Johannes "John" Detweiler

1721 - 1806  (85 years)

• 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	25 Apr 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)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F63627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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: _________________ 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53111460/johannes-detwiler

  
  

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  Born - 24 Aug 1721 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Died - 9 Dec 1806 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Buried - - Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth