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Descendants of Christian Krähenbühl

Generation No. 7

7. Johannes⁸ Grebiel (Peter⁷ Krehbiel, Peter⁶ Krähenbühl, Christian⁵, Ulrich⁴, Wilhelm³, Christian², Krähenbühl¹) was born Abt. 1704 in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, and died September 1766 in Mannheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA. He married Elizabeth (Miller ?) Abt. 1733 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA. She was born Abt. 1710 in Germany or Switzerland, and died Aft. 1766 in Pennsylvania.

Notes for Johannes Grebiel:
1 NOTE !"History of a John Graybill Family in America", by Spencer L. Kraybill & Noah
2 CONT L. Zimmerman. Pg. 81 & 191. This family came to America in 1754.???
2 CONT [Not true]
1 NOTE !"The Graybill Family",---, by Edward Earl Reeves-Graybill, 1945. An
2 CONT article included in the above Book. Pgs. 929-959.
1 NOTE !On 14 June 1753, application was made for 254 A of land in Manheim
2 CONT Twp, Lancaster Co., PA as recorded in Deed Book Vol. CC , p. 348-9.
1 NOTE !Johannes left a Will Y-2- 178 Lancaster Co. Courthouse, Lancaster, PA
2 CONT in which he names his wife and 5 children.
1 NOTE !Peter Krohbiel and his descendants in about 1681 left their homeland of
2 CONT Switzerland because of religious persecution. They with about 700
2 CONT others moved to Germany. Then because of mandatory service in the
2 CONT German military program for his sons, John emigrated to America. It is
2 CONT possible that John was a grandson of the above mentioned Peter.

More About Johannes Grebiel:
Burial: September 1766, His farm along the Little Conestoga Creek, Manheim Twp. Lancaster Co., PA
Emigration: 1726
Land transaction: August 09, 1734, 299 acres, 34 perches, Little Conestoga Creek
Probate: October 07, 1766, Mannheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA
Resided: Bef. 1734, Mannheim Township, Lancaster, PA
Will: September 19, 1766, Mannheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA

Children of Johannes Grebiel and Elizabeth (Miller ?) are:

+	8	i.	Peter⁹ Grebiel, born 1734 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA; died 1804 in Grebiel Farm, Manheim Twp. Lancaster Co. PA..
+	9	ii.	John (Grebiel) Graybill, born August 17, 1735 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA; died February 18, 1806 in Mahantango Township, Snyder Co. PA.
	10	iii.	Elizabeth Krehbiel, born 1737 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA. She married John Flory February 09, 1761 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co. PA; born Abt. 1736 in Lancaster, Lancaster Co. PA.
	11	iv.	Michael ? Grebiel, born Abt. 1738 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co. PA; died Abt. 1760 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co. PA.

Notes for Michael ? Grebiel:
!Article in the Jan., 1985 issue of the PA Mennonite Heritage. I have a
copy.
!Michael is not mentioned in the "History of a John Graybill Family in
America", by Spencer L. Kraybill & Noah L. Zimmerman.
"Index and Summary to connected Draft Maps Manheim and Heidleberg
Townships York County, PA", by Neal Otto Hively. 1989. Pg 22, Shows in
Manheim Twp. survey 328.
WARRENT Application #4786 , March 2, 1968, 150 arcres to Michael
Graybill.
SURVEY February 1769, 125.80 acres to Michael graybill.
PATENT December 6, 1808, 126.80 acres to Philip Miller C-177-58, P-63-417

Johannes died in sept. of 1766, if Michael had died prior to this date that would explain hi s
not having mention in the Will of Johannes Grebiel

	12	v.		Barbara Krehbiel, born 1739 in Manheim Township, Lancaster co. PA. She married John (Burkhardt) Burgart.
	13	vi.		Anna Maria Krehbiel, born 1741 in Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. PA. She married George Hauenstein February 15, 1769.

More About George Hauenstein:
Residence: Rapho Township, Lancaster Co. PA

vii.

Jacob Krehbiel, born 1742 in Pennsylvania ?; died December 27, 1810 in Lancaster County, PA.

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