Descendants of (Leonhart Kegell ) Leonard * Cagle Generation No. 1 1. (Leonhart Kegell ) Leonard *1 Cagle was born 1684 in Obermehlingen, Germany, and died 1754 in Brecknock Township , Berks County, Pennsylvinia. He married (1) Maria Elizabeth (Unkown ) Cagle in Germany. He married (2) (Susanna Kegell ) Susanna * Cagle 1721 in Obermehlingen , Germany. Notes for (Leonhart Kegell ) Leonard * Cagle: Leonard Kegel, Leonard Cagle: In German Leonhart, Leonhardt, Leinhart, means a shape of a bowling pin, a shape of a cone, or a pin. also means brave heart. Leonhart was married two times. His first wife was Maria Elisabeth (deceased) last name unknown, Maria was born in 1687, and from Niedermehlingen, Germany. Together they had a daughter named Maria Margareta, born in the year 1715. It has been said there was another child born of this marriage, but there is nothing to prove or disprove this information. Confirmation Register 1729; Maria Margareta, the daughter of Leonhart Kegel, Reformed and his deceased wife Maria Elisabeth, Reformed of Niedermenlingen, Germany. daughter 14 years old. (Margareta Maria, Her real name was Maria Margarita, and her name was changed because of her mothers death. ) It is not known if Margareta Maria came to America with the family. Leonhart second marriage: Leonhart Kegel , his second wife was Susannah and her last name is unknown . They were married in Germany. Leonhart was born 1684 and was from Obermehlingen, Germany, and he was married in Germany to Susannah unknown . Susannah was born in the year 1688 and from Obermehlingen, Germany. 1728, Baptism was found on : Childs name Johan Theoblad, born the 29 of April and Baptised 1st of May. Sponcers names, Theobald Fuchs, The sponser from Alsenbon, and his wife Christina. Andreas Busch from Trippstadt, Reformed. Parnents names Leonhart Kegel and his wife Susanna Kegel, Reformed from Obermehlingen, Germany. Baptism : 1728: Baptismal register 1728 ,Trippstadt, the 14th of March Johann Andreas Buschung, and his wife Maria Elisabetha, a daughter baptised and named Maria Elisabetha. God parents Leonhart Kegel of Mehlingen, Germany, and Maria Magdalena, Johann Henrich Schmalenberger's Young wife Veronica Phillipp . Leonhart Kegell , (Leonard Cagle), his wife Susanna and their family , and other members of the Reformed Lutherans , left Mehlingen, Germany to bring their familys to America (Mehlingen is 8m- N.E. of Kaiserslautern, on B40) they went down the Rhine River to Rotterdam, Holland, they then took the ship called the Loyal Judith Via Cowes England, then from there to the Port of Philadelphia PA. and landed September 25, 1732. According to English speaking Captians and Port officials and others and by the German Immigrants themselves. There were 119 Palentine men and their families, and they were accompanied by a Lutheran Minister, named was Johannes Christian Schultz. When the immigrants landed in the Port of Philadelphia, each of the head of household on board and any on the age of 16 and older were taken to that the Oath of Allegiance to the provice and State of Pennsylvania. (Leonharts children would not have been old enough to be on the list. I think William would have been the oldest son, and he would have only been around ten or so. and the daughter would not have been on the list if she came to America because she was a female.) (The information will be in the Colonial records Vol III, on page 457, ) They did have a language problem and thats was why there was a problem with the spelling of there names, and there was more than one person putting their names on different lists. Who ever was putting there names down spelled them the way they thought it should be, thats why names are spelled in different ways on these lists. Leonhart's name was spelled two different ways on the passenger list, The German Settlers were all industrious, econmical, and thrifty famers, they were not afraid , nor ashamed of hard work, When Leonhart Kegel arrived in Philadephia County, they settled , and bought land in Berks County, PA. . The first settlement by Germans was about 1734, and organized in 1752, this became the the Capital of Reading. The name Berks County Was derived form Berks County, England. There was a man named Henrich Krehenhull , who changed his name to Henry Graybill Jr. who also lived in Mehlingen, Germany , the same time as did Leonhart and his family. Henry Graybill Jr. lived in Lancaster county, PA. and later moved to Hancock County, GA. (not sure if he came over on the same ship, as did Leonhart ?) It is not known if Leonhart and Susanna died in PA. , or moved with sons to North Carolina ?. Leonhart Kegel had a large black hat , he wore most of the time , he handed the hat down to his son John "Dutchman" Kegel , who died 1799 in North Carolina . John "Dutchman" handed the hat down to his youngest son , William who was born 1788-1860. William passed the hat down to his son Isaac, who was born 1790-1860. Isaac gave the hat to his oldest son John Westley , who in turn handed it down to his brother Spinks. Spinks then gave the hat to his sister , who sold the hat to Neil Isaac Andrew Cagle , he in turn gave the the hat to Bob Baker who donated the Hat to the Rocky Mt. Museum. (I have seen a photo of the hat, it looks like a big top hat.) and is still in the museum. There was also a chair that Leonhart would stand on while waiting for his father to come home from work. This chair was also donated to a Museum , (Not the same Museum.) and this Museum later burned down , this Museum was in PA. , so there must have been some of his children and or grandchildren who stayed in PA. Leonhart Kegel was the ancestor of Americans numbering some 17,000 , individuals, plus. Thousands of other desendents who bear other surnames. It was not uncommon for German people to be known by more than one name, since they used there middle names. It has been said that the Kegel's changed the spelling of their names when they moved to North Carolina Leonhart owned 200 acre tact of land on 11 October 1737 in Alsace Township, Berks County, PA. In the year 1748 Leonhart vacated his homestead in Alsace and moved a few miles distant ot Brecknock Township, Berks County, Leonhart is said to have died about 1754 in Brecknock Township, Berks County, PA. (Oley was next to Alsace) Ancient Pennsylvania Landmarks Known to Leonhart Kegel, 1732-54 Oley Township, Berks County, PA Oley Township, a few miles east of Reading, in Berks co., PA, is the only township in America which has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, as an entire Township. Its settlement dates back as far as 1699, and it ancient German and French Huguenot homesteads have building standing dated from 1706. It was already a generation old, and a thriving settlement, when the Cagles arrived from Germany in 1730s; and was nearly a half-century old when John "Dutchman" Cagle lived in Oley in the early 1750s. Leonhart Kegel, the 1732 immigrant, and believed to be father of John "Dutchman" Cagle, acquired land in Oley Township in 1737; at that time, however, old Oley Township encompassed more territory than does the present Oley Twp., and section in which Leonhart lived was later made into Alsace Township. The economy of Oley Township was based, originally, on farming in the broad Oley Valley, and on iron-working in the scenic hills which ring the valley. Of the iron furnaces and forges in Oley, perhaps the most famous was that of Iarger Family (later Anglicized to "Hunter"), headed by Nicholas Hunter. In an obscure court case, dating for 1753, Berks Co. records sho that Nicholas Hunter, on one occasion, filed suite against a John Kegle, believed to be John "Dutchman" Cagle, who later moved to North Carolina in 1754-55. Oldest homestead in Oley is that of Johannes Keim, built 1706; he was the ancestor of the Kime family of Guilford Co., NC. Oley Township furnished a number of families to central North Carolina during the 1740s adn 1750s including the Keim, Cagle, and Stutts Families. (The Nicholas Hunter homestead in Oley Twp., neat the ruins of the famed Oley Forge. The Oley Lutheran Church stands nearby, but its early recors are lost. One of the most memorable sights in the city of Reading, Berks Co., PA, is Alsace Hill in the northern part of town, capped by the twin towers of the Alsace Lutheran and Alsace German Reformed Churches. The two churches, identical in construction, stand on either side of a common parking lot, and share a common graveyard. From date of founding in 1732, until construction of the present buildings in 1907, the two congrrefations worshipped in a single building, at alternatin times, under a "Union Church" arrangement. The Alsace churches stand on the homestead of Dewalt Baum, closest neighbor of Leonhart Cagle, during Leonard's period of residence, 1737-1748, in Alsace Township. The Cagles may will have been members of the Alsace Lutheran Church, but this cannot be verified, as early records of the Church have been lost. There is a replica of the original Alsace Church building, which served the congragtion form ca1737-1753 replaced by a stone church in 1753. The log church was in use during the period of Leonard Cagle's residence in the township, and stood about a quarter-mile from his home. The present Alsace Lutheran Church, in use since 1907. and identical building, standing adjacent, is the German Ref. church. Here is a paragraph from the published history of the Alsace Church describes the expansion of the Church in the era of 1748-1754. In 1748, the year of the founding of Reading, PA, Leonard Cagle, vacted his homstead in Alsace and move a few miles distant to Brecknock Township, in Berks Co. (I found this in one or the Cagle Journal of Historical Inquiry's,) (July 1987 pg. 2) by; John G. Cagle of Little Rock , Arkansas. More About (Leonhart Kegell ) Leonard * Cagle: Fact 1: Immigrants from Mehlingen, Germany Fact 2: Came down the Rhineriver to Rotterdam, Holland Fact 3: Via Cowes England, They took a ship called the Loyal Judith Fact 4: September 25, 1732, Arrived in America at the Port of Philadelphia, PA. Fact 5: The Captains Name was Lovell Paynter,(Captain sailed one time). Fact 6: There were 119 Palatine men and families and family members Fact 7: They were Reformed Lutherans, accompanied by a Minister Fact 8: Leonhart was a Farmer ,he bought land in Becks County , PA. Fact 9: The first settlement by the Germans was about 1734, was Berks Co. PA. Fact 10: There are many ways Kegel was spelled, because of the language problems. Fact 11: They organized in in 1752 and became Berks Co. of Reading, PA. Fact 12: The Loyal Judith, only made five trips to America Fact 13: Captain Johann Abraha Bollenbacher made the last four trips with this ship. More About Maria Elizabeth (Unkown ) Cagle: Fact 1: Leonhart's first wife Fact 2: There could have been two children ?? Notes for (Susanna Kegell ) Susanna * Cagle: Susanna unknown Cagle, was Leonharts second wife , they lived in Mehlingen , Germany. (Mehlingen is 8m NE of Kaiserslautern on B 40 of the map.) Susanna and Leonharts Children : William Cagle b- 1722 Obermehilngen, Germany John "Dutchman" Cagle b- 1724 " " " Johan Theobald "David" Cagle b- April 29, 1728 " " " Henrich "Henry" Cagle b- 1730s Germany or Holland George Cagle b- 1730S Germany or Holland Leonhart /Leonard Cagle b- 1730 Germany or Holland Charles Cagle b-1732 Holland or on the Ship Jacob Cagle b- 1734 Pennsylvania Child of (Leonhart Cagle and Maria Cagle is: 2 i. Maria Margarita ( Kegell)2 Cagle, born 1715 in Germany. Notes for Maria Margarita ( Kegell) Cagle: Confermation Register 1729. Maria Margarita the daughter of Leonhart Kegell , Reformed and his deceased wife Maria Elizabeth, Reformed of Niedermehlingen, Germany. Daughter 14 years old. Margarita Maria ,her real name was Maria Margarita, Her name was changed because of her mothers name. Do not know if she came to America with her father Leonhart Kegell and Step-mother Susanna. Children of (Leonhart Cagle and (Susanna Cagle are: 3 i. William2 Cagle, born 1722 in Oberehilngen , Germany. 4 ii. John "Dutchman" Cagle, born 1724 in Obermehlingen , Germany; died May 12, 1799 in Moore County, North Carolina. He married (1) Johnetta Hart Abt. 1752 in Oley, Berks County, Pannsylvania. He married (2) Catherine "Caty" Abt. 1774 in North Carolina. Notes for John "Dutchman" Cagle: Ancient Pennsylvania Landmarks Known to Leonhart Kegel, 1732-54 Oley Township, Berks County, PA Oley Township, a few miles east of Reading, in Berks co., PA, is the only township in America which has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, as an entire Township. Its settlement dates back as far as 1699, and it ancient German and French Huguenot homesteads have building standing dated from 1706. It was already a generation old, and a thriving settlement, when the Cagles arrived from Germany in 1730s; and was nearly a half-century old when John "Dutchman" Cagle lived in Oley in the early 1750s. Leonhart Kegel, the 1732 immigrant, and believed to be father of John "Dutchman" Cagle, acquired land in Oley Township in 1737; at that time, however, old Oley Township encompassed more territory than does the present Oley Twp., and section in which Leonhart lived was later made into Alsace Township. The economy of Oley Township was based, originally, on farming in the broad Oley Valley, and on iron-working in the scenic hills which ring the valley. Of the iron furnaces and forges in Oley, perhaps the most famous was that of Iarger Family (later Anglicized to "Hunter"), headed by Nicholas Hunter. In an obscure court case, dating for 1753, Berks Co. records sho that Nicholas Hunter, on one occasion, filed suite against a John Kegle, believed to be John "Dutchman" Cagle, who later moved to North Carolina in 1754-55. Oldest homestead in Oley is that of Johannes Keim, built 1706; he was the ancestor of the Kime family of Guilford Co., NC. Oley Township furnished a number of families to central North Carolina during the 1740s adn 1750s including the Keim, Cagle, and Stutts Families. (The Nicholas Hunter homestead in Oley Twp., neat the ruins of the famed Oley Forge. The Oley Lutheran Church stands nearby, but its early recors are lost. One of the most memorable sights in the city of Reading, Berks Co., PA, is Alsace Hill in the northern part of town, capped by the twin towers of the Alsace Lutheran and Alsace German Reformed Churches. The two churches, identical in construction, stand on either side of a common parking lot, and share a common graveyard. From date of founding in 1732, until construction of the present buildings in 1907, the two congrrefations worshipped in a single building, at alternatin times, under a "Union Church" arrangement. The Alsace churches stand on the homestead of Dewalt Baum, closest neighbor of Leonhart Cagle, during Leonard's period of residence, 1737-1748, in Alsace Township. The Cagles may will have been members of the Alsace Lutheran Church, but this cannot be verified, as early records of the Church have been lost. There is a replica of the original Alsace Church building, which served the congragtion form ca1737-1753 replaced by a stone church in 1753. The log church was in use during the period of Leonard Cagle's residence in the township, and stood about a quarter-mile from his home. The present Alsace Lutheran Church, in use since 1907. and identical building, standing adjacent, is the German Ref. church. Here is a paragraph from the published history of the Alsace Church describes the expansion of the Church in the era of 1748-1754. In 1748, the year of the founding of Reading, PA, Leonard Cagle, vacted his homstead in Alsace and move a few miles distant to Brecknock Township, in Berks Co. (I found this in one or the Cagle Journal of Historical Inquiry's,) (July 1987 pg. 2) by; John G. Cagle of Little Rock , Arkansas. 1810 Census Moore County, North Carolina Cagle , Caty 001 - 01001 P. 060 (widow of John , d-1799)(second wife of John ) John "Dutchman " Cagle ( Some called him Dutch) John Cagle 1726-1799, America's first gold rush, Cabarrus County, North Carolina . The first find was a 17 lb. gold nugget, founded in Little Meadow Creek by Conrad Reeds, minor son of John Reed. A German immigrant , it soon became the nations source of gold. (Then there was a gold strike in California in the late 1840s). Henry Cagle 1760-1830 was a neighbor of John Reed. Old David 1728-1780. and his brother John Dutchman 1726-1799, had homesteaded at this location in 1764. Old David became the owner and operater of the first gold mine in Moore County, North Carolina . John Dutchman's son John inherited 150 acres, John moved to Mississippi in the early 1810s and left his land to his brother ,George 1760-1830. George gave his land to his son John M. Cagle born 1793-1860, He stayed on the place and worked the mine, he became the wealthist Cagle , in America, his assets valued at $35,000.00. Census 1860: John M. Cagle, age 67, born in Nort Carolina Martha Cagle, age 50, born in North Carolina Enoch S. Cagle , age 25, born North Carolina Real Estate Value $ 5,371.00, Personal Property $30,000.00 . John "Dutchman" Cagle - Land Grants & Tax List. John Kegill - died 1799 Bought 100 acres Feb. 1764, by Bear Creek. (This is where the Gold Mine was) David Cayjill - Bought 100 acres, both sides of Flat Creek. ACRES . Charles Cagle died 1802, bought land August 11 1767 , on Little Buffalo River . Nancy Jane Tarzana, CA April