Riblet | Ribblet

Riblet Lineage
Christian Riblet 1706-1781, father of John Bartholomew Riblet 1731-1794, father of Abraham Riblet 1771-1843, father of Margaret Ann Riblet AND OF Elizabeth Riblet

Riblet Migration 
Mimbach Webenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany > Allen, Northampton, Pennsylvania > Yellow Creek, Bedford County, Pennsylvania > Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania > Harrisonville, Fulton, Pennsylvania

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Margaret Ann Riblet, 4th Great-Grandmother
26 October 1802 - 22 July 1872
b. Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania
d. Harrisonville, Fulton, Pennsylvania

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Also spelled Ribblet

Parents:
Abraham Riblet 1771-1812
Catherine Livengood 1773-1854

Maternal Lineage
Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livengood 1773-1854, mother of Margaret Ann Riblet

Spouse: Peter Filmore Dishong 1797-1849
Married: 1816

Children: 4

1. Abraham Franklin Dishong 1819-1873
2. Isaac Peter Dishong 1822-1886
3. Jacob Paul Dishong 1824-1889
4. Daniel P Dishong 1839-1910

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Sisters Elizabeth and Margaret Ann Riblet married brothers  Paul and Peter Dishong. Their children, cousins Abraham and Mary Ann, then married.

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Elizabeth Riblet, 4th Great Grandmother
13 September 1800 - 9 April 1882
b. Hopewell, Beford, Pennsylvania
d. Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania

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Also spelled Ribblet

Parents:
Abraham Riblet 1771-1812
Catherine Livengood 1773-1854

Maternal Lineage
Barbara Elizabeth Nafziger 1736-1820, mother of Catherine Livengood 1773-1854, mother of Elizabeth Riblet

Spouse: Paul Sheridan Dishong 1795-1877
Married: 15 Dec 1815

Children:  13

1. Susannah Sophia Dishong 1816-1911
2. Frederick Dishong 1818-1907
3. Mary Ann Dishong 1821-1914
4. William Dishong 1823-1851
5. Catherine Dishong 1825-1905
6. John P Dishong 1827-1891
7. Paul W Dishong 1829-1917
8. Elizabeth Margaret Dishong 1831-1900
9. Baltzer Dishong 1835-1864
10. Peter C Dishong 1837-1920
11. Jacob Dishong 1839-1927
12. Margaret Dishong 1842-1916
13. Henry Clay Dishong 1845-1887

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Abraham Riblet, 5th Great-Grandfather
26 Jul 1771 - 1843
b. Allen, Northampton, Pennsylvania
d. Yellow Creek, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

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Parents:
John Bartholomew Riblet 1731-1794
Maria Catherine Livengood 1734-1814

Maternal Lineage:
Catherinae Hannes, mother of Maria Margaretha, mother of Maria Catherine Livengood, mother of Abraham Riblet

Spouse:   Catherine Livengood 1773-1854
Married:   6 Oct 1791
Children:  10

1. Henry Riblet 1792-1868
2. Mary Ann Riblet 1796-1872
3. Mary Susan Riblet 1796-1880
4. Bartholomew Riblet 1798-1855
5. Elizabeth Riblet 1800-1882
6. Margaret Ann Riblet 1802-1872
7. Abraham Riblet 1805-1881
8. John Riblet 1808-1899
9. Sarah Ann Riblet 1810-1857
10. David D Riblet 1813-1863

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John Bartholomew Riblet, 6th Great-Grandfather 
18 March 1731 - 1794
b. Mimbach Webenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
d. Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania

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Nickname: Bartley

Parents:
Christian Riblet 1706-1740
Maria Catharine Lele 1708-1740

Maternal Lineage:
Maria Catharine Lele 1708-1740, mother of John Bartholomew Riblet

Spouse:  Maria Catherine Livengood 1734-1814 
Married:   26 Mar 1753
Children:  13

1. John Riblet 1755-1835
2. Daniel Riblet 1756-1863
3. Reuben Riblet 1758-1776
4. Peter Riblet 1759-1790
5. Christian Riblet 1761-1844
6. Henry Riblet 1763-1839
7. Regina Riblet 1765-1794
8. Mary Ann Riblet 1767-1863
9. Margaret Riblet 1768-1843
10. Abraham Riblet 1771-1843
11. Casper Riblet 1775-1778
12. Anna Elizabeth Riblet 1776-1870
13. Jacob Riblet 1777-1778

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Christian Riblet, 7th Great-Grandfather
20 April 1706 - 02 July 1781
b. Mimbach Webenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
d. Allen, Northampton, Pennsylvania

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Parents & Maternal Lineage Unknown

Spouse: Maria Catherine Lele
Married: 1727, Webenheim, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany

Children: 

1. John Bartholomew Riblet 1731-1794

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Miscellanea
The original date of this post: 7 September 2025
Most recently updated: 21 September 2025

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