1721 - 1806 (85 years)
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Name |
Johannes "John" Detweiler |
Born |
24 Aug 1721 |
, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53111460 |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-232650 |
Died |
9 Dec 1806 |
, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
Buried |
Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
Person ID |
I232650 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Hans Detweiler, b. 1685, , Switzerland , d. Jun 1761 (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Susanna "Anna" Reiff, b. 1690, Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania , d. 26 Jun 1760, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (Age 70 years) |
Family ID |
F63580 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Anna Moyer, b. 7 Nov 1722, d. 9 Jan 1798 (Age 75 years) |
Children |
| 1. Jacob Reiff Detweiler, b. 5 Dec 1755, , Pennsylvania, USA , d. 5 May 1815, , Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) |
| 2. Abraham Detweiler, b. 13 Sep 1752, d. 26 Feb 1818, , Worchester Co., Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F63627 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Johannes was a merchant in Perkiomen Twp; had 200-acre farm near Rhans. T he property is now a store on Rt. 113 in Montgomery Co. and is not far fr om his father Hans' farm. In 1748 John and Anna granted land in Upper Dub lin Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa. to his brother Joseph Detweiler. In the 17 56 census, John Detweiler, weaver, is listed as having eight children; how ever, no property was listed. In 1769 it indicated John had 207 acre s, 3 horses, and 6 cattle. By 1774 he had 200 acres, 4 horses and 6 cattl e. By 1783 John Dettweiler (sic) was listed as a farmer with 320 acre s, 4 horses, 13 cattle and 1 servant. Johnnes and Anna are buried at LS M, row 20. The will of John Detwylar (sic), Skippack Twp. Montgomery Co ., is dated 1801 and proved 18 December 1806.
From A Genealogical History of the Detweiler, Detwiler Family, compiled by Elizabeth A. Zern Smith, 1993:
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Will Abstract:
DETWILER, JOHN. Perkiomen and Skippack. November 11, 1801. November 18, 1806. 2.559
To Minnonite Society in Skippack, 10 pds. Realty to be sold. Personalty to be sold among children, except wearing apparel. To sons: Abraham, Jacob and John, wearing apparel. To grandchildren, one Spanish dollar, each. To 3 sons aforesaid, 50 pds. each. Rem. of estate divided among children: Abraham, Jacob, John, Susanna, wife of Henry Kolp, Barbara, wife of Isaac Cassel, Mary, wife of John Landes, Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Holderman, Hester, wife of Henry Hunsicker, Sarah, wife of John Moyer, Catharine, wife of Jacob Longacre, Hannah, wife of Jacob Benner, Magdalena, wife of Abraham Gotwals, and Salomy, wife of John Corner, equally. Daughter Susanna, to receive interest. To son in law Henry Hunsicker, German bible. Execs: Son in law Henry Hunsicker, son Jacob. Wit: Isaac Hunsicker, John Tyson.
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