Johann George Jerick Hottel (1722 - 1782)

Born 12 Apr 1722 in Alsheim Bei Gronau, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany

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Died 28 Mar 1782 at age 59 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

George Hottel has German Roots.

George Hottel was a Virginia colonist.

George Hottel is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A058945.

George Hottel performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.

Gravestone believed to be that of Johan Georg Hottel

Christening

Date: 12 APR 1722

Place: Godparents Johann Georg Schruger, cooper at Fridelsheim and Eva Catharina his wife/Alsheim Bei Gronau, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany. ^[1]

Immigration

Date: 11 SEP 1732

Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ^[2]

Biography of Johann Georg Hottel

The information below is taken from the History of the Descendants of John Hottel. In some cases I moved information around to tell the story.

The Hottel family was among the many thousands who left their homes because of conscientious scruples. They believed that war was contrary to the teachings of Christianity. Therefore military service as required by law was very distasteful to them. Fierce persecutions by the European government as well as by many private citizens, induced numbers to seek safety in America, where liberty was promised them.

By private conveyance, or perhaps on foot, they came to Holland, where they enjoyed greater liberties. Then, too, some being limited in financial means, remained in Holland for a time, in order to earn money to pay their passage to America.

It is claimed by some of the Hottel descendants that our immigrant came from Holland instead of Switzerland or Germany. This view can be easily accounted for from the fact that Rotterdam, Holland, was the port from which all emigrants in the above sections took passage on ships sailing to America.

Johann Georg Hottel was the youngest son of Johannes Hottel and Elizabetha Unknown. He was born about the year 1728, either in Switzerland, or the famous Valley of the Rhine, Germany. When a small boy he emigrated with his parents from Rotterdam, Holland to America, arriving at Philadelphia, Sept.11, 1732, settling later in the northern part of Bucks County, Pa., where he grew to manhood.

Johann Georg Hottel and his parents were compelled to undergo the hardships of pioneer life in the colonial new world among the wild beasts and savage Indians. They began in the forest. The land was cleared, a log hut was erected and the battle with nature for supremacy begun. The family remained 18 years in Bucks Co., Pa., then came to Shenandoah Co., Va., settling near the village of Toms Brook, on a tract of land containing 341 acres. This by industry and honesty was changed from a howling wilderness to meadows, wheatfields and a happy home.

Across the public road joining his father's tract on the west, young George Hottel began his life's career as a farmer by purchasing 253 acres of land from Lord Thomas Fairfax. By subsequent purchases he owned a vast scope of choice land lying on the head waters of Toms Brook and Funks Mill Run reaching northward from the hamlet of Mt. Olive to North Mountain. He also owned various farm properties in the counties of Shenandoah and Hampshire, totalling at the time of his death, 2,369 acres. He was one of the most prosperous and outstanding land owners of Shenandoah County.

He married Elizabeth Pigot. (In the HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HOTTEL, no name is given for George's wife, but since the publishing of the book, other research has led to the name of Elizabeth Pigot as his wife. "George was married to Elizabeth Pigot, she was born 1728 in Shenandoah,Va. She died 1787 in Mount Olive,Shenandoah County, Va. George & Elizabeth Pigot are burried at "Hottel,Keller Cemetery" Mount Olive, Shenandoah County,Virginia." ^[3]

To them, nine children were born:

• John - born 1746
• Henry - born 1748
• Elizabeth - born 1750
• John Jacob - born 20 Jan 1752
• David - born 1753
• George - born 1754
• Dorothy - born 1755
• Daniel - born 1756
• Anna - born 1757

and he gave to each a farm.

George performed Patriotic Service during the American Revolution by furnishing supplies.^[4]

He died in the Spring of 1787, in the 60th year of his age, and it is likely he was buried in the Keller Cemetery. His wife and son John preceded him in death. He was a religious man and like many of his descendants, belonged either to the Lutheran or Reformed denomination.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism Record for Johann Georg Hottel (see photographed sources)
2. ↑ History of the Descendants of John Hottel, page 7
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 January 2021), memorial page for Johann Georg Hottel (4 Apr 1722–8 Mar 1787), Find A Grave: Memorial #9361994, citing Keller Cemetery, Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Cindy King (contributor 46817864) .
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31 Aug 2023), "Record of George Hottel", Ancestor # A058945.

• Huddle, William David. History of the Descendants of John Hottel (Shenandoah Publishing House, Strasburg, Va., 1930). Page 397.

• Baptism Record for Johann Georg Hottel

Baptism Record for Johan Georg Hottel

See also:

• A Brief Profile of Johannes Hodel (John Hottel) and Family, The Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum. Owned and operated by Hottel-Keller Memorial Inc.

• Johann George Hottel Biography - Shenandoah Co., VA

• Ancestry Family Tree

• FamilySearch Person: KNC9-PSB

• Kirchenbuch Alsheim bei Gronau Reformed translated by Herr Roland Paul from the original church records of the Reformed Church in Alseim bei Gronau in the Palatinate of Germany.