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- The Harrison County Courthouse Tithable Lists Book 1 Page 5.
A List of the Whites, Buildings and Tithables in my District as by order of
Court - Henry Delay -
(__ _ _): 1784; Harrison County.
Jacob Riffle - 9 Whites, 1 Dwelling House, 0 Outhouses, 2 Tithables.
Jacob patented land in Fayette Co., PA just above the Mason Dixon Line.
This part of Fayette Co. was claimed by three states: Pa, Monogalia, VA and
West Augusta, Maryland. He had an early Fort where early courts were held.
This fort is mentioned in various histories. However the court records
burned in the 1790s fire at the courthouse in Monongalia Co. (now West
Virginia). Jacob doesn't appear to be buried at St. Jacob's Lutheran
Church which has the early burials. His Son George was born 13 May 1754 and
married Elizabeth Waltzer/Walser. Jacob also appears to have had children
named: Nicholas b. 1752, Mary Magdalene, Matthias, and a daughter said to
be the d/o of Andrew M. & Abigail Riffle, however, This child, Elizabeth
Riffle/Rifel was most likely Jacob's daughter. She died the winter of
1765-66. Several of my ancestors children, children of George Rifel, Sr.,
moved to WVA to claim lands George was awarded for service in the
Revolutionary War. Many early letters have survived which state this. Also,
some members went west and are also recorded in these letters. Jacob Sr.
seems to have moved out of Pa. There are many deeds and several state that
he sold his land to his son Nicholas who is buried at the Lutheran Church.
Elizabeth, George, Mary Magdalene and Nicholas are buried at St. Jacob's
Lutheran Church. Matthias moved south to around Pt. Pleasant, VA (now West
Virginia).
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West Virginia Pioneers
Abt 1730 - 1816 (~ 86 years)
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