Wetzel, Johan Jacob Jr

1744 - 1819  (75 years)

• Name	Wetzel, Johan Jacob  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	1744	Emmaus, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
  	or Berks County
  Gender	Male
  FSID	P9XB-GLG  [9]
  _MILT	16 Jul 1778	Maxatawny, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
  Death	29 Oct 1819	Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
  	age 75. Lehigh Co? -LDS
  Person ID	I106760	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Wetzel, Johann 'Jacob' Sr,   b. 3 Apr 1725, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 9 Nov 1785, Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bassler, Anna 'Maria',   b. Abt 1725, Enzberg, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 9 Dec 1805, Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1744	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  Issue, jt	9 children
  Married	Abt 1752  [11]
  	SAR IN
  will jt	8 May 1785	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	of Jacob Wetzel: Will Book A, p. 102,
  	The Family of John Jacob Wetzel Copied from "The Family of John Jacob Wetzel", http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vgdeagan/wetzel.htm ,,, He died in 1785 leaving a will in Will Book A, page 102, Berks County, PA. It was dated 8 May 1785 and proved 9 November 1785. He provided well for his wife, Maria. She received kitchen implements, the churn, two cows and one oxen. She was to live in the residence as long as she is a widow. She was to have two apple trees on the property which Jacob had sold to his son-in-law, Henry Heimbach and also the interest on the 100 Pounds encumbered on that property. His eldest son, Jacob received five Pounds and “the smooth gun rifle”. The youngest son, Conrad was to have the large Bible. Daughters Catherine and Marialiss (Maria Elizabeth) each received 4 pounds, 10 shillings and the remainder was to be shared between all nine children. He named his wife, Anna Maria and his son, Georg as executors . The will was witnessed by David Strauss and Georg Adam Bortz. tnkw5154added this on 24 Feb 2013 jwhetzel153originally submitted this to Whetzel Family Tree on 26 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F55634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Truckenmiller, Maria Elizabetha,   b. 1745, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1819, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1766	Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Wetzel, Anna Elisabeth,   b. Dec 1767, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1830, Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Wetzel, Anna Maria,   b. 7 Sep 1775, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Apr 1836, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Wetzel, Maria Margaretha,   b. Bef 17 Jun 1772, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1861 (Age > 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Wetzel, Elizabeth,   b. 5 Jun 1777, Longswamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 May 1843, Holmes County, Ohio, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wetzel, Johann Jacob III,   b. Bef 30 Sep 1770, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1850 (Age > 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Wetzler, Johannes "John",   b. Bef 30 Sep 1770, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Wetzel, Daniel,   b. Bef 1 Jun 1781, Lower Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Wetzel, Maria Philippina,   b. 20 Jun 1780, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Jun 1856, Beaver City, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Wetzel, Emmanuel,   b. 9 Apr 1783, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Dec 1863, Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F60577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1744 - Emmaus, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 1766 - Pennsylvania, USA _MILT - 16 Jul 1778 - Maxatawny, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 29 Oct 1819 - Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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(44) 20231201GHLn- John Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name John Wetzel Birth 2 Jan 1827 Death 9 Nov 1919 SAR Membership 65193 IN 1244 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father John Henry Wetzel Mother Elizabeth Ertley Spouse Susan Musser Children Charles Edwin Wetzel Record for John Henry Wetzel (19) facts John Henry Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name John Henry Wetzel Birth 6 Jan 1799 [1799 Mar 6] Death 13 Jun 1879 SAR Membership 65193 Role Ancestor Application Date 19 Jun 1945 Father Henry Wetzel Mother Catharine Wetzel Spouse Elizabeth Ertley Children John Wetzel Record for Henry Wetzel (17) facts ................ ( Henry Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name Henry Wetzel [Henry (Johann Heinrich) Wetzel] Birth 29 May 1762 Death 2 Oct 1850 SAR 65193 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father Jacob Wetzel Mother Anna Maria Wetzel Spouse Catharine Wetzel Children John Henry Wetzel Record for Jacob Wetzel (11) facts ............... ( Jacob Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name Jacob Wetzel Birth 1728 The Palatinate, Germany Death 1785 Berks, Pennsylvania SAR 65193 Role Ancestor Appl Date 19 Jun 1945 Spouse Anna Maria Wetzel Children Henry Wetzel Record for Charles Edwin Wetzel (17) facts ... ( Charles Edwin Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name Charles Edwin Wetzel Birth 17 Feb 1866 SAR 65193 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father John Wetzel Mother Susan Musser Spouse Catherine Ann Miller Children Miles Thomas Wetzel Record for Miles Thomas Wetzel (9) facts Miles Thomas Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name Miles Thomas Wetzel Birth 24 Jul 1899 Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania SAR 65193 Role Applicant Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father Charles Edwin Wetzel Mother Catherine Ann Miller SAR Memb Appl John Wetzel.jpg 20231201GHLn- John Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name John Wetzel Birth 2 Jan 1827 Death 9 Nov 1919 SAR Membership 65193 IN 1244 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father John Henry Wetzel Mother Elizabeth Ertley Spouse Susan Musser Children Charles Edwin Wetzel Record for John Henry Wetzel… Screenshot (100) 20231201GHLn- John Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name John Wetzel Birth 2 Jan 1827 Death 9 Nov 1919 SAR Membership 65193 IN 1244 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father John Henry Wetzel Mother Elizabeth Ertley Spouse Susan Musser Children Charles Edwin Wetzel Record for John Henry Wetzel… Screenshot (102) 20231201GHLn- John Wetzel in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name John Wetzel Birth 2 Jan 1827 Death 9 Nov 1919 SAR Membership 65193 IN 1244 Role Ancestor Appl 19 Jun 1945 Father John Henry Wetzel Mother Elizabeth Ertley Spouse Susan Musser Children Charles Edwin Wetzel Record for John Henry Wetzel…

  
  

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TNG ID: I106760

FSID: P9XB-GLG