[21] DAVID HUBNER (HEEBNER)[E 21], b Aug. 27, 1696; d Dec. 27, 1784; m MARIA KRIEBEL [E 85], b Jan., 1705; d June 11, 1793; dau Balthasar Kriebel; according to Schneider (p 77b, 64b) they were married by Regent. David Hiibner was a brother of Hans Hiibner [E 74] and also half brother to Maria Wiegner Hiibner [E 117]. In 1774 Maria, wife of David Hiibner, wrote to her sister Regina, wife of Christoph Groh in Silesia, that she was then 70 years of age.
In 1730, May 1, David Hibner, ‘“Groszknecht auf dem Oberhof in Berthelsdorf,” is a sponsor at the baptism of Susanna, dau of George Scholtze and Regina Jackel. [Unitats Archiv Herrnhut, R 5A, N 5,7.] (1732, “Grossknecht beym Oberguth Pachter hat ein Kind.”’)
On Feb. 21, 1769, Maria Hiibner and “Schwager” David Hiibner wrote a letter to “Schwager Christoph Groh und Schwester Regina, Susanna und Anna wie auch Christ ihr man,” in which they state that Maria, wife of David Hiibner for the past ten years has been suffering with a sore leg, and regarding further particulars they state that “this spring it will be three years that we left our former home, and we now live between two of our children in Worcester Twp. Our eldest son Christ married Hans Wiegner’s daughter, and lives about a mile from us and they have four children. Susan, our elder daughter, is married to Christ Wagner, eldest, son of widow Anna Wagner. They live a mile above us and have three children. A year ago, on New Year’s day, they lost a young child.”
“The other daughter, Rosina, has a second husband, viz., Baltzaar Jackel, eldest son of the late Abraham Jackel. They have three children and live in Skippack. The other child, our youngest, named George, is still single and lives with us.” (Translation.)
In this same letter they also send greetings to Abr. Hiibner, brother of David, also to ‘‘Christ Wag.’’ and his daughters.
David Hiibner came to Pa. in 1734, with his wife and son Christoph. He was sick upon his arrival in Phila. (cf. segnature list). In 1736 he acquired land in Frederick Twp. [Plate E IV], and after purchasing several other tracts (cf. Homes of Immigrants), acquired a tract in Worcester Twp. [Plate G VI], owned (1920) by Jeremiah K. Anders. David Hiibner was naturalized Sept. 24, 1745. Both he and his wife are buried in Salford Schw. Cem.
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