Descendants of Caspar Defibaugh Working file of Mary Lou Cook, updated 3 August 2013 Home Page: http://collectornuts.com This is a work in progress and there are probably errors of fact or deduction, despite my attempt to be as accurate as possible. Please do your own research and do not copy my biographies into your own files. The writing and research in this file represents many hours of work, but I’m sharing it to help other genealogists just as many people have helped me. If you find mistakes, please let me know and provide a source for your correction. I do not knowingly include living persons in my working file. E-mail: collectornuts at aol.com Generation No. 1 3 2 1 1. CASPAR DEFIBAUGH (KASPER TIEFENBACH, JOHANNES ) was born July 12, 1732 in Graben (near Stuttgardt), Durlach Territory, Germany1, and died 1799 in Lancaster Co. PA, interred Union Cemetery in center of downtown Somerset. He married (1) CATHERINE MISCHLER April 22, 1754 in New Holland, Lancaster Co, PA at Trinity 2 Lutheran Church , daughter of ULRICH MISHLER and ANNA DODEREAS. She was born Abt. 1730 in Eutigen Pforzheim, Bad-Durlach area of Wuttemberg, Germany, and died Abt. 1786 in PA, prob. Lancaster County. He married (2) SOPHIA C. SAGERHOFFER. She was born Abt. 1740. Notes for CASPAR DEFIBAUGH: On August 13, 1750 he arrived at Philadelphia on the ship "Edinburg." He moved to Lancaster (now Bedford Co), PA in 1765. On the 1768 tax list, his name is spelled "Gasper Devabough." In 1775 and 1785, Colerain Twp, Bedford Co, PA, he was taxed for 150 acres of land. Casper Devebaugh is shown in Colerain Twp, PA in 1785 with 215 acres of land (Bedford Co. Archives, Vol. III, p. 84). In 1783 he purchased land in Brothers Valley Twp, Bedford Co (now Somerset), PA. Name is also seen spelled Kaspar Dieffenbach or Tieffenbach or Defenbaugh in some references. Casper and his son Johann Gottlieb built a tavern on a bend in the Juniata River near the village of Hartley [now Snake Spring Valley Twp]. The nomination form for listing the Defibaugh Tavern on the National Register of Historic Places (https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H001143_01H.pdf) includes a brief history from "The Pioneer," a local historical publication. It states that Casper was married three times and had 10 children. The Tavern was built about 1785 on part of Casper's land. THE DEFIBAUGH TAVERN by Justin R. Lynn The Defibaugh Tavern - Built 1785 This Story begins long ago when the military road ran from Carlisle to Fort Pitt in the province of Pennsylvania. In the mid-1700's in the western part of Cumberland County, there were two well known taverns. One was the Forks Inn built in 1762, and the other was the Defibaugh Tavern on Route 30 between Bedford and Everett. The Defibaugh Tavern was said to be the largest inn along the old Pennsylvania road. The origin and name of the Defibaugh Tavern began in Bad Liebenzell, Germany, with Johannes Tiefenbach, born 1660. Johannes occupation was a banker and he was a member of the Church of Graben, Germany. A son Kasper was born in 1695, Kasper married Eva Catherine Pfiel, to this marriage there were born five sons Eva Pfiel and four of her sons died in Germany, the youngest, Johannes Adam, born 1732, died in America in 1810 age 78. Kasper having a young son remarried in Germany in 1735, taking Sabina Weber as his second wife, to this marriage were born three males and three females between 1736 and 1750. During that time, Kasper's son Johannes Adam was living in America in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Through Johannes influence his family migrated to America. Kasper sailed first leaving his wife and family to follow. He sailed from Portsmouth, England on the ship Edinburgh, the ship arrived at the port of Philadelphia on August 13 1750. Kasper secured an indenture on May 14, 1751, for 400 acres west of the Susquehanna River in disputed territory. An agreement was made to pay for the land on yearly installments. At the time Kasper did not know that has family had already left Germany until he read the immigration lists at the port of Philadelphia They stated" Mrs. Kasper Tiefenbach has migrated from Graben to America, August 28, 1751, Working file of Mary Lou Cook, updated 3 August 2013 with her children. When Mrs. Kasper Tiefenbach arrived in Philadelphia she was so ill from the rough sea voyage she died soon thereafter, it is not known where she is buried. Kasper could not cope with the family so he took on his third wife Catherine Mischler of Lancaster County in 1754. To this marriage were several children, Gottlieb born in 1754 had four children; Johannes born in 1756; Elizabeth born 1760 became the wife of Frederick Hill, they had ten children, Susanna born in 1765, died in 1866 living to be 101 years old, she became the wife of Jacob Earnst of Bedford County. Kasper and his family moved from Lancaster to Bedford County, probably around 1772. In 1775 in Bedford County, Kasper was taxed for 150 acres, 15 acres improved, 2 horses and a cow. When Kasper settled on this tract of land, he and his eldest son Gottlieb cut timber and built a sturdy log cabin, with an outdoor bake oven, an outdoor cookhouse, a barn and a stake and rider fence enclosing fields to provide a safe coral for the drovers stock, the travelers’ horses, and a place to rest. An important asset of the tavern was the powerful flow of spring water piped to a roadside trough. As Kasper's family began to grow there was a need for improvements in his home. He added sleeping rooms at the rear of the log tavern, a two story gallery entered by the stairs from the ground level. On some nights, if the inn was crowded, people slept on blankets on the gallery floors. Kasper's son Gottlieb took over management of the tavern, with help from other family members. The name of Gottlieb's wife is unknown. She is supposedly buried in the Defibaugh Graveyard, across the Raystown River at Hartley Dam. The Tavern was sold to David Mottimore in 1862 and it became known as "The Willows.” The Tavern was restored to its originality by Williard and Velma Defibaugh in 1978. The name Tiefenbach is the German spelling of Dieffenbach/Dieffenbacher/Devibaugh/ Defibaugh/Deffenbaugh/Devenbaugh and Diefenbaugh. Notes for CATHERINE MISCHLER: Catherine's marriage to Casper Diefenbach/Tiefenbach is recorded in the records of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. Her step-father was Christian Zug, who died in 1787. His will states that Catherine's share of his estate goes to her brother, Jacob, which suggests that she was deceased when the will was written. Children of CASPAR DEFIBAUGH and CATHERINE MISCHLER are: 2. i. JOHANN GOTTLIEB4 DEFIBAUGH, b. March 26, 1755, Pennsylvania, prob. Lancaster Co.; d. December 16, 1816, Somerset Co, PA, interred Union Cemetery, Somerset Co, PA. ii. ADAM DEFIBAUGH, b. 1756, PA; d. Aft. 1794. Notes for ADAM DEFIBAUGH: "Adam was indicted for riot, assault and battery in the August, 1794 term of the Bedford County Court of Quarter Session. The November, 1794 records for the same court shows that Jacob and Adam Defibaugh were among those charged for treasonous activities during the whiskey excise protest movement" (https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H001143_01H.pdf). There were 125 men, including Jacob and Adam, indicted for "a riot and other treasonable proceedings in assisting and abetting the setting up a seditious pole in opposition to the laws of the United States." Benjamin F. Defibaugh told his grandson, Bill, that federal troops burned the distillery and that Jacob and Adam served short jail terms. 3. iii. ELIZABETH DEFIBAUGH, b. February 05, 1757, Lancaster Co, PA; d. September 28, 1854, Harrison Twp, Bedford Co, PA at age 97. iv. GEORGE DEFIBAUGH, b. 1758, PA. 4. v. JACOB DEFIBAUGH, b. Abt. 1760, Pennsylvania; d. May 1833, Bedford Twp, Bedford Co, PA. vi. CHARLOTTE DEFIBAUGH, b. Abt. 1763; d. 1853; m. MILLER. 5. vii. SUSANNA DEFIBAUGH, b. January 1765, PA; d. February 1866, prob. Bedford Co, PA age 101. viii. CATHERINE DEFIBAUGH, b. July 01, 1768, PA; m. PETER VORIS; b. Abt. 1766. 6. ix. DANIEL DEFIBAUGH, b. 1769, PA; d. 1820, Ohio, interred Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Sterling (Madison County), OH. 7. x. JOHANNES "JOHN" DEFIBAUGH, b. 1772, Bedford Co, PA; d. 1814, Bedford Co, PA. Generation No. 2 4 3 2 1 2. JOHANN GOTTLIEB DEFIBAUGH (CASPAR , KASPER TIEFENBACH, JOHANNES ) was born March 26, 1755 in Pennsylvania, prob. Lancaster Co., and died December 16, 1816 in Somerset Co, PA, interred Union Cemetery, Somerset Co, PA. 2 Working file of Mary Lou Cook, updated 3 August 2013 Notes for JOHANN GOTTLIEB DEFIBAUGH: Gottlieb ran a tavern called "Bloody Run" on the Pittsburgh and Baltimore Pike, halfway between Bedford and Everett (source: Ray Dieffenbach letter to Mary H. West, 24 Nov 1976). John Devebaugh was taxed as an innkeeper in Providence Twp. by 1785 until 1811. He then moved to Somerset County where he opened a tavern. Some information on the descendants of Gottlieb Defibaugh was drawn from the fine work of Jane LouElla Defibaugh Ogle. Her wonderful online scrapbook contains photographs, documents, and newspaper clippings that verify her information. Defibaugh Farm Family Cemetery “This cemetery is located on the south side of Walnut Road, on the property of Mr. Earl Kimble of RD No. 7, Box 52, Bedford, Pa.