Anna Maria Barbara Binckele

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• Notes. Memoir of Anna Barbara Frey

"Anna Barbara Frey died January 6, 1791 in the evening in the sixth hour, and was buried on the 8th of that month in our God's Acre. She was born June 1, 1722, (Whit Sunday) in Alsace, Germany [now Bas-Rhin, France] and came with her parents to America. In her 17th year she married her first husband, Matthias Meyer, with whom she lived in German town, Pa., and they had two daughters. In the third year of her marriage, she was left a widow. After sometime, she married the present widower Valentine Frey. They were both awakened through the preaching of the Brethren and were members of the County Congregation of Heidelberg, Pa. and partook for the first time of the Holy Communion in 1756. In 1765 they moved to North Carolina and lived on the Yadkin River. They belonged to the County Congregation of Friedberg, N.C. When she became very feeble they transferred their membership to Salem, N.C. in order to be better served by the doctor. At first, she improved, but on the above mentioned day, she fell softly asleep from a stroke.

From her last marriage, she was blessed with 13 children. She lived to see about 100 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Her age was 68 years and 7 months."

Anna married Johann Valentine Frey, son of Johann Peter Frey Sr. and Anna Barbara SCHMIDT. (Johann Valentine Frey was born on 9 Sep 1721 in Wingen, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, died on 13 Sep 1798 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA and was buried in Hope Moravian Old Original God's Acre.)