Person:Henry Kibler (2)

Notes

From "Some Kiblers from the Shenandoah Valley", by Donald Ping:

Henry Kibler (Heinrich Kuebler or Kubler] was entered as a Revolutionary Patriot to the roles of the DAR thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Carol Nimmer, Kibler Family Historian. Although Henry did not fight in the Revolutionary War, records are on file that indicated he donated mutton and money to the cause. A plaque was placed on his grave by the Elisha Dick Chapter of the DAR on May 4, 1981. The grave is on the Robert Kemp Farm, just outside of Luray, Page Co., VA.

Henry Kibler is believed to have been of German descent, from the Palatinate region, but there is some indication that the Kiblers were originally from Switzerland, and then migrated to Germany. It is believed that he came to America abt 1764. In 1777 Henry purchased land in the Sheanandoah Valley from William Nail and Michael Conn. On Aug 29, 1782 he signed an indenture to Michael Conn for 24 lbs. for 64 acres of land. From this transaction we discover his wife's name was Mary.

Citations

http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Kibler%20Family/KiblerHenry1746.html

Note: the source above claims that Henry Kibler was born in 1746 in Germany, but that would have made him about 13-14 years old when his first child was born, which appears unlikely. He was likely born earlier, perhaps abt. 1735-40.

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~devore/fasnacht/kibler1.html