John is my 5th great uncle and is buried near the Old Brick Church.
John was born in Loudoun Co., Virginia and moved with his parents, grandmother ‎(Mrs. Ritchey)‎ and 8 siblings to Friend's Cove, Colerain Township, Bedford Co., PA in 1784 or 1785. Samuel, Adam, Solomon and John Diehl were among the early settlers of Friend's Cove. They were not brothers, but were related, and all came from Loudoun, Virginia. He inherited from his father thirty acres of land and purchased a further amount from his father in law ‎[John Harclerode]‎, developing these into a farm located six miles from the Chambersburg & Bedford pike which was the main thoroughfare from East to West. He died on the Diehl homestead. Buried with Anna Mary at the Old Double Brick Church near Charlesville, Friends Cove, Colerain Township, Bedford Co., PA where several generations await the final resurrection.

Married to Anna Mary Harclerode, 20 Aug 1791 at Bedford Co., PA. Catherine 'Katie' Diehl born 17 Jun 1792; Solomon Diehl ‎(3)‎ born 15 Oct 1794; John Diehl ‎(2)‎ born 21 Jun 1796; Eve Diehl born 15 jun 1797; Daniel Diehl born 22 Nov 1799; Philip Diehl ‎(3)‎ born 18 Feb 1802; Christina 'Christene' Diehl born 29 Mar 1809; Joseph H. Diehl born 29 Jan 1814; and Emanuel J. Diehl born 11 May 1818. Died on the old homestead, 14 Aug 1842 at Friends Cove, Colerain Twp., Bedford Co., PA.
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1784 Moved from Loudoun Co., Virginia with his parents, grandmother ‎(Mrs. Ritchey)‎ and 8 siblings.

1814 John DIEHL built homestead approximately 1/2 mile northeast of church circa 1814. Homestead field stone house, then cut stone addition circa 1842 following John's death, then white frame house ‎(likely built following John's death, in 1860's)‎.

1842 Addition of cut stone circa 1842 per John Diehl's will as filed in Bedford, PA courthouse.
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Tombstone shows birth date as 14 ‎(not 12)‎ February 1768. Tombstone inscription: "Full well content to leave his race. Thus scattered o're the erth, along the, Gentle slope of lifes decline He bent, His gradual way, Till full of years he, Dropt like mellow fruit Into his gray."

Farmstead owned by Allan Reimer, ‎(814)‎ 847-2530, as of 2 Jun 1996.
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From Schunk -- S-K Pubs:
3. John DIEHL ‎(82PB-14)‎
Cited in 1820 Bedford Co., PA census, p. 14.
b. 12 Feb 1768, Loudoun Co., VA
d. 14 Aug 1842, Bedford Co., PA
m. 20 Aug 1791, Bedford Co., PA
Anna Mary HARCLERODE ‎(82PB-14/85PB-86B)‎
b. 17 Jun 1773, PA
d. 9 Nov 1857
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From Jodi Emblen:

The first church in Friends Cove was a crude log cabin. The title to the land was granted Jan. 6, 1798 to early settlers of the Reformed faith from Louden ‎(sic)‎ Co., VA.
Rev. Henry Geisey came some time between 1790 & 1794 to serve the Lutheran-Reformed. In 1803 Rev. John Deitrick Aurandt began a Missionary among German Reformed. In 1809 he visited Friends Cove once every three months. In 1812 Rev. John Henry Gerhart served people in Bedford Co., including Friends Cove, for seventeen years. 1831 to 1835, the Rev. Solomon K. Denius served the area.
This church ‎(Old Double Brick Church)‎, a new, large, 2nd church building was completed in 1833. It was ‎(is)‎ a two-story brick structure 35 x 45 feet in size, with a gallery on three sides and a Swiss high pulpit - at a cost of $2,290.60. The building was designed by a Hunt. Most of its interior is still intact. Original window panes show the wavy quality of old glass. The pulpit on its high platform, deacons' seats, communion rail, stairs and balcony are all from the original furnishings. Pews and pump organ are from a later period. It housed two fast growing congregations. The Reformed congregation sold their interests to the Lutheran congragation and built a third church in 1888, within a few hundred feet of where the original log church stood. The Lutherans continued to worship in the Old Double Brick for many years.


Notes:

John was born in Loudoun Co., Virginia and moved with his parents to Friend's Cove, Bedford Co., PA in 1784 or 1785.

He inherited from his father thirty acres of land and purchased a further amount from his father-in-law, developing these into a farm located six miles from the Chambersburg & Bedford pike which was the main thoroughfare from East to West.

He died on the Diehl homestead and is buried near the Old Double Brick Church.

Spouse:Anna Mary HARCLERODE - 17
Birth Date:16 Jul 1773
Birth Place:Virginia
Death Date:9 Nov 1857
Death Place:Friend's Cove, Bedford, PA
Spouse Father:John HARCLERODE - 41
Spouse Mother:Barbara - 168
Burial Place:Friend's Cove, Bedford, PA, Old Brick Church

Spouse Notes:

Marriage Date:20 Aug 1791
Marriage Place:Bedford, PA

Children:Katie - 50
Solomon Swamp_Sol - 51
John - 10
Emma Eve - 52
Daniel Big_Dan - 53
Philip - 54
1.2.7 CHRISTENA - 55
Mary Ann - 56
Elias - 57
Joseph H. - 58
Emanuel J. - 59
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1884 "History of Bedord, Somerset and Fulton Counties", P974.871HI: pp. 353-355, Colerain Township was organized as a township of Cumberland Co., prior to the formation of Bedford County in 1771. Its original dimensions cannot now be ascertained, though there is evidence that they covered nearly one-third of the present territory of the county. The nearness of Friend's Cove to Fort Bedford was favorable to early settlement, and the white man came early to this beautiful valley. During the trying times that ensued, the pioneers bore themselves with firmness and courage. The revolutionary period presented the darkest scenes in the early history of Bedford Co., and the inhabinants of Friend's Cove were subjected, during that time, to the greatest dangers and hardships. The reader is referred to the general history for an account of the contests between the white men and the Indians. Friend's Cove is a fertile and beautiful valley, encompassed by mountains on three sides. The soil is more that ususal fertility, and the land, though somewhat stoney, is valuable to agriculturalists. The first pioneers generally located at or very near the foot of the mountains, on what would now be considered the least valuable portions of the valley. The reason for this was, doubtless, the fear of frosts, which were very prevalent along the bottom-lands and in all low places. John Friend, for whom the cove is named, secured a title to a tract of land lying at the southern end of the borough of Rainsburg, which was patented to him as "Friend's Retreat" in 1762 . . . ‎(cont)‎
‎[Source: Lester Housel GEDCOM [Lhousel@aol.com]‎ Dec 2, 1998]
Inherited 30 acres from his father and bought more from his father-in-law
1814 Built homestead 1/2 mil NE of Church. following John's death, in 1860's).