Seipel, Seiple, and Siple in America
The first recorded instance of the name in America came with the Palatine immigration in 1709. These early Germans settled in the Mohawk Valley of New York. Later immigrants of the name arrived in Philadelphia and settled in Pennsylvania and some moved to Maryland and on to Virginia. By the 1790 United States Census, the following Seipel heads of households were recorded:
Head of Household: Location:
Seibel, George Albany County, NY
Seibel, Michael Albany County, NY
Seiple, Conrad Montgomery County, PA
Seiple, Henry Montgomery County, PA
Seyple, Gerhart Lancaster County, PA
Sible, Richard New York County, NY
Sible, William Chester District, SC
Siple, Conrad Shenandoah County, VA
Siples, Cunrod Rockingham County, VA
Syple, George Bucks County, PA
Syple, Valentine Montgomery County, PA
The 1800 United States Census recorded the following:
Head of Household: Location:
Seibel, Henry Montgomery County, PA
Seibles, John Lexington District, SC
Seipel, Conrad Northampton County, PA
Seipel, Henry Northampton County, PA
Seipel, John Northampton County, PA
Seiple, Jacob Northampton County, PA
Seipple, John Lancaster County, PA
Sibel, Henry Ann Arundel County, MD
Sibell, John New York County, NY
Sibels, Michael Albany County, NY
Sible, Adam Montgomery County, NY
Sible, Ebenezer Orange County, NY
Sible, George Ostego County, NY
Sible, Jacob Montgomery County, NY
Sible, Rober Montgomery County, NY
Siple, David Philadelphia County, PA
Siple, John T. Addison County, VT
Siple, Peter Delaware County, NY
Sipls, George Bucks County, PA
By 1850, the United States census reflected the western movement of the population and the increased instances of the surname and its variants:
Name: Number of Entries: States
CIPLE 5 PA,VT
CIPLES 1 SC
SCIPLE 3 IN, NC, PA
SCIPLES 3 NJ, NY
SEIPEL 11 MO, OH, PA
SEIPLE 43 AL, IL, MD, NJ, OH, PA
SIPLE 41 FL, GA, IL, IN, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WVA