b 1725-1733
d. 1801-1809
Johannes Rumppel sailed on the ship Dragon, Rotterdam to Philadelphia, arriving on the 17th of October 1749. He married his wife, Anna Catharine Kuntz, shortly after arrival in Pennsylvania.
The Rumpel family is noted (in Heidelberg Church records), as being among several families of German Lutheran immigrants to settle in the Germansville area of what was then Berks, later Northampton, and now Lehigh County, PA in the early 1750s.
Johannes and many of his sons were farmers. There are a few scant land and tax records for Heidleberg placing his land near to the Riedy Mill near Bake Oven Road. He and his older sons Conrad and John served in the Northampton Militia during the Revolution, which provided some of his sons land grants in western PA and NC. Manufacturing records indicate a John Rumpel also owned a smithery in Lowhill which was sold circa 1810. This might have been run by his son Peter, or more likely Jacob, as Jacob later started another mill in Schuylkill County.
It is worth noting that while the name Rumpel or Rumppel was the original German name, it was often anglicized as Rumbel or Rumble because the german pp was pronounced very much like a B sound. As descendents spread to various areas, they eventually took on new spellings for the name, and became known as Rumples, Rumbels and Rumbles, and so the variations became the accepted and correct names.
Johannes and Catherina Rumpel had at least eleven children, probably more, as there were not many records that survived prior to 1762. We only have birth/baptism records for Frederick 1763 and Daniel 1769, plus some marriage, church and death records to tie this family together.
Many of the children left the Heidelberg area by 1800, a few going to neighboring counties or to western PA. Many of them migrated to the Rowan County area of North Carolina - a common destination with other German families in the area - and then over time moving on to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
Johannes died sometime between 1801-1810. There is no record of his death or burial, but I believe he might have been buried in the Heidelberg Cemetery with his wife or perhaps on his farm. A few grandchildren's graves can still be found in the old section of the Heidelberg cemetery.
Johannes' descendants are now spread out through the USA, and make up the majority of the Rumple, Rumbel and Rumble families of today.
Known Children Of Johannes and Anna Catharina Rumpel
Catharina Elizabeth (1752?- 17??)
Joh. Conrad Rumpel (175?-183?)
Johannes Rumpel (1760?-1806)
Johanna Rumpel (1760?-1812)
Joh. Frederick Rumpel (1763-1850)
Joh. Jacob Rumpel (1767-1836)
Joh. Daniel Rumpel (1769-1841)
Eva Elizabeth Rumpel/Rambold (unconfirmed)
Joh. George Rumpel (1772-1842)
Peter Rumpel (1776-1850)
Philip Rumpel (1776-1832)
*There is a possibility that Eva Elisabeth Rumbold, who married a Hileman, is connected with the line as a younger sister.
**Johannes is the possible son of Johan Jacob Rumpel and Maria Geissel of Germany, but this is NOT PROVEN to me yet. While I do believe he was born in the Wuertembourg area below Stuttgart, there were too many Rumpel families to be absolutely certain of the specific lineage. The "evidence" presented so far is only heresay.
I disagree that these are his "proven" parents because we only know of birth records that survived, and I assume that many did not. I do not have confidence that DNA evidence over six generations back can show specific parentage, only shared DNA for a particular line. That shared dna might also come down from another through-line.
d. 1801-1809
Johannes Rumppel sailed on the ship Dragon, Rotterdam to Philadelphia, arriving on the 17th of October 1749. He married his wife, Anna Catharine Kuntz, shortly after arrival in Pennsylvania.
The Rumpel family is noted (in Heidelberg Church records), as being among several families of German Lutheran immigrants to settle in the Germansville area of what was then Berks, later Northampton, and now Lehigh County, PA in the early 1750s.
Johannes and many of his sons were farmers. There are a few scant land and tax records for Heidleberg placing his land near to the Riedy Mill near Bake Oven Road. He and his older sons Conrad and John served in the Northampton Militia during the Revolution, which provided some of his sons land grants in western PA and NC. Manufacturing records indicate a John Rumpel also owned a smithery in Lowhill which was sold circa 1810. This might have been run by his son Peter, or more likely Jacob, as Jacob later started another mill in Schuylkill County.
It is worth noting that while the name Rumpel or Rumppel was the original German name, it was often anglicized as Rumbel or Rumble because the german pp was pronounced very much like a B sound. As descendents spread to various areas, they eventually took on new spellings for the name, and became known as Rumples, Rumbels and Rumbles, and so the variations became the accepted and correct names.
Johannes and Catherina Rumpel had at least eleven children, probably more, as there were not many records that survived prior to 1762. We only have birth/baptism records for Frederick 1763 and Daniel 1769, plus some marriage, church and death records to tie this family together.
Many of the children left the Heidelberg area by 1800, a few going to neighboring counties or to western PA. Many of them migrated to the Rowan County area of North Carolina - a common destination with other German families in the area - and then over time moving on to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
Johannes died sometime between 1801-1810. There is no record of his death or burial, but I believe he might have been buried in the Heidelberg Cemetery with his wife or perhaps on his farm. A few grandchildren's graves can still be found in the old section of the Heidelberg cemetery.
Johannes' descendants are now spread out through the USA, and make up the majority of the Rumple, Rumbel and Rumble families of today.
Known Children Of Johannes and Anna Catharina Rumpel
Catharina Elizabeth (1752?- 17??)
Joh. Conrad Rumpel (175?-183?)
Johannes Rumpel (1760?-1806)
Johanna Rumpel (1760?-1812)
Joh. Frederick Rumpel (1763-1850)
Joh. Jacob Rumpel (1767-1836)
Joh. Daniel Rumpel (1769-1841)
Eva Elizabeth Rumpel/Rambold (unconfirmed)
Joh. George Rumpel (1772-1842)
Peter Rumpel (1776-1850)
Philip Rumpel (1776-1832)
*There is a possibility that Eva Elisabeth Rumbold, who married a Hileman, is connected with the line as a younger sister.
**Johannes is the possible son of Johan Jacob Rumpel and Maria Geissel of Germany, but this is NOT PROVEN to me yet. While I do believe he was born in the Wuertembourg area below Stuttgart, there were too many Rumpel families to be absolutely certain of the specific lineage. The "evidence" presented so far is only heresay.
I disagree that these are his "proven" parents because we only know of birth records that survived, and I assume that many did not. I do not have confidence that DNA evidence over six generations back can show specific parentage, only shared DNA for a particular line. That shared dna might also come down from another through-line.
b 1725-1733
d. 1801-1809
Johannes Rumppel sailed on the ship Dragon, Rotterdam to Philadelphia, arriving on the 17th of October 1749. He married his wife, Anna Catharine Kuntz, shortly after arrival in Pennsylvania.
The Rumpel family is noted (in Heidelberg Church records), as being among several families of German Lutheran immigrants to settle in the Germansville area of what was then Berks, later Northampton, and now Lehigh County, PA in the early 1750s.
Johannes and many of his sons were farmers. There are a few scant land and tax records for Heidleberg placing his land near to the Riedy Mill near Bake Oven Road. He and his older sons Conrad and John served in the Northampton Militia during the Revolution, which provided some of his sons land grants in western PA and NC. Manufacturing records indicate a John Rumpel also owned a smithery in Lowhill which was sold circa 1810. This might have been run by his son Peter, or more likely Jacob, as Jacob later started another mill in Schuylkill County.
It is worth noting that while the name Rumpel or Rumppel was the original German name, it was often anglicized as Rumbel or Rumble because the german pp was pronounced very much like a B sound. As descendents spread to various areas, they eventually took on new spellings for the name, and became known as Rumples, Rumbels and Rumbles, and so the variations became the accepted and correct names.
Johannes and Catherina Rumpel had at least eleven children, probably more, as there were not many records that survived prior to 1762. We only have birth/baptism records for Frederick 1763 and Daniel 1769, plus some marriage, church and death records to tie this family together.
Many of the children left the Heidelberg area by 1800, a few going to neighboring counties or to western PA. Many of them migrated to the Rowan County area of North Carolina - a common destination with other German families in the area - and then over time moving on to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
Johannes died sometime between 1801-1810. There is no record of his death or burial, but I believe he might have been buried in the Heidelberg Cemetery with his wife or perhaps on his farm. A few grandchildren's graves can still be found in the old section of the Heidelberg cemetery.
Johannes' descendants are now spread out through the USA, and make up the majority of the Rumple, Rumbel and Rumble families of today.
Known Children Of Johannes and Anna Catharina Rumpel
Catharina Elizabeth (1752?- 17??)
Joh. Conrad Rumpel (175?-183?)
Johannes Rumpel (1760?-1806)
Johanna Rumpel (1760?-1812)
Joh. Frederick Rumpel (1763-1850)
Joh. Jacob Rumpel (1767-1836)
Joh. Daniel Rumpel (1769-1841)
Eva Elizabeth Rumpel/Rambold (unconfirmed)
Joh. George Rumpel (1772-1842)
Peter Rumpel (1776-1850)
Philip Rumpel (1776-1832)
*There is a possibility that Eva Elisabeth Rumbold, who married a Hileman, is connected with the line as a younger sister.
**Johannes is the possible son of Johan Jacob Rumpel and Maria Geissel of Germany, but this is NOT PROVEN to me yet. While I do believe he was born in the Wuertembourg area below Stuttgart, there were too many Rumpel families to be absolutely certain of the specific lineage. The "evidence" presented so far is only heresay.
I disagree that these are his "proven" parents because we only know of birth records that survived, and I assume that many did not. I do not have confidence that DNA evidence over six generations back can show specific parentage, only shared DNA for a particular line. That shared dna might also come down from another through-line.
d. 1801-1809
Johannes Rumppel sailed on the ship Dragon, Rotterdam to Philadelphia, arriving on the 17th of October 1749. He married his wife, Anna Catharine Kuntz, shortly after arrival in Pennsylvania.
The Rumpel family is noted (in Heidelberg Church records), as being among several families of German Lutheran immigrants to settle in the Germansville area of what was then Berks, later Northampton, and now Lehigh County, PA in the early 1750s.
Johannes and many of his sons were farmers. There are a few scant land and tax records for Heidleberg placing his land near to the Riedy Mill near Bake Oven Road. He and his older sons Conrad and John served in the Northampton Militia during the Revolution, which provided some of his sons land grants in western PA and NC. Manufacturing records indicate a John Rumpel also owned a smithery in Lowhill which was sold circa 1810. This might have been run by his son Peter, or more likely Jacob, as Jacob later started another mill in Schuylkill County.
It is worth noting that while the name Rumpel or Rumppel was the original German name, it was often anglicized as Rumbel or Rumble because the german pp was pronounced very much like a B sound. As descendents spread to various areas, they eventually took on new spellings for the name, and became known as Rumples, Rumbels and Rumbles, and so the variations became the accepted and correct names.
Johannes and Catherina Rumpel had at least eleven children, probably more, as there were not many records that survived prior to 1762. We only have birth/baptism records for Frederick 1763 and Daniel 1769, plus some marriage, church and death records to tie this family together.
Many of the children left the Heidelberg area by 1800, a few going to neighboring counties or to western PA. Many of them migrated to the Rowan County area of North Carolina - a common destination with other German families in the area - and then over time moving on to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana.
Johannes died sometime between 1801-1810. There is no record of his death or burial, but I believe he might have been buried in the Heidelberg Cemetery with his wife or perhaps on his farm. A few grandchildren's graves can still be found in the old section of the Heidelberg cemetery.
Johannes' descendants are now spread out through the USA, and make up the majority of the Rumple, Rumbel and Rumble families of today.
Known Children Of Johannes and Anna Catharina Rumpel
Catharina Elizabeth (1752?- 17??)
Joh. Conrad Rumpel (175?-183?)
Johannes Rumpel (1760?-1806)
Johanna Rumpel (1760?-1812)
Joh. Frederick Rumpel (1763-1850)
Joh. Jacob Rumpel (1767-1836)
Joh. Daniel Rumpel (1769-1841)
Eva Elizabeth Rumpel/Rambold (unconfirmed)
Joh. George Rumpel (1772-1842)
Peter Rumpel (1776-1850)
Philip Rumpel (1776-1832)
*There is a possibility that Eva Elisabeth Rumbold, who married a Hileman, is connected with the line as a younger sister.
**Johannes is the possible son of Johan Jacob Rumpel and Maria Geissel of Germany, but this is NOT PROVEN to me yet. While I do believe he was born in the Wuertembourg area below Stuttgart, there were too many Rumpel families to be absolutely certain of the specific lineage. The "evidence" presented so far is only heresay.
I disagree that these are his "proven" parents because we only know of birth records that survived, and I assume that many did not. I do not have confidence that DNA evidence over six generations back can show specific parentage, only shared DNA for a particular line. That shared dna might also come down from another through-line.
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