George Wetzel was a native of Germany and came to America from Rotterdam in the ship "Bennet Galley," landing at Philadelphia Aug. 13, 1750. He first settled somewhere in the eastern part of the Province, where he married and remained until the Indian troubles had subsided, when the opportunities for acquiring land and a home induced him to migrate to the Cumberland Valley. He lived upon this land the remainder of his lifetime, farming and blacksmithing. He was a quiet and reserved citizen and participated very little in public affairs. During the war of the Revolution he was commissioned an ensign in the 10th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, but from the data at hand it does not appear that he was in active service, although he may have been. He died in 1786, leaving to survive him his wife Mary and four sons, named respectively: Jacob, George, John and Martin.
George Wetzel was a native of Germany and came to America from Rotterdam in the ship "Bennet Galley," landing at Philadelphia Aug. 13, 1750. He first settled somewhere in the eastern part of the Province, where he married and remained until the Indian troubles had subsided, when the opportunities for acquiring land and a home induced him to migrate to the Cumberland Valley. He lived upon this land the remainder of his lifetime, farming and blacksmithing. He was a quiet and reserved citizen and participated very little in public affairs. During the war of the Revolution he was commissioned an ensign in the 10th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, but from the data at hand it does not appear that he was in active service, although he may have been. He died in 1786, leaving to survive him his wife Mary and four sons, named respectively: Jacob, George, John and Martin.
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