[25] MELCHIOR KRIBEL, SR[E 25], 6 — —; d Mar. 17, 1744; m MARIA [E 97], d Nov. 1, 1738. The names of Melchior Kribel, Sr. and wife are not included in the old Genealogieal Record. They came to Pa. in 1734 and probably settled in Towamencin, although there is no record of their having held real estate. It is probable that both are buried in Towamencin Sehwenkfelder Cemetery, although their graves have not been located. Records of their deaths are found in Mss. in S. H. L.
Melchior Kriebel was the son of Caspar Kribel who was born in Deutmansdorf, Lower Silesia, in 1650, and who moved to Nieder Harpersdorf and married Anna Borman who died in 1720 while her husband died in 1724. Of their children we know (1) of a Hans Caspar who died in 1730; (2) of a George; (3) of Susanna who was the wife of Melchior Schultz, father of George [E 68], Melchior [E 69], and Christopher [E 70]; (4) of Melchior [E 25]; and (5) Christopher.
Melchior Kribel, Sr., had at least two children, both married before the migration to Pa.
Children (2):
“Es kamen nach Girlitz schon am 21 Feb. 1726, aus Harpersdorf;
' Melchior Kribel, Hausler und Handelsmann mit Familie.
Adam Wiegner, Gdrtner und Handelsmann mit Frau und vier Kindern.
Aus Armenruh, den 21 Feb. 1726:
Georg Wiegner mit Frau und vier Kindern.”’ [ Kadelbach—Ceschichte v Schwenckfeld, p 57.)
(Translation—On Feb. 21, 1726, there came to Gérlitz from Harpersdorf, Melchior Kriebel, house dweller and tradesman, with his family; Adam Wiegner, gardener and tradesman, with wife and four children. From Armenruh there came George Wiegner with wife and four children.)