Johannes Binckley Sr.

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• Notes. NOTE: In a recent email, Bruce wrote: "Johannes (b. 1694) is a dead-end until we figure out which Christen Binggeli married his mother, Elsbeth Burri". Please see the submissions provided by Bruce Fosnocht at the rootsweb site for more family links and information than provided here. He and others have added a wealth of information for all.


*1767- In the book 1767 Berks County, Pennsylvania Archives, compiled by Katharine F. Dix in 1989. Shows the following census.

Notice the Johannes Sr. is not there but was still alive as he was found him in the 1770 will. He could be living with one of his children. Listed was .. Christian Binckley, farmer on page 29, living in Cumru Township, Berks County. Henry Binckley, on page 29, living in Cumru Township, Berks County.

*1770- In the book Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania; wills and administration records, 1752-1850, compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams in 1973, shows the following. 1770 BANKLE, Johannes, Christian Bankle, c.t.a. Administrator in book 3, page 412.

Johannes, Sr. named Christian Binkley as the administrator of his estate when he died abt 1770. Then in the 1790 census as near as anyone can tell, Christian appears along with his brother Johannes, Jr. in Washington Co., MD. And the families of both of these brothers did mostly go to Ohio. Seems the circumstantial evidence strongly supports that Capt. Christian is the son of Johannes, Sr. I have seen NO documentation that Hans Michael even had a son named Christian. At least we know Johannes, Sr. DID have a son named Christian.

BANCKLE, JOHANNES, Cumry.
September 19, 1770 - October 11, 1770.
Provides for wife Margaret, with son Christian who has now the possession of my plantation.
Eldest son Johannes to have 5 shillings and remainder after the mothers death shall be divided in equal shares.
Letters to son Christian.
Wit: Frantz KRUCH, Conrad HAT, Henrich HETZEL.
Translation.


1770 - Berks Register of Wills has the Will which is below:

Johannes Binckle's Administration Bond
Christian Binckle Adm. ___ ___ ___ et al............
Date 11 October: 1770

Knon all Men by these Presents that We Christian Binckle of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks in the Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman, of the Sons of Johannes Binckle late of the Same Township Cooper deceased, and Conrad Hort and Frantz Krück both of the same Township Yeomen ............

are held and firmly bound unto Benjamin Chew Register General for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for Province of Pennsylvania in the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds lawful Money of the said Province to be paid to the said Benjamin Chew Register General his certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns to which payment well and truly to be made We do bind ourselves Heirs Executors Administrators and every of them jointly and severely for and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals Dated the Eleventh Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and Seventy.

Whereas the above named Johannes Binckle did on the nineteenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and Seventy rightly and duly make Last Will and Testament in Writing under his Hand and Seal and did Publish the same before Witnesses whose names are thereto subscribed, but did not nominate Executor or Executrix thereof, and the said Testator is Since deceased (as is alleged) Which Will and Testament ( or Codicil) of the said Johannes Binckle was this Day duly proved in the Register Generals Office in the County of Berks aforesaid .......

And Whereas Administration with the Will announced to the said Christian Binckle, in whose Favour Margaret Binckle the Widow of the said Johannes Binckle hath renounced the Right of Administration under the Hand and Seal.

Non the Condition of this obligation is such That if the said Christian Binckle Administrator with the Will annexed of all and singular the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which were of above named Johannes Binckle deceased at the Time of his Death deceased do make or cause to be made a true and Perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased within the said Province which have or shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of the said Christian Binckle or into the Hands Possession or Knowledge of any other Person or Persons for him and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Register General's Office at Reading in the County of Berks at or before the Tenth Day of November next And the same Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which were of the said Deceased at the Time of his Death or whe which at any Time heretofore have come or hereafter shall come to the Hands Possession or Knowledge of the said Christian Binckle or of any other Person or Persons for him do well and truly administration according to Law And further do make or cause to be made a true and just Account Calculation or Reckoning of the said Administration at or before the Eleventh Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy one. And all the rest and Residue of the said Goods Chattels Rights and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrator's Accompt the same being first examined and allowed of by the Orphans Court of the County of Berks Shall deliver and pay to such Person or Persons as the said Court by its Decree or Sentence Shall limit or appoint And if it shall hereafter appear that any other Last Will and Testament of a latter Date then the Will herein before recited was made by the said Deceased and he Executor and Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said Officer making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly of the said Christian Binckle being thereunto required do render and deliver up the said Letters of administration with the Will annexed Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Office, then this Obligation to be void and of none Effect or else to be and remain in full Force and Virtue

Sealed & Delivered
In the Presence of us
Signature of William ______ Signature of Conrad Hort
Signature of Joshua Williams Signature of Frantz Krück



[There is a copy of a hand written Will in German. The outside contains the name:]

Johannes Bänckle

[The last page has his signature and mark and contains a red wax seal. There are three signatures. They are:]

Frantz Krück
Conrad Hort
Henrich Hetzel

Then in a different handwriting is the following:

Register General's Office, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Thirteenth Day of October in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy: Then personally appeared Frantz Krück and Conrad Hort both of the Township of Cumru in the County of Berks in the Province afsd. Yeomen and on their Solemn Oath on the Holy Evangelists did severally and respectively depose and say, that they were present together (Henrich Hetzel being also present) and saw and heard Johannes Bänckle, the Testator in the aforegoing Writing named sign (with his Mark) seal pronounce publish and declare the same aforegoing Writing as and for his Last Will and Testament; and that the said Johannes Bänckle at the Time of his so doing was of sound mind memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge and as they verily believe; and further that the Names of them the Deponents to the Will aforesd. written are of their proper Hand-writing by them respectively subscribed as witnesses thereto (Henrich Hentzel the other witness at the same Time subscribing thereto as a witness) in the presence of each other and in the Presence at the Request of the said testator.

Coram me
Signature of James Read D. Reg.


_______tion of ________ as
the Will of Johannes Bänckle
1770
Administration ( some other wording appears to be latin) to _______
Bänckle. vide vol.III
n. 412. Adminstration.

Vide Original infra.

[This appears to be the English interpretation of the hand written Will in German.]

Cumru Township County of Berks the nineteenth Day of September 1770.

In the Name of the Three in One God I Johannes Bänckle dwelling in the above mentioned Township and County Province of Pennsylvania make known my last Will by this Writing, with Heart and Mouth, that this my Last Will and Testament is valid and irrevocable after my Death. So it is now my Will that my loving Wife shall be provided for after my Death that she shall have no want of the necessaries of Life, from my Plantation, Thus my Son Christian Bänckle who has now the Possession of my Plantation shall give my Wife every Year in Grain ten Bushels of wheat and six Bushels of Rye so long as she lives, further my Wife shall have and receive ___ third Part of my Estate that I Johannes Bänckle leave behind this my ____ shall ____________ as long as she lives and what she shall leave behind and remains after her Death shall all be divided between my and our Children and Heirs justly in equal Parts, save that my eldest Son Johannes Bänckle shall have Five Shillings per Advance the Rest that shall remain in after the Mother's Death shall all be divided in equal Shares. Further will be mentioned and ratified that if my Wife Margaret Bänckle after my Death can live in peace with my Son Christian Bänckle and eat and drink with him at his table to her satisfaction, then he Christian Bänckle shall keep the said Grain for himself. But if there shall be a Change that they cannot live in Peace together and my Wife should or would go from him, then my Son Christian Bänckle shall give her the said Grain Yearly so long as she lives.

Further, will be mentioned and it is my Last Will that my Son Christian Bänckle shall have and enjoy for himself the Piece of Meadow, the piece f Orchard with the apples that I and my Wife had for our Reservation, shall have and enjoy for himself so long as my Wife can live in peace with him, and he provides _____ Meat and Drink for her as long as she lives, after her Death it descends to him that this now my last Will and testament wrote in good understanding and indefeasible but valid after my Death this I Johannes Bänckle Witness with my own Hand and Seal by Evidences
Johannes Bänckle
Frantz Krück
Conrad Hort
Henrich Hetzel

**** The above Will was found by Jan Hass *********

NOTE: Bruce Fosnocht at www.rootsweb.com site has listed this family information.

Father: Christen Binggeli b: ABT 1669 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland

Mother: Elsbeth Burri b: 11 APR 1669 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland

Marriage 1 Margaret Weissenbach b: Before 7 NOV 1697 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland

*** Children ***

1. Jean Binkley b: 12 AUG 1717 in Solbach, Alsace, France

2 Johannes Binkley b: 3 SEP 1718 in Solbach, Alsace, France

3.Marie Binkley b: 24 JAN 1721 in Solbach, Alsace, France

4. Anna Maria Barbara Binkley b: 17 MAY 1722 in Solbach, Alsace, France

5. Oudille Binkley b: 7 MAY 1724 in Solbach, Alsace, France

6. Anne-Marie Elisabeth Binkley b: 10 SEP 1726 in Solbach, Alsace, France

7. Christian Binkley b: 23 JAN 1729 in Solbach, Alsace, France

8. Anna Maria Binkley b: 26 APR 1731 in Solbach, Alsace, France

9. Catherine Binkley b: 2 MAY 1735 in Solbach, Alsace, France

10. Christian Binckley b: 21 APR 1738 in PA

11. Heinrich Binkley b: ABT 1740

12. Johann George Binkley b: 1747 in Berks Co, PA

SOURCES: LDS Film 2005448 Guggisberg Church Records page 4

Johannes married ?.