Maria Veronica Kimmel1
F, #253, b. 16 January 1726, d. before 23 July 1813
| Father* | Johann Valentine Kimmel1 b. 31 Jul 1701, d. 28 Dec 1768 |
| Mother* | Anna Maria Beltzer1 d. 1767 |
| Charts | Pedigree - grandmother Estella Mae "Peggy" Ferrell Coffinberry (maternal side) - Closs Kaffenberger |
| Reference | 5G Grm |
| Note* | Note(s): Find dau baptism - Her name of Katrina is from Beatrice Scott's book. The baptism of daughter Maria Elisabet lists her mother as 'Veronica' and a deed and George's will names her as 'Fanny'. Traditional diminutive or nickname for Veronica is Fanny. | |
| Name Variation | Maria Veronica Kimmel was also known as Katrina "Fanny" Kimmel. | |
| Baptism* | 16 January 1726 | She was baptized on 16 January 1726 at Gimbsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, map, 49.778889,8.374167G.2 |
| Immigration | 14 September 1751 | She and George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752) immigrated on 14 September 1751 http://bassett.net/genealogy/Coffinberry/CoffinberryImmigration.shtml ship St Andrew (see Strassburger) [List 165 C] Captain: James Abercrombie From: Rotterdam By Way of: Cowes Arrival: Philadelphia, 14 Sep 1751 Georg Ludwig Kassenberger - His future wife is also on the ship with her father Valentine Kimmel. |
| Marriage* | circa 1752 | Maria Veronica Kimmel married George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752), son of Burkhart Ferdinand Kaffenberger and Anna Elisabeth Ludwig, circa 1752 since she came with her family, the implication is that they met on the ship and married after arrival. |
| (MentionedIn) Probate | 10 January 1769 | Maria Veronica Kimmel was mentioned in a probate of Johann Valentine Kimmel on 10 January 1769 at Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. "Fronica the wife of Ludwick Kauffenberger"; Administrative papers were granted to son Philip per Lancaster County Intestate Record Book 2 pg 42. Per Lancaster County Orphans Court record Book 1768-1772 pg 175, Philip filed the administrator's account for his father's estate on 6 Mar 1770 and reported a balance of 47 pounds 14 shillings and 10 pence available for distribution. The amount was distributed among Valentine's six children (named, with spouses). The inventory is in Lancaster County Historical Society Archves, inventory file, original document.3 |
| (MentionedIn) Will | 26 August 1812 | Maria Veronica Kimmel was mentioned in the will of George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752) on 26 August 1812 at will bk 5 pg 59, Berkeley Co., West Virginia; 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) (SLC film 831253.) |
| Source* | 26 August 1812 | Source(s): Referred to as Fanny in husband's will. on 26 August 1812. |
| Death* | before 23 July 1813 | Maria Veronica Kimmel died before 23 July 1813 She evidently died before July 1813 because 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" Book says age 116 at death but that makes them too old for logical childbearing in 1750's & 1760's.4 |
| Burial* | She was buried at Probably Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia. |
| Relationships | 5th great-grandmother of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart 3rd great-grandmother of Estella Mae 'Peggy' Ferrell |
Family | George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752) b. 1728, d. Feb 1813 | |
| Marriage* | circa 1752 | She married George Ludwig (Lewis) Coffinberry (Immigrant 1752), son of Burkhart Ferdinand Kaffenberger and Anna Elisabeth Ludwig, circa 1752 since she came with her family, the implication is that they met on the ship and married after arrival. |
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| Last Edited | 15 Jul 2008 |
Citations
- [S1632] Ancestry World Tree - starting at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cherie&id=I4663.
- [S1634] Gimbsheim Reformed and Evangelical Church Records.
- [S1637] "The Kimmel Family of the Cocalico Valley" in Journal of The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, Clarence E Spohn.
- [S616] 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 Evd #616 http://www.bassett.net/genealogy/Coffinberry/scottbook.shtml