' ” O F T H E D ESC E ‘ ' ! NC LU I G B E S K ETCHES ’ OF TH E“ F M LI ES O F LI E BY ERS I D N RI F A I A N , A I LE WF V S H Y E M CO R M I CK a B Y , C A O D , DA , A D , , Q R R I N N W A N S. STQ E; H I TE , D OTHER - l M e II be I of the s i l S oci et of P enng lga fii a of va iou he , , , g H c , 3 i tor ca yy y and g q ot r 2. “ Historical a nda S c i entifi c Societies . HISTORI CA L A ND GENEA LOGI CA L RECO RD OF T H E D ES C E N DA NT S O F OF PA . LANCASTER , CLU G B EF S KETCHES O F THE F M L ES OF LLE BYE S IN DIN RI A I I A N , R , ’ B LEY C WF V S H Y E M CORM I CK AI , RA ORD , DA I , A D N , , ST E WH TE T H E S . ON , I , AN D O R mb of the l S of P l v of v u h Me er Historica ociety ennsy ania , and ario s ot er i l fi H storica and Scienti c Soci eties . W I LKE - A S B RRE , PA . 1 883 . L B J al i bi PR I NTI: R ! , J h 1 88 b E w . Copyrig ted , 3 , y Horace d in Hayden These gen ealogi cal n otes were p artly printed in the v al uable N otes a nd u e es of . Wm . e H a rrzlvbzér Tel e ra m 1 88 1 Q ri Dr H Eg l ( g g ) , in e now a e a s m a s a a o Of o e e a e mu c a Th y pp r , i ply l b r l v , nl rg d by h ddi tional ma e . ou s m e ec e are a s com e e a s i s tt r Alth gh till i p rf t , th y pl t it p ossibl e to m ake th em in a State wh ere n o l aw exi sts regu l ating the ese a o Of ma a e eco s or a m s or e e c or pr rv ti n rri g r rd , f ily hi t y , ith r by ivil e cc es as ca e s e s. A o u m ou s c o es o e ce a n d some mes l i ti l r gi t r v l in rr p nd n , ti a e so a esea c a e ee ecessa to secu e a has ee p r n l r r h , h v b n n ry r wh t b n glea n ed abou t the p erson s wh ose hi story i s h erein contain ed . A few O f those to whom q u estion s h a v e b ee n a ddressed h av e fa iled to — respond a n eglect whi ch th ey will regret wh e n the prese nt work i s fou nd to lack th at whi ch they only could h av e fu rni sh ed . To those w ho h av e SO kindly aided my efforts to make thi s ge n ealogy a s com l ete a s i s es e to e ess m ea a s . p it , I d ir xpr y h rty th nk W LKES -B E A 1 88 . I ARR , P 3 I t g~ W EI T! EL. 0 ! ( \ o o o If family traditi n is c rrect , Paul Weitzel and Charl tte , h is s of o wife , were member pr minent and respectable German f to amilies i n the Fatherland , whence they emigrated Pen n s o o c o . ylvania , as refugees fr m religi u s perse uti n At what to not o . time they came America is certai nly kn wn Rupp , “ ” o a m &c . o o i n his Thirty Th u s nd Na es , , menti ns nly a “ oh We tz e l w ho m e 1 2 J an Pau l y , e igrated Sept mber 3 , 74 , “ o me s o o i n the Ship L yal J udith , Ja C wie , Captai n , fr m o a m e m . o 1 2 1 0 R tterd , G r any S meti me betwee n 74 and 7 5 , o S o O f a e Paul and Charl tte Weitzel ettled i n the t wn L ncast r , Pa . Here all their seven children were born . Pau l was o o o 1 1 as o not d ubtless b rn bef re the year 7 7 , his name d es e on of m e 1 6 0 app ar the l ist al s between the ages and 5 , in 1 6 . o 80 Lancaster , in 77 Hence he m ust have been ver O f a e hi s . e on o years g at death He liv d S uth Q ueen street , - s e one o O f . Lanca t r , half a square s uth Pen n Square This o w as s o to o o pr perty ld after his death William M ntg mery , — Es on the e o o I S I I I . o q , and sam gr und , ab ut g, M r M nt g omery ere cted a hands ome residence . I n the year 1 75 3 letters O f administrati on were granted on O f o to the estate William C nrad Gardner , deceased , f Maria Elizabeth Gardner , his wi e , Pau l Weitzel , and Martin . o o Cryder The latter died sh rtly afterwards , and the ther tw o s old sixty - tw o feet on the corner of Orange and D uke e to f . 1 2 1 8 stre ts Casper Shaf ner On April , 75 , Casper o to Sh affner and Maria , his wife , s ld the same Paul Weitzel on 1 1 o hi s and December 3 , 75 9 , Paul Weitzel and Charl tta , o , to Be rnthei se l of wife s ld the same Martin , Lancaster . “ The Weitz el s s igned their names to this deed th us : Paul ” “ " Sharl otta Wé iz eli n the Weitzel , ; German spell ing of “ ” female names ending i n i n . ” “ Sharl otta We iz eli n S O f Weitzel , ; the German pelling “ ” fe male name s ending in i n . 6 1 6 o He i ntz l e man ho On July , 7 7 , Jer me , w kept a tavern a t o a nd w ho Manheim , and wned a farm there ( was the a - a O f Ge n. l . Hei ntz l e man gre t grandf ther the late Samue P , U . S . became indebted to Paul We itzel at and made an assignment to Paul for the benefit of his credit ors . B oth of 1 1 i n the deed December 3 , 75 9 , and in the tax lists , u ntil “ ” a e i s a s . e his death , P ul W itzel cl s ed as a Baker Wh ther s w as a or a O f thi his c lling i n Germany , , like m ny the early m he oo as a fo m O f e igrants , t k it up f rding h im the best eans o o not o . Was supp rt in a new w rld , is kn wn He evidently man O f oo u o of o e a o Of a g d ed cati n , and c nsid r ble f rce char oo o o o s o oo s acter , if the b ks f u nd am ng his h u eh ld g d , and the p ositi on attain e d by his s ons in military and p olitical o o . W me e is l ife , are c rrect indicati ns At hat ti his wife di d not o . c s e o kn wn Paul Weitzel d ied at Lan a t r, intestate , ab ut e 1 . his o s S ptember , 797 H is estate was admi nistered by s n , - - o e e son i n o o s . Philip and Ge rg W itzel , and his law , Jac b J hn ’ The foll owing inventory O f Pa ul Weitz e l s personal pr op e rt e s a s S o e c om y will be int re ting , h wing the articl s which o of o o p sed the furnitu re a h useh ld , and their val ue in Pennsylvania in 1 797 “ ‘ - e o of a a s u a the oo s a nd c a e s s a n d I nv nt ry ll nd ing l r g d h tt l , right c e s Of au e e ecea se a e a nd a a se the 28th da r dit P l W itz l , d d , t k n ppr i d y Of e em e .