Elke, The family of Johan "Philip" WENDEL was said to have come from Framersheim, Rhineland, Pfalz, Germany. Augustine, Valentine and Christopher WENDEL families, over the first generations married into different branches of my Shenandoah County families, as well as being neighbors. Jacob KACKLEY, Sr., born about 1702 in Steinhelm, Wurenberg, Germany married Alice SPIELMAN. One of their sons, Jacob KACKLEY married Sarah SNAPP and their son married Sarah WENDLE the granddaughter of Augustine WENDEL born 1714 at Framersheim, Rhineland, Pfalz, Germany. I work on this family off and on, as things develop in my overall research and from what I have so far it looks like "this" WENDEL family did not arrive in America until quite a few years after 1743. Your John Wendel THOMAS, born 1712 at Neuenburg, Kraichtal, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany would have been in the same age bracket as Augustine WENDEL , born 1714 at Framersheim, Rhineland, Pfalz, Germany. Jacob KACKLEY, Sr., born 1702 may connect to the THOMAS homeland neighborhood (I have not research it) but coming to America later. Philip WENDEL's son Christopher WENDEL (brother to Augustine, above) married Melchior BRUMBACK's daughter Maria Catherine. One of the husbands of her sister, Maria Gertraudt "Mary" BRUMBACK married John Jacob NISWANDER/NEUSCHWANGER (have not had time to do anything on him). My 7th great grandfather, Jost HITE, born 1685 at Bonfeld, Kraichgau, Neckarland, Baden-Wurttenburg, Germany married the widow of Christian NISWANDER after the death of my grandmother. The above is a "lousy" attempt to briefly give you an idea about where "this" WINDLE family was in relationship to your THOMAS family that came earlier. Chocy