MOTZ, Maria Barbara

1681 - 1745  (64 years)

• Name	MOTZ, Maria Barbara  [1]
  	Website: Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove hosted by Charles and Frances Whetsel http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/index.htm#CNTC http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/wc02/wc02_329.htm Hans Nichol (Nicklaus) WETZEL Maria Barbara MOTZ (MOTZIN) Hans Nichlaus GEIST m. 6 Jan 1720, Gerstorff, Germany Martin (Hans Martin) WETZEL Maria Barbara GEIST Hans Martin WETZEL: b. 6 Sep 1700, Preuschdorf (Bas-Rhin) France d. 2 Aug 1760, Frederick Co., Virginia edu. Hans Martin was probably unable to read and/or write in English, and signed his name with a distinctive "mark." Spouses: 1, 2 Maria Barbara GEIST WETZEL b. abt 1698, Preuschdorf (Bas- Rhin, ) France d. abt 1749, Frederick Co., Virginia Children Martin Wetzel Jr. Nicholas Wetzel Katharina Wetzel Maria Barbara Wetzel Henry (George Henry) Wetzel Captain John WETZEL Susanna Wetzel
  Birth	4 Dec 1681	Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	21 Sep 1731	Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  	List of foreigners imported in the ship Brittania of London, Michael Franklin, Master, from Rotterdam. Qualified Sept. 21, 1731.
  	Journey to America Martin (Hans Martin) Wetzel came to America, arriving in Philadelphia, on Sept. 21, 1731, aboard the "Britannia" with his wife and 3 children. There were 264 Germans in the group, acccording to Toothman's document, "The Wetzels and Bonnets." The group was part of the Palatine Project, which relocated Germans and other Europeans. Hans Martin Wetzel is recorded as having married Maria Barbara Geist, daughter of Hans Nicklaus Geist, of Gerstorff, in Anne Kunseman Burgert's "18th Century Immigrants from the Northern Alsace," (name 552, p. 539.) More children were born to Martin Wetzel and Maria Barbara Geist, including John Wetzel, whose sons were Indian fighters. Zane Gray wrote about John Wetzel's son, Lewis Wetzel, in his books. lyngraf added this on 17 Dec 2010 eztarget1 originally submitted this to Pamela Shipp Family Tree2 on 11 Jul 2009 ______________ from rootsweb... passenger list: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~GENHOME/imm3e.htm List of foreigners imported in the ship Brittania of London, Michael Franklin, Master, from Rotterdam. Qualified Sept. 21, 1731. ALBERT, Johannes BAHN, John Henrich BARSCH, Hisbertus BARSCH, Johannes BEYER, Johan Adam BEYER, Johan Jacob BEYER, Joseph BIHLMEIER, Joh. Leonhart BLATTNER, Hans Michael BLICHER, Henry BOCK, Leonard BOSEHUNG, Hans BOSHER, Gab. BRUNINGHER, Veith CALR, Jacob DEBIBISSEN, Hans Georg DEBILBISSEN, Hans Michel DRUBE, Christophel EBERT, Hans Georg EBERT, Hans Michel Egender, Johannes ESCHELMAN, Johannes FIEOHR, Lenhart FREY, Johannes FRIEDLE, Hans Georg GARNER, Hans GEBER, Hans Henrich GEBER, Henrich GEBER, Johannes GELEHREN, Gelert GUNT, Hans Georg GUNT, Jacob HACHMAM, Jacob HALSHAUS, Abraham HEISTAND, Johan HENNING, Hans Michel HERBERTZ, Hen. HOLSINGER, Rudolph HOLTZAPFEL, Erasmus HOLTZAPFEL, Hans Lenhard HORSH, Michel HUBERT, Christian HUBERT, Daniel KANELE, Nicholas KERKES, Wilhelm KERN, Abraham KEYSER, Ulrich KIRSCHNER, Johannes KLEIM, Valentin KOBEL, Jacob KOHL, Georg Dietrich KRAFT, Gotfried KRAM, Henrich LAUTERMILCH, Wilhelm LEDERMAN, Hans Peter LEHMAN, Christian LUTZ, Johann Philip MAUTZ, Hans Jacob MARTIN, Hans Henrich MEYER, Jacob MEYER, Johan Thomas MEYER, Michel MIER, Jacob MILLER, Christian MILLER, Herman MOLLER, Hans Georg MOTHES, Michel MUNTZ, Johan Casper NEHS, Jacob NEHS, John NEHS, Mathias Jr. NESS, Michael NOSS, Hans Georg PASSAGE, George RASCH, Jacob RIEGER, Johannes Batholommay ROHR, Jacob ROTH, Johannes RUPPERT, Johann Adam SACKREIDER, Joh. Christian SCHMIDT, Johannes SCHROTER, Johann Adam SCHROTNER, Joh. Mich'l SCHUMACHER, Jacob SCHWARTZ, Georg Willem SCHWARTZ, Henrich Ludwig SEVENKOL, Jacob SIEGMUND, Valentine SMEISSER, Matheis STENINGER, Leonhart STOCKER, Mich. TIMOTHEE, Louis VETLER, Lucas VOGLER, Hans WALD, Oswald WANNAMCHER, Georg WEIS, Casper WETZELL, Hans Martin WEYNANDT, John Jacob WILHELM, Hans Michel WIRTZ, Jacob (The original list is herewith given) ALBERT, Anna Katherina------------------------------------5 ALBERT, Christiana Barbara------------------------------ 9 ALBERT, Johanes-------------------------------------------- 33 ALBERT, Katherina------------------------------------------ 30 ALBERT, Sophia Katherina-------------------------------- 3 ALTHAUS, Abraham---------------------------------------- 24 BAHN, Henrich-------------------------------------------------23 BENNINGER, Barbaria-------------------------------------40 BEYER, Anna Rosina---------------------------------------20 BEYER, Chrisl Selm------------------------------------------ 5 BEYER, Dorothia----------------------------------------------12 BEYER, Elizabeth----------------------------------------------10 BEYER, Hans Adam------------------------------------------30 BEYER, Jacob---------------------------------------------------- 8 BEYER, Johan Jacob-----------------------------------------33 BEYER, Joseph--------------------------------------------------19 BEYLMEVER, Leonard-------------------------------------- 25 BISKIN, Katherina---------------------------------------------- 23 BLADNER, Katherina------------------------------------------36 BLADNER, Michel--------------------------------------------- 23 BLADNERIN, Anna Maria---------------------------------- 20 BLATNER, Georg Michel-------------------------------------- 2 BLATNER, Maria Katherina-------------------------------- 27 BLICHER, Hanrich---------------------------------------------- 26 BOCK, Hans Michel------------------------------------------------1 BOCK, Leonard---------------------------------------------------- 33 BOCK, Leonard------------------------------------------------------ 5 BOCK, Maria Elizabeth------------------------------------------ 2 1/2 BOCK, Maria Katherina----------------------------------------10 BOCK, Maria Palma------------------------------------------------8 BOESO, Gysbert----------------------------------------------------22 BOESO, Johannis-------------------------------------------------- 20 BRUNINGER, Anna Melia--------------------------------------7 BRUNINGER, Hans Adam--------------------------------------5 BRUNINGER, Hans Adam--------------------------------------1 BRUNINGER, Veith----------------------------------------------35 BUCHT, David------------------------------------------------------13 BUEK, Elizabeth----------------------------------------------------36 BUSHUNG, Anna Barbara--------------------------------------6 BUSHUNG, Barbera----------------------------------------------37 BUSHUNG, Christiana--------------------------------------------3 BUSHUNG, Hans Philip------------------------------------------9 BUSHUNG, Hans--------------------------------------------------39 BUSHUNG, Magdelen------------------------------------------ 11 DEBELBESIN, Casper------------------------------------------10 DEBELBESIN, Hans Georg---------------------------------- 16 DEBELBESIN, Hans Michel-------------------------------- 22 DEBELBESIN, Hans-------------------------------------------- 18 DEBELBESIN, Magdelena------------------------------------18 EBERT, Hans Georg-------------------------------------------- 30 EBERT, Hans Michel--------------------------------------------35 EIGENTER, Anna Kreta---------------------------------------- 5 EIGENTER, Dorathia-------------------------------------------- 6 EIGENTER, Henrik----------------------------------------------10 EIGENTER, Johan------------------------------------------------33 EIGENTER, Ktherina--------------------------------------------12 EIGENTER, Ludwig---------------------------------------------- 3 EIGENTER, Magdalena------------------------------------------2 EIGENTER, Margerita------------------------------------------____ ESHELMAN, Johan----------------------------------------------19 FREIDLE, Hans Georg------------------------------------------15 days FREIDLE, Hans Georg------------------------------------------25 FREIDLE, Lawrence---------------------------------------------- 2 FREY, Johaneva---------------------------------------------------- 33 FREY, Johanis------------------------------------------------------ 30 FREY, Nicholas------------------------------------------------------ 6 FRIDLEY, Solomia------------------------------------------------24 FUNT, Hans Georg-----------------------------------------------40 GARTNER, Margerita------------------------------------------- 26 GASTNER, Hans Peter------------------------------------------26 GEBER, Catherina------------------------------------------------ 48 GEBER, Daniel--------------------------------------------------------3 GEBER, Henrick Jr------------------------------------------------18 GEBER, Henrick Sr---------------------------------------------- 50 GEBER, Johannis-------------------------------------------------- 20 GEBER, Kathrina-------------------------------------------------- 13 GEBER, Maria-------------------------------------------------------- 9 GEBER, Sarah------------------------------------------------------ 16 GILESZ, Elizabeth------------------------------------------------ 17 GILESZ, Gestrowte------------------------------------------------40 GILESZ, Giles------------------------------------------------------ 50 GILESZ, Helina---------------------------------------------------- 20 GUNT, Anna Maria---------------------------------------------- 40 GUNT, Hans Georg---------------------------------------------- 12 GUNT, Jacob-------------------------------------------------------- 16 GUNT, Johanis--------------------------------------------------------8 GUNT, Maria Elizabeth------------------------------------------ 6 HACKMAN, Jacob------------------------------------------------20 HEINNINGER, Anna Barbara------------------------------ 32 HELSTAND, Johan---------------------------------------------- 19 HENNIGER, Anna Maria--------------------------------------26 HENNINGER, Conrat-------------------------------------------- 9 HENNINGER, Hans Michell-------------------------------- 33 HERBERTS, Henrich--------------------------------------------40 HIRT, Anna Maria------------------------------------------------24 HIRT, Maria Barbara--------------------------------------------20 HIRT, Maria Elizabeth------------------------------------------28 HIRT, Paita---------------------------------------------------------- 45 HOLSINGER, Magdelina--------------------------------------26 HOLSINGER, Rudolph---------------------------------------- 44 HOLTSAPEL, Anna Barbera-------------------------------- 57 HOLTSAPFEL, Hans Leonard------------------------------ 47 HOLTZAPFEL, Erazamus------------------------------------ 20 HORSH, Barbara-------------------------------------------------- 40 HORSH, Joseph------------------------------------------------------ 8 HORSH, Michel---------------------------------------------------- 18 HORSH, Peter-------------------------------------------------------- 2 HUBERT, Christian------------------------------------------------20 HUBERT, Daniel----------------------------------------------------20 KAAFF, Gottfried-------------------------------------------------- 63 KAAFFN, Maria Epha--------------------------------------------40 KAAM, Cora----------------------------------------------------------32 KAAM, Gertowte---------------------------------------------------- 8 KAAM, Henrich------------------------------------------------------34 KAAM, Johannes------------------------------------------------------3 KABALD, Jacob---------------------------------------------------- 35 KAROL, Maria Magdelina--------------------------------------35 KARROLL, Conrad--------------------------------------------------2 1/2 KARROLL, Elizabeth---------------------------------------------- 7 KATERMENAN, Anna Barbara---------------------------- 23 KEHL, Georg Dietrich-------------------------------------------- 46 KEHL, Hans Georg-------------------------------------------------- 7 KEHL, Katherina Margerita------------------------------------ 16 KEHL, Maria Vesela------------------------------------------------40 KEHL, Philip Christoph--------------------------------------------11 KENEL, Katherina Elizabeth------------------------------------ 50 KENNEL, Nicholas-------------------------------------------------- 42 KERKEES, Wilhelm--------------------------------------------------28 KERKES, Christina-------------------------------------------------- 28 KERKES, Johan--------------------------------------------------------25 KERN, Abraham------------------------------------------------------ 23 KERN, Elizabeth------------------------------------------------------ 55 KERN, Katherina------------------------------------------------------22 KEYSER, Anna Melia---------------------------------------------- ____ KEYSER, Feroniea----------------------------------------------------66 KEYSER, Magdelena------------------------------------------------ 28 KEYSER, Veich-------------------------------------------------------- 70 KLEIN, Valentine------------------------------------------------------ 20 KOBEL, Jacob------------------------------------------------------------29 KOBEL, Maria------------------------------------------------------------30 LAUTERMILCH, George William------------------------------ 27 LAUTERMILCH, Magdelena-------------------------------------- 22 LEDERMAN, Hans Peter-------------------------------------------- 18 LEHMAN, Barbara------------------------------------------------------10 LEHMAN, Christoph----------------------------------------------------42 LEHMAN, Johanis-------------------------------------------------------- 1 1/2 LEHMAN, Kathrina------------------------------------------------------ 3 LEYMAN, Feronica------------------------------------------------------25 LUTZ, Philip---------------------------------------------------------------- 24 MARGERTIA, Elizabeth---------------------------------------------- 18 MARTIN, Anegau-------------------------------------------------------- 3 1/2 MARTIN, Anna------------------------------------------------------------ 32 MARTIN, Barbara-------------------------------------------------------- 2 MARTIN, Elizabeth------------------------------------------------------ 6 MARTIN, Hans Henrich------------------------------------------------30 MARTIN, Rudolph-------------------------------------------------------- 7 MARTIN, Veronica------------------------------------------------------ 23 MAUTZ, Jacob--------------------------------------------------------------24 MEYER, Jacob--------------------------------------------------------------26 MEYER, Jacob--------------------------------------------------------------28 MEYER, Katherina--------------------------------------------------------28 MEYER, Katherina--------------------------------------------------------21 MEYER, Michel------------------------------------------------------------ 29 MEYER, Sophia------------------------------------------------------------ 25 MEYER, Stoffel------------------------------------------------------------ 23 MEYER, Thomas---------------------------------------------------------- 32 MEYERING, Anna--------------------------------------------------------60 MEYERING, Elizabeth--------------------------------------------------30 MOLL, Johannes------------------------------------------------------------15 MOTH, Michel-------------------------------------------------------------- 24 MOTHS, Anna Maria---------------------------------------------------- 22 MULLER, Christian------------------------------------------------------ 60 MULLER, Hans Georg-------------------------------------------------- 25 MULLER, Herman-------------------------------------------------------- 25 MULLER, Katherina------------------------------------------------------50 MULLER, Margereta---------------------------------------------------- 22 MUNTZ, Johan Casper-------------------------------------------------- 16 NEAHS, Dorothea----------------------------------------------------------27 NEHS, Anna Katherina-------------------------------------------------- 28 NEHS, Dewald----------------------------------------------------------------24 NEHS, Hans Georg-------------------------------------------------------- 21 NEHS, Hans Jacob---------------------------------------------------------- 5 NEHS, Jacob------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 NEHS, Johan------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 NEHS, Katherina------------------------------------------------------------ 2 NEHS, Magdelena---------------------------------------------------------- 7 NEHS, Maria Barbara---------------------------------------------------- 60 NEHS, Mathias Sr---------------------------------------------------------- 58 NEHS, Mathias, Jr---------------------------------------------------------- 27 NEHS, Mich-------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 NEHS, Michel------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 OBERKUHAN, Maria Magdelena------------------------------------28 PASSAGE, Georg------------------------------------------------------------20 RIEGER, Johannas Bathelmus---------------------------------------- _____ RISH, Henrik------------------------------------------------------------------ same RISH, Jacob-------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 RISH, Katherina--------------------------------------------------------------33 RISH, Magdelena------------------------------------------------------------ from 6 to 8 RISH, Peter----------------------------------------------------------------------same ROHR, Jacob------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 ROHT, Anna Catherina----------------------------------------------------____ ROHT, Anna Margerite----------------------------------------------------13 ROHT, Hans Jacob----------------------------------------------------------11 ROHT, Johann---------------------------------------------------------------- 44 ROHT, Maria Margerite-------------------------------------------------- 43 ROHT, Maria Margerite---------------------------------------------------- 6 ROSHER, Elizabeth Margerite--------------------------------------------5 weeks ROSHER, Gabriel------------------------------------------------------------ 29 ROSHER, Susan Margerite---------------------------------------------- 33 RUPERT, Anna Barbara-------------------------------------------------- 24 RUPERT, Johan Adam---------------------------------------------------- 25 SAKREITER, Johan Martin-------------------------------------------- 20 SAVELHOEL, Jacob------------------------------------------------------ 18 SCHWARTS, Georg Wilhelm------------------------------------------23 SCHWARTS, Henrich Ludwig---------------------------------------- 42 SCHWARTS, Maria Elizabeth---------------------------------------- 86 SCHWARTZ, Johanis------------------------------------------------------ 8 SCHWARTZ, Justus Rupertus---------------------------------------- 11 SHASTNER, Hoster Margerite---------------------------------------- 30 SHASTNER, Johan Michel---------------------------------------------- 36 SHROTHER, Anna Maria------------------------------------------------ 47 SHROTHER, Hans George------------------------------------------------10 SHROTHER, Johan Adam------------------------------------------------ 39 SHROTHER, Johan Michel------------------------------------------------12 SHUMAKER, Jacob---------------------------------------------------------- 22 SIGMUND, Valentine-------------------------------------------------------- 22 SLAUCHIN, Anna Katherina----------------------------------------------20 SMEISER, Mathias------------------------------------------------------------ 16 SMEISSER, Barbara---------------------------------------------------------- 50 SMEISSER, Margerite--------------------------------------------------------20 SMIDT, Johanis------------------------------------------------------------------24 SMIDT, Katherin----------------------------------------------------------------30 SMIESSER, Georg-------------------------------------------------------------- 9 STEININGER, Johan Leonard-------------------------------------------- 35 STOCKER, Margerite----------------------------------------------------------24 STOKER, Michel---------------------------------------------------------------- 31 TEUBER, Christopher----------------------------------------------------------30 TEUBER, Maria Katherin---------------------------------------------------- 29 TIMOTHEE, Charles------------------------------------------------------------from 6 to 1 TIMOTHEE, Elizabeth---------------------------------------------------------- ____ TIMOTHEE, Louis----------------------------------------------------------------from 6 to 1 TIMOTHEE, Lousi---------------------------------------------------------------- _____ TIMOTHEE, Peter---------------------------------------------------------------- from 6 to 1 VETTER, David-------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 VETTER, Lucka--------------------------------------------------------------------55 VETTER, Margerita-------------------------------------------------------------- 18 VETTER, Sophia------------------------------------------------------------------ 13 VIEROR, Leonard------------------------------------------------------------------24 VOGELER, Katherin--------------------------------------------------------------28 VOGLER, Hans-------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 WALD, Ohswald--------------------------------------------------------------------41 WALDT, Anna Barbara-------------------------------------------------------- 34 WALDT, Hans Henrich---------------------------------------------------------- 4 WALDT, Roslva----------------------------------------------------------------------6 WANAMACHER, Margerite--------------------------------------------------30 WANAMKER, Georg------------------------------------------------------------30 WETZELERIN, Maria Barbara-------------------------------------------- 19 ('...in' ending = female; 'Wetzelerin' could connotate 'female Wetzel' -jcw20140718) l WETZELL, Hans Martin------------------------------------------------------ 31 l WETZELL, Hans Martin-------------------------------------------------------- 6 (8)-jcw20140718 l WETZELL, Katherina------------------------------------------------------------ 3 l WETZELL, Maria Barbara-------------------------------------------------- 33________________l WETZELL, Nicholaus------------------------------------------------------------4 WILHELM, Hans Michel------------------------------------------------------22 WYNAND, Johan Jacob------------------------------------------------------19 WYS, Casper----------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 WYS, Sicilia--------------------------------------------------------------------------26
  Death	17 Dec 1745	Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France   [2]
  	age 64
  History	17 Aug 1912	Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Barner's Grove, 6th annual Wetzel family reunion. Text written by S.K. Wetzel
  	20250718GHLn- Larry Conner originally shared this on 7 Jun 2024 THE EARLY WETZELS OF AMERICA The Morning Call in Allentown, PA 2 Sep 1912 pg 9, Mon Written by S.K. Wetzel and read by Anson J.J. Wetzel at the sixth annual reunion of the Wetzel family, held in Barner’s Grove, Macungie, August 17, 1912 Linked to Johannes Martin Wetzel Johanns Marten Niclaus Wetzel Maria Barbara Motz The “Early Wetzels” the “The First Wetzels” or the “Pioneer Wetzels” of America, by whichever name you want to call them, according to tradition and the early records of the family, came from the “Palatinate” in Germany, and therefore were “German Palatinates” and spoke the German language, a language different from that spoken in the high countries of Germany. The Wetzels who came to America, like all other families, have probably descended from one common ancestor. How the surname Wetzel originated is a question which I am unable to answer. The first Wetzel who came to America was Hans Martin Wetzel. He came over in the ship “Brittania” and qualified by taking the oath of allegiance at Philadelphia, September 21, 1731. His age at that time was 31 years. His wife who came with him, Maria Barbara was 33 years old. On the same ship were the following children: Hans Martin Wetzel, Jr., aged six years; Nicholas Wetzel, aged four years, and Catharine Wetzel, aged three years. Those three children were probably those of Hans Martin and Maria Barbara Wetzel. This is taken from the Pennsylvania Ar-chives, pages 29, 34, and 35. Hans Martin Wetzel settled in that territory now embraced in Lehigh county. It is near the present line of Berks and Lehigh counties. The old Wetzel homestead, located near St. Peter’s Church, in Upper Milford townships was in all probability built by him. It was built in 1740, and was built of logs, and was occupied until the year 1900. The second Wetzel who came to America was John Jacob, who with his wife Barbar came in the ship “Charming Polly,” Captain of the ship was Charles Steadman, of London. He qualified, October 8, 1737, and located in Here-ford township, Berks County, only several miles distant where his brother Hans Martin had settled. The third Wetzel who emigrated to America was Phillip Wetzel. He came in the ship “Davy.” of which William Patton was the com-mander. He qualified on October 25, 1738. If he was married or where he settled I can not say as I have found no further records about him. That a kinship existed between these three Wetzels can not be doubted, and it is very probable that they were three brothers, found among the emigrant ancestors of so many American families. Other Wetzel’s who emigrated to America are as follows: John Werner Wetzel, who came in the ship “Queen Eliza-beth,” Captain Alexander Hope, he qualified September 16, 1738; Jacob Wetzel, who came in the ship “Ann Gally,” Captain William Wilson. He qualified September 16, 1738, which was in the same year in which the Rev. Michael Schlatter, the Reformed Missionary came to America. He settled in Lower Milford. A warrant was issued to the said Jacob Wetzel on July 1, 1734, for a tract of land of 160 acres in 1754 for another tract of 51 acres and 39 perches. On the first tract of proprietary patent was granted on September 10, 1747, and on the other on Aug 9, 1754 both to Jacob Wetzel. On April 4, 1771, a third patent was granted to said Jacob Wetzel for a tract of 47 acres called “Mount Faith.” The first two tracts he sold to his son, Peter, in 1765. It is now in possession of the Eberhard’s. Another Wet-zel, Conrad Wetzel. It is not known when he came to America, but he settled near the Moravian town of Emaus. He had two warrants of land issued to him, the first dated, February 25, 1734, for 145 acres and 53 perches to the said Conrad Wetzel, Esq. He was for a number of years a Justice of the Peace, but as he did not comply with the condi-tions of the warrant said warrant was transferred to Peter Moyer, January 10, 1749, and was patented to Christian Miller, of Long Swamp, December 14, 1762. A second patent was granted in 1748 for 164 acres, sold in 1753 to George Stahlnecker, patent granted, February 20, 1754. This tract is situated in Lower Milford. Hans George Wetzel came over in the ship “Bennet Gally”, John Waltham, master. He qualified August 13, 1750. Christopher Wetzel emigrated in the ship “Nancy”. Thomas Canton, master, August 31, 1750. George Wetzel came in the ship, “Anderson,” Hugh Campbell, captain, September 27, 1752. John Jacob, came in the ship “Phoenix”, John Spurrier, commander, Nov. 2, 1752. Johannes on the ship, “Richard and Mary” John Moore, master, on Sep-tember 30, 1754. He came from Wuertenberg. John George, came in the ship “Sarah”, Francis Stansfield, captain, on September 20, 1764. The last who emigrated was John George, of the same name as the one before him, in the ship “Hero” on Oct. 27, 1764. According to the foregoing there came over to America five John Wetzels. Of these one settled in West Virginia in the “Pan Handle.” Looking on the map you will see one of the counties named Wetzel county which was so named in honor of the Wetzels of that place. He had five sons and two daughters. The sons were Martin, Louis, (who was known as the great Indian fighter), Jacob, John, and Geo. and the daughters were Susan and Christianna. The father, John Wetzel, was murdered by the Indians and Louis being of retaliating nature, determined on avenging the death of his father, and many were the Indians that went down at the crack of his rifle. He is mentioned in the book written on the life of “Daniel Boone.” It is said that he was fleet-footed and could run as fast as a deer. A second of these Wetzels settled in Packer township, Carbon County. He had four sons, John, Valentine, David, and Daniel, and four daughters, The daughters were married to Stephen Keber, James Troy, Lewis Hettinger and Phillip Hinkle. A saw mill was built many years ago on the property on one of the streams, a tributary of Quakake creek. The third of these John Wetzels settled near Macungie, in Lower Macungie township. He in all probability owned a farm a short distance above the borough of Macungie. This is the John Wetzel in all probability that gave the two acres of his land for a school building and purposes. This is the property on which is located the East Macungie school building, located only a short distance from where we are meeting today. Where the other two John Wetzels are I have not so far found out, neither the dates nor the places of their settling. The pioneer Wetzels all belonged to the Reformed Church, according to the records obtainable, excepting Conrad Wetzel, and a few others, who were Lutherans. They all took an active part in church work. We find them in the rec-ords of the “Great Swamp” church before 1740, in the records kept by Rev. Goethie. We also find them in the early records of Jerusalem’s church of WEtster Salisbury also the Zionville, Lehigh, Ziegel and other churches. We find their names in the records as members, of officers of the consistories, etc. The early or pioneer Wetzels also took an interest in education, as already stated, by the donation made by John Wetzel and his wife, Jane Wetzel. One Wetzel said, “When I leave I cannot leave to my sons a fair fortune but I can try to leave them a fair education.” The same old gentleman said further, (he was living after the organization of free schools) “If there is one tax that I prefer to pay above all other, it is the school tax, because that tax is used in edu-cating the rising generation.” In conclusion I will say, we like to read the life of Daniel Boone, the life of Patrick Henry, and of others. Why not just as well try and find out the life’s record of our early ancestors, who were just as much of our nation builders as the men whose names I have just stated, because they had to go through the same hardships as those men? From these ten or a dozen ancestors who came to America sprang all the Wetzels that we find in America to-day. We find them in nearly every county of our commonwealth and in nearly every state in the Union. We find them in all professions and trades, ministers of the Gospel, lawyers, teachers, carpenters, masons, etc. Let us try and find our ancestors, because that is a duty which I think we should try to perform. The celebrated Dr. Henry Harbaugh said, “He who does not care to know his ancestors, cares very little for things higher.”
  FSID	LZ63-CY9
  Name	Maria Barbara /Motz Motzin  [2]
  Person ID	I57263	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	MOTZ, Johannes,   b. 17 Aug 1647, Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 22 Oct 1729, Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	EYERMANN, Eva Dorothea,   b. 15 Jun 1651, Woerth, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Family ID	F40294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	WETZEL, Johann Niklaus,   b. Abt 1679, Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 2 Jan 1729, Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1699	Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  	LDS
  Married	2 Sep 1699	Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France   [2]
  Married	2 Sep 1699	Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  Children	1. WETZEL, Johann Martin,   b. 6 Sep 1700, Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 2 Aug 1760, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Wetzel, Anna Margaretha,   b. 1700, Griesbach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 2 Jan 1725 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Wetzel, Maria Barbara,   b. 25 Aug 1713, Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Wetzel, Johann 'Jacob' Sr,   b. 3 Apr 1725, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 9 Nov 1785, Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wetzel, Johann Niklaus,   b. 7 Aug 1718, Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Wetzel, Hendrick? Weissell  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F40250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Schindler, Johannes,   b. Abt 1685, Biel, Bern, Switzerland
  Marriage	Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  	LDS
  Family ID	F60444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Dec 1681 - Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Marriage - 2 Sep 1699 - Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Married - 2 Sep 1699 - Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Married - 2 Sep 1699 - Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France Immigration - List of foreigners imported in the ship Brittania of London, Michael Franklin, Master, from Rotterdam. Qualified Sept. 21, 1731. - 21 Sep 1731 - Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Death - 17 Dec 1745 - Lampertsloch, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France History - Barner's Grove, 6th annual Wetzel family reunion. Text written by S.K. Wetzel - 17 Aug 1912 - Macungie, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - - Mitschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Website: Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove- http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/ps03/ps03_095.htm Name Maria Barbara MOTZ (MOTZIN) Birth Lampertsloch (Lampertheim??- jcw 23.12.2010 Father Hans MOTZ (MOTZIN) Mother Unknown UNKNOWN Spouses 1 Hans Nichol (Nicklaus) WETZEL Birth Lampertsloch Children Martin (Hans Martin) (1700-1760) John Jacob (1710-1785) Notes for Maria Barbara MOTZ (MOTZIN) Annette Kunseman Burgert, in her "Eighteenth Century Immigrants from the Northern Alsace to America," identifies Hans Martin Wetzel as the son of Hans Nichol Wetzel, and his wife, Maria Barbara Motz (Motzin. ) Maria Barbara was the daughter of Hans Motz (Motzin,) of Lampertsloch. Last Modified 12 Oct 2005 Created 26 Apr 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh

  
  

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  [S1951] Whetsel, Charles & Frances, Paulser Whetsel and Sarah Dove, Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove. Website: Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove hosted by Charles and Frances Whetsel http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/index.htm#CNTC http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/wc02/wc02_329.htm 'unformatted text': Introduction This web site is devoted to the descendants & ancestors of Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove. Paulser & Sarah lived, for a time, on Bays Mt., in Sullivan Co., TN . They raised 9 children: James H. Whetsel; Martha R. Whetsel; Mary E. (Marietta) Whetsel, wife of James Ledbetter; John Whetsel; Susan Elizabeth Whetsel, wife of James Rowland, and later, Adam Brown; Sarah M. Whetsel; Solomon Whetsel, who married Abigale Crawford; and Conard William Whetsel, who married Nannie Catherine Davis. Sarah Dove's father, James Dove, was a veteran of the War of 1812. A monument stands at the grave site in Rockingham County, Virginia, honoring the service of James to his country. It can be seen at: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/JamesDoveWarMarker.jpg Paulser Whetsel & his family lived in a log cabin, on Bays Mountain, where they depended upon the land for their existence. The cabin in the photo above, was the home of the Ledbetter family. Paulser's daughter married the Rev. James Ledbetter. The cabin has been moved and restored by a Ledbetter descendant. The photo is used with permission of the photographer and the Ledbetter family. A map showing the cabins on Bays Mt. is at: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/WhetselCabinsBaysMt.jpg Paulser Whetsel's siser, Sarah (Sally) Wetzel/Whetsel, married Paulser Moyer. Sarah and Paulser Moyer's daughter, Catherine, married Captain James M. May, a Civil War soldier. Catherine and James May's son, Henry B. May, migrated from Virginia to Guatemala, where he was instrumental in the development of the Inter-continental railway. Henry Braxton May's descendants today, carry his name, Enrique (Henry) Braxton May. For more information on the May family, go to "May" in the index. Paulser was a descendant of Hans Martin (Martin) WETZEL and Maria Barbara GEIST, who arrived in America, aboard the "Britannia," in 1731, from Preuschdorf, France. One of the sons of Martin WETZEL was John WETZEL, known as "Captain John." Captain John WETZEL & his sons were colorful, interesting characters from the days of the American frontier, the Indian uprisings, The American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. To learn more about these Wetzels, go to the INDEX, and click on: Captain John WETZEL; Jacob Wetzel; and Lewis Wetzel. Martin WETZEL and his family were affiliated with the Lutheran Church, in Preuschdorf, and in Pennsylvania. For a picture of an 800 year old Lutheran Church in Preuschdorf, photographed by Donahue Bible, of Mohawk, Tennessee, in 1996, go to: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/LutheranChurchPreuschdorf.jpg Paulser Whetsel was the son of Martin Wetzel and Catherine Shaver. Catherine Shaver's grandfather, Balthasar Schaeffer, came to America aboard the "Loyal Judith" in 1742. For a visual history, of the Shaeffer/Shaver family, illustrated by Joan Shaver-Hill, and with permission of the artist, go to: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/ShaverFamilyPhotosOne.jpg http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/ShaverFamilyPhotosTwo.jpg This page contains links to the following AREAS of the website: 1. HOME CARD- Home Card takes the viewer to the immediate family of Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove. Other members can be viewed by clicking any underlined name. Each person featured on the web site has a HOME CARD and a PERSON SHEET. The PERSON SHEET can be accessed by clicking on the person's name on the HOME Card, and contains additional information on the person and his or her family. 2. INDEX- The Index is a list of all persons included in this web site. From this page, individual records can be accessed, by clicking on the name of the person of interest. 3. SURNAME- A quick reference of all family names associated with this site. From this page, clicking on a surname will take you to the section of the INDEX, where individual names can be accessed. You will find pictures identifying some of the individual persons featured in this web site. Other images, including grouped photos, can be seen in the PHOTOGRAPHS DIRECTORY, found at: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs Hans Nichol (Nicklaus) WETZEL Maria Barbara MOTZ (MOTZIN) Hans Nichlaus GEIST m. 6 Jan 1720, Gerstorff, Germany Martin (Hans Martin) WETZEL Maria Barbara GEIST Hans Martin WETZEL: b. 6 Sep 1700, Preuschdorf (Bas-Rhin) France d. 2 Aug 1760, Frederick Co., Virginia edu. Hans Martin was probably unable to read and/or write in English, and signed his name with a distinctive "mark." Spouses: 1, 2 Maria Barbara GEIST WETZEL b. abt 1698, Preuschdorf (Bas- Rhin, ) France d. abt 1749, Frederick Co., Virginia Children Martin Wetzel Jr. Nicholas Wetzel Katharina Wetzel Maria Barbara Wetzel Henry (George Henry) Wetzel Captain John WETZEL Susanna Wetzel from website: Paulser was a descendant of Hans Martin (Martin) Wetzel and Maria Barbara Geist, who arrived in America, aboard the "Britannia," in 1731, from Preuschdorf, France. One of the sons of Martin Wetzel was John Wetzel, known as "Captain John." Captain John Wetzel & his sons were colorful, interesting characters from the days of the American frontier, the Indian uprisings, The American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. To learn more about these Wetzels, go to the INDEX, and click on: Captain John Wetzel; Jacob Wetzel; and Lewis Wetzel. Martin Wetzel and his family were affiliated with the Lutheran Church, in Preuschdorf, and in Pennsylvania. For a picture of an 800 year old Lutheran Church in Preuschdorf, photographed by Donahue Bible, of Mohawk, Tennessee, in 1996, go to: http://webpages.charter.net/cwfw/Photographs/LutheranChurchPreuschdorf.jpg website, Paulser Whetsel & Sarah Dove [S876] Public Member Trees, 201409, Database online. Record for Maria Barbara Motz or MOTZIN http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1795429334&indiv=try [S36] ancestry.com, 6th annual Wetzel family reunion, Barner's Grove, Macungie, Lehigh, Penna. by S. K. Wetzel (1) fact 20250718GHLn- 20250718GHLn- Larry Conner originally shared this on 7 Jun 2024 THE EARLY WETZELS OF AMERICA The Morning Call in Allentown, PA 2 Sep 1912 pg 9, Mon Written by S.K. Wetzel and read by Anson J.J. Wetzel at the sixth annual reunion of the Wetzel family, held in Barner’s Grove, Macungie, August 17, 1912 Linked to Johannes Martin Wetzel Johanns Marten Niclaus Wetzel Maria Barbara Motz The “Early Wetzels” the “The First Wetzels” or the “Pioneer Wetzels” of America, by whichever name you want to call them, according to tradition and the early records of the family, came from the “Palatinate” in Germany, and therefore were “German Palatinates” and spoke the German language, a language different from that spoken in the high countries of Germany. The Wetzels who came to America, like all other families, have probably descended from one common ancestor. How the surname Wetzel originated is a question which I am unable to answer. The first Wetzel who came to America was Hans Martin Wetzel. He came over in the ship “Brittania” and qualified by taking the oath of allegiance at Philadelphia, September 21, 1731. His age at that time was 31 years. His wife who came with him, Maria Barbara was 33 years old. On the same ship were the following children: Hans Martin Wetzel, Jr., aged six years; Nicholas Wetzel, aged four years, and Catharine Wetzel, aged three years. Those three children were probably those of Hans Martin and Maria Barbara Wetzel. This is taken from the Pennsylvania Ar-chives, pages 29, 34, and 35. Hans Martin Wetzel settled in that territory now embraced in Lehigh county. It is near the present line of Berks and Lehigh counties. The old Wetzel homestead, located near St. Peter’s Church, in Upper Milford townships was in all probability built by him. It was built in 1740, and was built of logs, and was occupied until the year 1900. The second Wetzel who came to America was John Jacob, who with his wife Barbar came in the ship “Charming Polly,” Captain of the ship was Charles Steadman, of London. He qualified, October 8, 1737, and located in Here-ford township, Berks County, only several miles distant where his brother Hans Martin had settled. The third Wetzel who emigrated to America was Phillip Wetzel. He came in the ship “Davy.” of which William Patton was the com-mander. He qualified on October 25, 1738. If he was married or where he settled I can not say as I have found no further records about him. That a kinship existed between these three Wetzels can not be doubted, and it is very probable that they were three brothers, found among the emigrant ancestors of so many American families. Other Wetzel’s who emigrated to America are as follows: John Werner Wetzel, who came in the ship “Queen Eliza-beth,” Captain Alexander Hope, he qualified September 16, 1738; Jacob Wetzel, who came in the ship “Ann Gally,” Captain William Wilson. He qualified September 16, 1738, which was in the same year in which the Rev. Michael Schlatter, the Reformed Missionary came to America. He settled in Lower Milford. A warrant was issued to the said Jacob Wetzel on July 1, 1734, for a tract of land of 160 acres in 1754 for another tract of 51 acres and 39 perches. On the first tract of proprietary patent was granted on September 10, 1747, and on the other on Aug 9, 1754 both to Jacob Wetzel. On April 4, 1771, a third patent was granted to said Jacob Wetzel for a tract of 47 acres called “Mount Faith.” The first two tracts he sold to his son, Peter, in 1765. It is now in possession of the Eberhard’s. Another Wet-zel, Conrad Wetzel. It is not known when he came to America, but he settled near the Moravian town of Emaus. He had two warrants of land issued to him, the first dated, February 25, 1734, for 145 acres and 53 perches to the said Conrad Wetzel, Esq. He was for a number of years a Justice of the Peace, but as he did not comply with the condi-tions of the warrant said warrant was transferred to Peter Moyer, January 10, 1749, and was patented to Christian Miller, of Long Swamp, December 14, 1762. A second patent was granted in 1748 for 164 acres, sold in 1753 to George Stahlnecker, patent granted, February 20, 1754. This tract is situated in Lower Milford. Hans George Wetzel came over in the ship “Bennet Gally”, John Waltham, master. He qualified August 13, 1750. Christopher Wetzel emigrated in the ship “Nancy”. Thomas Canton, master, August 31, 1750. George Wetzel came in the ship, “Anderson,” Hugh Campbell, captain, September 27, 1752. John Jacob, came in the ship “Phoenix”, John Spurrier, commander, Nov. 2, 1752. Johannes on the ship, “Richard and Mary” John Moore, master, on Sep-tember 30, 1754. He came from Wuertenberg. John George, came in the ship “Sarah”, Francis Stansfield, captain, on September 20, 1764. The last who emigrated was John George, of the same name as the one before him, in the ship “Hero” on Oct. 27, 1764. According to the foregoing there came over to America five John Wetzels. Of these one settled in West Virginia in the “Pan Handle.” Looking on the map you will see one of the counties named Wetzel county which was so named in honor of the Wetzels of that place. He had five sons and two daughters. The sons were Martin, Louis, (who was known as the great Indian fighter), Jacob, John, and Geo. and the daughters were Susan and Christianna. The father, John Wetzel, was murdered by the Indians and Louis being of retaliating nature, determined on avenging the death of his father, and many were the Indians that went down at the crack of his rifle. He is mentioned in the book written on the life of “Daniel Boone.” It is said that he was fleet-footed and could run as fast as a deer. A second of these Wetzels settled in Packer township, Carbon County. He had four sons, John, Valentine, David, and Daniel, and four daughters, The daughters were married to Stephen Keber, James Troy, Lewis Hettinger and Phillip Hinkle. A saw mill was built many years ago on the property on one of the streams, a tributary of Quakake creek. The third of these John Wetzels settled near Macungie, in Lower Macungie township. He in all probability owned a farm a short distance above the borough of Macungie. This is the John Wetzel in all probability that gave the two acres of his land for a school building and purposes. This is the property on which is located the East Macungie school building, located only a short distance from where we are meeting today. Where the other two John Wetzels are I have not so far found out, neither the dates nor the places of their settling. The pioneer Wetzels all belonged to the Reformed Church, according to the records obtainable, excepting Conrad Wetzel, and a few others, who were Lutherans. They all took an active part in church work. We find them in the rec-ords of the “Great Swamp” church before 1740, in the records kept by Rev. Goethie. We also find them in the early records of Jerusalem’s church of WEtster Salisbury also the Zionville, Lehigh, Ziegel and other churches. We find their names in the records as members, of officers of the consistories, etc. The early or pioneer Wetzels also took an interest in education, as already stated, by the donation made by John Wetzel and his wife, Jane Wetzel. One Wetzel said, “When I leave I cannot leave to my sons a fair fortune but I can try to leave them a fair education.” The same old gentleman said further, (he was living after the organization of free schools) “If there is one tax that I prefer to pay above all other, it is the school tax, because that tax is used in edu-cating the rising generation.” In conclusion I will say, we like to read the life of Daniel Boone, the life of Patrick Henry, and of others. Why not just as well try and find out the life’s record of our early ancestors, who were just as much of our nation builders as the men whose names I have just stated, because they had to go through the same hardships as those men? From these ten or a dozen ancestors who came to America sprang all the Wetzels that we find in America to-day. We find them in nearly every county of our commonwealth and in nearly every state in the Union. We find them in all professions and trades, ministers of the Gospel, lawyers, teachers, carpenters, masons, etc. Let us try and find our ancestors, because that is a duty which I think we should try to perform. The celebrated Dr. Henry Harbaugh said, “He who does not care to know his ancestors, cares very little for things higher.”

  
  

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