Martin Wetzel, Jr., was one of 3 children, who came to America in 1731, with parents, Martin (Hans Martin) Wetzel, and Maria Barbara Geist.
Martin Wetzel, Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth Comerston, settled in Brock's Gap, on Nov. 14, 1760, according to a deed from Thomas West, 3 months after the death of Martin, Jr.'s father, Martin Wetzel, Sr., in Winchester, Virginia.
Wagoner's study, "John Wagoner (1741-1842,) " shows Martin Wetzel, Jr. and Elizabeth Comerston had 4 children, born between 1744-1749: Johann Jacob Wetzel, born December 22, 1744; George Michael Wetzel; John Friedrich Wetzel; and Maria Catherine Wetzel. |