This came to me via the Weddle list and I thought you all might like to see it. Deb -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Howland <lhowland@ilos.net> To: weddle@onelist.com <weddle@onelist.com> Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 1:21 AM Subject: [weddle] Re: Immigrant Michael Weddle- other evidence (long) >From: "Laurie Howland" <lhowland@ilos.net> > >I've been meaning to send this info to the list for some time, but havent >found the time to compile it into a meaningful post. These are mostly >things passed on to me by other researchers that I assumed were fairly >widely known, but apparently not. I got pretty excited when I got this >information, so want to share it w/ other Weddle searchers. I believe most >of this was discovered & published in Appalachian Notes by Calvin Weddle. >Again, I did not do most of this research myself, but consider it far more >credible than the family legends we have all heard. Basically this is a >different version of the Weddle ancestry & supporting documents which I have >scanned & included below. > >Laurie McDaniels Howland >Box 27, Group 326, RR3 >Selkirk, Manitoba R1A 2A8 >Canada >lhowland@ilos.net >Genealogy Home Page http://www.ilos.net/~lhowland > > >1. Johan Michael WEDDLE b. Germany, (possibly m. 3 Jul 1694, in >Bayern, Pfalz, Germany, Appollonia GRIESSEN, d. bef 1757.- IGI) >Johan died aft 1762, Manheim Township, York, PA, > Children: > 2. i Martin. > ii Catherina WEDDLE married Jeremiah WOLFE > iii Barbara WEDDLE married Mark FARNE > > >2. Martin WEDDLE b. Germany ?, m. (1) bef 1742, in PA, >Elizabeth WISE, (daughter of Jacob WISE and Barbara --) m. >(2) Kathrean _____, d. bef 1794, Botetourt Co, VA, USA. >Martin died 1783, Botetourt Co, VA, USA. > Children: > i Benjamin b. abt 1742. > ii Barbara WEDDLE m. bef 1783, John PHILSTHIMER. > Barbara died ab 1831. > > > >**(Evidence that Martin Married Eliz. Wise. If he was married to her in >1754 & Benjamin was born in 1742, then his mother had to be Elizabeth rather >than Kathrean .) > >PA Vital Records Vol I > ORPHANS COURT held at Lancaster for the County of Lancaster, the 3rd day >of September 1754. > Upon the Petition of Jacob Wise, eldest Son Of JACOB WISE, deceased (who >died Intestate) Praying that he may be permitted to hold and enjoy a certain >tract of land late of the said Jacob Wise, deceased, situate in the Township >of Cocolico, containing 140 acres, he paying the respective shares of the >other heirs according to valuation made by Martin Weidman, Michael Feasor, >Valentine Hercleroadt and John Shutz. The heirs being Barbara Wise the >Widow, >George Michael Wise the other Son of the said Intestate, Martin Widdle and >Elizabeth his wife one of the Daughters of said Intestate, Susanna Wise, >another Daughter and to the Children of Catherine another Daughter of said >Intestate, now deceased, by her two Husbands Michael Kitch and John Berger, >that is to say, Michael, Elizabeth, Sophia and Martin Kitch and Anna, >Barbara, Leonora, Margaret and Catherine Berger, or to their heirs. > Emmanuel Carpenter, Esqr. it appointed Guardian over Elizabeth, Sophia >and Martin Kitch, and Anna, Barbara, Leonora, Margaret and Catharine >Berger, Orphan and Minor children of Catherine one of the Daughters of >Jacob Wise dececeased. > > >**1739 May 29 PA.Philadelphia- Land warrant (Michael Wetel) -(If he >obtained a land warrant in 1739, it isn't likely that he was the Johan >Michael Weddle who came in 1742 on the "Francis & Elizabeth") > >Submitted by Calvin Weddle to Virginia Appalchian Notes (October 1977) > > THIS INDENTURE made the Sixteenth day of December Anno Domini one > thousand seven hundred and Sixty nine BETWEEN, Martin Wetel of > Manheim Township in the County of York in the Province of Pennsylvania > Yeoman of the one Part and Mark Farne of the same place Yeoman of > the other part WHEREAS the said Martin Wetel in and by a certain > Obligation or Writing Obligatory under his Hand and Seal bearing even > date herewith... Bound unto the said Mark Farne in the sum of two > hundred Pounds Lawful Money of Pennsylvania Conditioned for the Pay- > ment of one hundred Pounds Lawful Monay aforesaid on the fifteenth > day of December next ensueing the Date hereof as in and by the said > recited Obligation and Condition Hereof Relation being thereunto had > more fully and at large appear NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that > the said, Martin Wetel for and in Consideration of the aforesaid > Debt or sum of one Hundred Pounds and for the better Securing the > Payment thereof unto the said Mark Farne his Heirs Executors Adminis- > trators and Assigns in Discharge of the said recited Obligation > and in Consideration of the further sum of five Shillings by the said > Mark Farne to the said Martin Wetel in Hand Paid at the > and Delivery of these Presents the Receipt of which five shillings is > hereby Acknowledged HATH Granted bargained sold... Confirmed > and by these Presents DOTH Grant bargain Sell Release and Confirm > unto the said Mark Farne and to his Heirs and Assigns a certain > Messuage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of Land Situate in > Manheim Township in York County aforesaid adjoining the Lands of > Andrew Hersey, Peter Dichs and the Pidgion Hills Containing two > Hundred Acres be the same more or less (It being the same which > Originally was granted unto Michael Wetel, Farther of the said Martin > Wetel party hereto by Warrant bearing date at Philada the 29th May > 1739) TOGETHER with all and Singular the Houses Out Houses Buildings > Barnes Stables Gardens Orchards Improvements Ways (?)Woods Waters > Watercourses Rights Liberties Privileges Hereditaments and Appurte- > nances whatsoever Thereunto belonging or in any wise Appertaining and > the... and Remainders Rents ... and Profits thereof TO HAVE > AND TO HOLD the said Messuage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of > Land Hereditaments and Premises hereby Granted or mentioned or in- > tended or to be with the Appurtenances unto the said Mark Farne his > Heirs and Assigns to the only proper Use d Behoof of the said Mark > Farne his Heirs and Assigns forever PROVIDED allways Nevertheless > that if the said Martin Wetel his Heirs Executors Administrators or > Assigns Shall and do well and truly Pay or Cause to be Paid unto the > said Mark Fame his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns the > aforesaid Debt or Sum of one hundred Pounds on the day and Time > herein before mentioned and appointed for the Payment thereof > according to the Condition of the said recited Obligation without any > Fraud or further Delay and without any Deduction Defalcation or > abatement to be made of any.thing for or in Respect of any Taxes > Charges or Assignments whatsoever then and from Henceforth as well > this Present Indenture and the Estate hereby Granted as the said > Recited Obligation shall cease determine and become absolutely Null > and Void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever any thing herein > before Contained to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding IN > WITNESS whereof the said parties.to these Presents have hereunto > interchangeably Set their hands and Seals dated the day and Year > first above Written. > SEALED AND DELIVERED) > In presence of ) Martin Wetel (Seal) > Mathias Detter > Jacob Billmeyer, Junr > > > >MICHAEL WETEL'S WILL left property to: >son, Martin Wetel of Lancaster County.PA >son-inlaw, Jeremiah Wolf and dau Catherine, of Lancaster Co.PA >son-inlaw, Mark Farne and dau Barbara, of Manheim Township.York.PA > >**(His will was dated 1756-57 & he was an assessed inhabitant in Manheim >twsp, York County PA in 1762. The schoolmaster who was married to Anna >Barbara Vogler died in 1744. I found the following information on that >family which shows pretty clearly that there were two different Michael >Weddles.) > >>From Eighteenth Century Emigrants-Northern Kraichgau published by the PA >German Society-1983 > >571. WAIDELE, JOH. MICHAEL Adersbach = >Francis & Elizabeth 1742 6920 Sinsheim, Elsenz > >S-H 328 > >ADERSBACH LUTHERAN KB: >m. 8 Mar. 1718 Johann Michael Wejidelein, schoolmaster, and Anna Barbara, >daughter of Joh. Friederich Vogler. Children: > 1. Joh. Michael b. 18 Aug. 1719 > 2. Johannes b. 25 Mar. 1721; d. > 3. Johannes b. 7 Aug. 1722 > (One of the sponsors for all of these three children was Johannes >Heer- > burger, the schoolmaster at Hasselbach, q. v.] This Johannes remained >in > Adersbach and became the schoolmaster there after his father left for > Pennsylvania. He m. Maria Juliana Franck in 1745, and is mentioned as > the schoolmaster in the subsequent baptismal records. > 4. Johann Friederich b. 1 Oct. 1724 > 5. Anna Maria b. 23 Feb. 1727 [surname in record: Weydele] > 6. Maria Eva b. 17 Aug. 1728 > 7. Johann Christian b. 9 Oct. 1730 > 8. Amalia,Rosina b. 14 Nov. 1732 > 9. Georg Adam b. 3 Feb. 1735; sp. at his baptism was Georg Heinrich Geck > [who became the schoolmaster at Hasselbach when Johannes Heerberger > left for Pennsylvania.] > 10. Elisabetha Rosina b. 5 May 1737 > 11. Georg Sebastian b. 7 Aug. 1740 > >Pennsylvania records: >TRINITY LUTHERAN KB, LANCASTER: >In 1743, Joh. Michael Waidelin, the schoolmaster, and wife Anna Barbara are >sponsors for a child of Georg Stephen Mann. >m. (1) 9 Oct. 1752 Christian Weidel, master potter, surviving legitimate son >of the >late Hanns Michael Weidel here in the town, and Margaretha Knecht, >legitimate >single daughter of Philipp Knecht. >m. (2) 21 Apr. 1761 Christian Weydtele, widower, and Barbara Schenck, >single. > >LANCASTER MORAVIAN KB: >D. 14 June 1744 Schoolmaster Waidelin age 63 years >D. 1 Jan. 1750 Anna Barbara Waidel > >Frederick Waidle, Lancaster twp., Lancaster co., nat. Philadelphia by >affirmation >24 Sept. 1760.