Eighth Generation

25. Jacob HENKEL was born on 14 Mar 1732/33 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and died on 14 Feb 1779 in Hardy County, Virginia (now, West Virginia. Jacob Henkle (14 Mar. 1733-14 Feb. 1779) the second child but first son of Jost Henkel, married about 1753 in Rowan (now, Davidson) Co., NC, Barbara Teter (Dieter) (? May 1734-7 Feb. 1814) and were the parents of ten children. Jacob accompanied his parents to the settlement on Dutchman's Creek (then Rowan Co. NC) in 1750 and likely married Barbara here as their first child, Reverend Paul Henkel, was born in that locality in 1754 and is not clear if Jacob and his family went in 1760 to Va. with his father. There is a deed recorded in Salisbury, NC for "Jacob Hincle (Henkle), Planter Grantee, Earl of Granville, Grantor, Book for year 1753-1754 (date of deed: 1755) for land in Parish of St. Luke, Co. of Rowan, .... at forks on the Yadkin...656 acres... In EARLY SETTLERS OF ROWAN CO. NC by Eugene N. Bean, he records Jacob Henkle as a settler of 1753. Jacob's son, the Reverend Paul, in his autobiography stated the first winter at the Fort his father worked as a carpenter during the day and at the shoemaker's trade of evenings, providing for his family.
All the boys except Joseph and Jacob became Lutheran ministers.

Jacob HENKEL and Mary Barbara TEETER were married about 1753 in Rowan Co. [Davidson], N.C.. Mary Barbara TEETER (daughter of George TEETER Sr.) was born in May 1734 and died on 8 Feb 1814. They had the following children: