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From " A Kunkel Family History" by Linda M. (Kunkel) Keller May 1999

North America Arrival from Prussia (Spessart Mtn Range) Johan Heinrich "Henry" Kunckel March 1776 with brother David and Michael members of the Hess-Hanan Regiment of the Crown Prince. of 684 men

"said that" they refused to fight for the British because they sypathized with the colonist's cause.

Source: Hetrina VI p.283 (Staatsarchiv Marburg/Hessen) AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com

Kunckel/Gunckel, Henrich, age 19 (1750/51), born in Floersbach D-6481 (now 63689 Floersbachtal) 7 km SE of Bieber, Musketier (Private), 3. Company, Hessen- Hanau Regiment Erbprinz (Crown prince), on Muster already in Jan.1770, on active duty in Feb.1776. Taken POW at Saratoga, N.Y. in Oct. 1777, and kept a prisoner until he indentured himself in Nov.1782, meaning he sold himself for a period of 3 years to escape

the harsh conditions in the prison camp.

Henry bought land with money he brought with him Michael and David were indentured in PA and VA respectively

Henry II wrote a family "storey" from David Library: (Devoted to Hessian History)

Henry was a Grenadier in Rail Battery under Commander Boecking and took Trenton, NJ Dec 14 Washington crossed the Delaware from to NJ from PA and captured the Hessians (including Henry) Taken to Newton PA and held in the Presbyterian Church. Moved to Lancaster PA and "deserted" to the Americans moving to York, PA. He stayed in York Co, PA, knowing (probably) that he had relatives living there. [A line of Kunckels arrived in N.A. earlier]

FROM the Biography of W.H.Hise in the "History of Crawford Co 1881"

Hise and Kunckle. ware natives of Hesse, Germany, and came to this country as soldiers in the British army of the Revolution. (Britain had in those days, many Hessian soldiers, and many of them were sent to participate in the Revolutionary conflict with the Colonies.) Hise and Kunckle participated in one engagement against the States, and, at the close of that attack, they deserted the British ranks, but did not shrink from fear of danger or leave the battlefield for more comfortable quarters, but immediately joined Washington's troops, and continued to do service with the American soldiers till the close of the war. Many of the Hessians, their acquaintances. who were in the British army, were taken prisoners at the battle of Stillwater, and likewise volunteered their services to the Colonial force. After the close of the Revolution. Hise and Kunckle pushed their way to York Co., Penn. There they settled, and turned their attention to farming, and lived to an advanced age. ----------- Below From Peppler Website -------------------------------

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~peppler/

General Notes: Was one of the Hessian soldiers hired to fight for the British in the Revolutionary War. He was captured by Washington, 12/25/1776 after Washington crossed the Delaware. Later fought with the Americans. Settled in Shrewsbury Township, York, Pennsylvania.

Johann Heinrich KUNKEL, - (b. 1751), left his WILL dated 13 April 1827, and it was probated on 13 December 1827, so he died between these two dates. Relatives of this KUNKEL family for many years have told the story that Henry (b. 1751) came to America with two brothers, Michael and David, as Hessian Soldiers to fight for the Crown. Family stories say that Michael's family emigrated to INDIANA, or to ILLINOIS, and David's line to VIRGINIA. A note written on the back of the family record of Henry Kunkel-II, (Courtesy of, Daniel Kunkel McDonald, of 2522 Pacific St. St. Louis, Missouri in 1980, whose mother Ida Kunkel-McDonald, died in 1947, had in her papers) It reads as follows: "King George, sold the three boys, HENRY, MICHAEL and DAVID KUNKEL for transportation to America after the war was over and they wished to stay here. They were subjects of the King of Hesse and were sent to fight. When they arrived, they found they were going to fight People of there own home lands, so they refused to fight. Mr. Kleinfelter bought Henry Kunkel-I. It would take seven years to pay the debt to King George. The King had placed such a heavy duty tax on the land owners, that they could not pay it. Kleinfelter, went for days trying to borrow money to pay the heavy tax, but was unable to do it. So he thought he would loose the land. Henry Kunkel asked him how much it would take. He opened his vest - - around him he had a money belt in which was enough money to pay the tax. Kleinfelter deeded half of the land to Henry Kunkel-I, who in turn married Kleinfelter's daughter Elizabeth Christina. Michael Kunkel was sold to a man in Pennsylvania, and David Kunkel was sold to a man in Virginia." Flörsbach, Germany, is 30 miles due east of Frankfurt, 21 miles east by north of Aschaffenberg, between Frankfurt am Main, and Wurzburg, and close to the Bavarian state line, just to the east. The Protestant records for the parish of Flörsbachtal' can be found at Kempfenbrunn, Germany. Address is Evangelisches Pfarramt, W-6487 Flörsbachtal' - Kempfenbrunn, Germany. Research was done on the KUNKEL's of this area by H. P. Göbel, of im Steingarten 3, W 6466 Grundau - Breitenborn. The Compiler of these records has over a dozen long letters on this Henry Kunkel (b. 1751) and his documentation in the Rev. War. They are too long to list them all, and if anyone one wishes copies, you can contact me at - jekunkle@uswest.net (Jan. 2001). Census, 1790 - Kungle, Henry - Pa, York Co, Shrewsbury Twp, Book page 278. Census, 1810 - Kunkle, Henry - Pa, York Co, Shrewsbury Twp, Film M-252, reel 57, page 1126, line 5.

(Research):See maps of Kunkel-Kleinfelter Country for the locations of the homes of these ancestors