Individual Details
Hans Witwer Junior
(Abt 1671 - 8 Mar 1741)
Hans Wittwer (later, the family changed the surname to "Witwer") was the first of his family to come to America. He probably arrived in 1717. Hans was a close friend of Theodorus Eby. They probably emigrated together. Hans operated a mill.
Caution is needed to distinguish two families with similar names. Hans Witwer and his son, Michael, is this family. There also was a John Witmer and his son, Michael, that also arrived in America around the year 1717.
Caution is needed to distinguish two families with similar names. Hans Witwer and his son, Michael, is this family. There also was a John Witmer and his son, Michael, that also arrived in America around the year 1717.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1671 | , , , Switzerland |  | ||
| Death | 8 Mar 1741 | Earl, Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Will | 12 Mar 1741/42 |  | |||
| Marriage | ms2 | | |||
| Marriage | Living | | |||
| Alt name | Johannes Wittwer Junior |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Michael Witwer (1714 - 1778) |
| Child | Maria Witwer ( - 1802) |
| Spouse | ms2 ( - ) |
| Father | Johannes Wittwer Senior (1648 - ) |
| Mother | Anna (1651 - ) |
Notes
Will
Hans Witwer, Jr.'s will is A-1-66, Online Vol. A-B, Image 36.Marriage
Hans Witwer, Jr. married twice, but I don't know the names of either wife. Please see Denise Lahr and Thomas Richards' article on "The Witwer Family of Earl Township," pages 16-17 for an explanation of what is known about the children and parentage. Here, I will note that Hans Witwer, Jr. and his second wife was the widow of Hans Gerber. Furthermore, Hans Witwer, Jr. refers to his stepson, Hans Gerber, in his will.Marriage
Hans Witwer, Jr. married twice, but I don't know the names of either wife. Please see Denise Lahr and Thomas Richards' article on "The Witwer Family of Earl Township," pages 16-17 for an explanation of what is known about the children and parentage. Here, I will note that Hans Witwer, Jr. (and probably his first wife) may have had up to six children, with possible sons, Jacob and Martin, and possible daughters, Catherine and Elisabeth.Endnotes
1. Witwer, Barbara E. (Sutphin). "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 34, Number 3 (July 2011), pages 46-51., 50.
2. Witwer, Barbara E. (Sutphin). "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 34, Number 3 (July 2011), pages 46-51., 50.
3. Good, James Gingrich. "Reader's Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage," Volume 36, Number 1 (January 2013), pages 27-34, 32.