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- Excerpts from "The Weekly Bulletin" of Troy, Illinois, Thursday, February 25 1875.
"REMINISCENCES OF SAMUEL SEYBOLD, Esq."
(Samuel is the son of Jasper & Rebekah's son Robert) (Note, this article is copied into the book "History of Madison County, Illinois", pub 1882, p. 77.)
" .... In the latter part of the 16th century there lived a boy by the name of Jasper Seybold, on the river Rhine in Germany, when born is not known. In the year 1717 he married a German girl .... In 1718 they had a son born, and called his name Jasper Seybold, Jr. He was my grandfather. My great grandfather lived to have sons and daughters. In 1732, the year Geo. Washington was born, he concluded to go west to the New World, called North America. They took shipping at Amsterdam, on a small ship which was over-crowded with emigrants. They had a long voyage, the water became scarce and the provisions stale, which caused a pestilence on board, which killed all the Seybolds, except Jasper, Jr., my grandfather. The ship finally sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, and landed at or near a place called Dumfries.
The captain of the ship bound my grandfather to a planter for seven years for his passage. There was a girl named Alcey Clendening, of Scotch descent, also bound to a tailor for her passage. They both became free about the same time. They concluded to marry, and in 1740 went on a claim to which they were entitled to, 400 acres of land by the laws of Virginia, which was selected at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountain, now in the county of Louden, where they baked their first hoe-cake on a flat stone for want of other culinary conveniences. On this claim they lived to have twelve sons and two daughters .........lies, except one girl and two sons. My father, Robt. Seybold, born March 12th, 1760, was the youngest of these sons, nine of whom drew pensions for services in the Revolutionary War, and I have never known one of the name disloyal, convicted of a crime, or to become rich.
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Shirley Rodgers Hart questions some of the above in her paper "Jasper Seybold and Rebekah Clendennen" written August 4th 1987. She says (1) The Seybolds did not remove to Virginia until at least 1754 and (2) Quaker records list only 8 sons and 2 daughters. A Joseph Seybold is listed, but he is not listed as a son. (3) Robert Seybold was not the youngest son and (4) no record has been found showing that any of the sons drew a pension for Revolutionary War service.
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One researcher, Edith Lucile (Stewart) Vennin, 4th great granddaughter of Jasper and Rebekah, in the LDS Archives states that both Jasper and Rebekah were born in Bavaria.
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On page 698-9 of the Goose Creek Monthly Meeting, VA, under the name SEYBOLD are the following notes:
"Alice (now HARRISON) reported guilty of fornication and married out of unity with him who is now her husband 29-12-1794 having removed far away she is disowned.
"Hannah daughter of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNING) Seybold of South Fork Preparative Meeting Loudon Co VA married 15-4-1776 at South Fork Meeting House auspices of Fairfax Monthly Meeting VA James DANIEL son of William and Esther Daniel of same place (formerly of Buckingham Monthly Meeting Bucks Co PA)
" Isaac of South Fork Preparative Meeting reported taking too much spirituous liquors 28-6-1802 disowned 27-9-1802 he unwilling to meet our committee (Note: He was son of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold).
"The family of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold was transferred without certificate to Goose Creek Monthly Meeting VA from Fairfax Monthly Meeting VA 26-12-1785 they being members of South Fork Preparative Meeting which PM was also transferred to Goose Creek Monthly Meeting from Fairfax MM with all its members at that time.
"Jesse "steals watermelons" 25-9-1784 disowned 27-5-1786 "after long care".
"John and wife Hannah (CRANMER) Seybold and their two children Sarah and Rebekah removed granted certificate to Wrightstown (Wrightsboro) Monthly Meeting GA (note, no records in GA, suspect Wrightstown MM PA was meant).
"Rebecca South Fork Preparative Meeting informs that she is in unfortunate circumstances and in need of assistance. At the meeting held in 1mo-1799 the Men Friends directed that assistance be given her as her needs may require 24-12-1798.
"Robert of South Fork Preparative Meeting reported by that meeting as "guilty of fornication" he denies it At the meeting held 27-4-1786 is the following minute Robert SEYBOLD of South Fork PM who was reported as "guilty of fornication" by that meeting on 27-2-1786 (which he denied) "having some time since removed over the Allegany Mountains and nothing having been heard from him since is now disowned.
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On page 559 of the Fairfax Monthly Meeting, VA, under the name SEYBOLD are the following notes:
"This name is written in several ways in Fairfax and Goose Creek Records and Minutes; but usually SEYBOLD; but sometimes SYBOLT, SIEBOLD and SIBBALD. Burke's British Heraldry lists the name as SIBBALD off Aberdeen, Scotland, and lists several different Coats of Arms for this family, all SCOTCH. In these Quaker records, Jasper is sometimes written Casper and Gasper; but it is clear that the correct name is JASPER SEYBOLD ..... New Garden MM, PA, records as SYBOLT....
"Hannah daughter of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold of Loudon Co Va married James DANIEL son of William and Esther Daniel of same Co and state.
"James son of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold reported married 27-8-1774.
"Jasper and wife Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold and their younger children: James and John received on certificate from New Garden Monthly Meeting, PA 28-6-1755; dated 28-12-1754. (Insert: Jasper Seybold of Chester Co PA married 15-1(Mar) O.S. 1748/9 at London Grove Meeting House PA auspices New Garden Monthly Meeting PA, Rebekah CLENDENNEN, daughter of Robert Clendennen of same Co and State). Jasper and Rebekah and family assigned to So. Fork Preparatory Meeting VA.
Children:
James b 4-3-1750 (OS)
John b 30-6-1752 (NS); m 30-6-1784 Hannah CRANMER (SF MH)
Hannah b 12-5-1755; m 15-4-1778 James DANIEL
Jasper Jr b 20-12-1757
Robert b 12-3-1760; fights acknowledge accepted 1783
Jesse b 28-2-1762; steals watermelons disowned 1786
Isaac b 27-4-1764
Silas 28-11-1765; drinks to excess disowned 1786
Frederick b 17-5-1768
Alice b 17-5-1770
(Note: This family members of So. Fork Preparatory Meeting, transferred to Goose Creek Monthly Meeting VA 26-12-1785 from Fairfax Monthly Meeting without certificates.)
"Jasper Jr. "fights and mackes acknowledgement" accepted 22-1-1780.
"Jesse son of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold "steals watermelons"; disowned 27-5-1786 "after long care".
"Joseph reported married out of unity and disowned 27-10-1781.
"Joseph appointed an Elder 28-12-1782; released as overseer 26-6-1784. (Note: the above references are all there are in Fairfax Minutes and Record re this Joseph Seybold. If this is the same Joseph then he must have made acknowledgement and have been restored.)
"John b 30-6-1752 son of Jasper and Rebekah (CLENDENNEN) Seybold of Loudon Co VA m 30-6-1784 at So Fork Meeting House, Hannah CRANMER daughter of Andrew and Hannah Cranmer of same County.
"Silas "drinks to excess" 24-9-1785; disowned 22-7-1786 "after long care".
Robert, Jesse and Silas were cut out of their father's will, being given the token of one shilling each.
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The following is excerpted from the paper "Jasper Seybold and Rebekah Clendennen" by Shirley Rodgers Hart written August 4th 1987.
Jasper and Rebekah were Quakers and resided in the Township of West Marlborough, County of Chester, Province of Pennsylvania. They were married there in the London Grove Meeting House under auspices of New Garden Monthly Meeting.
....for the surname for Rebekah, some sources say Clendennen (Clendinen / Clendenon / Clendenning / Glendenning, etc.) was Scotch and some say Irish.
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Married:
- Grandson, Samuel Seybold, in 1875 wrote that Jasper and Alcey were married in 1740.
Quaker Marriage Certificates -- New Garden Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1704-1799, compiled by Gwen Boyer Bjorkman, p. 129: New Garden Monthly Meeting Marriage Records, page 165-1/2 records the marriage vows of Rebecka Clendenen, Daughter of Robert Clendenen, Decd, and Jasper Sybolt (sic). The document is signed by thirty-two witnesses including Alice Clendenon, Fredrack Seybolt, Isaac Clendenon and John Clendenon. "Gasper SYBOLT of ye Township of west Marlborough in ye Counmty of Chester & Province of Pensilvania, and Rebecka CLENDENEN daughter of Robert CLENDENEN Decd: of ye township County & province above sd .... 15, 1m, 1748/9 ... at ye meeting house in Londongrove...
Jaspar ZYBOLD
Rebekah ZYBOLD ... "
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