Individual Details
Johann Michael QUICKEL
(20 July 1721 - 18 December 1787)
John Quickel's father, Michael Quickel, came to America from Germany and landed in Philadelphia on July 25, 1736. Michael settled in the Conestoga Valley in Lancaster County, remained until 1763, at which time he purchased 200 acres of land in what is now Conewago Township, just east of Dover. In 1770, Michael Quickel gave more than 2 acres of land to the Lutheran and Reformed church which sat at the southwest corner of his original 200 acres. This church became known as the QUICKEL'S CHURCH. A well-respected man in the community, Michael helped teach the local children at QUICKEL'S CHURCH. In 1776, as a Captain, Michael led a group of volunteer soldiers to Philadelphia.
A deed was executed by Michael Quickel and his wife Barbara conveying two acres and forty seven perches for a consideration of forty shillings, to the elders and trustees of the Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church, which is the first religious organization founded within the present limits of Conewago Township. This church is known as QUICKEL'S CHURCH. Michael Quickel stipulated in the deed of conveyance that his wife Barbara should have a pew during her life in the new church, which was built of logs the same year.
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Interred Quickel's Cem., ZionsView, York Co., PA. 5th Battalion, York County Associators, Captain. Also in Patriotic service. (DAR Application)
March 20, 1770, a Deed signed by Michel and Barbara conveyed 2 acres and 47 perches of land for 40 shillings to the Elders and Trustees of the Zion Luther and Reformed Church, then commonly known as Quickel's Church.
Events
| Birth | 20 July 1721 | Brandau, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany |  | ||
| Confirmation | 1734 | Neunkirchen, Odenwald, Starkenburg, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany | | ||
| Emigration | 19 October 1736 | | |||
| Marriage | 26 July 1741 | Conestoga Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Barbara MUELLER | | ||
| Marriage | 2 June 1761 | Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Barbara Snavely BAUER | | ||
| Land | 1767 | Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Deed | 20 March 1770 |  | | ||
| Military | 1776 | Captain, Revolutionary War | | ||
| Death | 18 December 1787 | Dover Twp, York, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Quickel's Cemetery, Zion's View Church, Newberry Twp. York, Pennsylvania | | |||
| Ancestral File Number | PZ99-WJ | ||||
| Residence | Conestoga Twp, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | | |||
| Religion | First Reformed Congregation at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara MUELLER (1726 - 1761) |
| Child | Barbara QUICKEL (1742 - 1814) |
| Child | Elizabeth QUICKEL (1744 - 1824) |
| Child | Michael QUICKEL (1746 - 1818) |
| Child | Anna Maria QUICKEL (1752 - 1813) |
| Child | Catherine QUICKEL (1755 - 1823) |
| Spouse | Barbara Snavely BAUER (1739 - 1802) |
| Child | Johannes QUICKEL (1762 - 1831) |
| Child | Balthasar QUICKEL (1765 - 1818) |
| Child | Anna QUICKEL (1767 - 1822) |
| Father | Johann Christoph QUICKEL (1683 - ) |
| Mother | Anna Barbara ROSS (1687 - ) |
| Sibling | Johann Philipp QUICKEL (1709 - 1757) |
| Sibling | Johann Georg QUICKEL (1711 - 1713) |
| Sibling | Anna Dorothea QUICKEL (1714 - 1790) |
| Sibling | Johann Georg QUICKEL (1716 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Johann Michael QUICKEL (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Catharina QUICKEL (1723 - 1796) |
| Sibling | Anna Barbara QUICKEL (1727 - 1728) |
Notes
Deed
A deed was executed by Michael Quickel and his wife Barbara conveying two acres and forty sesven perches for a donsideration of forty shillings, to the elders and trustees of the Zion Luther and Reformed Church, which is the first religious organizationEndnotes
1. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
2. Kirschnick, Ulrich, Familien in Brandau (Odenwald), 1635-1910 ( Family lineage book for Brandau, Hessen, Germany, index included.), p. 250.
3. Germany, Brandau - personal visit with Anne Hubertson (Personal visit October 2002 with Anne Hubertson in Brandau, Germany. Anne translates from the original church books in the Brandau area.).
4. Germany, Brandau - personal visit with Anne Hubertson (Personal visit October 2002 with Anne Hubertson in Brandau, Germany. Anne translates from the original church books in the Brandau area.).
5. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
6. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
7. Lancaster Co., PA, Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 3.
8. Kirschnick, Ulrich, Familien in Brandau (Odenwald), 1635-1910 ( Family lineage book for Brandau, Hessen, Germany, index included.), p. 250.
9. Germany, Brandau - personal visit with Anne Hubertson (Personal visit October 2002 with Anne Hubertson in Brandau, Germany. Anne translates from the original church books in the Brandau area.).
10. Quickel - from Dick Deise.
11. Lancaster Co., PA, Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol. 3, v.2 p.161.
12. Kirschnick, Ulrich, Familien in Brandau (Odenwald), 1635-1910 ( Family lineage book for Brandau, Hessen, Germany, index included.), p. 250.
13. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
14. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
15. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
16. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
17. Quickel - from Dick Deise.
18. Germany, Brandau - personal visit with Anne Hubertson (Personal visit October 2002 with Anne Hubertson in Brandau, Germany. Anne translates from the original church books in the Brandau area.).
19. Joan Kushner Compiled Records, Quickel - Descendants of Hans Quickel from Joan Kushner (desrat@lvcm.com, Las Vegas, NV).
20. Quickel - from Dick Deise.