1749 Henry Rohrbach was born on April 20 near Trappe, Philadelphia (now Montgomery County), Pennsylvania.
Heinrich Rohrbach grew up in Vincent Twp, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
c 1763 Henry Rohrbach's family moved to Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania when Henry was 17.
Henry Rohrbach and much of his family belonged to the Reformed Congregation of St. Jacob's (Stone) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Brodbecks, Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. While Henry was a member of the Reformed Congregation, his wife was listed among the Lutheran members of the church.
1768 Heinrich Rohrbach and Anna Maria Hahnewald, both single, were sponsors at the baptism on October 18 of Anna Maria Ott, daughter of Johannes and Elisabetha Ott, at St. Jacob's (Stone) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Brodbecks, Codorus Twp, York County. [1]
1770 Henry Rohrbach and Anna Maria Hahnewald, both single, were sponsors at the baptism on August 12 of Johann Heinrich Ott, son of Johannes and Elisabetha Ott, born June 15. [2]
c 1772 Henry Rohrbach and Anna Veronica (Hannewald?) were married.
1773 Henry Rohrbach received a warrant dated May 27 for 145 acres of land in Codorus Twp. [3] [4] The tract was called "Rohrbach's Purchase" and was surveyed on April 9 with 207 acres and Benjamin Brinaman and Ludwig Kraps as adjacent landowners. [5] [6]
1773 Henrich Rohrbach, child of Henrich Rohrbach and Veronica Rohrbach, was born on September 13, 1773. He was baptised on November 15, 1773 at St Jacobs (Stone), Lutheran and Reformed church, Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Ludwig and Maria Margaretha Krebs were sponsors. [7]
1773 Johann Heinrich Rohrbach, child of Christian Rohrbach and Christina Rohrbach, was born on October 21, 1773. He was baptised on April 1, 1774 at St Jacobs (Stone), Lutheran and Reformed Church, Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Heinrich and Veronica Rohrbach were sponsors. [8]
1774 Henry and Veronica Rohrbach were sponsors at the baptism on April 1 of nephew Johann Heinrich Rohrbach, son of Christian and Christina Rohrbach. [9]
1775 Joh Friederich Rohrbach, child of Henrich Rohrbach and Veronica Rohrbach, was born on January 31, 1775 and was baptised on April 16, 1775 at St Jacobs (Stone), Lutheran and Reformed church, Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Johannes Rohrbach and Elisabetha Rothermel, both single, were sponsors. [10]
1776 Christian Rohrbach, child of Henrich Rohrbach and Anna Veronica Rohrbach, was born on April 6, 1776 and was baptised on May 19, 1776 at St Jacobs (Stone), Lutheran and Reformed church, Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. Christian and Christina Rohrbach were sponsors. [11]
1776 Henry Rohrbach was a Private in Captain George Hoover's Company in Codorus Twp [12]. Henry was listed as a private in Captain Shyrrer's Company [13] [14]. This is likely the 1777 or 1778 list for Captain John Shearer's 8th Company, 7th Battalion.
1777 Christina Rohrbach, daughter of Henrich and Veronica Rohrbach, was born on November 17, 1777. She was baptized, on March 15, 1778, with sponsors Christian and Christina Rohrbach, at St Jacobs Stone Lutheran Church in Brodbecks, York County, Pennsylvania. [15]
1777 Henry Rohrbaugh, perhaps this one, was a private in the Company of Captain John Shyrrer, of the Seventh Battalion of York County. [16]
1778 Daughter Christina was baptized on March 15 in St. Jacob's (Stone) Church.
1778 Heinrich emigrated from York County. Henry sold his 207 acre farm to Michael Ehrman on March 28. [17]
1782 Henry Rohrbach lived in Hampshire County, Virginia, along the South Mill Creek, southwest of the present town of Petersburg, West Virginia.
1782 Henry Rodebaugh appeared on tax lists for Hampshire County, Virginia with 8 white inhabitants.
1784 Henry Rorebaugh appeared on tax lists for Hampshire County, Virginia with 10 white inhabitants.
1786 Henry and Anna Maria [Hahnewald] Rohrbach were sponsors on October 18, 1786 at the baptism of Anna Maria Ott, daughter of Johannes and Elisabetha Ott born September 11.
1786 Hardy County, Virginia was formed from part of Hampshire County. Henry Rohrbach's land was on the county line dividing them.
1791 The North Mill Creek German Lutheran and Reformed log Church was built at the junction of North and South Mill Creeks on land given by the Shobe family. The list of initial members of this church, dated April 19, 1791, includes the five eldest children of Heinrich Rohrbach and his wife.
1796 Henry Rohrbach bought 384 acres on South Mill Creek in Hardy County, Virginia on December 5. [18]
1796 Henry Rohrbach bought 50 acres on South Mill Creek in Hardy County, Virginia on December 13. [19]
1798 Henry Rohrbach was listed in the Hardy County tax lists. He was not on the lists for 1786-1797.
1799 Henry Rohrbach was listed in the Hardy County tax lists.
1800 Henry Rohrbach was listed in the Hardy County tax lists.
1800 The name Henry Rohrbach appeared twice, once as a wheelright and once as a single man [likely the son of brother Lorentz], on the Pennsylvania septennial census for Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. Andrew Miller was also listed. [20] [21]
In addition to the land in Hampshire County which he originally settled on, Heinrich Rohrbach continued to purchase additional adjacent acreage until he held more than 500 acres. The following Hardy County land grants taken from Sims' Index to Land Grants in West Virginia probably all refer to Heinrich (4) Rohrbach, although since his son Heinrich (17) Rohrbach married in 1798 or 1799, perhaps some of the later grants refer to him.
1800 Henry Rohrbach bought 3.5 acres on South Mill Creek in Hardy County, Virginia on September 23. [22]
1800 Henry Rohrbach bought 84 acres on Water Ash Run, a drain of South Mill Creek, adjoining Jacob Landers in Hardy County, Virginia on September 23. [23]
1823 Johann Heinrich Rohrbach made his will in Hardy County, Virginia January 20. It was proved in Hardy County February 11, 1823. [24] Son Christian Rohrbach was named executor. In the copy below, only punctuation and capitalization have been added:
1823 The will of Henry Rohrbach [Rohrbough] of Hardy County, Virginia:
In the name of God, Amen, I, Henry Rohrbough of Hardy County and State of Virginia, being vary weak in body but of sound mind, blessed be God, to this 20th day of January 1823, make this my last will and testament in manner following; to wit, that is to say, in the first place I desire my body to be buryed in a Christian like manner after my decese, and all my just depts and funeral expence to be paid out of my estate by my executor harein after named. Secondly I gave and bequath to my daughter Susan a tract of land lying on the run above my son Christian, along the mountain, also my little black mare and also the prevelidge of house & runne, which I shall leave to my son John wile she remains singel as to her self and child. Thirdly I gave to my daughter Elizabeth a part of my land adjoining Jacob Sites and up to the road that leads up from the Run towards my my son Christian. Fourthly I gave to my son John all the land from the lower end of my plantation or from said run up to the cross fence above the aurcherd and with the said fence strait across from hill to hill, and that he the said John is not to sell the land or any part of said land with out the consent of my son Christian, and if he the said John should get deleareus or in capable of taking care of himself, then it is my will that my son Christian will take care of him, and that said Christian is to have said lands wich I gave to him, my son John, for taking care of him the said John. Also all my house hold furneture to be equally devided between my son John and daughter Susanna, also six of my hogs as thay may chose for their selves. Also, to my son John my sugar camto (?) land. Fifthly I gave to my son George Rohrbough all the rest of my lands wich are not hare in before mentioned, wich is to say, from said before named cross fence up Mill Creek and side of said creek in Hills, if he the said George shall pay $50 too years after my decese to my daughters Christena and Catharine to be equal devided be tween them, and also four years after my decd fifty dolers more to be devided be tween them the said Christena and Catharine by the said George Rohrbough and also all the rest of my personal estate to be sold by my executor and after all my just depts are paid if thare is anything left, to be equely devided betwen all my daughters and my sons wich are not willed any thing hare to fore. Lastly, I constitute and appoint Christian Rohrbough sole exutor of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hareunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of us. Jonas Cooper, John Judy, Jonathan Berkdoll, Daniel Sites. Henry (X, his mark) Rohrbough.
Letters of administration, with the will annexed, were granted February 11, 1823 to Jacob Sites. The court records refer to the deceased as "Henry Rohrbough Senr." Inventory was taken August 12, 1823, and was signed by Jacob Ketterman, John Judy and Daniel Sites.
[1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA,York, Brodbecks, Lutheran and Reformed, St Jacobs (Stone), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA,York, Brodbecks, Lutheran and Reformed, St Jacobs (Stone), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Pennsylvania Land Warrant, York County, R-129, [PHMC Warrant].
[5] Pennsylvania Archives Land Office Survey, C195-54, [PA Survey Map], [PASurveyBooksIndex].
[6] See Land paper #11590; land warrant #4024; land drafts #5100 and 5103; in records of the Historical Society of York County, York, Pennsylvania.
[7] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[8] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA,York, Brodbecks, Lutheran and Reformed, St Jacobs (Stone), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[12] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 2 (Muster Rolls Washington) (1906), 609, left column, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[13] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 2 (Muster Rolls Washington) (1906), 705, of 704-5, left column, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive].
[14] George R. Prowell, Continental Congress at York, Pennsylvania and York County in the Revolution (1914), 273, [GoogleBooks].
[15] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA,York, Brodbecks, Lutheran and Reformed, St Jacobs (Stone), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[16] George R. Prowell, Continental Congress at York, Pennsylvania and York County in the Revolution (1914), 273, [GoogleBooks].
[17] Pennsylvania Land Patent, 15-413, [PAPatentBookLinks].
[18] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Rorabaugh, X-442, [Library of Virginia].
[19] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Roraboh, X-446, [Library of Virginia].
[20] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, 1800, Codorus Twp, York County, person 168, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[21] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, 1800, single man, entry 269, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[22] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Henry Roraboh, [Library of Virginia].
[23] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Rosaboh, Patent Y-534 to 537 and Survey 5-458 to 459, [Library of Virginia].
[24] Hardy County, Virginia, Will 3-217.