Jacob GABBERT
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Jacob Gabbert was a member of the Virginia Militia under Captain Long and was present at Yorktown for the surrender of Cornwallis.Jacob's will was written in 1810 and entered into probate in 1811. Original file copies are still available in Augusta County, Virginia courthouse 1) 'Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Died in Augusta County Virginia' and 2) Chalkley's 'Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. 1 ' pp. 525, 526 in which Jacob Gabert signed a petition requesting reinstatement of Captain Long' s rank after the battle of Yorktown.
He married Maria Barbara Hollinger 1765 at of Lancaster, Pennsylvania . Maria Barbara Hollinger was born at Elizabeth, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2 Nov 1744 daughter of Johann Philip Hollinger and Juliana Umberger .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Jacob Gabbert
born Abt 1768.
Barbara Gabbert
born 7 Aug 1769.
Catherine Gabbert
born Abt 1773.
Elizabeth Gabbert
born Abt 1777.
Peter Gabbert
born Abt 1779.
Michael Gabbert
born Abt 1783.
Hannah Gabbert
born Abt 1787.
Susanna Gabbert
born 1 Nov 1789.
John Gabbert
born Abt 1790.
David Gabbert
born Abt 1792.
George Washington Gabbert
born 1776.
Jacob Gabbert died 21 May 1810 at Augusta, Virginia .