Reading is a Borough in Berks Co., PA. The early Settle's lived in Reading. We find Settele spelled several ways: Settle, Settli, Settly. Settley. It is definatley German; In " Dictionary of German Names" by Hans BAhlow, translated by Edda Gantry and published by Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.,Madison. Wiconsom. Settele: (UGer.), Setterl(Bav.), see Sa(umlats over a) ttele (Sattele): (saddle) example: Hans Settlin der Sattler, Freiburg 1452. There is a whole paragraph on this name. I wii post it if I get requests. I do quite a bit of German Records(only my surnames) and a's & e's can be used for each other , depends on the Pfarrer (Pastor). Settle is my husbands line, on his Mother's side: George Heinrich Setteli b. 10 Feb. 1721, Teffenfach, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Wife: Maria Barbara Kaepple b. 1719, Hornheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany. Children: 1. Christian Settele b. bef. 1752, Wuerttemberg, Germany 2.Girl Settele, b. bef. 1752 , Wuerttemberg, Germany. 3. My Husband's Line: Heinrich Setteli, b. 28 Jan. 1752, Wuerttemberg, Germany. 4. Ottillia Margaret Settele, b. July 1754, Reading, PA. 5. Girl Settele, b. in Reading. 6. Anna Barbara Settele, b. 10 Oct. 1759, Reading, PA. 7. Jacob Settele, b. 28 April 1760, Reading, PA. 8. Elizabeth Settele, b. abt. 1761/ From Death Record in Trinity Luthern Church Records in Reading, PA. George Heinrich Settele; b, Feb. 10, 1721 ,Teffenfach, Wuerttemberg; buried Feb.4,1784; Feb. 7,1748 married Maria Barbara Kaepple of Hornheim near Vaesingen; 1753 they came to America. Had 8 children, 2 sons & 1 daughter in Germany; 1 son & 4 daughters in this country. Maria Barbra Setteli(n) , Horrheim, county Vaeysinger, Wuerttemberg; in ,atrimony 36yr. 9 children - 46 grandchildren - blind 8 yrs. - a widow 6 yrs. I have the above in German also and will check it because of different spellings. Before I do that & go on w/ Settele/i records from Reading, Berks Co. PA. I want to know if this name as spelled above qualifies for yourSettle list? Sylvia Ann Moyer Graybill & Douglas Wm. Graybill, Sr. ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== We get too soon old and too late smart!