Captain John Jacob Kobel

Johann Jacob Kobel left Germany and arrived at Cathrine’s England June 11, 1709 where those aboard detained on board the vessels until Easter of 1710 awaiting convoys to protect them against the French men of war. They landed in Nutten Island, N.Y. (present day New York City) about June 10, 1710. In 1711 and 1712 he lived at the Manor of Livingston on the Hudson River. Some 50 families moved to Schoharie County, prior to March 1713. Jacob Kobel established a mill on a creek and it was named Cobelskill (present day Cobleskill, N.Y. is located at the same place). By January,1726, Jacob Kobel’s name was on the tax list for Tulpehochocken, Pa. Jacob built another mill in what was later named Plumpton Manor. Jacob had nine sons but only mentioned his son Henry in his Last Will which was filed in Philadelphia, PA. 1732.

Captain Jacob Kobel was born about 1682. He married Maria Kobel. He died about Aug. 1731,

From Wikitree page.

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Also known as Jakob Kobel

A German - home in the Rhineland

He had 9 minor children when he died in abt 1731.

A Miller by Trade

Catholic

Soldier in 1711 (Palatine Volunteers to Canada)

Immigrated from Germany and arrived at St. Catharines near the tower of London on June 11, 1709 - the same day and place that our ancestor, Johan Conrad Dieffenbach arrived. Jacob's daughter Maria Sybilla later married Johan Conrad's son - Johan Adam Dieffenbach. (Source: Book: The Dieffenbach Organ Builders, Written C. 1959 by Victor C. Dieffenbach.)

Will written 7 Aug 1731 and filed at Philadelphia on 16 March 1732/1733. The will was written in Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania. He bequeathed to his eldest son Henry one shilling more than the other children.

1710 - Immigrated to Livingston Manor, NY

Moved to New Heidelberg abt 1713 or 1714

Then moved to Schoharie

Then moved to Tulpehocken, Penn. in 1723/1726, His family was part of the same group the Dieffenbach's were with when they floated down the Susquehanna River on rafts to Pennsylvania. Jacob Kobel and Conrad Dieffenbach were among 28 Germans petitioning for a road eastward to be built, but since nothing was done the settlers widened Indian trails themselves.

He was a miller and had a grist mill at Plumpton Manor, Berks Co,, Penn., son John inherited it.

The mill was built on land originally owned by Conrad Weiser and was in what is probably the eastern edge of present Womelsdorf, Pa.

Cobelskill, along the Schoharie, a small stream named after Jacob Kobel where he had a home and perhaps a mill for 10 years.

1723 - He and his family came from Schoharie NY, to Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania and erected the first mill in Tulpehocken. (He built two of the mills in or about Schoharie.)

Cobleskill, N.Y. took its name from "this 17109er" - Jacob Kobel.

In the 1790 Census the Koebel last name was also recorded as Kible, Koble, Kobel, Gobel and Cobel.

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Jacob Kobel/Cobel/Koble arrived in America in the early summer of 1710.His name is foun d on a list of "poor Palatines who arrived at St.Catrin's (England), June 11th, 1709, take n at St. Catherine's andDebtford, June 15th." It is believed that he and his family were am ongthe four thousand Palatines who embarked on ten ships prepared to sail toNew york on Chr istmas Day of 1709. But they were detained on board thevessels until Easter of 1710 "awaiti ng convoys to protecct them againstthe French men of war. Seventeen hundred of these four t housandemigrants died before arrival at their destination." The rest landed atNutten (no w Governor's) Island, New York about 10 June 1710. From the English list of Palatines, we learn certain facts aboutJacob Kobel. He was 2 7 years old in 1709 and a miller; he had a wifeand a 6 month old son; and he was a Catholic . After arriving in NewYork, they settled in Schoharie County, New York. The subsistence li stsfor 1711 and 1712 show that Jacob and his wife were at the Manor ofLivingston on the Hud son River. In the rations for 13 September 1712 achild was included. In return for the sup ply of food the Palatines wereobliged to gather tar for her Majesty's (Queen Anne) many ship s. Theywere so grateful to her for making it possible for them to reach Americathat , whe n she wanted an expedition to march against Canada, theyreadily volunteered. As a member o f the Hunterstown Camp under CaptainJohann Peter Kneskern, Private Jacob Kobel was include d in the party ofPalatines who volunteered for the expedition to Canada. They marchednort h about 16 July 1711, but returned, unsuccessful, in a few months. On 6 September 1712 Governor Hunter of New York suddenly cut off thesubsistence allowan ce for the Palatines. This spelled disaster forthese families who were relying upon the rat ions and who had not beenable to plant crops and store food for the winter to come because t heyhad been engaged in working for the Governor. It was particularly hardon Jacob and hi s family because on 20 July 1712 Johann Henrich Kobel wasborn to them and he was baptized o n 3 August by the pastor of the WestCamp Lutheran Church. The baptismal sponsor was Johan He nrichSchraemmle. It was that fall that 150 families moved to the Schoharievalley. Whethe r Jacob and his family was one of the group is not known.Also, his name was not on the lis t of the original fifteen families whosubsequently moved to Tulpehocken in Berks County, Pen nsylvania. It ispossible that he may have been one of those who relocated in the MohawkVal ley and did not leave New York immediately. We do know that hearrived in the Tulpehocken re gion by 10 January 1726 because his namewas then found on a tax list of Tulpehocken settlers .

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