Sarah Maria Dreibelbis was born on 25 December 1833 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Dreibelbis and Sarah Rahn.¹ She married Adam King on 16 January 1865.² She died on 27 August 1927 in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 93.¹ She was buried in Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.¹

     Adam King was born on 12 September 1820.¹ He married Sarah Maria Dreibelbis, daughter of Samuel Dreibelbis and Sarah Rahn, on 16 January 1865.¹ He died on 25 January 1886 in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 65.¹ He was buried in Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.¹

     Anna Elizabeth Dreibelbis was born on 6 May 1832 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Dreibelbis and Sarah Rahn.¹ She married Samuel King circa 1852.¹ She died on 30 January 1903 in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 70.¹ She was buried in Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.¹

     Samuel King was born on 8 December 1823.¹ He married Anna Elizabeth Dreibelbis, daughter of Samuel Dreibelbis and Sarah Rahn, circa 1852.¹ He died on 18 April 1903 in Richland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, at age 79.¹ He was buried in Mariasville, Richland Township, Venango County.¹

     Jacob Dreibelbis was born on 9 May 1754 in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was the son of Johann Jacob Dreibelbis and Barbara Burkhardt.¹ He married Maria Magdalena Merkel, daughter of George Mercklin and Anna Maria Christina Hill, in 1777.³ He died on 19 April 1831 in Virginville, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at age 76.² He was buried in St. Peter's Church Cemetery, Molltown, Richmond Township, Berks County.²

     Jacob Dreibelbis was named a benefitiary in the will of his father Johann Jacob Dreibelbis dated 5 February 1761. According to the will, Jacob and his brother Martin were each to receive two pieces of land in Richmond Township. Further a house was to be built for both, paid for out of Johann Jacob's estate. The houses were to be 30 feet long and 24 feet wide, and finished "sufficiently for a dwelling house" and a well was to be dug close to each house. Further, the houses were to be finished within 2 or 3 years of Johann Jacob's death. Jacob's house was to be built on the 80 acres tract of land located near the road from Easton to Reading. Martin's house was to be built on the land adjoining George Merkel's land on the Moselem Road.⁴ He was a minor when his father Johann Jacob Dreibelbis died in 1761. George Mercklin was appointed guardian. According to Johann Jacob's will, he ordered that his "younger children shall be taught or caused to be taught to read and write by my Executors."⁵
     Jacob Dreibelbis bought 247 acres 102 perches in Richmond Township, Berks County, from George Mercklin for 2,000 pounds English money. The land was bounded by Jacob Hummel's land, being part of a tract of 250 acres purchased by George Merkel on 13 February 1760 from the George Boone estate. This land is located where the village of Virginville is now located.⁶ He also owned 162 acres of unoccupied land in Richmond Township, Berks County. On the farm at Virginville, Jacob built a house in 1787 which stood until 1868. It appears that soon after 1800 he built a stone house in Virginville in which a general store was located for more than a hunder years, until it burned down in 1964.¹
     Jacob Dreibelbis served during the American Revolutionary War. He was First Lieutenant of the 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion of the Berks County militia. According to the muster list for 17 May 1777, the company commander was Captian Jacob Rothermel and the battalion was commanded by Colonel Joseph Hiester. Jacob was on active duty several times and on 27 September 1777, he was in comand of a company in the field consisting of 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, and 29 rank and file. The tour of duty was right after the battle of Brandywine and during the time when the battle of Germantown took place.⁷
     Jacob Dreibelbis and Maria Magdalena Dreibelbis were members of the St. Peter's Reformed Church near Molltown, Richmond Township, Berks County. A few records from around 1800 show that Jacob was one of the most active members and at times served as a deacon, as well as treasurer of the church. He was a member of the building committee when a new church was built in 1809.¹

     Maria Magdalena Merkel was born on 22 November 1759 in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.^2,3 She was the daughter of George Mercklin and Anna Maria Christina Hill.² She was baptized on 24 November 1759 in Moselem Church, Richmond Township, Berks County.² She married Jacob Dreibelbis, son of Johann Jacob Dreibelbis and Barbara Burkhardt, in 1777.⁴ She died on 3 July 1832 in Virginville, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at age 72.³ She was buried in St. Peter's Church Cemetery, Molltown, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.³

     Maria Magdalena Dreibelbis and Jacob Dreibelbis were members of the St. Peter's Reformed Church near Molltown, Richmond Township, Berks County. A few records from around 1800 show that Jacob was one of the most active members and at times served as a deacon, as well as treasurer of the church. He was a member of the building committee when a new church was built in 1809.¹

     Johann Jacob Dreibelbis was born on 10 April 1709 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹ He was the son of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.^2,3 He died on 8 February 1761 in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at age 51.¹ He was buried in Dreibelbis family cemetery, Fleetwood, Berks County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Johann Jacob Dreibelbis immigrated in 1732 to Pennsylvania from Germany on the ship "Mary" which landed at Philadelphia on 26 Sep 1732. The master of the ship was John Gray. The ship sailed from Rotterdam and stopped at Cowes for clearance papers. Three separate lists of the passengers still exist in the archives at Harrisburg. The first list, the captain's list, totals 191 males sixteen years or older and 122 women and children. Four of the men are listed as having died on the voyage. The age of Johann Jacob is given as 22 years, which evidently is one year off from being correct. The captain, or captain's clerk, wrote the name "Jacob Triolpare". On the other two lists, Johann Jacob wrote his own name. On the so-called "B" list, he wrote "Jacob Dreibelbiss" and on the "C" list he wrote "Johann Jacob Dreibelbis". In both cases he wrote a "D" instead of a "T" as in the records at Hassloch.^4,1
     What became of Johann Jacob during the first eleven years he was in Pennsylvania is not known; however, he is said to have been sold as an indentured servant to Casper Wister, a Germantown button manufacturer and land speculator. While this is a likely senario for Johann Jacob, this could not have been for eleven years because such indentures were usually limited to three years for adult persons. It is possible that he worked for Wister for wages after the term of his indenture expired.¹
     The first known written record of Johann Jacob after his arrival in America is found in the 1743 purchase of land in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Beginning at this time, Johann Jacob began to acquire land at a rapid rate, indicating that he had in some way or another acquired sufficient funds to be able to do this. There is tradition that either Casper Wister gave him his first tract of land or that he pruchased his first tract from Wister; however, no proof has been found to verify this.¹ He purchased 153 acres and 25 perches in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1743 from from the Penn family estate which totaled 2989 acres. This land apparently was located between Fleetwood and Pricetown, and at that time the whole area was generally known as Oley. In 1758 a portion of Oley was cut off to form Rockland Township and later a portion of Rockland was added to Richmond Township. Eventually all of the Dreibelbis land was in Richmond Township.⁵ He purchased additional tracts by land warrants: 200 acres on 25 March 1746; 50 acres on 1 March 1750; 50 acres on 11 April 1752; 100 acres on 11 April 1752; 100 acres on 3 Feb 1752; and 30 acres on 12 April 1753. All this totaled 683 acres, and compared with the others in the assessments, he was the second richest man in Richmond Township in 1756, indicating that whatever his occupation was besides farming, he had the ability of acquiring money.¹
     On 16 June 1750, there appeared an advertisement in the weekly German newspaper "Pennsylvanische Berichte" inserted by a man named Johan Henrich Sickman who appealed for help. Sickman in his advertisement stated that he had been employed for the previous year by Peter Reiff and Jacob Dreibelbis "of Oley" as a schoolteacher. This would indicate that in 1750, Johann Jacob had children old enough to go to school.¹
     It appears that Johann Jacob was married twice. According to a "Scholl, Sholl, Shull Genealogy," page 97, a Christina Scholl married a Dreibelbis. Since there were no other Dreibelbis in the area at that time, it seems that she must have been married to Johann Jacob. That being the case, Christine, presumably his first wife, died before 1751, as in the year his son Martin was baptized at the Mertz church, a Lutheran church in Dryville, and the mother's name was Barbara Burkhardt. A daughter of Johann Jacob and Barbara, probably Elizabeth, was also baptized at the Mertz church in about 1756. It is not known if Johann Jacob and his wife Christina had any children or if all of Johann Jacob's known children were with Barbara. Uncertainties in the birthdate of his children Abraham, Magdalena, and Catherine and the newspaper advertisement indicating that Johann Jacob had school-age children in 1750 do suggest that Christina may have been the mother of at least some of the Dreibelbis children.¹
     Johann Jacob Dreibelbis was naturalized on 24 September 1760. He was naturalized by affirmation, rather than by taking an oath. Affirmation is a proceedure typically followed by Mennonites, who were opposed to taking oaths. However, it is believed that Johann Jacob always belonged to the Reformed church.¹ He was described as "small, and of a dark complexion, with black eyes and hair, indicating he was of Jewish extraction, according to the 1909 Berks County History. Where this description was obtained is not explained.¹
     Johann Jacob Dreibelbis left a will dated on 5 February 1761 and probated in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 21 February 1761. The Will mentions the names of seven children, but does not mention his wife, indicating that she preceded him in death. George Merkel, a friend, and Abraham Dreibelbis, his oldest son, were named executors. According to the will Abraham was to have a farm of 150 acres, less the 6 acres of meadow land which was to belong to Martin and Jacob, with certain provisions. Martin and Jacob also were each to have a farm when they reached the age of 21 years, and each of the four girls, Elizabeth, Magdalena, Catherine, and Philebena were to have 150 pounds Pensylvania currency when they reached the age of 18 years.⁶ He died leaving minor children and George Mercklin was appointed guardian of Jacob Dreibelbis and Martin Dreibelbis. According to Johann Jacob's will, he ordered that his "younger children shall be taught or caused to be taught to read and write by my Executors."⁷

     Barbara Burkhardt married Johann Jacob Dreibelbis, son of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.¹

     Jacob Dreibelbiss was born circa 1678 in Canton Aargau.¹ He was the son of Uli Dufelbess and Ursala Salm.² He was baptized on 13 January 1678 in Veltheim, Canton Aargau.² He married Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher, daughter of Heinrich Bruchbacher, on 2 February 1706 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz.² He died on 21 May 1730 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz.^1,2

     According to the 1721 Hassloch town records, Jacob Dreibelbiss was a master carpenter from Veltheim, Canton Aargau.^3,2

     Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher was born circa 1684 in Neustadt, Germany.² She was the daughter of Heinrich Bruchbacher.¹ She married Jacob Dreibelbiss, son of Uli Dufelbess and Ursala Salm, on 2 February 1706 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz.³ She died in February 1759 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.²

     Johann Philipp Dreibelbiss was baptized on 20 January 1707 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹ He was the son of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.²

     Maria Magdalena Dreibelbiss was born on 28 April 1711 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹ She was the daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.¹ She married Christoph Schoffer on 10 April 1736.¹ She married Conrad Dambach on 23 January 1759.¹ She died on 24 February 1773 in Hassloch at age 61.¹

     Christoph Schoffer married Maria Magdalena Dreibelbiss, daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher, on 10 April 1736.¹

     Conrad Dambach married Maria Magdalena Dreibelbiss, daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher, on 23 January 1759.¹

     Jolumn Wendel Dreibelbiss was baptized on 26 June 1714 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹ He was the son of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.²

     Susanna Dreibelbiss was born on 24 April 1717 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.² She was the daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.¹ She died on 6 April 1720 in Hassloch at age 2.²

     Philippina Margaretha Dreibelbiss was born on 7 September 1723 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.² She was the daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher.¹ She married Johann Nicolaus Guckert on 28 July 1755 in Hassloch.¹ She died on 23 November 1764 in Hassloch at age 41.¹

     Johann Nicolaus Guckert married Philippina Margaretha Dreibelbiss, daughter of Jacob Dreibelbiss and Anna Margaretha Bruchbacher, on 28 July 1755 in Hassloch.¹

     Samuel Düffelbeis was baptized on 16 May 1647 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau.¹ He was the son of Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis and Barbara Bossardt.¹ He married Anna Barbara Müliman, daughter of Heinrich Müliman and Barbara Komler, on 3 May 1669 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau. He died before 1721.²

     Anna Barbara Müliman was baptized on 6 August 1646 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau.¹ She was the daughter of Heinrich Müliman and Barbara Komler.¹ She married Samuel Düffelbeis, son of Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis and Barbara Bossardt, on 3 May 1669 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau. She died on 21 April 1725 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 78.²

     Heinrich Müliman married Barbara Komler.

     Barbara Komler married Heinrich Müliman.

     Conrad Dreibelbiss was born circa 1687 in Canton of Aargau.¹ He was the son of Samuel Düffelbeis and Anna Barbara Müliman.¹ He married Anna Elizabeth Pauser on 10 January 1720 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.² He married Anna Margaretha Mettler on 24 March 1730 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz.² He died on 16 February 1752 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹

     Anna Elizabeth Pauser married Conrad Dreibelbiss, son of Samuel Düffelbeis and Anna Barbara Müliman, on 10 January 1720 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹ She died on 21 December 1729 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany.¹

     Anna Margaretha Mettler was born on 22 October 1702.¹ She married Conrad Dreibelbiss, son of Samuel Düffelbeis and Anna Barbara Müliman, on 24 March 1730 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz.¹ She died on 26 September 1741 in Hassloch, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany, at age 38.¹

     Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis was baptized on 5 January 1612 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau.¹ He was the son of Hanns Düffelbeis and Elsbeth Raths.¹ He married Barbara Bossardt.¹

     Barbara Bossardt married Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis, son of Hanns Düffelbeis and Elsbeth Raths.¹ She died on 30 September 1668 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau, of Bubonic Plague. Between 1667 and 1668, over 100 people died in Schinznach alone.¹

     Ulrich Düffelbeis was baptized on 1 May 1642 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau.¹ He was the son of Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis and Barbara Bossardt.¹

     Elsbetha Düffelbeis was baptized on 23 June 1644 in Schinznach, Canton of Aargau.¹ She was the daughter of Ulli (Ulrich) Düffelbeis and Barbara Bossardt.¹