Johann Jacob Wetzel (abt. 1720 - 1785)

Born about 1720 in Saxe, Saxony, Germany

Husband of Anna Maria (Basler) Wetzel — married 1744 in prob. British Province of Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1785 at about age 65 in Hereford Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Jacob Wetzel came to America on 8 Oct 1737 on the ship "Charming Nancy". He farmed in Pennsylvania. Other sources say he lived to be 104 years old, that 2 or 3 weeks before he died, he complained of feeling sleepy. He sat in his big arm chair sleeping most of the time. When asked if he were sick, he would reply, "No, but I am so sleepy!" One morning he went to sleep very early in his chair. The family, think him to be asleep, didn't try to disturb him for a long period. Finally when they tried to rouse him, they found him dead.

Name

Johann / Johan / John Jacob /Wetzel/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Birth

Birth Date: 1720^[11][12]

Birth Date: 1725^[13]

Birth Date: 1716^[14]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1720

Death

Death Date: 1785

Place: Hereford, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA^[15][16][17]

Residence

Residence Date: 1737

Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[18]

Residence Date: 1752

Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[19]

Residence Place: USA^[20]

Residence Place: USA^[21]

Emigration

Arrival Date: 1737

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ^[22][23][24]

Patriotism

Jacob Wetzel performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Jacob Wetzel is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A132986.

Certified American Patriot^[25]

Took the Oath of Allegiance and paid the Supply Tax.

Sources

• Source: S137 Title: Daughters of the American Revolution Database. http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research. A132986
• Source: S142 Title: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications
• Source: S156 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1 NOTE Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Repository: R1
• Source: S164 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R1
• Source: S168 Author: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1
• Source: S214 Author: Gale Research Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1 Filby, P. William, ed, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010
• Source: S79 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Source: #S164 Page: Database online. Birth year: 1766; Birth city: Hereford Twp; Birth state: PA. Data: Text: Record for Conrad Wetzel
2. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for Johann Jacob Wetzel
3. ↑ Source: #S142
4. ↑ Source: #S168 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
5. ↑ Source: #S168 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Johann Jacob Wetzel
6. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
7. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Phillip Wetzel
8. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for Johan Jacob Wetzel
9. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
10. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
11. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
12. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Phillip Wetzel
13. ↑ Source: #S142
14. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
15. ↑ Source: #S142
16. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
17. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Phillip Wetzel
18. ↑ Source: #S168 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
19. ↑ Source: #S168 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Johann Jacob Wetzel
20. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
21. ↑ Source: #S156 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Phillip Wetzel
22. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for Johann Jacob Wetzel
23. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for Johan Jacob Wetzel
24. ↑ Source: #S214 Page: Database online. Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1737; Page Number: . Data: Text: Record for John Jacob Wetzel
25. ↑ Source: #S137 http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?p_id=A132986&action=full

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jonathan Byrne for creating WikiTree profile Wetzel-198 through the import of Mary Kennedy's relatives.ged on Dec 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jonathan and others.