Leebrick, Nicholas

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2. Daniel Henry LEEBRICK was born on 30 May 1773 in Manheim, Pa. He was christened on 27 Jun 1773 in Manheim, Pa. Baptised this date Sponsors were John and Barb Hans AT Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim Henry and Daniel are the same person. He moved to Lebanon Pa where he was a saddler, reported then to have moved to Virginia.

Karl C. Leebrick says that research done by Reams Leebrick, 1515 Radcliff Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia, indicates that Daniel left for Nelson county, Virginia shortly after Dec 1806 when Louise was born. Reams says Daniel established an "Ordinary" on the property. In local terms, that is a tavern and rooming house. He says that there were three more children born in Virginia: Catherine Ann, Nicholas and Frederick.

Daniel married Peters, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Phillip Nicholas LEEBRICK was born in 1748 in Manheim, Germany. Early Pennsylvania Births (1675-1875) by Charles Fisher. He died in Feb 1788 in Manheim, Lancaster Co, Pa. Nicholas is reported to have been a merchant in Manheim, Pa. living there throughout his life. He apparently did quite well. He died intestate and court records June 27, 1792 show he died 41-8-11. By June 27, s1797 his property had still not been distributed and his son John petitioned the court for a distribution. The listing of property is as follows: "Two adjoining lots of ground in the village of Manheim situate on the South East corner formed by the main Street and the Market Place adjoining lots of Doctor Bards and Michael Jacobs on one of which was erected in the life time of the Intestate a mansion House and barn and on the other the petitioner since his said fathers death has erected a new convenient two story brick house one other lot situate on the main street adjoining Ulrich Keiser, Martin Smith and an alley on which is erected a house and stable. One five acre lot adjoining lands of Ulrich Keiser and Peter Charman one other lot containing two acres and a half adjoining lands of Stephen Thawer one other lot containing two acres adjoining Daniel Longenecker, Martin Yetter, Peter Dennis, and Peter Blatten Berger and one four acre lot adjoining Adam Nees and the heirs of Wm. Bausman."

John married Franks, Katherine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Listed in 1790 Census, Heads of Families as "Widow Liebrich" Listed on Manheim Pa 1800 Property Tax Roles.

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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"

Johannes married 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]

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Buried:
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery