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Jacob Brinker
b.9 Nov 1727 Elsau, Zürich, Switzerland
d.30 Oct 1798 Franklin Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
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m. 26 Apr 1721
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[edit] Will of Jacob Brinker
[edit] Information on Jacob BrinkerBorn in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Hamlet of Rumikon, village of Elsau. Census: 1790 Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Census: 1735 Colonial America PA Census Event: Tax List 1791 Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Event: Tax List 1764 Northampton Co., Pennsylvania Event: Tax List 1782 Hamilton Township,Monroe Co., Pennsylvania Event: Tax List 1798 Window Tax Burial: OCT 1798 Denmark Manor Immigration: 28 JUN 1735 Arr. Philadelphia on ship "Mary" Occupation: Owned flour mill, supplied Washington with flour during the Revoloutionary war. WILL: 1798 Westmoreland Will book, 1 page 147 WILL: 16 NOV 1798 Proved Religion: Reformed Event: Land Record 20 NOV 1766 Northampton Co. Pennsylvania Event: Oath 1 AUG 1777 Oath of Allegiance According to an e-mail received May 28, 1999 from Janet Warter, 17841 Still Harbor Lane, Huntington Beach, California; 92647-6440 Jacob and Susannah moved to Westmoreland County & settled at Denmark Manor, Penn. Twp. Jacob was born in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Hamlet of Rumikon, Village of Elsau. He came to the United States on the ship "Mary' arriving in Philadelphia on June 28, 1735 with his parents and siblings. He died in Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and was buried at Denmark Manor, his home. He owned a flour mill and provided flour for Washington during the Revoloutionary war. Family Group Record of LDS also lists a child Katreen (AFN Q8SR-XR) Born: Abt. 1767 in Northampton. Have to check and make sure they don`t mean Katherine. From a rough draft of the Barnhart Ancestors by Janet Werter Several of George`s younger brothers and sisters, and his father and mother, Jacob Brinker (1727-1798) and Susannah Hinkle Brinker, also settled in Westmoreland County after 1791. From Barnhart Ancestors by Janet Walter Jacob Brinker, grandfather of Elizabeth Brinker Barnhart had been born in Switzerland 9 Nov 1729, in Rumiken, Parish of Elsau, Canton of Zurich. He was the fourth son of Andreas and Regula Herter Brinker, and was still a young boy when the family settled in Lower Saucon Twp., Buck/ Northampton Co. Pa. We have no record of his marriage to Susannah Hinkle, and the names of Susannah`s parents and her birthdate are still unknown to Brinker Researchers. Their oldest son Henry was born 17 April 1757 according to his Revol. War pension application and Margaret, possibly their first born child, about 1755/56, so their marriage may have been 1754 or earlier. (There is also a possibility that their first child, perhaps a son named "Andreas" did not survive--and it seems unusual that Jacob did not have an oldest son of this name) Unfortunately a birth and baptism record is known for only a few of their children, and we must guess at the others. Records of St. Paul Luth. & Reformed Church (Blue Church), Upper Saucon Twp; Lehigh Co. show two daughters of Jacob and Susannah Brinker; Anna Christine born 11 March 1759, and Susanna, born 26 October, 1760. (We can find no other mention of Anna Christine and assume she died young.) So by at least 1759, we find that Jacob and his young family had moved away from the farm of his parents in Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton Co., and were living in Upper Saucon Twp., in what is now Lehigh Co. It may have been in the early 1750`s that Jacob borrowed some money from his father (as mentioned in the Will of Andreas Brinker) to obtain land for his Mill in the northern frontier area of Northampton, Co., "across the Blue Hills." During the French and Indian War the settlers had to move back to the safer areas of Northampton Co. so this may be what we are seeing in the few baptism records mentioned above. BRINKERS MILL (Location and History) Brinker`s mill was located on McMichael Creek, near the present town of Sciota, Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co. I assume this is the same place as the "Lower Smithfield Twp.," Mill of 1763. The first record I was able to locate for Jacob Brinker in what is now Monroe Co., was a tax record, where he was listed in Lower Smithfield Twp. In 1764, 1767, 1773,/74 and 1782, he was listed in Hamilton Twp. (At present there is no "Lower Smithfield Twp., in Monroe Co., so perhaps this area became part of Hamilton Twp.? From a petition dated Sept. 1763, we know that Jacob Brinker had a Mill at that time. Jacob Brinker`s Mill is mentioned in "Landmarks of Monroe County," compiled and edited by Henry C. Hoffman, Broadheadsville, PA, p 27, under the topic "Old Stone Mill". Portions shown below. Recently the Editor of the Record asked me about the Old Stone Mill on the Monroe-Carbon Trail, near Sciota. When the tide of German immigrants was pouring into Pennsylvania through the port of Philadelphia, arrangements were made by parties who had colonial lands to sel to have agroup of wood rangers conduct a represetative over the country looking for places where there were good springs of water, good fertile farming ladn and good places for mill sites. The creek near Sciota made an early appeal for it met all the requirements. Power could be secured by the expenditure of very little labot & equipment. Evidently Jacob Brinker was one of these men for, in an old colonial assessment of `770 or `772 he is assesessed as a miller in Hamilton Twp. He surely must have been here some time before this. Three or five years later there is a record of the Sullivan Expedition using the place as a base of supply. The estate of Jacob Brinker sold the property some time after 1790 (Actually Jacob would have sold it himself before he moved to Westmoreland Co.--Jacob Brinker lived until 1798 so the Mill property could not have been sold this early by his "estate") to John George Keller, who in 1796 sold it to Bernhard Fenner, of Forks Twp. in Northampton Co. The stone mill was constructed in 1800, marked on the gable stone by Fenner. It replaced the old log mill built between 1750 and 1760...Henry Fenner built the large stone house across the way some time after 1920. It was built near a fine spring, as was the custom in those early days...The old mill site is one of the cherished historical places in Monroe County because it was used to house the supplies for the Sullivan Expedition against the Indians in Northern PA and Ny. It has been marked by a monument erected by the Historical Societyies. "Petition on Sundry people desiring to have Soldiers placed at Jacob Brinker`s Mill" from Northampton Co., Misc. Papers, part 3, 1758-1767 p. 183( 9-1763) Mr. Horsfield, Sir. These are the humble addresses of the neighbors that are now living or rather staying here at this present time. Now with grief we begin to consider the trouble and difficulties before our eyes, that we once passed through being driven from house and home, having our livelihood destroyed by these savages, yet we gladly returned to our desolate habitations where we have lobored through many hardships, and great difficulty until we obtained the privilege once more of a Mill, which lessended our trouble, and made us begin to think ourselves happy, and to forget our former trouble we once passed through. But now we are every day and hour liable to lose the privilege we so lately enjoyed, besides our lives are every day and hour exposed to the unmercival hands of these raging savages at our backs. Pray conside our melancholy condition, not the one half of us have guns to defend ourselves with, nor one charge of Powder or lead to help ourselves with, but living under the protection and preservation of the Almighty God, for our help and assistance. Pray consider our desolate condition, and don1t let us live as a people desolate of your tender care. Our humble petition is that you would be pleased to place eight Soldiers at the Mill, in order for the preservation of it, and safety of our lives withall, so that through the assistance of God it may be the means of keeping people together; otherwise this place is ruined, and we may as well give it over now as to stand any longer, but we don`t in the least doubt your honor granting our poor petition with all readiness and speed that possibly it may be attained. These are the humble petitoners of sundry families now gathered at Jacob Brinker`s Mill, and there waiting for a return from your honor. It was signed by 18 individuals, with Jacob Brinker at the end, John Learn was one of the signers---Also Felix Weiss, possibly a brother (or father) of Margaret Weiss, wife of Henry Brinker, oldest son of Jacob. This seems to be the awnser to the above petition: Bethlehem, October 14, 1763 Sir, Please to order provision for the Company under the Command of Lieutenant Hunsicker to the house of Jacob Brincker, situate in Lower Smithfield, and for the Company commanded by Captain Nicholas Wetterholt at the house of Thomas Everett in Linn Township. Timothy Horsfield to Mr. Robert Levers. A few other documents and military reports for Sept. & Oct., 1763 mention marching on patrol as far as Brinker`s Mill. It does not appear that soldiers were stationed there permanently, as the petition requested, according to this document: 14 October 1763, Lt. Daniel Hunsicker to Timothy Horsfield at Bethlehem---the people are daily at me for soldiers, but I parted with nonve, only two nights, as I sent Jacob Brinker a party of men to his Mill. When peace seemed to have returned, the settlers reclaimed their abandoned lands, only to have more attacks begin in 1763. Another document (microfilm #021680 p. 267, 268) dated 3 Oct 1767 is a petition from Hamilton Twp. to Northampton Co. Quarter sessions for assistance in supporting and maintaining the poor in their township. This bears the signature of Jacob Brinker. The same microfilm (part 4, p. 49) has a Grand Inquest, dated 20 June 1770, naming 19 men, including Jacob Brinker, as defendants, "..on 9 day of March 1770 at Hamilton Twp., did unlawfully, riotously and riotously assemble and gather together to disturb the peace..di beat, wound and ill treat... the said Lewis Morgan (one of the Constables of Hamilton Twp.) All defendants pleaded not guilty. There is no indication of what this was about ! Jacob and Susannah Brinker were sponsors at the baptism of children of severla of their friends in 1767, 1770, 1772, 1779, 1782, 1789--1789 was the last year for any Brinker entries. Jacob Lerner (Learn) son of George Lerner & Anna Margaretha, b. 20 Feb 1777, bap. 20 Apr 1777, Sponsors Jacob Brinker and Susanna (grandson) Johannes Lerner (Learn) son of George Lerner & Margaretha, b. 25 Apr. 1779, bap 18 July 1770. Sponsors Johannes Lerner and Catherina (parents of George Learn) Susannah Lerner (Learn), daughter of George Lerner & Margaretha, b. 20 Jan 1781, bap. 15 Apr. 1781 . Sponsors, Jacob Brinker and Susannah (grandaughter) Of the 3 children above, only John survived to abulthood. Jacob was deceased before 1781, and the baby girl Susanna was killed along with her parents, George & Margaret (Brinker) Learn on 3 July 1781 (3 months after this baptism) by an Indian attack on the Learn homestead near Tammersville. John Learn, fathe fo John Learn was also killed. At the time of the attack, 2 yr old John Learn was with his grandmother, Catherine Learn who hid with him in a cellar. Excerpt from page 14 Barnhart Ancestors by Janet Walter They were expected to support Washington`s Army with whatever food, wagons, animals, arms, etc. they could provide. It was probably during this period that Jacob Brinker supplied flour for the army, for which he was never pad. (according to family tradition). Jacob soon moved his family to Franklin/Penn Twp., where he obtained land in the Manor of Denmark, Lot 16 and part of Lot 17 (p. 42-45 of the History of Penn Township by John W. Mochnick. This land was later willed to his third son Jacob. It appears that Jacob and Susannah were living on Lot 16 in 1798, when his Will was Written since he says he is of Franklin Twp. During the summer of 1798, all citizens of the new United States were taxed on the value of their house (usually a log cabin) barn and land, with even thenumber of windows and panes or "lights" in the house being counted--thus this is often referred to as the window tax.
The Will of Jacob Brinker, 1798 Jacob prepared his Will on 13 Oct. 1798 "being weak in body". He died not long after, since the WIll was proved 16 Nov., 1798. The major provisions of the will follow: The Will is listed in Source, will and also in Book VII- Hendersons From the web page of Phil Knox @@ World COnnect; pknox@@ earthlink.com Name: Jacob Brinker Sr. Sex: M Birth: 9 NOV 1727 in Elsau Parish, Zürich Canton, Switzerland Death: NOV 1798 in Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Father: Andreas Brücker (Brinker) b: 9 JUL 1699 in Elsau Parish, Zürich Canton, Switzerland Mother: Regula Herter (Hester) b: 8 SEP 1695 in Hettlingen, Zurich Canton, Switzerland Marriage 1 Susanna Henkle b: ABT 1727 in Germanic Europe Married: ABT 1755 in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Children Henry Brinker Sr. b: 18 APR 1757 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Jacob Brinker Jr. b: 01 JAN 1774 in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Margaretha Brinker b: ABT 1755 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania Anna Christina Brinker b: 12 MAR 1759 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Susanna Brinker b: 26 OCT 1760 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Katherine Brinker b: ABT 1762 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania George Brinker b: ABT 1765 in Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA. Abraham Brinker b: ABT 1776 in Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA.
Father: Andreas Brücker (Brinker) b: 9 JUL 1699 in Elsau Parish, Zürich Canton, Switzerland Mother: Regula Herter (Hester) b: 8 SEP 1695 in Hettlingen, Zurich Canton, Switzerland Marriage 1 Susanna Henkle b: ABT 1727 in Germanic Europe Married: ABT 1755 in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Children Henry Brinker Sr. b: 18 APR 1757 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania Jacob Brinker Jr. b: 01 JAN 1774 in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Margaretha Brinker b: ABT 1755 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania Anna Christina Brinker b: 12 MAR 1759 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Susanna Brinker b: 26 OCT 1760 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Katherine Brinker b: ABT 1762 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania George Brinker b: ABT 1765 in Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA. Abraham Brinker b: ABT 1776 in Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA. References
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