Johann Heinrich Krebs

Johann Heinrich Krebs (1711 – 1771) – Johann Heinrich Krebs, the son of Johann Michael & Margaretha Barbara Krebs, was born on July 18, 1711 in Germany.  He immigrated with his family to the Pennsylvania Colony.  He lived in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, where he was taxed on 100 acres of land in 1734.  In 1742 he was overseer of the poor in New Hanover Township and in 1767 he was overseer of highways.   He was a member of and trustee of the New Hanover Lutheran Church and signed the new constitution of the church in 1765.[1]  Heinrich was naturalized in April 1743, along with his father and brother, Simon.  The 1769 tax list shows that he was taxed on 350 acres of land, four horses and six cows.  He married Maria Barbara Grim (or Krim) on Oct. 21, 1730.[2]  Heinrich Krebs died on January 17, 1771.  Maria Barbara Krebs was found dead in front of her house seven years later, in 1777.


[1] Another interesting entry in the church records is that Heinrich Kreb’s son George suffered from epileptic fits.  Much of what we know about Heinrich Krebs and his family come from church records.

[2] Marriage records of Rev. John Caspar Stoever; who preformed marriage ceremony.

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Father*                     John Michael Krebs (b. 1677, d. Feb 1745)

Mother*                     Margaret Barbara (--?--) (b. circa 1676,          )

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Birth*                    18 Jul 1711

Marriage*           21 Oct 1730            Maria Barbara Grim (Krim) (b. 01 Apr 1715, d. 1777); New Hanover, PA; By Rev. John Caspar Stoever.

Daughter:           __ Feb 1731            Regina Krebs (b. Feb 1731, d. Dec 1808); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:           20 Aug 1734            Christina Margaretha Krebs (b. 20 Aug 1734,          ); New Hanover Twp., PA.

Son:               cir __ ___ 1738            John Adam Krebs (b. circa 1738,          ); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:       cir __ ___ 1741            Eva Catherine Krebs (b. circa 1741, d. 1785)

Son:                    __ ___ 1742            John Henry Krebs (b. 1742, d. Mar 1798); New Hanover, PA.

Son:                     24 Jan 1744            Johann Michael Krebs (b. 24 Jan 1744, d. 29 Apr 1791); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:            05 Apr 1746            Maria Barbara Krebs (b. 05 Apr 1746,          ); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:            05 Apr 1746            Anna Elizabeth Krebs (b. 05 Apr 1746, d. 06 Mar 1749); New Hanover, PA.

Son:                       12 Jul 1748            Johann George Krebs (b. 12 Jul 1748, d. Aug 1767); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:            __ Sep 1750            Anna Maria Krebs (b. Sep 1750,          ); New Hanover, PA.

Daughter:              01 Jan 1753           Margaretha Krebs (b. 01 Jan 1753, d. 08 Aug 1832); New Hanover, PA.

Son:                                                        Philip Krebs

Death*                  17 Jan 1771            New Hanover, PA.

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