Johann Jacob Barbe, Sr.
Compiled by Teresa Martin Klaiber
copyright 2004 Family Lineage Investigations
Johann Jacob Barbe, Sr, [Wigandt², Johann Jacob¹] was born 28 November 1725 in Hochstenbach, Germany. Hochstenbach is southwest of Bonn in the Westerwald section of Rheinland_Pfalz in southern Germany. Johann Jacob married Maria Catharina Richter 18 June 1745 in Hochstenbach, Germany. Their first child Eva Maria was born the 22nd September 1746 followed by Johann Adam Barbe on the 19th of June 1748.
In the Introduction of Barb-Barbe Genealogy, Alan Williams states that the Hochstenbach pastor made note of the church’s families as they left the village and the Barbe family were among the entries. The parish register states "This family left for America 30 May 1749." Johann Jacob Barb[e] was 24 years old. Johann Jacob, his wife Maria Catherine, daughter Eva Maria now 3, and son Johann Adam age 1 boarded the sloop "Two Brothers" along with 308 other passengers under the care of Captain Thomas Arnot. The sloop would carry them by way of Rotterdam to Cowes. They celebrated Johann Adam’s 2nd birthday on June 19th and finally arrived at Philadelphia 14 September 1749. The "Two Brothers", having made trips landing in Philadelphia each September , sank off the coast of England in the summer of 1754.
Palatine emigrants had their own network and many coming to America already had destinations in mind where large groups of other Germans had settled. The family may have been in Hunterdon County, New Jersey for a period where Johann Jacob possibly met his wife.
The Barbe family then migrated to Loudoun County, Virginia where the northwestern part of the County was known as the "German Settlement." Another town within the county Lovettville was also settled by Germans.
The families first child born in America was Abraham born 10 November 1753 followed by Anna in 1755 and Henrich on the 15th of August 1759. Mary was born in 1761, William in May 1763 followed immediately by Elizabeth in February 1764. Three more sons would complete the family with 11 children: Jacob, Isaac, and Peter. By 1770 Johann Jacob had leased land in Loudoun County from Thomas Ludwell and nine years later he was able to purchase his own property on Stoney Creek, Loudoun County from Anthony Whitsel.
Johann Jacob usually went by the name of Jacob in Loudoun County and made several other land purchases on Stoney Creek between 1790 and 1805. This is remarkable for an 80 year old. And even more remarkable that he still did business in 1817 when Jacob sold Peter Williams 245 acres and in 1818 sold 667.67 acres on both sides of Stoney Creek. Johann Jacob Barbe died 20 April 1819 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Some histories say he was 101 but by proper calculation he was 93 years 4 months and 23 days when he died.
Children of Johann Barbe and Maria Richter are:
Eva Maria Barbe
, born 22 September 1746 in Hochstenbach, Germany; died April 1747 in Hochstenbach, Germany.Johann Adam Barbe, born 19 June 1748 in Hochstenbach, Germany; died August 1832 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; married Anna Poke; born 1757; died 1839 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. His 2nd birthday was celebrated aboard
ship "The Two Brothers." Among the research at the Cincinnati Historical Society collection of Olive McLaughlin it states that he had "blue eyes, dark hair, medium size. Crippled by a bear; used crutches. Protestant"Abraham Barbe, born 10 November 1753; died December 1817 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; married Elsa Catherine Poke; born 1756; died 1827. The BARB-BARBE Genealogy describes him as having "no religious creed; Whig"
Anna Barbe, born About 1755; died March 1822 in Fairfield County, Ohio; married Peter Drum; born About 1752; died Jan 1837 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Removed
to Fairfield County, Ohio about 1805. They had 10 children.*Henrich Barbe, Sr, born 15 August 1759 in Metz Loraine, France; died 24 August 1819 in Mt. Clifton, Shenandoah County Virginia; married (1) Mary Winegardner 1782 married (2) Catherine (Caty) Miller Poke 01 Jan 1811 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Mary Barbe, born About 1761; married John Sager. Removed to Hardy County, [W] Virginia.
William Barbe, born 17 May 1763; died 19 Jan 1839 in Trumbull County, Ohio; married Barbara Sager; born 27 November 1768 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died
08 February 1855 in Trumbull County, Ohio. The family removed to Trumbull County, Ohio in the spring 1805.Elizabeth Barbe, born 10 February 1764; died 10 August 1826 in Fairfield County, Ohio; married Herbert Winegardner, Jr 1778; born 01 Jan 1758; died 17 Dec 1830 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Removed to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1805. Resided
near Rushville.Jacob Barbe, born 10 October 1767; died 27 January 1845 in Washington County, Virginia; married Mary Barbara Miller 25 June 1791 in Shenandoah County, Virginia; born 1767 in York County, Pennsylvania; died Jan 1847 in Washington County, Virginia. Moved to Washington County, Virginia in 1802.
Isaac Barbe, born 1769 in Loudoun County, Virginia; died Before 1830 in Preston County, Virginia; married Elizabeth Coffelt 08 May 1792 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Moved ot Monogalia County Virginia in 1793.
Peter Barbe, born 1772 in Loudoun County, Virginia; died 22 May 1838 in Fairfield County,
Ohio; marrried Esther Roberts 15 March 1796 in Hardy County, [W] Virginia; born 13 December 1775 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 13 August 1831 in Fairfield County, Ohio. The family moved to Fairfield County, Ohio about 1814.
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12/30/2004