•   Born: 21 May 1685, Wolfsheim, Baden, Germany

•   Married: 2 May 1710, Germantown, PA

•   Died: 4 October 1739, Skippack, Philadelphia Co., PA

Marriage Information:

Jacob married Sarah VAN SINTERN, daughter of Isaac VAN SINTERN and Neeltje CLAASEN, on May 2, 1710 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. They were married in the old Log Mennonite Church (name unknown).  (Sarah was born on January 6, 1690 in the Netherlands. She died on April 25, 1766 in Pennsylvania)

Jacob was a weaver and a farmer.  He was a trustee and deacon of the Skippack Mennonite Church.  In 1709 he moved to    Skippack, Philadelphia Co., PA. On May 2nd 1710 he moved to Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA.

In 1710 Jacob purchased 150 acre tract in Skippack, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Will:  March 2, 1737, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Named wife, Sarah.  Named executor - wife Sarah and son Isaac.  Named Children - Isaac, Agnes, Elizabeth, Elin (Cornelia?), Henry, Mary, Dielman, Modlen (Magdalena?) and Sarah.  Named brother Martin.  Named trustees Martin Kolb, Julius Hassle and Jacob Grider.  Witnesses Michael Ziegler, Christopher Hiemanger. The Will was probated on December 5, 1739.

Obituary:  October 1739  "On the 4th instant, October, 1739, Jacob Kolb, of Skippack.  As he was pressing cider the beam of the press fell on one side of his head and shoulder and wounded him so that he languished about half and hour and then died, to the exceeding grief of his relatives and family, who are numerous, and concern of his friends and neighbors, among whom he lived many years in great esteem."