Individual Details
Joseph Clingenpeel Senior
(Abt 1756 - 3 Feb 1840)
Josef Klingelbiehl changed the spelling of his name to Joseph Clingenpeel. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013 edition, Clingenpeel is the Americanized spelling and variant of German "Klingebeil" or "Klingbeil." Other spellings that I have found for related individuals include "Klingenbiel," "Klingelbiel," and "Clinginbill."
* Kling translates as clink or ding in German.
* Klingel translates as the noun bell or the verb to ring door bells in German.
* Biehl may be a version of the German "buhl" which translates as hill or low knoll.
Joseph Clingenpeel, Sr. came to the United States as a Hessian soldier to fight for the British in the American Revolution. "Hessian" was the name given by Americans to all 30,000 mercenary troops because the largest number came from the German state of Hessen. However, these troops were hired fighters and many came from throughout Europe to gain employment in Germany. See the web site http://www.cgocable.net/~hessian/ for more information on, and links to, the Hessian role in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph was a an expert rifleman who served as a private in Courier-Corps 5. German records state that he deserted on 24 August 1778.
In the 1780s Pennsylvania tax records in Berks County and, later, in Chester County listed a Joseph Clingambiel, Clinganbill and Clinginpeal. It is likely that the different spellings all referred to Joseph Clingenpeel. There are no further listings in Pennsylvania for Joseph, and he does not appear on the 1790 census in either state.
In 1795 Joseph and his wife, Sophia, bought a farm in Augusta County, Virginia. In 1801 they moved to Franklin County, Virginia.
Donald Clyngenpeel has information that Joseph Clingenpeel and Sophy had a son, Nathaniel, that was born in Franklin County, Virginia in 1792. But this date is nine years before they moved to Franklin County, Virginia. I entered it here in case it can be explained some way with additional information.
Son Peter Clingenpeel inherited the bulk of Joesph's holdings and remained in Virginia. The rest of the family apparently immigrated west to Preble County, Ohio around 1826.
* Kling translates as clink or ding in German.
* Klingel translates as the noun bell or the verb to ring door bells in German.
* Biehl may be a version of the German "buhl" which translates as hill or low knoll.
Joseph Clingenpeel, Sr. came to the United States as a Hessian soldier to fight for the British in the American Revolution. "Hessian" was the name given by Americans to all 30,000 mercenary troops because the largest number came from the German state of Hessen. However, these troops were hired fighters and many came from throughout Europe to gain employment in Germany. See the web site http://www.cgocable.net/~hessian/ for more information on, and links to, the Hessian role in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph was a an expert rifleman who served as a private in Courier-Corps 5. German records state that he deserted on 24 August 1778.
In the 1780s Pennsylvania tax records in Berks County and, later, in Chester County listed a Joseph Clingambiel, Clinganbill and Clinginpeal. It is likely that the different spellings all referred to Joseph Clingenpeel. There are no further listings in Pennsylvania for Joseph, and he does not appear on the 1790 census in either state.
In 1795 Joseph and his wife, Sophia, bought a farm in Augusta County, Virginia. In 1801 they moved to Franklin County, Virginia.
Donald Clyngenpeel has information that Joseph Clingenpeel and Sophy had a son, Nathaniel, that was born in Franklin County, Virginia in 1792. But this date is nine years before they moved to Franklin County, Virginia. I entered it here in case it can be explained some way with additional information.
Son Peter Clingenpeel inherited the bulk of Joesph's holdings and remained in Virginia. The rest of the family apparently immigrated west to Preble County, Ohio around 1826.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1756 | Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1780 | Chester, Delaware, PA - Sophia Elizabeth Frantz |  | ||
| Death | 3 Feb 1840 | , Franklin, VA | | ||
| Alt name | Josef Klingelbiehl |
Families
| Spouse | Sophia Elizabeth Frantz (1766 - 1834) |
| Child | John Clingenpeel (1781 - 1834) |
| Child | George B. Clingenpeel Senior (1784 - 1833) |
| Child | Jacob Clingenpeel (1786 - 1850) |
| Child | Jonathan Clingenpeel (1787 - 1870) |
| Child | Joseph Clingenpeel Junior (1788 - 1840) |
| Child | Sophia Clingenpeel (1792 - 1870) |
| Child | Elizabeth Clingenpeel (1795 - 1848) |
| Child | Daniel David Clingenpeel (1797 - 1873) |
| Child | Peter C. Clingenpeel (1801 - 1849) |
| Child | Susannah Clingenpeel (1804 - 1834) |
Notes
Birth
According to German military records, Joseph Klingelbiehl was from Eichsfeld, a small town not found on modern maps near Herford.Endnotes
1. "Reece-McMinn Family Tree", ancestry database, Jeffrey Reece, Reece-McMinn Family Tree (www.ancestry.com : Internet 17 March 2017); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted, Granger, MO.
2. "Reece-McMinn Family Tree", ancestry database, Jeffrey Reece, Reece-McMinn Family Tree (www.ancestry.com : Internet 17 March 2017); undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted, Granger, MO.