Johannes Peter Rodebaugh

1724 - 1784  (59 years)

• Name	Johannes Peter Rodebaugh
  Birth	2 Jan 1724	Otzweiler, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1784	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I23938	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Johann Heinrich Reidenbach,   b. 1697, Barweiler, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1762, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anna Appolonia Riegel,   b. 5 Feb 1700, Becherbach Bei Kirn, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1769, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F7902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Maria Drupler,   b. 1725, Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. Berne, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	1756
  Family ID	F7918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Johannes originated from Becherbach, Germany. He came to America before the Revolutionary War and was bound out as a servant for seven years to pay for his passage. John ran away and enlisted in the Army. He spent the winter of 1773-74 at Valley Forge, PA with General George Washington. Johannes Peter lived in Dauphin Co. PA for several years. There are various spellings for both first and last name: Johann Peter Radebach, Peter Radebach, etc. There is also another death date listed as Aug 1, 1784 Died in Bern twp, Berks Co. PA Peter's will was drawn up in Bern Township, Berks County and State of Pennsylvania...info. provided by Daryl Marshall Date of Birth: About 1725 Date of Death: Bet. 5 April 1784 - 20 Sep 1784 Although undocumented, Peter appears to have been born in Germany circa 1725. He died in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania sometime between 5 April 1784 (date he signed his Will) and 20 Sep 1784 (date his Will was probated). In his Will (originally written in German and later translated to English), Peter specifically names his wife “Anna Maria” and 10 children, to wit: (John) Nicholas, Anna Catharine, Anna Elisabeth, Marie Margareth, Susannah, George, Peter, Samuel, Jonas and Jacob. NOTE: In the probate records of Berks County, Pennsylvania Peter is identified as a “yeoman”. According to approved applications for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (Ancestor A094772) and Sons of the American Revolution (Ancestor P-274920), Peter was a Patriot during the Revolutionary War having sworn an Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to the United States of America at Berks County, Pennsylvania on 30 May 1778.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79260500/johannes-peter-rodebaugh.