Troxell Family-Lehigh Co This old and prominent family in Lehigh Co., traces its history back to Switzerland, where Buckhard Trachsel is mentioned in records as a councillor in Berne in 1367. The names is spelled in various ways, as Drachsel, Draxel, Trachsel, Traxel and Troxel. Peter Troxell, who was born in Switzerland about 1691, emigrated to America in the Ship Samuel, 1733, with his wife Juliana Catharine, aged 30 with 2 sons. Peter aged 9 and Daniel aged 7. He settled in Egypt, Whitehall township, where his son David was baptized on 23 Sept 1736. In 1736, when his son John was baptized he is referred to as church censor. In 1737, he was deacon. Daniel, 2nd son, was born 1726, he married Sophia Dotterer, she was born March 5, 1726, d/o Michael Dotterer sand his wife Anna Maria Fisher. Their eldest son, Daniel, was born March 8, 1750. Another son, John, born May 3, 1760, lived near Gettysburg. Peter, eldest son of Peter, the emigrant, was born in Switzerland, Dec. 28, 1723. Soldier of the Rev., and was a member of the Reformed Church. He died Feb 28, 1811, in his 80th year. He married May 19, 1747, Anna Maria (?), born March 6, 1727 and died July 10, 1795. They had 7 sons and 7 daughters, of whom 2 sons and 1 daughter died before the mother. Peter Troxell married the 2nd time, May 11, 1799 to Hanna Zirckel. His children; Peter, Daniel, John, Jacob, Margaret, Barbara, Maria Susanna born 1765, Lorentz, Eva Catharine, Christian, born Dec 6 1771 and Magdalena, born April 30, 1774. Of the daughters, Margaret married Gottfried Roth, Barbara, born Dec 13, 1762, died June 4, 1834 married Peter Gross, Catharine born Aug 12, 1769, died Jan 26, 1851 married Peter Guth. Guth, Eva Catharine nee Traxel, w/o Peter Guth, 12 Aug 1769, died 26 Jan 1851 20 Aug 1813, Estate of George Scheiber, of the county (had no lawful issue, Widow, Julianna, the petitioner, brother, Jacob Schreiber, sister, Mary, wife of Peter Traxell 1 March 1814, Estate of Paul Balliet, Whitehall twp (now Lehigh County) died in March 1777 with a will. 8 children, Nicholas, died after his father, unmarried and without issue. Stephe, eldest son, the petitoner, Paul, John, Catharine, w/o Adam Deshler, Susanna, widow of John Bear, Ele, also deceased, w/o Nicholas Saeger, Magdalena, w/o Christina Traxell Bucks Co Anna Maria Hecker, was married to Adam Troxell, of Whitehall, Lehigh Co. She died Feb 8 1812. Children; Nicholas, Peter, Christian, Hanna and Jones. Hanna became the wife of Rev. John Gobrecht, the pastor of the Egypt charge. Sibylla Veronica Hecker, was married to Peter Troxell, brother of Adam, the husband of her sister Anna Maria. She died March 8, 1844. They had 7 children; John, Magdalena, w/o Jacob Jones, Peter, Susanna, Catharine and Solomon. Entered; Jacob Traxel and his wife Elizabeth have the following children and have been entered here as an evidence of the baptism Jacob born Dec 8, 1781, Elizabeth born 30 Jan 1787, Catharine, born Sept 18, 1789, Magdalena, born Feb 27, 1792, Margaret, born 24 Sept 1794 Marriages 1838 Feb 25 Henry Troxel to Elisabeth Blyler 1845 Dec 6 Aaron Summer to Maria Troxel Deaths 1806 March 2 Jacob Troxel no age Best Wishes, Geri