West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Johann Justus HENCKEL, Sr / Maria Magdalena ESCHMANN (F2448)
m. Abt 1730-
Father | Male
Johann Justus HENCKEL, Sr
Born 10 Feb 1705/6 Daudenzell, Baden, Germany 
Died 24 Aug 1778 Hinkle's Fort, Germany Valley, Pendleton County, Virginia (WV) Buried Married Abt 1730 Pennsylvania, USA Father Anthony Jacob HENKEL, Rev. | F2449 Group Sheet Mother Maria Elizabeth [HENKEL] | F2449 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Maria Magdalena ESCHMANN
Born Between 1710 and 1712 Berks County, Pennsylvania Died Pennsylvania, USA Buried Father Abraham ESCHMANN | F2748 Group Sheet Mother Elizabeth [Eschmann] | F2748 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Anna Maria Elizabeth Henkle
Born 2 Aug 1731 Bucks (Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 2 | Male
Jacob HENCKEL
Born 14 Mar 1732/3 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died 14 Feb 1779 Hampshire County, WV Buried Spouse Maria Barbara DIETER | F2447 Married Between 1750 and 1754 Rowan (Davidson) County, North Carolina
Child 3 | Female
Catherine Hinkle
Born 13 Jan 1734/5 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 4 | Female
Rebecca Henkle
Born 5 Oct 1736 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 5 | Female
Anna Margaret Henkle
Born 30 Apr 1741 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 6 | Female
Mary Magdelena Henkle
Born 1 Feb 1742/3 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 7 | Female
Elizabeth Henkle
Born 20 Dec 1745 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 8 | Female
Susannah (Sunna) Hinkle
Born 16 Oct 1747 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 9 | Male
Abraham Hinkle, Sr
Born 20 Mar 1748/9 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 10 | Female
Hannah Henkle
Born 9 Apr 1750 Upper Milford Township, Bucks (now Lehigh) County, Pennsylvania Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 11 | Male
John Justus (Jost) Henkle
Born 14 Jan 1751/2 Dutchman's Creek, Rowan (Davidson) County, North Carolina Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 12 | Male
Isaac Henkle
Born 5 Dec 1754 Dutchman's Creek, Rowan (Davidson) County, North Carolina Died Yes, date unknown Buried
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Notes
John "Jost" and Maria moved to Macungie Creek Settlement and joined the Goshenhoppen congregation which after 1812 was located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In 1750 he sold his holdings and moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina, settling on Dutchman's Creek about thirteen miles from Salisbury near the "Forks of the Yadkin". In 1760, because Indian depredations, they moved to Augusta County, Virginia, settling in the beautiful section known as "Germany Valley" which was located in Rockingham County, Virginia in 1778, later a part of Pendleton County (organized in 1788 from Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties). In 1863 West Virginia was formed and Germany Valley became a part of Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Jost Henkel constructed a stockade fence, enclosing his house and other settler's houses in the immediate vicinity. This structure became know as Hinkle's Fort and was an outpost prior to and during the Revolutionary War. Upon Jost's death, his son Abraham was in charge of the fort. The fort was probably abandoned when it was no longer needed for the
settlers' protection. The service of John Justus (Jost) Henckel as commander of Hinkle's Fort and in furnishing supplies to the Colonial forces has been recognized officially by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution as a qualification for membership. A granite marker was erected October 10, 1935 and dedicated at the site of a Henckel Family Reunion held May 29, 1936. It was placed as near the original site of the fort as was practical. A granite marker was also placed in the Henckel Farm Cemetery to mark the graves of John Justus Henckel, Sr. and Magalena Eschmann.