Rev Johann Heinrich Brumbach, II

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor # A016154

Henry Brumbach, b. 4 Feb 1739, in what is now Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany. His parents were Johannes Brombach (1711 - 1744) and Anna Julianna Kemper (1708 - aft 1760. He married Anna Kauffman, daughter of Martin and Barbara Stauffer Kauffman, on 18 Sep 1761. Their children (taken from a family Bible record) were: Barbara, b. 17 Aug 1762; Johannes, b. 9 Sep 1764; Anna, b. 11 Nov 1766; Henry, b. 5 Mar 1769 (also have family Bible record of his wife and children); Elizabeth, b. 19 Aug 1771; David, b. 12 Mar 1774; Susan, b. 3 Jul 1776. His wife, Anna, died 22 Sep 1778, perhaps at Spring Farm (near Luray), where the family was living at that time. It is unknown where she was buried.

Henry 2nd married Anna Catherine Strickler (her parents were Rev. Jacob Strickler and "Barbara" Nancy Kauffman Strickler on 16 Apr 1779. They probably lived most of their married life on the estate of "New Glasgow", near Mole Hill, about four miles from Harrisonburg. Their children: Joseph, b. 11 Feb 1780; Maria, b. 19 Sep 1782; Samuel, b. 17 Dec 1786; Daniel, b. 16 Jan 1789; Christian, b. 13 May 1791; Matthias (Matthew), b. 9 Aug 1792, and Tobias, b. 7 Aug 1794.

Henry died in 1799, near Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia, and his will was probated there, bequeathing 400 acre Spring Farm tract to his sons John and David, and to his son Henry another tract of 206 acres.

He reportedly was buried in "the Brumbach/k Cemetery at Mole Hill". However, the Dayton Historical and the Rockingham Historical Societies have no knowledge of such a cemetery still existing. Anna Catherine died in 1817, and reportedly, she was also buried there. (From research by Buck)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 5 2023, 22:54:18 UTC