Elizabeth Ott m: Mar 06, 1804
2j. Henry Jacoby b: Aug 12, 1770 d: 1775 m. Unknown


3. Benjamin Riegel
b: 1736
d. Unknown
m. Unknown


4. Anna Magdalena Riegel
b: ca 1740
d. Unknown
m. Unknown


5. Johannes Riegel
b: Sep 30, 1751
d. Unknown
m. Unknown


Matthias, his wife, Maria, and two daughters, Rebecca & Hannah, arrived in America on September 23, 1732 on the ship 'Adventure' from Palatine, Germany. Also arriving on the same ship was Matthias's brother Jorg Wilhelm Riegel (George William).

Matthias moved his family to Hellertown, Northampton County. Jorg was to settle in Berks County, Pennsylvania where he would be joined the following year, 1733, by their parents and other brothers and sister.

Matthias was the founder of Saucon Township. The city of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania would later be founded by Matthias' descendants.

Maria died around 1751 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Matthias married his second wife, Sabina Catharine Leydi, on April 11, 1757. They had no children together.

Matthias died in August 1775 in Hellertown, Northhampton County, Pennsylvania.

SPECIAL NOTES

More information about our Riegel family can be found in:

Riegell to Riggle a genealogy 1390-1995
by Carl Robert Riegel and James Earl Reigle
Penobscot Press; first printing May 1996

This book has served as a source for most of the Riegel information that I have. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of this book let me know and I will forward Carl's address to you.




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