Hans Detweiler Family History and Joseph Harley Detweiler Descendants
Author | : Thomas G. Webb |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : WISC:89082427394 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Hans Detweiler arrived in America prior to 1724. He was living in Bebbers Twp. (later known as Skippack/Perkiomen Twp.), Pa. when he purchased land on April 8, 1724. He died abt. 1761. Hans Detweiler is listed among the first settlers of Berks and Mont- gomery Counties, originally Philadelphia County, Pa. He and his wife, Susanna, were most likely Mennonites by religion, and probably lived in Switzerland before coming to America. Joseph Harley Detwiler (1797-1852), son of Jacob and Mary Harley Detweiler, married Catherine Landis (1798-1847). They lived in Montgomery County near Yerkes. Family members live in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey and else- where.