Coffinberry, George Lewis

Notes:

According to the records of Ruth Dunlap, George Lewis Coffinberry was part of the Revolutionary War.

George Coffinberry (1760-1851) enlisted from Berkeley County at the age of sixteen in Captain Culbert Anderson's company. He was in service in the Carolinas under General Nathaniel Greene. He was born at Martinburg, West Virginia and was a pensioner when he died near Mansfield, Ohio.

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Rev War pension W6726. While residing near Martinsburg, he enlisted in the autum of 1780 and served six months as private in Captain Colbert Anderson's company, Colonels Lucas or Glenn's Virginia Regiment. He was allowed pension on his application executed Oct 25, 1832 while a resident of Springfield Township Richland County, Ohio. He died there July 13, 1851.

"a lawyer elected to Legislature in VA about 1790 & while in that capacity petitioned to change name from Kaufenbaerger to Coffinberry"

Source: Genealogy of the Coffinberry Family. Descendants of George Lewis Coffinberry, 1760-1851 (Revolutionary War Soldier) and His Wife, Elizabeth (Little) Coffinberry, Mrs. Beatrice B Scott

Birth:
note:Frederick County at the time

George married Little, Elizabeth on 5 Dec 1785 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Klein, George and Truggat, Elizabeth) was born in 1769 in Strasburg, Alsace-Loraine, Germany; died on 23 Jun 1854 in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Coffinberry, Mary Polly was born on 2 Sep 1787 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died in 1861; was buried in Lagrange, Lagrange, Indiana, USA.
2. Coffinberry, Andrew was born on 20 Aug 1789 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died on 12 May 1856.
3. Coffinberry, Sarah was born on 20 Jun 1791 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate; died in 1870.
4. Coffinberry, Nancy was born on 13 May 1793 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate; died on 11 Jul 1861 in Lagrange, Indiana, USA; was buried in Topeka, LaGrange County, Indiana, USA.
5. Coffinberry, George was born on 13 May 1793 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate; died in Jun 1793.
6. Coffinberry, George Lewis was born on 15 Mar 1795 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate.
7. Coffinberry, Jacob Wolf was born on 25 May 1797 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA; died in 1875.
8. Coffinberry, John was born on 22 Sep 1799 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate.
9. Coffinberry, Isaac was born on 28 Jan 1802 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate.
10. Coffinberry, Elizabeth was born on 26 Jan 1803 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate.
11. Coffinberry, Steven was born about 1805 in Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., Virginia (now WV), Estimate.
12. Coffinberry, Wright Lewis was born on 5 Apr 1807 in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA; died on 26 Mar 1889 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; was buried in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA.
13. Coffinberry, Salathiel Curtis was born on 26 Feb 1809 in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio; died on 20 Sep 1889 in Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA; was buried in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.
14. Coffinberry, Abram Bitcher was born on 19 Aug 1811 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, USA; died in 1851 in Sacramento, California, USA.

Notes:

"George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry or Kaufenberger as his German neighbors called him, was born in Stuttgart, Wurtenburg, Germany early in the eighteenth century. He was married in Germany to Katrina Kimmel who was born in Hanover about the same time George was born. ... He first changed his name to Coffinberg and later, about 1790, by permission of the Legislature of Virginia, to Coffinberry."
Source: Geneology of the Coffinberry Family

Georg Ludwig Kassenberger arrived in Philadelphia on the ship St Andrew from Rotterdam and took oaths at the Court House in Phildelphia on 14 Sep 1751. Also immigrating on the same ship were Jacob, Johan, Phillip, Adam, and Valentin Kimmel.

George Lewis Coffinberry received a land grant of 282 acres in 1763 at Wts. Opequon, Frederick County, Virginia. (Opequon Creek) He appears on various rent rolls, tax lists, tithable lists and polls in Berkeley County Virginia for 1782 , 1783, 1788, and 1792.

George and Katrina made their home at Martinsburg where all their children were born and married.

George Lewis Coffinbery Sr. was a noted German clergyman of the Baptist order, and by trade a sickle maker. He is buried at Martinsburg, West Virginia. Died at the advanced age of 108 years. And his wife, Katrina at the age of 116 years. George was a private in the Revolutionary War in the Virginia Regiment.

The will of George Lewis Coffinberry was written 26 Aug 1812 and presented in court on 8 Mar 1813 in Berkeley County, Virginia. Therefore, death date may be about 03/08/1813

The will of George Lewis Coffinberry was written 26 Aug 1812 and presented in court on 8 Mar 1813 in Berkeley County, Virginia.

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Berkeley Co., West Virginia; Will Book 5, page 59
26 August, 1812
I George Lewis Coffinberger of the County of Berkley & State of Virginia, being of sound & perfect mind & memory do on this 26th day of Augt 1812 make and ordain this my last will & testament in the manner & form & allowing making void all other former wills heretofore made by me to viz

1st I give and bequeath to my wife Fanny Coffenbarger the sole use and profits of my whole estate both real and personal of whatsoever kind I may own at the time of my death during her natural life.
2nd It is my will & desire that the proceeds of my estate real & personal after the payment of my just debts & all necessary expenses & charges shall be equally divided between my eight daughters and sons herein after named to vis. Mary Newman, Elizabeth Curtus, Nancy Seybert, Fanny Sipp, Sarah McCasland, Catherine Young, Jacob Coffenberger, & George Cofffenberger or their living children to be equally divided between them share & share alike except the part bequeathed Sarah McCaslin her equal part is to be put to interest by my executors and she is only to receive the legal interest thereof during her life & at her death it is to be equally divided between all her living children.
3rd I hereby consititue & appoint my friends Thomas C Smith & Obed Wait the sole executors of this my last will & testament it will be understood that my executors are fully authorized to sell real estae as well as personal & convey in full authority in witness whereof I have herunto set my hand & seal the date and year above written my executor are not to give any security for the performence as executors. Signed sealed published in presence of us the subscribers

Witnesses: Jacob Hesse, Richard Gartrel, James Riddle, Conrad Hogmire
George L Coffenberger (seal)

Buried:
Old Lutheran Cemetery

Georg married Kimmel, Maria Veronika before 1750 in Stutgart, Wuertemberg, Germany, Estimate. Maria (daughter of Kimmel, Johann Valentin and Beltzer Or Baltzer, Anna Maria) was born about Jan 1726 in Gimbsheim, Hessen, Germany; died before Jul 1813 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Katrina Kimmel was known as Veronika and Fanny a nickname for Veronika.

George was married in Germany to Katrina Kimmel who was born in Hanover about the same time George was born. They came to the colony of Virginia in 1750, where they made their home at Martinsburg in Berkley County, West Virginia, where all their children were born and married.

According to Timothy Kimmel - - - Maria Veronika Kimmel emmigrated to the US aboard the St. Andrews which landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1751. Georg Ludwig Kauffenbaerger was listed as her husband on the ship's list of passengers.

According to Ruth Dunlap - - - Maria Elisabet Kauffenbaergerbaptismal record lists her mother's name as Veronika.

Georg Ludwig Kauffenbaerger's will lists Veronika's name as Fanny which is the dim. of Veronika.

Veronika's parents travelled with Georg and Veronika to America in 1751 on the St. Andrews.

According to Johann Valentin Kimmel's will - Veronika was married to Georg at the time of Johann's death.


Birth:
based on baptisim date

Died:
in her husband's estate there is an entry of July 23 that year for "paid John Hooper for a coffin for the widow" then Oct 11 "paid Elizabeth Smith for attendance on the widow making her burying clothes"

Burkhart married Ludwig, Anna Elisabeth in 1727 in Groß-Bieberau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. Anna was born in 1705 in Lichtenberg, Hessen, Germany; died in 1740 in Groß-Bieberau, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wife Kimmel, Anna Maria Beltzer; Child Kimmel, Maria Barbara; Child Kimmel, Maria Elisabetha; Child Kimmel, Conrad; Child Kimmel, Maria Veronica; Child Kimmel, Anna Margretha

Johann married Beltzer Or Baltzer, Anna Maria on 8 Feb 1724 in Gimbsheim, Hessen, Germany. Anna was born in in Germany; died about 1767 in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Chronik der Gemeinde Gimbsheim; 766 bis 1966" (1200 Years of Gimbsheim), page 237.

Johann Michael Kimmel war am 1. Oktober 1662 in Gimbsheim geboren. Da er Lutheraner war, wurede er in der Kirche von Alsheim getauft und in das dortige lutherische Kirchenbuch eingetragen.

Kimmel trat in die polnische Armee, die damals großen Wert auf deutsche Offiziere legte, ein und brachte es bis zum Oberst.

Er war an der Befreiung Wiens von den Türken 1683 beteiligt und zeichnete sich in den Türkenkriegen aus.

Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Gimbsheim heiratete der Anna Margarethe Oswald, Witwe des Johannes Oswald, eine geborene Sauter aus Eich. Aus dieser Ehe gingen vier Söhne und eine Tochter hervor.

Drei Kimmelsöhne wanderten nach 1750 in die USA aus. Inzwischen ist die Zahl der Kimmelnachkommen dort auf über 400 angestiegen.

Johann Michael Kimmel war im Jahre 1712 kurpfälzischer Unterfauth in Gimbsheim. Bis zu seinem Tod 1734 war er Gerichtsmann.

Translation:

Johann Michael Kimmel was born on October 1st, 1662 in Gimbsheim. He was a Lutheran and was baptized in the church of Alsheim and that record is entered in the Lutheran church register there.

Kimmel joined the Polish army, which at that time placed great value on German officers, and raised to the rank of colonel.

He was involved in the liberation of Vienna from the Turks in 1683 and distinguished himself in the Turkish wars.

After returning to Gimbsheim he married Anna Margarethe Oswald, widow of Johannes Oswald, maiden name Sauter from Eich. This marriage gave birth to four sons and a daughter.

Three Kimmel sons emigrated to the USA after 1750. To date, the number of Kimme descendants has risen to over 400.

Johann Michael Kimmel was a judge in Gimbsheim in 1712. Until his death in 1734 he was a councilman.

Johann married Sauter, Anna Margaretha in Nov 1689 in Germany. Anna was born on 21 May 1663 in Gimbsheim, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hesse; died on 21 Jul 1728 in Gimbsheim, Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hesse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]