The following from Bridget Rogier [bridgetr@prodigy.net]
Locations: we need to define the locations of Johannes who came to America in 1736, once and for all. We know that he was in the Berks County Tax List for 1752 which was the year that Berks County became a county from land taken from Lancaster (see below). In fact this is the first government record for Johannes Sr. we have found other when he then when he was Naturalized in 1838, see below. But could that part of Berks County first have been called Cocalico Township? Could part of Heidleburg Township have been taken from Cocalico Township when Berks County became a county? Could later the land that became Cumru Township have been taken from Heidleburg Township? Or was Cocalico always the same sized township?1722- We would like to bring up the name of Anna Maria Barbara Binckele who was born 01 JUN 1722, in Alsace, Germany and if she came with Johannes "Hance", Peter, and their families in 1736, she would have been sixteen years old. Later she married in Germantown (? County) PA to Matthias Meier/Meyer, he died about 1741 (Barbara would have been about nineteen or twenty years old.) They had two daughters, Catharine and Elizabeth. She then married Johannes Valentine Frey Sr. in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., PA on 29 APR 1742. (Notice that this is the same location as Muddy Creek mentioned below. And Hans Michael Binkley was found in Cocalico Twp.) Later Barbara and Valentine moved down to NC where she died in Stokes Co., NC. (Strangely enough this was near where Peter the Moravian lived. This kind of bridges a gap between this Johannes Binkley Sr. and Peter the Moravian. (See other report on Anna Barbara Binckele.)
Patrica Ann Smith would like to mention the following from the book, "Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania," by Daniel Rupp, second edition published in 1876 on page 103...
1736- Johannes "Hance" BINKLEY Sr. came to America on 16 September 1736 on the ship Princess Augusta sailing out of Rotterdam with Samuel Merchant as the Master, they were with three other Binkley males. All together these four were...
1. Hance Pinkelie (Johannes Binkley) Sr. age forty one (born about 1695) (nine years older than Peter, the Moravian. We are sure that this is the Johannes Binkley who was married to Margaret and that he later died in Cumru, Berks Co., PA in 1770.)
2. Peter Pinkelie (Binkley) age thirty two (born about 1704, this is Peter, the Moravian, the only one known to have come from Guggisburg, Switzerland.) (He is four years younger than Peter listed below and eight or nine years younger than the above Johannes Binkley is. We now feel strongly that these first two, Hance "Johannes" Binkley and Peter Binkley the Moravian are brother.).
3. Peter Pinkelie (Binkley) age twenty eight (born about 1708) (thirteen years younger than the above Hance and four years younger than the above Peter, the Moravian and ten years older than Hance Jr.) Who is this Peter? Who were his parents? What became of him? He appears to be related to the other two mentioned above but how? The Assumption: Maybe the younger Peter died before or shortly after arriving in Philadelphia. That would explain why, so far, we haven't been able to find any records of him ever, anywhere.
4. Hance "Johannes" Pinkelie (Binkley) Jr. age eighteen (born about 1718) (twenty three years younger than the above Hance (Johannes) and fourteen years younger than Peter the Morvanian and ten years younger than the unknown Peter (#3).
1736- I would also like to note something of interest and that is that on the same ship mentioned above, the Princess Augusta, were three men with the last name of Meyer: George 63, Jacob 45 and George 27. Anna Maria Barbara Binkley married a Matthias Meyer when she was 17. (See her memoirs) And on another list: Jerg Maier, George (X) Meyer, Jacob Meyer and Hendrick (H) Meyer. There is more on Meyer on page 165 of the book PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS by Ralph Beaver Strassburger. (Strange that these Meyer men came with the four Binkley men on the same ship and that Anna Barbara Meyer married a Meyer.)
The above book also mentions that lots of the passengers died before reaching the Colonies. It says anywhere from one quarter to one half of the people died.
1736- From an old book found in Elmore Ohio Library: German and Swiss Pioneers of Southeastern Pennsylvania by ________ Eshleman, Publishing date unknown, page 259, 260, 261 and 262...
"Our German-Swiss Ancestors Suffer Under the Navigation Acts.
A new view of the difficulties and the burdens, under which our German-Swiss ancestors labored, in the Susquehanna Valley, and southeastern Pennsylvania Generally, is shown by the following item, which appears in Vol. 4 Col. Rec. page 171: -
A petition of Durst Thome, of Philadelphia, in behalf of himself and others, was presented to the board, and read in these words:
To the Honorable, the President and Council of the Province of Pennsylvania:
The humble petition of Durst Thome, of Philadelphia, in behalf of himself and others, whose names are mentioned in a schedule hereunto and annexed, being owners of the household goods and utensils in an inventory likewise hereunto annexed, humbly showeth:
That being protestants and subjects of the Emperor of Germany, and encouraged by the accounts that they had received from others of their countrymen in the province of Pennsylvania, of the great blessings of peace and liberty of conscience, injured in the said province, under the protection of that gracious and mighty Prince, King George the second, King of great Britain and Elector of Hanover, they thereupon, in the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and thirty six, did transport themselves, with their families into this province; wand having disposed of their old household goods and utensils, which were very bulky, at their coming down the Rhine, for very small quantity of new ones of the same kind, they were laden on Board the ship Princess Augusta at Rotterdam. And when the said ship made report of her lading at the port of Cowes, in Great Britain, the said household goods, utensils and other things belonging to your petitioners were freely exposed to the view of the Officers of that Port, who suffered them to pass without molestation or requiring any rates, duty or customs for the same, the being for the proper use of your petitioners and not for sale. But so it is, may it please your Honors, that upon the arrival of your petitioners in the said ship at Philadelphia she, together with the goods and utensils oforesaid was seized by the collector and Naval Officer of this Port, or one of them, by which and severity of the said Officers, your petitioners were reduced to very great straits. And not withstanding the said ship, upon a full hearing in the Court of Admiralty of this Province, before Charles Read, Esq., then Judge of the said Court; but since deceased, was legally acquitted, yet the said goods were condemned as forfeited; which sentence, as to the condemnation of the said goods and utensils, your petitioners being advised could not be warranted by law. They thereupon, petitioned the said Court of Admiralty for a rehearing of the said sentence as to the household hoods and utensils, in which petition they humbly conceived they have sufficiently sown that the said sentence was altogether null and void; and that the same (were the Judge of the said Court stil living) could not be put in execution, as by a true copy of the said petition here with exhibited, and to which your petitioners for greater certainty beg leave to refer themselves, your petitioners humbly conceive will manifestly appear, and as they are so unfortunate as to be deprived of having the sentence re-heard in that Court, by reason of the Death of the Judge, they do most humbly pray, as your honors are interested in the forfeiture of the said goods and utensils if they had been legally condemned, that your will in compassion to the unhappy circumstances of your poor petitioners, be pleased to grant them such relief as you, in your wisdom shall think fit.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound, shall ever pray. Durst Thome.
It will be observed that these afflicted German Swiss ancestors said that they arrived in the Ship Princess Augusta in 1736. Upon making a search of the list of those who came in this vessel, which list is found in Second Series of Pennsylvania Archives Vol. 4, Col. Red. Page 72-- we find among them the following general Lancaster County names. George and Jacob Myers, Jacob Miller, Jacob Bair, John Bumgardner, Philip Gardner, Charles Smith, William Huber, Lawrence Simon, John Dubbs, Hans and Thomas Kerr, John Jacob Busch, John George Graeff (Groff), Christian Snavely (Sneiblein). Teilman Hershel, Fred Greir, John Jacob Kellar, John Rudolph Erb, John Jacob Kreider, John J. Dubbs, Fredrick Gardner, Sebastian Groff, Walter Bowman (Baumann), Melchoir Detweiler, Hans Zwalley, Peter and John Binkley, Rudolph Bumgardner, Jacob Christman, Jacob Lawrence, Nicholas Faree (Free), George Mowrer, Christian Shibley and Joseph Newell and others.
We may, perhaps, infer from this fact, that many of these people who suffered these hardships came to the Susquehanna Valley to settle. One thing is certain, if they did come up here, they came without their goods, for as we shall see in the next item, their goods were forfeited to the Government and sold. A list of their goods will appear in the next item."
CAUTION TO THE FOLLOWING! DO NOT COPY! THERE IS NO RECORD TO SHOW THAT THIS JACOB IS A SON OF HANCE Sr.!! Jacob Binkley born, 23 OCT 1736. This Jacob Binkley who was first thought to be Peter the Moravian's son but later this was found not to be true because his Jacob was much younger. We are mentioning this only as a tool and for you to know of his existence.
1937--List of Our German-Swiss Ancestors' Forfeited Goods and Disposal of the Same.
"The following petition (4 Col. Rec. 173) and the added item show how our ancestors fared in the difficulties mentioned in the preceding item. "To the Honorable Charles Read, Esq., Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty of the Province of Pennsylvania. The humble petition of Nicholas Tainy, Benedict Youghly, Bastian Graffts and George Braffts, passengers in the plea of the aforesaid Samuel Merchant, mentioned on behalf of themselves and others, the passengers aforesaid, humbly showeth:
That the said petitioners and others, the passengers aforesaid whose names are contained in a schedule hereunto annexed, were owner and now claim property in Thirty Stoves, in the information exhibited, called Chimney backs, five hundred and ninety-six Syths, One hundred and three large Iron Instruments called Strawknives, Fourteen Iron Instruments called Drawing knives, Twenty seven Iron stew pans, eighty one Iron Ladles, Five dozen and three Iron Shovels, Twenty-seven Iron pot lids, Twelve Iron dripping pans and frying pans, Thirteen axes and one hatchet, three small and one large crosscut saws, one gross of Shoemakers' and two of Saddlers' awls, six box Irons and six Chissels, Six Iron baking stove pans, Twenty three dozen of Clasp-knives, One dozen of Steels, One dozen of Plyers and Hammers, Six Iron Lamps, Six Trowels, One spade, One cask of nails and a smith's Vice, Fourten copper kettles, Five Copper stills, Two dozen scissors, one packet of sleeve buttons and Studs, four Umbrellas, Four dozen and one half of Worsted Caps, Two dozen of printed linen caps, Six pair of worsted stockings, Four pieces of Striped cotton Handkerchiefs, Twenty five pieces of Tape, Two dozen black Girdles, One piece of black Crepe, One piece of striped Cotton, Nineteen pieces of Bedtick, Two pieces of brown Linen, One piece of blue and white Lined, Two dozen of ivory Combs, Two dozen and one half of tobacco Pipes with brass covers and a brass box, Two dozen of Ivory needle cases, Three handbrushes, Three dozen of Pewter Spoons, Three dozen of Spectacles, Eight looking Glasses, Eight Flutes, Six wooden Clocks, and one dozen briarhook Sickles, in the information aforesaid mentioned; that to them they belong and were imported for their own private use, and not for sale; And say they are advised and hope to prove that the sentence against the Goods, Wares, and Merchandise aforesaid ought not to be put in execution, for that the proceedings in the cause aforesaid against the said goods are Null, void, invalid, and of not force and effect in the law, for the several causes following, viz: for that it appears by the plea of the said Samuel Marchant the goods aforesaid were the goods of those Claimants, and therefore, ought not to have been condemned with a hearing first given them, And also an opportunity of examining witnesses, by which it might have appeared to the Court here that the said goods were not liable to be condemned as forfeited; also, for that by the practice of this Court and Law in such cased, at least a third proclamation ought to have been made before the goods aforesaid could legally be condemned; also for that the information aforesaid is altogether uncertain and illegal, which has rendered the sentence grounded thereupon, altogether null and void; the said information being exhibited on hehalf of the Governor or President, whereas, at the time of exhibiting of that information, the Government, by the death of the late Lieutenant Governor and the laws of this province, devolves upon and still continues in the President and Council and not in the President only, and therefor the information aforesaid ought to have been in the name of the President and Council of the Province of Pennsylvania(in whom the power and authority of a Governor of this Province, by the death of the said late Lieutenant Governor, Patrick Gordon, Esq., deceased, is vested) and sentence ought to have been pronounced accordingly. And even had this been done, as your Honor is a member of that very Council, and consequently interested in the event of the forfeiture, if any be, They submit it to your Honor whether it be consistent with the rules of Justice and Equity that any sentence should be given in the premises at this time and in this Court.
For which reason they humbly pray, that the said sentence may be reviewed, reheard, and not put in execution; but that the proceedings for the causes aforesaid may be declared invalid, null and void, and that the goods, wares, and merchandise afore said be restored to their owners. And they, as in duty bound pray.
Nicholas Tainy Benedict Youghly Bastian Graffts George Graffts.
A schedule or list was likewise annexed to the foregoing petition, containing the names of One hundred and sixteen foreigners. Which petition and papers annexed, are contained under consideration
Other steps taken by these unfortunate foreigners, concerning their goods, are found in the same book, page 226, which it is made plain, that all these goods were condemned and sold and the moneys given to the use of the English Government.
From these we observe, that since these German Swiss were not English and not naturalized, the goods which they attempted to bring to this country and start their life here with, were liable to seizure as the English law did not allow any goods from any other country except England, to be imported into the colonies of America. It seems that under a certain taxation and restriction, certain amount of clothing and household goods could be brought over. But they fared very badly in the incident referred to above.
SHIPWRECKS IN TH AMERICAS, By Robert F. Marx, on page 152, article # 54, Rhode Island, Year 1738. (Notice our Binkleys came in 1736.)
German ship Princess Augusta, Captain Brook, carrying 350 German immigrants from Amsterdam to New York was wrecked on the northern tip of Sandy Point, Block Island. Previous to the disaster, 250 immigrants and some of the crew died from contaminated water. The ship was reported to be carrying a considerable amount of personal treasures belonging to the immigrants.
1736- Pat Smith, also says that since females and young boys were not listed on the passenger list, it can be assumed that there were more members of this family that are unknown.
NOTICE: I would like to mention at this time that Hans Michael went by the name Michael at all times except when he was listed on the ship roster in 1735. Therefore we are assuming that this "Hannes" is the Johannes "Hance" that came in 1736 with Peter the Moravian and used the name Hance Pinkelie or his son Hance Pinkelie Jr.
1738- Page 266. In 1738 there was a Request to Court for Naturalization: Johannes Binkley (and others).
1738- In Rupp's History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on pages 270 & 271 says that "Johannes Pinkley was Naturalized during the year 1738."
1743- (At this time Johannes Binkley Sr.'s son, Johannes Binkley Jr., had his daughter Susanna baptized and the sponsor at the baptism of her niece was also named, Susanna, at St. John's Reformed Church in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County PA on 19 July 1743. (How can this be; Berks County was part of Lancaster County at that time. Maybe what they are saying is that it was in that part of Lancaster County that later became Berks County.)
1743- From the book HISTORY OF THE MUDDY CREEK REFORMED CONGREGATION, EAST COCALICO TWP., LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REV. MARTIN W. SCHWEITZER, Ph.D., PASTOR, that was written in 1932 by Professor William J. Hinke, Ph.D., DD, on page six and seven, "It made such a deep impression that he at once received a call, signed by sixty-two men, which was duly entered into the church record, secured by Leschy for the congregation. The call is dated May 19, 1743. The signatures, which give us the first list of members at Muddy Creek, are well worth giving in full:" Here followed a long list of men from Muddy Creek Reformed congregation, one of those mentioned is Hannes Binckely (but which Hannes, Sr. or Jr.)
1744- There is a Peter Frey mention on page seven of the book mentioned below: History of Muddy Creek, etc., "It was during the ministry of Lischy that on June 8, 1744, a warrant for nine acres and 60 perches was taken out of Henry Haller for the Reformed, and Peter Frey for the Lutherans, etc."
1752- In the book, 1752 list of taxable, Berks County, Pennsylvania, by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams, shows only John Pinclay living in Cumru Township, Berks County and non-of the other sons. This might be because all of his sons were living in their father's house.
1754- John Pinclay paid taxes in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania of 16 pounds, 4 shillings, 6 pence. (He is the only Binkley listed. Johannes Binkley Jr. would have been about 36 years old and most likely had married and moved to North Cordorus Twp., York County, PA.)
1756- Rupp's History of Berks & Lebanon Counties written in 1844 and on page 139, "Tax list of Cumru Twp., Berks County shows John Binckley and Christian Brinckle. (This is Johannes Binkley born in 1695 and his second oldest son, Christian.) Also listed were Benjamin Horning, Christian Bowman, Jacob Worst, Jacob Ruth, Michael Ruth, William Lerch and Nicholas Lerch.
I believe the above mentioned Christian is Capt. Christian because at the time Capt. Christian shows up in Washington County, MD the Christian in Berks ceases to be there.
1756- In the book Record of Arrivals and other data, page 2 of section 4, 5, and 6 that was found by Daniel Franklin Binkley's research. "#6, Johannes Binackle may be the same as Lieut. Col. John Brinckl, Capt. John Brinckle mentioned in 1756 list of Officers, Page 1 of miscellanea notes." (Because of the time frame it would surely appear that this John is Johannes Binkley Jr. born in 1718.)
Religion- It appears the Johannes Binkley that is married to Barbara Landis was a Mennonite and Hans Michael Binkley was a Lutheren/German Reformed and Johannes Binkley that is married to Margaret and lived in Cumru belonged to the German Reformed Church. Peter Binkley that ended up in the Moravian Religion might have been either a Lutheran or German Reformed church first before turning Moravian.
1760- Anna Maria Binkley married Michael Hoover in 1760 in Dauphin Co., PA. He was born in 1737. (See Jerri Burket in the Name and Address list.)
1767- In the book 1767 Berks County, Pennsylvania Archives, compiled by Katharine F. Dix in 1989. Shows the following census. Notice the Johannes Sr. is not there but was still alive because we found him in the 1770 will. He could be living with one of his children. Listed was ...
Christian Binckley, farmer on page 29, living in Cumru Township, Berks County.
Henry Binckley, on page 29, living in Cumru Township, Berks County.
1770- In the book Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania; wills and administration records, 1752-1850, compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams in 1973, shows the following. 1770 BANKLE, Johannes, Christian Bankle, c.t.a. Administrator in book 3, page 412.
1770- The following is the probate for Johannes Binkley.
Notice the following. Banckle has two small dots over the "a" in Banckle. The same is true for Kruck there are two small dots over the "u" in Kruck.
Johannes Binckle's Administration Bond Christian Binckle Adm.___________ et al Date 11 October: 1770
Known all Men by these Presents that We Christian Binckle of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks in the Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman, of the Sons of Johannes Binckle late of the Same Township Cooper deceased, and Conrad Hort and Frantz Kruck both of the same Township Yeomen............
are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Chew Register General for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for Province of Pennsylvania in the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds lawful Money of the said Province to be paid to the said Benjamin Chew Register General his certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns to which payment well and truly to be made We do bind ourselves Heirs Executors Administrators and every of them jointly and severely for and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals Dated the Eleventh Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and Seventy.
Whereas the above named Johannes Binckle did on the nineteenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and Seventy rightly and duly make Last Will and Testament in Writing under his Hand and Seal and did Publish the same before Witnesses whose names are thereto subscribed, but did not nominate Executor or Executrix thereof, and the said Testator is Since deceased (as is alleged) Which Will and Testament (or Codicil) of the said Johannes Binckle was this Day duly proved in the Register Generals Office in the County of Berks aforesaid
And Whereas Administration with the Will announced to the said Christian Binckle, in whose Favour Margaret Binckle the Widow of the said Johannes Binckle hath renounced the Right of Administration under the Hand and Seal.
Non the Condition of this obligation is such That if the said Christian Binckle Administrator with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which were of above named Johannes Binckle deceased at the Time of his Death deceased do make or cause to be made a true and Perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased within the said Province which have or shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of the said Christian Binckle or into the Hands Possession or Knowledge of any other Person or Persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Register General's Office at Reading in the County of Berks at or before the Tenth Day of November next And the same Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased at the Time of his Death or which at any Time heretofore have come or hereafter shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of the said Christian Binckle or of any other Person or Persons for him do well and truly administration according to Law And further do make or cause to be made a true and just Account Calculation or Reckoning of the said Administration at or before the Eleventh Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy one. And all the rest and Residue of the said Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator's Accompt the same being first examined and allowed of by the Orphans Court of the County of Berks Shall deliver and pay to such Person or Persons as the said Court by its Decree or Sentence Shall limit or appoint And if it shall hereafter appear that any other Last Will and Testament of a latter Date then the Will herein before recited was made by the said Deceased and he Executor and Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said Officer making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly of the said Christian Binckle being thereunto required do render and deliver up the said Letters of administration with the Will annexed Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Office, then this Obligation to be void and of none Effect or else to be and remain in full Force and Virtue
Sealed & Delivered In the Presence of us Signature of William _______ Signature of Conrad Hort Signature of Joshua Williams Signature of Frantz Kruck
[There is a copy of a hand written Will in German. The outside contains the name:]
Johannes Binckle
[The last page has his signature and mark and contains a red wax seal. There are three signatures They are:]
Frantz Kruck Conrad Hort Henrich Hetzel
Then in a different handwriting is the following:
Register General's Office, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Thirteenth Day of October in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy: Then personally appeared Frantz Kruck and Conrad Hort both of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks in the Province afsd. Yeomen and on their Solemn Oath on the Holy Evangelists did severally and respectively depose and say, that they were present together (Henrich Hetzel being also present) and saw and heard Johannes Banckle, the Testator in the aforegoing Writing named sign (with his Mark) seal pronounce publish and declare the same aforegoing Writing as and for his Last Will and Testament; and that the said Johannes Banckle at the Time of his so doing was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and as they verily believe; and further that the Names of them the Deponents to the Will aforesd. written are of their proper Handwriting by them respectively subscribed as witnesses thereto (Henrich Hentzel the other witness at the same Time subscribing thereto as a witness) in the presence of each other and in the Presence at the Request of the said testator.
Coram me Signature of James Read D. Reg.
________tion of_________ as the Will of Johannes Banckle 1770 Administration (some other wording appears to be latin) to _______ Banckle. vide vol. III n. 412. Administration.
Vide Original infra.
[This appears to be the English interpretation of the handwritten Will in German.]
Cumru Township County of Berks the nineteenth Day of September 1770.
In the Name of the Three in One God I Johannes Banckle dwelling in the above mentioned Township and County Province of Pennsylvania make known my last Will by this Writing, with Heart and Mouth, that this my Last Will and Testament is valid and irrevocable after my Death. So it is now my Will that my loving Wife shall be provided for after my Death that she shall have no want of the necessaries of Life, from my Plantation, Thus my Son Christian Banckle who has now the Possession of my Plantation shall give my Wife every Year in Grain ten Bushels of wheat and six Bushels of Rye so long as she lives, further my Wife shall have and receive ___ third Part of my Estate that I Johannes Banckle leave behind this my ____ shall _____________ as long as she lives and what she shall leave behind and remains after her Death shall all be divided between my and our Children and Heirs justly in equal Parts, save that my eldest Son Johannes Banckle shall have Five Shillings per Advance the Rest that shall remain in after the Mother's Death shall all be divided in equal Shares. Further will be mentioned and ratified that if my Wife Margaret Banckle after my Death can live in peace with my Son Christian Banckle and eat and drink with him at his table to her satisfaction, then he Christian Banckle shall keep the said Grain for himself But if there shall be a Change that they cannot live in Peace together and my Wife should or would go from him, then my Son Christian Banckle shall give her the said Grain Yearly so long as she lives.
Further, will be mentioned and it is my Last Will that my Son Christian Banckle shall have and enjoy for himself the Piece of Meadow, the piece f Orchard with the apples that I and my Wife had for our Reservation, (the following has a line drawn through the words) [shall have and enjoy for himself] so long as my Wife can live in peace with him, and he provides _____ Meat and Drink for her as long as she lives, after her Death it descends to him that this now my last Will and testament wrote in good understanding and indefeasible but valid after my Death this I Johannes Banckle Witness with my own Hand and Seal by Evidences Johannes Banckle Frantz Kruck Conrad Hort Henrich Hetzel
Renunciation Margaret Banckle, Widow of Johannes Banckle, Dec'd.
To Benjamin Chew ______ Register General for the Probate of Wills and granting letters of Administration in and for the Province of Pennsylvania. I Margaret Binckle, Widow & Relict of Johannes Binckle late of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks in the said Province deceased do send Greeting.
Whereas the said Johannes Binckle lately dyed having first made his Last Will in Writing under his Hand and Seal bearing Date the nineteenth Day of September last past, but therein omitted to appoint an Executor thereof, whereby the Rights of Administration of all and singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased, at the Time of his Death (with the Will annexed) devolves upon me the said Margaret. And Whereas I the same Margaret am utterly incapable to take upon me the Burden of the said Administration, being about seventy Years of Age, and infirm and unable to travel. I do therefore hereby disclaim and renounce the Administration of the Estate of my deceased Husband aforesaid and desire the same (with the Will aforesaid annexed) may be committed to Christian Binckle, the second Son of the said Deceased (his eldest Son Johannes not being resident within the same Province.) In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal. Dated the eighth Day of October in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy.
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us Signature of Frantz Kruck Signature of Conrad Hort
Margaretha Binckle's Signature and Mark
Berks County__. The Eleventh Day of October 1770. Frantz Creek and Conrad Hort made Oath that they were present and Law Margaret Banckle therein named seal and deliver the above Writing as her Act and Deed and that their respective Names there to _______ bid were by them severally & respectfully written with his own Hand. Witness my Hand & seal the same Day & Year. Coram me Signature of James Read D. Reg.
1771 Inventory & Appraisement Surlot Johannes Rincidy, deceased May 13
A true and perfect Inventory and conscionable Appraisement of all and singular the goods and Chattels Rights and Credits which were of Johannes Binckle late of the Township of Currru in the County of Berks in the Province of Pennsylvania deceased.
[There is a list of the inventory and the values of each item that follows]
1771 Administration Accot. sur lot Johannes Binckle deceased
The Accompt of Christian Banckle Administrator (with the Codicil annexed) of all and singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits which were of Johannes Banckle late of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks Cooper deceased.
The said Accomptant charges himself with all and singular the goods and Chattels Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased according to an Inventory and Appraisement thereof exhibited into the register General's Office at Reading amounting (after a Deduction of three Pounds an over Charge against Peter Negle) to He further charges himself with the Sum in which the amount of Sales of the said Goods of (sold at vendue) exceeds the Appraisement.
The said Accomptant craves Allowance for his several payments and Disbursements made out of the said Estate as follows, to wit, as Receipts.
There is a list of dates, names, and amounts that follows.
166.13.9 (pounds 28.13.2 193.6 11 193.6 11 Reading 13th May 1771 Errors Accepted [Someone's signature]
1997- Stan keeps saying that he has heard that there were three Binkley brothers that came to America but no one has proof of that statement. But there does seem to be connection between this Johannes "Hance" Binkley, Hans Michael Binkley and Peter Binkley the Moravian. It seems that they Johannes "Hance" and Hans Michael and later Peter lived near one another in Berks County, Pennsylvania and their descendants lived near one another in York Co., PA later again in Frederick and Washington Counties in Maryland and Fairfield and Perry Counties in Ohio and later in Allen County, Ohio.
THE FOLLOWING ARE LITTLE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IN PAPER FILES. THEY ARE LOOSE ENDS THAT DO NOT BELONGING ANYWHERE BUT I AM AFRAID NOT TO RECORD THEM IN CASE THEY WILL MEAN SOMETHING IMPORTANT LATER.
1711- The following was taken from an old copy found in Stan's files that came from the book PIONEER SETTLERS OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA by Esitleman on page 131, (this writing does not entirely make sense) the chapter might be named German Mennonites near Susquehanna. "1711-- Hans Binggeli (Binkley) a Teacher. This year a man by the name of Binggeli or Binkley appeared in Schwarzenberg. Muller in an item (p. 207) says that he took the children from Schwarzenberg and from Pholeren and Blumenstein to the Palatinate for instructions in the Mennonite doctrine. He left them there for a term and then brought them back again to their homes, he seems to have been conducting a school in advanced Mennonite principles, similar to the modern Mennonite Sunday school." (Johannes married to Barbara Landis was a Mennonite; he does not seem related to the three mentioned above.)
1997- The following information is from Pat Smith. She copied it from Rupp's book, page 488, Interpretation of Names. "Johannes, John, Jean, French; Juan, Portuguese: the mercy of the Lord, the grace of the Lord; Hebrew--it occurs in various spellings, Johann, Johan, Han, Hans, Hannes, Jan; it seems to be a sort of Lieblinsnamen, occurring in this Collection, upwards of eight thousand times, alone or connected with some other baptismal name, as Hanna George, John Jacob, Hanna Nuclease, Has Peter, Hands, John."
1772- The following is from Pat Smith. "Jacob Binkley: page 403 of Rupp's book, THIRTY THOUSAND NAMES OF IMMIGRANTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. They came to the colonies in 1772. This most likely does not pertain to Johannes "Hance" Binkley but I do not know where to place it till I find the right place. I do not want to lose it.
Joseph Binkley is first found in 1783 Census living in Shenandoah Co., VA. He is found next in the 1790 Census still living in Shenandoah Co., VA. It is not known who Joseph's parents are. THIS JOSEPH HAS NEVER BEEN RESEARCHED. I think it is prudent to put this Joseph here for fear of losing him somewhere.
1743- We are assuming that this is the daughter of Johannes "Hance" Binkley Sr. from Cumru Twp., Lancaster Co., PA because she is a sponsors at her brother's daughter's baptism in Berks County. See Johannes "Hance" Binkley Jr. 1743.