Hubler history W. R. Hubler, Jr., M. D

The Children of Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789)

Jacob HUBLER, JR. (1742-1811) is a direct ancestor and is detailed in the next section.

Frederick HUBLER (1745- ??) was the second child of Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789). He married late in life (date is unknown but after 1781, so he would have been 36 or older) to Mary ?? and probably had several children or his wife had some before their marriage. In 1770 and 1772, he had surveyed (bought) five different parcels of land in Northampton Co for a total of 227 acres. He would have been 25 years old at that time, and that magnitude of land is prodigious, especially in a well-established area. I suspect that he received financial aid from his father, Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789) to purchase the land [but not a part of his father’s farm since ”Jacobsburg” was passed intact to his sons, Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838) and Isaac HUBLER (1764-1794) (see below) in his will]. In 1772, he was listed on the Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co Proprietary Tax roll and was single.²⁶³,²⁶⁴ Soon, he began to move. He was not a landowner or taxpayer on the Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co Proprietary Tax rolls for 1785-1788. ²⁶⁵ There were no Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co Proprietary Tax rolls after 1788.) He lived in Skippack Twp, Philadelphia Co; but after 1784, he settled in Limerick Twp, Montgomery Co, and he was listed in Montgomery Co, PA in the 1790 Federal Census (where his family counted 1 boy under 16 and 2 girls, in addition to himself and his wife). He must have been in good standing with his father, because in 1789, he was willed 100 pounds from his father, Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789); however, his children were not mentioned (as were his sister’s children), perhaps because the household in the 1790 census included step-sons, or his father left money to Frederick HUBLER assuming that he would care for his offspring (while his sister’s children would be under the control of his son-in-law). His death date and place are unknown, but a search in Montgomery Co would probably be successful.

Christina HUBLER (1747-1813) married Michael Glass (1736-1808) in 1766. The couple lived in Allen Twp (just south of Plainfield Twp) then Lower Mt. Bethel Twp (just west of Plainsfield), Northampton Co and had thirteen children. Her husband, Michael Glass, was included in her father’s will (but none of her children who were minors).

Gottlieb HUBLER (1748- ??) had a warrant for 100 acres of land in Northampton Co in 1772, and two—12 and 15 acres—in 1775. In 1791, he was taxed in Moon Twp, Allegany Co, PA.

Rosanna HUBLER (1749-1828) married Christian Hellman, and they had four children. “Magdelana Hellman” was probably the apple of her grandfather’s eye (or she was sickly), since Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789) specifically left money to his granddaughter, Magdalena Hellman, in his 1789 will; but I am not sure of the historical identity of the child even or if she left history behind.

Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838) was baptized and confirmed at the First Reformed Church in Easton, PA and was one of the very successful HUBLER boys, but he was not very prolific. In 1785 on the Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co Proprietary Tax rolls and was single and a resident (his surname was spelled “Hubeller”). ²⁶⁶ In 1786 and 1788, he was taxed on 350 acres in Northampton Co. ²⁶⁷ When he was 28 in 1789, his father, Jacob HUBLER (1710-1789), left his farm “Jacobsburg” (probably his most valuable and prized possession) to his sons, Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838) and Isaac HUBLER (1764-1794). Jacob HUBLER did not name his wife (she was still alive) in his will, probably because he expected his son, Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838), to care for her [and indeed, she is probably listed in his household in the 1790 Federal census along with two of his brothers, probably Isaac and possibly Gottlieb or John (2 males 16+ and 2 females, in addition to himself—his children had not been born, yet—the other female might have been his wife or an unknown sibling—he married sometime before his first child was born in 1798, and his two known sisters were both married with families of their own.)]. He sold “Jacobsburg” soon after his father died in 1789. He married Susanna ? Mills²⁶⁸ probably ca 1789, and they had two daughters. In 1838, his estate was valued at $35,643, including a 160-acre farm in Allen Twp (which he left to his son-in-law Jacob Baker) and a 150-acre farm in Upper Nazareth Twp (which he willed to his son-in-law Joseph Shimer).

John HUBLER (b ca 1762-64 ?) is the mystery of his generation. In 1784, he first appeared in Northampton Co on the roll of Capt. Jacob Heller (the same company as his brothers, Isaac and Abraham HUBLER served).²⁶⁹ Since each male over 18 years old were required to serve, he probably turned 18 before 1783 or 1784 (which means he was born before 1765). On Jan. 10, 1786, he paid for a survey of land he was purchasing. John HUBLER had to be 21 before obtaining a warrant, so he had to have been born by 1764.²⁷⁰ He was single in 1786 and 1788 and a "non- resident" landowner in 1788 and 1797 in Plainfield Twp.²⁷¹ He is not named in the 1790 Federal census in Northampton Co [but he could have been one of the unidentified, enumerated males in the household of Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838)]. It is possible that John HUBLER moved to Northumberland probably about 1788 (with some money from his father—an “early” inheritance) and settled in Turtle Creek (now Union Co) in 1790 (a John HUBLER was listed in the 1790 census for Northumberland Co, but there are several unidentified people in the household—John and wife and three minor children—that would be unlikely or impossible since he was single in 1788 (unless he had twins, but there are no twins listed on the known data of John HUBLER in 1790 Northumberland Co); or they were not his sons but maybe they were his stepsons or niece/nephews); however, the data is inconclusive and confusing. Some family historians believe that this John HUBLER was the John HUBLER of Northumberland Co, while others do not. It would be tidy and understandable to merge these two HUBLER lines at this John juncture, and there are some compelling facts that support the idea; however, a firm link has not been found. Please see the discussion in the following section.

Isaac HUBLER (1764-1794) lived a short life. He was a co-inheritor and co-executor of “Jacobsburg” [with his brother, Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838)]. He was not listed in the 1790 census, but he probably was one of the unidentified adult males in the household of his older brother and partner, Abraham HUBLER (1761-1838). He died at age 30 when struck by lightning and is buried in English Churchyard in Mt. Bethel. (His father was buried at “Jacobsburg,” but it had been sold several years earlier.) He had no offspring.