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German Immigration

In the Early Catholic Immigration to New Jersey Iron Mills,The Palatine 
Immigrant, vol. XVI, no. 1 (Spring 1991_; The Weibels are  a great dynasty of 
Hammersmiths (*) whose home is probably South Germany. A Bernard Mayhle, who is 
researching Phillipp Fichter indicates that Phillipp Fichter worked at Ringwood 
and Long Pond at the same time as Carl Weibel. He mentioned that a list of his 
ancestors occupation as Hammerschmeid.This term can be translated directly 
as Hammersmith, but also means Blacksmith and, more likely in this 
context, Forgeman or Hammerman at an Iron Forge. 

The origin of Ringwood's name is thought to have been selected because the 
location is "ringed" with wooded hills; or it might have been taken from our 
present sister city, Ringwood, Hampshire, England. Ringwood is located in the 
heart of the Ramapo Mountains at the eastern end of New Jersey. It is known as 
the Highlands and contains what geologists consider to be the oldest rock 
formations in the world.

Sometime around 1740, Cornelius Board, a Welsh miner who had erected a small 
furnace on Sterling Pond, New York, and the Ogdens of Newark, each purchased 
land in Ringwood. While the Boards' operation was small, the Ogdens erected a 
furnace in 1742 and thus became the first volume producers of iron in this 
area, importing over 500 workers from Germany and England along with native 
whites, both free and slave blacks, and an occasional Indian.

Excerpts of the Johann Herbergs diary noted On the 20th of September 1764, the 
miners arrived at Philadelphia as did Mr. Hasenclever himself from New York. 
Notes from "The Forgotten General" by Robert Erskine reflects Copper had been 
discovered in the neighborhood of Belleville prior to 1720. Therefore, mining 
started as early as the 1700's in the region. The remarkable Case of Peter 
Hasenclever, Merchant cites that the German Workers and Families started 
arriving in the autumn of 1764.Hansenclever started making iron in November of 
that year. The buildings to house the workers and families were started in May 
1765 and November 1766. It also references Hasenclever sailed into and out of 
New York on two separate occasions. If this is so, then the workers may have 
also sailed into New York, perhaps old Manhattan that speculation had surfaced. 
Nevertheless, no one is sure which port they arrived in to date.

In 1752 Father Farmer, alias Ferdnand Steinmeyerr, a Jesuit from Weissenstein In 
Wurttemberg, came to Philadelphia. From 1755 he visited his flock of Catholics in New 
Jersy administering Holy Communion, Baptism and marriages, etc. Father Farmer died in 
1786. However his baptismal, matrimonial and other records have been well preserved 
and published. Names mentioned by Father Farmer were familiar to Walter Petto, who 
studied the Germans who worked at the early iron mills in the Saarland, the 
Paltinate, 
the Mosel and Husruck area, in Alsace and the German -speaking portion of Lorraine, 
France who set out for New Jersey. Records for these Germans end in Europe in 1765  
and begin in New Jersey in 1766. Petto indicates that the immigrants came from the 
Idarwald, a wooded ridge between the Mosel and Nahe Rivers. Carl Weibel, from 
Nunkirchen and Johannes May from Langweiler were of interest to my search for the 
roots were mentioned in his findings.

Baron Hasenclever, had his nephew Anton Hasenclever to recruit German miners, iron 
smelters, hammermen, charcoal burners and carpenters for work in the colony. Many 
workmen responded toand in the autumn 1764 and the following spring 535 men, women 
and 
children arrived in New York to work at the furnaces. As early as the 1700's the 
original name had its variations. Susan Maier of the Friends of Long Pond contacted 
me 
and state she had several Wyble's that were found during here research. They were 
Charles and Susanna Weibl; Conrad and Julanna, Catherine Waibl and William Mullen: 
Charles Waibl; Magdalen Waibl and James May; Margaret Waibl and John Anthony May and 
finally Susanna Waibl.  I hope with continued research and assistance of relatives 
and 
friends to compile a history that will be both informative and enjoyable to read. 

VARIATIONS IN THE SPELLING OF THE WYBLE NAME

Waibl, Warble, Wayble, Waybel, Webel,Weeble, Weibl, Weibel, Weible, Weyble,  
Wible, Wibolde, Wiyble, Wyble, Wyler

Occupations frequently follow names in German records. This is to distinguish 
one man from another, since there are frequently two people with the same given 
name in a town. Therefore,Hammersmith following Georg Webel's name is his 
occupation.

All information is gathered from many sources. Before you submit any info and 
have sources and verificaion. I have taken pride in this research and have to 
the best of my ability verified and cross-referenced. If you find any errors, 
mistakes and/or additions please submit 
with source. Any information and pictures are greatly appreciated.

The Wyble name in its various spellings still may have some from the Germanic 
compound personal name beginning with wig war, battle. One referenced the 
Americanized spelling of WEIBEL.

Another source states the surname is of patronymic origin. Patronymic names are 
surnames that derive their origin from the first name of the father of the 
initial bearer. In this instance, the surname Wyble drives from the Germanic 
name WIBO, which in turn derives from the Gothic "Weihan" Old High 
German "Wigan" meaning Fight. Alternatively, the name is of occupational 
origin, deriving from the trade or profession  of the original bearer. In this 
instance the name derives from the German occupationa name WEIBE? meaning 
an "official messenge." The Waibel or Weibel was usually employed by a 
village or city to deliver official documents. Occasionally,  the name is of 
nickname origin, deriving from a personal or physical characteristic of the 
original bearer. Here, the name derives from the southern German dialect word 
for "wife". Researching  also indicates that the name could also derive from 
the German word weibeln meaning to move back and forth, to wave.

The surname Wyble and its variants can be found in documents dating back to the 
thirteenth century. Burcardus qui Waibil was a resident of Lellwange, near 
Ueberlingen in the year 1200. One Burcard dictus Waibil was a resident of 
Falkensteom o the uear 1204. Ella dicta (called) Wibelin was a resident of 
Sachsenheim, near Vaihinagen in the year 1330. Jakob Weybe was a resident of 
Frankfurt in the year 1384. Documents for the year 1484 indicate one Els Wyppin 
was residing in Ravensburg. One Hans Wabel was a resident and citizen of 
Kemphen in the year 1579. One Jean Weibel was a resident in Murten in the 
eighteenth century.

Of course, all the Family Name History is considered conjecture but still makes 
our lives interesting as we continue to research our roots.

Research has indicated that the Weibels were a great dynasty of hammersmiths 
whose home was probably South Germany.

One must keep in mind there are Wyble's listed on this site such as Samuel, 
Adam and Benjamin that have not been found in a relationship to me. However, I 
have listed all Wyble's that I have documented to this date through people like 
you and my hopes are one day to connect all these Wyble's who are doing 
Geneology work today.