Liebrich, Johannes Philip

Notes:

Born Johannes Philip Liebrich in Germany, Johannes obviously Anglisized his name to John Philip Leebrick after his arrival in America.
Early Pennsylvania Births (1675-1875) by Dr Charles Fisher lists his birth year as 1696, however his gravestone lists it as 1702.
Date is also given as 1696 in Leebrick family records in the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Following is from "History of Dauphin County": John Philip Lebreg (as the name was then spelled) was born in 1696, in Manheim, Germany, from whence he emigrated to Pennsylvania, settling in Manheim, Lancaster county, where he passed the remainder of his life". He died on 17 Sep 1785 in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Year is given as 1778 by Oklahoma Historical Society. This date is also given in the "Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pa" and in "History of Dauphin County".. He was buried in Manheim, Pa. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Johannes Liebrech arrived in Philadelphia 25 Sep 1754 on the ship "Adventure" from Hamburg, Germany. Children from adm account P392 misc. 1784-1787 Lancaster Court House

The first member of the Leebrick family to arrive in America was Johannes Philip Liebrich 1st, who probably arrived in Philadelphia on the "Adventure" out of Hamburg, Germany in 1754. Church records show he was born 15 January 1702 in Mannheim, Germany and died 17 September 1785, age 81 years 8 months 2 days in Manheim, Pennsylvania and is buried in the cemetery of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manheim, Pennsylvania. The church record of burials was compiled in 1942 from grave stones, some of which were severely eroded. Also the early ones were written in German. Also in the church record is a Catharine Liebrich, born February 1, 1717, died September 9, 1785 who probably was his wife.

John and Catharine had five children, John Philip Nicholas Liebrich, born 1748 and four daughters. The first was Apollonia, who married Valentine Gardner; the second, Mary Elizabeth, who married Daniel Newman 15 December 1775; the third, Hannetta, who married Charles Wilsbach, and the fourth Margaret, who married Daniel Briligam.

John apparently remarried in Manheim after his arrival, however we have no record of his occupation. His will, recorded in the Lancaster County courthouse, Lancaster Pa. was drawn 30 April 1785. He names his children as above and places Nicholas after Apollonia and Mary Elizabeth.

In 1984, I visited the Zion Lutheran Church in Manheim with the cemetery in the side yard. The Leebrick stones are mostly red sandstone and about the fifth row back from the street and more or less centered. The name is spelled Librich and Liebrech. One stone in German is Johannes Liebrich 1st.

K. C. Leebrick

Johannes Liebrech arrived in Philadelphia 25 Sep 1754 on the ship "Adventure" from Hamburg, Germany. From: "History of Dauphin County"

Family/Spouse: Hansin, Catharine. Catharine was born on 1 Feb 1717 in Germany; died on 9 Sep 1785 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Liebrich, Margaret
2. Liebrich, Hannetta
3. Liebrich, Mary Elizabeth
4. Liebrich, Apollonia
5. Liebrich, John Phillip Nicholas was born in 1748 in Manheim, Erftkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; died in Feb 1788 in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.