There are no mentions of any Whetzel/Wetzels in Chester county wills, but I include these in the hope you find a clue or 2.....there is a Catherine dau of Jacob in the first will, in Berks Co. Have you researched in Ohio county, WV....that is Wetzel country, and I would think the Historical Soc, or WAGS, the Wheeling Area Gen, Soc, would have a good bit on the Wetzel family. Good luck........ Sandra Berks Co; Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WETZEL, JACOB, Hereford. May 8, 1785 - November 9, 1785. Provides for wife Maria. To eldest son Jacob £5 and the "smood rifle." Youngest son Conrad shall have the large Bible. Daus. Catharina and Marialiss shall each have £4-10. Afterwards all nine children shall share alike, viz: Jacob, Johannes, George, Philip, Catharina, Peter, Henrich, Conrad and Marialiss. Exrs: Wife Anna Maria and son George. Wits: David Strauss and George Adam BORTZ. Translation. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BERTOLET, JOHN, Oley. October 30, 1790 - April 16, 1792. To wife Catharina £200 and other provisions. To son John all my land and plantation whereon I now live and farming implements. Provides house for 7 unmarried daus., viz: Catharine, Maria, Rachel, Elizabeth, Magdalena, Sarah and Barbara, while single. Also gives them £100 each. To eldest dau., wife of Martin WETZEL, £220. To dau. Esther, wife of Daniel NEUN, £220. Exrs: Son John and friend Thomas LEE, Jr. Letters to son, the other renouncing. Wits: Daniel LEVAN and Paul GROSSCUP. Translation. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BARTOLET (BERTOLET), MAGDALENA, Oley. March 20, 1795 - May 30, 1795. All estate to brothers and sisters, viz: John BARTOLET, Susanna wife of Martin WETZEL, Catharine BARTOLET, Mary widow of Abraham BECHTEL, Rachel, Elisabeth, Sarah and Barbara BARTOLET, and the 4 children of my sister, Esther, deceased wife of David NEIN. Refers to her father John BARTOLET deceased. Exr: Friend Thomas LEE. Wits: Daniel LEVAN, Amos LEE and Thomas CHERINGTON. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BARTOLET, CATHERINE, widow, Oley. March 28, 1796 - May 11, 1805. All wearing apparel, household goods, etc. to daus., viz: Catharine, Mary, Rachel, Elizabeth, Sarah and Barbara BARTOLET. To son Jon 1/9 remaining estate. To dau. Susanna, wife of Martin WETZEL 1/9. To children of dau. Esther NEYN deceased 1/9. To above named 6 daus. 1/9 each. Exrs: Son John and Thomas LEE. Wits: Samuel LEE, Jr. and Daniel LEVAN. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 BECHTEL, MARY, widow, Oley. July 28, 1795 - August 23, 1817. All estate to brother John BERTOLET, sisters Susanna wife of Martin WETZEL, Catharine, Elizabeth, Rachel, Sarah and Barbara BERTOLET, and 4 children of Esther late wife of Daniel NINE, viz: John, Daniel, Samuel, and Mary. Exrs: Friends Thomas LEE and Thomas CHERINGTON. Letters to LEE, the other renouncing. Wit: Daniel YODER and Amos LEE. Bucks co. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 Page 289. Michael Eberhard, of Lower Milford Twp., Yeoman. October 15, 1768. Proved November 21, 1772. "Advanced in life" "To be buried in Church Yard near Reformed Calvinish Church in Upper Milford not far distant from my Plantation." Wife Anna. Eldest son Michael. Youngest son John. Daus. Elizabeth and Anne . Eldest dau. Margaret, wife of Peter Wetzel. Wife Anna and John Heany, exrs. 230 acres adj. upper County line and Lands Christian Wollawer, Andrew Beyer and Lawrence Eberhard 25 acres in Richland Manor adj. Jacob Beider and Ulrich Spinner. Wit: Andrew Keithline, John Keller, and Dave Shultze. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 Page 120. John Eberhart of Lower Milford Twp. Batchelor. January 20, 1789. Proved February 5, 1789. Bro.-in-law Valentine Beidleman exr. Elder Bro. Michael. Sister Margaret widow of Peter Wetzel late of Md. December'd. Sisters Anna wife of John Jacoby and Elizabeth wife of Valentine Beidleman. Wits: George Erdman, Thomas Boyer. Cumberland co....which would have been closer to the Ohio Valley, where the Wetzels ended up;...there were many entries of Wetzels serving as witnesses, but I didn't copy them all...but there were certainly many in the area. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 CLOUSER, SIMON, Middleton. September 7, 1786. November 4, 1786. Wife Margaret. Oldest son John. Minor children, names not given. Land joining Robt. Morrison and Wm. Drennon. Exs.: Wife Margaret Clouser, Jacob Wolf and George Wetzel. Wit.: George Crean, William Drennon. E. 90-91. Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 WUNDERLICK, CHRISTOPHER, North Middleton. December 21, 1822. March 1, 1823. Wife Eleanor. Sister Rosanna Miller, wife of Melchor Miller. Heirs of sister Susanna Rheem, Polly Wetzel and Susannah Rheem, minor. Moses Wetzel husband of sd. Polly. Two bros., viz., Detrick Wunderlick and Daniel Wunderlick. Land in Clearfield Co. held with John Carmeny. Christian Howard of Millersburg, Dauphin Co. Ann Howard wife of Christian Howard. John Solander. John, William, Daniel and Jacob Rheem, children of sister Susanna Rheem, decd. Exs.: Wife Eleanor Wunderlick, John Wunderlick Montgomery county Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 REITER, GEORGE MICHEAL. Upper Hanover. April 20, 1805. September 21, 1805. 2.482 To 2 sons Micheal and John, 50 pds. each. To daughter Margaret, 50 pds. Farm to be divided into 3 parts and valued, and sons and sons in law to have right of acceptance, if they accept same to be sold. Rem. of estate divided into 11 parts. To children of son George, one part. To daughter Catherine, widow of John Conrad Reller, one part. To children of deceased daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Wetzel, one part. To Eve, wife of Frederick Sano, but now of Peter Heebner, one part. To daughter Martha, one part. To children of deceased daughter Mary Elizabeth, wife of Peter Kline, one part. To Barbara, wife of George Adam Blank, one part. To son Micheal, one part. To son John, one part. To daughter Mary, wife of Frederick Wilhalm Geisenheimer, one part. To son Peter, one part. To grandson George Reiter, 20 pds. to be paid by son George. To daughter Eve, 100 pds. Rem. to 2 sons and one daughter. To wife Catharine, household goods and 100 pds. Execs: Sons Micheal and John. Wit: Philip Reed, Adam Bosert, Conrad Hillegass. York co; Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834 Jna 11, 1779 March 17, 1779 Wetzel, Jacob. Executors: James Paxton and James McIlhenney. Mt. Joy Township. Wife: Mary Wetzel. Children: Jacob (there were others - but names and number not given). -----Original Message----- From: Michele McCaffrey <mccaff@fix.net> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 3:37 AM Subject: [PACHESTE] CATHERINE WETZEL b. 1791 >I'm looking for any mention of the WETZEL/WHETZEL family in Chester Co. My >gr-gr-grandmother, Catherine WETZEL was, according to family story, born in >Valley Forge 11 June 1791. Her obituary states that she was a cousin of the >renowned Indian fighter. Presumably, that was Lewis Wetzel, and his >birthdate in 1763 means that she was at least one generation removed. >She may have been the daughter of John Jacob Wetzel (b. 1768 PA) and Mary >Buzzard. >Thank you for any information on this line, >Michele in CA > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > >