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Sons of the American Revolution
serving the Pennsylvania counties of Somerset and Cambria
Formerly SOMERSET CAMBRIA CHAPTER

Adam Rickenbach

Adam Rickenbach was born in 1726 in Basel Canton, Switzerland to Henry Rickenbach (1696-1741) and Barbara Thommen (1701-1740).  Barbara died in Philadelphia in 1740 shortly after their arrival in America on September 23, 1740 aboard the ship “Friendship”.  Henry and Barbara had eight children all of which were born in Switzerland:

1.        Elizabeth who was born about 1724 and died in 1796 in Berks County, PA. She married John Kurtz (KZB-6) and they lived in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1790.          

2.       Adam who was born in 1726 and died in 1804.  He lived in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1790.

3.       John was born in 1728 and died in 1782.  He married a lady named Anna.

4.       Jacob was born in 1730 and died single, per his will, in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1805.

5.       Margaret was born in 1732 and married Samuel Baer.

6.       Henry was born in 1735

7.       Barbara was born in 1737 and died in 1740 at sea.

8.       Anna was born in 1739 and also died in 1740 at sea.            

Adam Rickenbach married, and his wife gave him thirteen children:

1.       Henry born July 15, 1752 and died October 16, 1827, married Anna Gerber (GBB-2).  They lived in Fermanaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania in 1820.

2.       John, died in September 1796 in Lancaster County.  He married Anna Rupp (RP-3).

3.       Mary who married Casper Schneider.

4.       Anna married Michael Troyer, Jr. (TY-2).  They were living in Brothersvalley Township, Bedford County (now Somerset County), Pennsylvania in 1790 and moved west to Holmes County, Ohio sometime shortly after his father’s death in 1807.

5.       Adam, probably died single and was living in York County, Pennsylvania in 1810.

6.       Barbara, married 1st John Detweiler and then Adam Herner.

7.       Veronica died in 1793 in Berks County, Pennsylvania and was married to Christian Lantz (LZ-1).

8.       Eliza married Tobias Schenck.

9.       Betsy (Elizabeth) married John McConkey

10.   Jacob probably died single in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

11.   Catherine married John Grabill.

12.   David born in 1772 and died in 1848 married Elizabeth Young who was born in 1777.

13.   Margaret died in 1824 and was married to Andrew Troyer (TY-b) and the lived in Fermanaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Adam returned to Europe sometime in the late 1740’s or early 1750’s to collect inheritance from his grandfather Adam Thommen’s estate who had died in 1743.

Adam Rickenbach paid the Supply Tax during 1781 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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