Koser, Boroughf (Boroff), Rickle(el)

The following information was gathered from information in Ancestry.com written by Verda Richards, some from our cousin Greg Rickle, and some from our own family records which were written by my sister, Sandra. I still have questions on some of the history, but for the most part feel very comfortable with what is here. I will try to add in some pictures and other histories as I work through this new page.

Leonard Koser (born approx. 1603 Germany) married at unknown date to Elizabeth (unknown) Elizabeth died Feb. 28, 1669/70. Leonard died June 9, 1671. Their deaths and burials seem to have taken place in Asperglen, Wurttemburg, Germany. The records are with the St. Mauritius Evangelical Luthern Church. Ancestry.com gives a great deal of history on all the family lines. Leonard and Elizabeth are shown to have 4 known children. It appears we may have descended from their son, Viet Koser.

This son, Viet Koser was born about 1640 also in Asperglen, Wurttemburg, Germany and died there around January 6, 1734/35. He married Margaretha Miller/Muller, who was born about 1643. Their marriage was about February 4th, 1671/72 in Bretzemacler, Germany. Margaretha's family seems to have come from there and Ancestry notes on them are very interesting. Five known children are listed in Viet & Margaretha's family line. If we follow his family down, we descended from their sons, Johan Jacob Koser.

Johan Jacob Koser was born March 25th, 1683 and died on February 12, 1759 the family still being in Asperglen Wurttemburg, Germany. He married Elizabeth Buhner who was born August 6th, 1681 in Steineberg, Germany. They married on May 5th, 1705 in Asperglen. I only saw 3 children listed in their family. Still coming down the line we descended from their sons, Hans Georg Koser.

Hans Georg Koser was born on May 14, 1708 in Asperglen, Wurttemburg, Germany. He died in 1773 in Greenwich Twp., Berks Co., PA. His occupations were shown as Farmer, Vinedresser, Miller. He married Anna Barbara Swartz on August 24th, 1734 in Asperglen, Wurttenburg, Germany.It looks like her first marriage was to Melchior Krautter a citizen & winedresser at Krehwinkel. After his death he was also buried there. I am uncertain if I am reading this correctly, but looks like they had 2 children. Hans Georg Koser and Anna Barbara Swartz were married on August 24th, 1734. They immigrated to Pennsylvania on the ship "Patience" arrivng there on September 19th, 1749. He was one of the founding fathers for the Grimville Zion Union Church and many Koser's are buried in the churchyard. I see six children born to their union and we descended from one of their sons, another Johan Jacob Koser.

This John Jacob Koser was born while the family was still in Krehwinkel, Germany. He was born on July 11th, 1743. He married Anna Margaretha Kindt who was born on September 28th, 1755. I lost track of their paper, so unsure of their marriage date and their number of children. I do know from here we descended from their daughter, Reginah Leah Koser and from her marriage we will change to her husband's last name of Boroughf.