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1780 Henry Weigel, son of Catharine and Sebastian Weigel, was born on July 30. He was baptized on July 30, 1780, at the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. [1] Leonard Lecrone was the sponsor. [2]

1812 Henry Weigle of Manchester Twp, single man, died intestate leaving brother Peter, and six sisters: Sarah wife of John May, Julianna wife of Nicholas Ziegler, Elizabeth wife of Adam Leber, Catharine wife of Siegfried Snyder, Anna Mary, and Susanna, and representatives of his late sister Margaret who was married to the late George Dehoff. Henry owned a lot on the south side of Main Street in Bottstown. Dated August 6. [3]

1812 Henry Weigel's land was evaluated and was purchased by his brother Peter, who paid the other heirs for their shares. Dated September 15. [4]

1813 Peter Weigle (of Bastian) and wife Catharina, of West Manchester, sold land to Peter Weigle (of Martin), of the same place. Dated December 27. The land had been sold to Henry Weigle and Peter Weigle (of Bastian), and then sold by Henry and Anna Maria Weigle and Peter and Catharina Weigle to Sigfried Schneider. Sigfried and Catharina Schneider then sold the land back to Peter Weigle (of Bastian). [5]


Footnotes:

[1] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].

[2] Henry James Young, Evidence of the Weigel Families of York County before the year 1850 (1940, Historical Society of York County, Vol. 23), 145-190, at 148, citing Vital Records of Christ Lutheran Church of York, Pennsylvania.

[3] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Orphans Court Docket K-327, [FamilySearchImage].

[4] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, York, Orphans Court Docket K-339, [FamilySearchImage].

[5] York County, Pennsylvania, Deed 2Y-431, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].