[208] ABRAHAM JACKEL (YEAKEL)[E 208], s Abraham Jackel of Nieder Harpersdorf, Silesia, was b Sept. 12, 1720; baptized Sept. 13, 1720; sponsors: Christoph Kriebel, Susanna Jackel, and Marie Beyer (cf. N. Hdrf. Church Bk.; also Mss. in Pennypacker Collection]. Abraham Yeakel came to Pa. in 1734; he was naturalized June 21, 1743. On Oct. 10, 1748, he was m by a Justice of the Peace to ANNA MARIA BEYER [E 187], b Nov. 4, 1720; d Apr. 9, 1802; dau Abraham and Rosina (Jackel) Beyer [184]. They lived in Norriton Twp., Pa. [Plate G IV, V]. Abraham Jickel died Oct. 26, 1768, and is buried in Methacton Cemetery. His will is recorded in Will Book O, 1768, 288, Phila. In it he directs his wife to continue the household.
Children (7):
. 5. George, b Mar. 4, 1761; d Mar. 23, 1761.
The widow, Anna Maria Beyer Yeakel, married a second time, to Peter Gerhard [184-2].