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I thought I'd add a bit of info to Patricia's already well researched info on Wilhelm.
As I recall from my research 20 years ago in Penna., Wilhelm spelled his name "Rabennalt" on the register for the ship "Samuel" (Captained by Hugh Percy) when it arrived at Germantown, Penna.
Hans Nickl Rabennalt b. abt 1660, married Maria Sophia Schuder on 13 Feb., 1682 and their son, Wilhelm, was born in Ichstedt (near Leipzig) Germany. Wilhelm's Grand-father, Great Grand-father and Uncle in-law were Lutheran ministers in the Lutheran Church at Gollingen , Germany for more than 100 years prior to his immigration to America. Therefore, we are speaking of contemporaries of Martin Luther or possibly the next generation.
Wilhelm's original two story Log home and the foundation (4-5 ft high) of his fieldstone barn and springhouse could still be seen and visited near the village of "Leather Corner Post" in Lowhill Twp., Penna., as late as 1985 (My last visit there). Much of the warranted land (about 94 acres) Patricia speaks of was comprised of a gentle hill where the buildings stood, a narrow valley, and another more steep hill on the other side, all of which appeared farmable with horses or oxen.
After Wilhelm's death, his son and my ancestor, Frederick succeeded him to the homestead and continued to farm it.
Our family name has it's origins in ancient pre-Christian German mythology. The Teutonic tribes considered the raven or "raben" to be a symbol of wisdom and the chiefs of the tribes often kept ravens for divination purposes. An old or "alt" raven or "raben" was particularly venerated by these people as being "very wise".
When our family was in Europe for a couple of years in the late sixties, my father tried to get us into East Germany to further research any available church records. Our entry visa was denied by the communist government, so we unfortunately missed a wonderful opportunity to collect names and dates for the ancestors of Hans Nickl Rabennalt.
Wilhelm was christened at a Lutheran church in Ringleben, East Germany. Wilhelm and Maria Magdelena were married in St. George's Chapel in Burg Lichtenburg, in south-western Germany. All of the Rabenold men in my direct line of Rabenolds have always been of the Lutheran faith. My six children too were babtised into the Lutheran faith at our village Lutheran church.
Wilhelm is buried at Jordan Lutheran Church alongside his sons Frederick and Peter. Fredeick's son, Michael (another direct ancestor of mine); Michael's son, Peter; and Peter's son, Phaon; are all buried at Weisenberg Lutheran Church in Weisenberg Twp., Penna. Phaon's very tall obelisk is in the new graveyard across the road, the others in the old graveyard next to the church. The Church itself bears a plaque with the name of Phaon and four other buiders near its foundation. Phaon was the church fiddler. All of these folks were farmers and as of 1985, the homes and stone barns of Michael and Peter were still standing and being used.
Phaon's son, Edwin Peter took on the cigar-making trade and settled in Allentown, Penna., where his son, Raymond Frederick, Sr., was a printer by trade, and his son Raymond Frederick, Jr.(my father) now lives as well.
Edwin and Raymond, Sr. are both buried in Allentown.
Hope this helps someone out there!
My best to all the clan!
Mark Alan Rabenold, Oroville, Washington, uSA
PS: my three boys are named: Karl Frederick,
Noah Michael, and Hans Peter.
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