Founder of Hinkletown who built the first bridge across the Conestoga near his hotel on the north side of the stream.
Son of Anna Catharine and John Gerhard Anthony Henckel. Married to Barbara Roland. An innkeeper in Hinkletown. Credited with building the first bridge in Hinkletown across the Conestoga. Ref: "The Henckel Genealogy", Junkin, William Sumner, pp. 64-66.
Will C-I-508 of George Henckle dated 10 July 1777 and proved 5 June 1778 list these surviving heirs: wife Barbara; sons John, George, Jonathan, Jacob, and Samuel; daughters Catharine Davis, Mary, Ann, and Susannah Norton.
DAR# A055278
Founder of Hinkletown who built the first bridge across the Conestoga near his hotel on the north side of the stream.
Son of Anna Catharine and John Gerhard Anthony Henckel. Married to Barbara Roland. An innkeeper in Hinkletown. Credited with building the first bridge in Hinkletown across the Conestoga. Ref: "The Henckel Genealogy", Junkin, William Sumner, pp. 64-66.
Will C-I-508 of George Henckle dated 10 July 1777 and proved 5 June 1778 list these surviving heirs: wife Barbara; sons John, George, Jonathan, Jacob, and Samuel; daughters Catharine Davis, Mary, Ann, and Susannah Norton.
DAR# A055278
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In Memory of
GEORGE HINKLE
Who Departed this Life
March 13th 1778
Aged 51 Years
My Life is done my Glafs is run
Here I Ly under Ground
Surrounded in clay until the day
I hear the Trumpet sound.
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