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Isaacs Jacob Van Bibber
•Sex: M
•Birth: ABT 1661 in Holland
•Death: 14 SEP 1732 in Cecil Co. Md.

Father: Jacob Isaac Van Bibber b: ABT 1630 in Krefeld, Germany
Mother: Christina b: ABT 1640 in Krefeld, Germany

Marriage: 1 Frances Schumacher b: ABT 1669 in Cecil Co. Md.
•Married: 28 MAY 1690 in Maryland

Children:
1. Jacob Van Bibber b: 26 OCT 1691 in Cecil Co. Md.
2. Hester Van Bibber b: 9 MAY 1693 in Cecil Co. Md.
3. Peter Van Bibber b: 25 MAY 1695 in Cecil Co. Md.
4. Christian Van Bibber b: 15 AUG 1698
5. Isaac Van Bibber b: 15 JUL 1701
6. Veronica Van Bibber b: 1 JAN 1706
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The Van Bibber family that was the first to settle in the New World was the family of Isaacs Jacob Van Bibber. He came to America in 1684 and to Philadelphia in 1687. His mission was to prepare the way for his parents and the rest of the family who would soon follow. The Van Bibbers were residents of Krefeld, which is now located in Germany. They had been persecuted in Europe because they were followers of Menno Simons. Other Mennonites from Krefeld had come to Philadelphia in 1684 at the invitation of William Penn; including Herman op den Graff, who was the husband of Isaac's aunt Liesbet, and who later married Isaac's sister, Deborah. Isaac Jacob Van Bibber later moved to Germantown, which is now a suburb of Philadelphia, and he was engaged in commerce. Before long the rest of his family followed him to Germantown and settled there.

While in Germantown the family became involved in a religious dispute. Around the same time, Isaac Jacob von Bebber and Reynier Herman von Burkelow moved their families to Cecil County, Maryland, the Bohemia Manor area. Again, most of the family followed him. The migration to Maryland was caused by the religious dispute, because the Van Bibbers became part of the Labadist community, a mystic offshoot of the Mennonites, similar to the Quakers. Around 1690, Isaac married Fronica Shoemaker or Schumacher. Some sources say they were married on May 28, 1690 in Cecil County, Maryland. If that is the case, it is possible that Isaac and Fronica were betrothed in Germantown, and then were married in Maryland after the VanBibber's move. The VanBibber family that settled in Maryland had many notable descendants.

Fronica died about 1708. Isaac Van Bibber's will was proved on November 25, 1723 in Cecil County, Maryland. He says he is 62 years old. The will names three sons, Jacob, Peter, and Isaac, and three daughters, Hester, Christina and Veronica.

Thanks to Ken Smith for the Bio.
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