Person:Jacob Riffle (3)

Jacob Riffle was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

   Jacob Riffle, Sr.
   Birth: 1725, Germany
   Death: 1816
   Harrison County
   West Virginia, USA
   
   Jacob Sr. Riffle b. abt 1745 Germany d. 1816 @ Lewis Virginia m. Dorothy Unk. 1768 @ Harrison, Virginia. They had the following children:
   1) David b. abt 1770 d. 26 Jan 1820 @ Darke Ohio
   2) Mary Molly b. abt 1774 d.aft 1834
   3) Catherine b. abt.1769 d. 1865
   4) Christina b. abt 1765 d. 27 Mar 1812
   5) Dorothy b. abt 1770 d. 30 Jan 1865
   6) Peter b. abt 1770 d. 19 Apr 1801
   7) Jacob Jr. b. 27 Feb 1774 d. 7 Jan 1864 @ Darke, Ohio
   8) Francis b. abt 1781 d. 1 Apr 1898
   9) Isaac Conrad b. abt 1786 d. abt 1870
   10) George Strunk Jr. b abt 1784 d. 13 Mar 1815
   11) Elizabeth b. abt 1791 d. aft 1834
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84509121

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Jacob Riffle was born in Germany about 1725 and died in Lewis County VA in 1816. He arrived at the port of Philadelphia, PA aboard the ship "Phoenix", John Mason commanding, August 28, 1750.
   
   Settlement of Jacob's estate was recorded November 2, 1816 in Lewis County VA Will Book #1, pages 2-4. He married Dorothy ------ in Harrison County VA about 1768. Dorothy was born about 1745 and died in Braxton County in 1817.
   
   Jacob and his brother Francis were some of the earliest settlers in present day Randolph County WV. Francis was killed by Indians about 1783 and Jacob and his family moved to Braxton County VA after 1816.
   
   http://hackerscreek.com/norman/RIFFLE/JACOB.htm