Individual Details
John RIBLET
(1756 - 6 Aug 1835)
Events
| Birth | 1756 | Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Baptism | 7 Nov 1756 | Egypt Reformed Church, Northampton County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Military | From Jun 1776 to Jan 1777 | was a private in the Revolutionary War in the "Flying Camp" under Captain Nicholas Kearn | | | |
| Marriage | 1779 | Catherine KEIPER | | ||
| Residence | 1787 | Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 May 1793 | was a sponsor with his wife Catharina at he baptism of Johanes, son of Henrich and Margretha Keiper - Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland | | | |
| Residence | 23 Aug 1793 | Washington County, Maryland | | ||
| Census | 1800 | Elizabeth Hundred, Washington County, Maryland | | | |
| Residence | 22 Oct 1801 | Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 22 Oct 1801 | appointed Abraham Riblet, his brother, as his lawful attorney - Bedford County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Immigration | Bet 1802 and 1804 | Erie Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 13 Aug 1805 | 106 acres from Thomas Rees and Ann his wife - Erie Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1820 | Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1830 | Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | 6 Aug 1835 | Millcreek Township,Erie County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Burial | Aug 1835 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 31 Dec 1835 | 106 acres to Joseph M. Sterrett for $5000 - Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine KEIPER (1751 - 1810) |
| Child | Michael RIBLET (1779 - 1857) |
| Child | Solomon RIBLET (1782 - ) |
| Child | John RIBLET (1786 - 1849) |
| Child | Catharine RIBLET ( - ) |
| Child | Lydia RIBLET ( - ) |
| Father | Bartholomew RIBLET (1731 - 1793) |
| Mother | Catharine LIVENGOOD (1734 - 1814) |
| Sibling | Regina RIBLET ( - 1800) |
| Sibling | Christian RIBLET (1761 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Henry RIBLET (1763 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Anna ELIZABETH (1765 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann "Polly" RIBLET (1767 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Margaret RIBLET (1768 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Abraham RIBLET (1771 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth RIBLET (1776 - 1870) |
Notes
Birth
His tombstone states he was abt 80 years when he died. This would make his birth date about 1754 to 1755. He was baptized in November, 1756 but his baptismal record does not give his birth date. He gives his birth date as 1756 when he applies for a Revolutionary War pension. This is the most reliable birth date for him. Also, it is closer to his baptismal date.Military
According to his pension papers, he was taken prisoner during the Battle of Long Island and confined on the the British prison ship "Roe Buck" for five days, then on another prison ship for a few days, and then confined to the "Presbyterian Meeting house" in New York for seventeen weeks and five days where many men died. He was "paroled" in New York by the British, marched to Burlington, New Jersey on foot, and taken by wagon to Philadelphia to a "hospital (as it was called)." He then returned home on "parole" and received notice about two years later that he had been "exchanged."His brother, Henry Riblet, and his sister, Polly Zook (Zuck) also gave affidavits to support his claim for a pension.
Residence
He lived near Hagerstown, Maryland.Miscellaneous
His wife's maiden name was Keiper.Census
Elizabeth Hundred was near Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.Daniel Ribblett was living in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland in the 1800 census with the following household composition:
Free white males under 10-2
Free white males 26 thru 44-1
Free white males under 10-2
Free white females 16 thru 25-1
Daniel remained in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland and did not move to Pennsylvania. Daniel Riblet was not a son of Bartholomew Riblet. He had children born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is not known if he was related to John Riblet.
Immigration
Although John Riblet, Jun. appears in the 1810 census in Erie County, his father does not appear in this census. The History of Erie County states that the Riblets came to Erie County about 1802. The Revolutionary War pension papers for John Riblet state "...I was thirty one years old when I removed to the State of Maryland near Hagerstown, and lived there about seventeen years, susposed thence I removed to the County of Erie and State of Pennsylvania where I have resided ever since." He would have moved to Maryland near Hagerstown about 1787 and Erie County about 1804 according to this statement.Census
Although John Riblet, Jun. appears in the 1810 census in Erie County, his father does not appear in this census although he supposedly moved to Erie County about 1802.Census
He was living next to his son, Solomon Riblet, in the 1830 census.Death
He was living in Millcreek Township when he gave an affidavit for a Revolutionary War pension on 21 September 1832.Endnotes
1. John T. Humphrey, Pennsylvania Births Lehigh County 1734-1800 (Washington, D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 1992), 225.
2. Annette Kunselman Burgert, Eighteenth Century Emigrants: Volume II: The Western Palatinate, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1985), II: 268-269.
3. Charles R. Roberts , translator, Records of Egypt Reformed Church (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1905; reprint, Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2010), 11.
4. "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019), John Riblet; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C.; S23873.
5. Annette Kunselman Burgert, Eighteenth Century Emigrants: Volume II: The Western Palatinate, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1985), II: 268-269.
6. Charles R. Roberts , translator, Records of Egypt Reformed Church (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Harrisburg Publishing Company, State Printer, 1905; reprint, Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2010), 11.
7. "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019), John Riblet; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C.; S23873.
8. Erie Cemetery (Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2018), memorial page for Johannes "John" Riblet, Find A Grave Memorial # 20196615, memorial created by Scott Coyle, maintained by Judy Ebersole, photograph by Alva Van Houten.
9. Frederick S. Weiser, translator, Maryland German Church Records: Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Hagerstown, Washington County 1771-1849, Volume 12 (Westminster, Maryland: Historical Society of Carroll County, 1997), 12:25.
10. "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019), John Riblet; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C.; S23873.
11. Frederick S. Weiser, translator, Maryland German Church Records: Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Hagerstown, Washington County 1771-1849, Volume 12 (Westminster, Maryland: Historical Society of Carroll County, 1997), 12:25.
12. Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County Probate Records, Bartholomew Riblet (23 August 1793), Letters of Administration, inventory, and account, from 23 August 1793 to 25 February 1800; Bedford County Courthouse, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
13. Frederick S. Weiser, translator, Maryland German Church Records: Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Hagerstown, Washington County 1771-1849, Volume 12 (Westminster, Maryland: Historical Society of Carroll County, 1997), 12:25.
14. 1800 U.S. census, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Hundred, page 158, John Ribblet; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2019); from National Archives M32, roll 32.
15. Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County Deed Records, AA:240-241, Letters of Attorney from John Riblet to Abraham Riblet, 22 October 1801; recorded 18 January 1802; Bedford County Courthouse, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
16. Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford County Deed Records, AA:240-241, Letters of Attorney from John Riblet to Abraham Riblet, 22 October 1801; recorded 18 January 1802; Bedford County Courthouse, Bedford, Pennsylvania.
17. John Elmer Reed, compiler, History of Erie County, 2 volumes (Topeka: Historical Publishing Company, 1925), 2:1074.
18. Erie County, Pennsylvania, Erie County Deed Records, L:533-535, Heirs of John Riblet to Joseph M. Sterrett, 31 December 1835; recorded 24 December 1836; Erie County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsyvania.
19. 1820 U.S. census, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Harborcreek Township, page 10, John Riblet Senior; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2019); from National Archives microfilm M33, roll 102.
20. 1830 U.S. census, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Harborcreek Township, page 262, John Riblet, Senior; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 February 2019); from National Archives M19, roll 147.
21. Erie Cemetery (Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2018), memorial page for Johannes "John" Riblet, Find A Grave Memorial # 20196615, memorial created by Scott Coyle, maintained by Judy Ebersole, photograph by Alva Van Houten.
22. "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019), John Riblet; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C.; S23873.
23. Erie Cemetery (Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 June 2018), memorial page for Johannes "John" Riblet, Find A Grave Memorial # 20196615, memorial created by Scott Coyle, maintained by Judy Ebersole, photograph by Alva Van Houten.
24. Erie County, Pennsylvania, Erie County Deed Records, L:533-535, Heirs of John Riblet to Joseph M. Sterrett, 31 December 1835; recorded 24 December 1836; Erie County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsyvania.