Wetzell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wetzell family

The surname Wetzell was first found in Silesia and Bohemia, where the name could be considered to make a major contribution to the feudal society that shaped the early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses, playing important roles in the savage tribal and national conflicts, as each group strove for power and status in an unstable territorial profile. Chronicles first mention the Lord Weczel von Schellendorf from Liegnitz in Silesia around 1424, and Hans Weczold of Freiberg in Saxony near the border with Bohemia in 1447.

Early History of the Wetzell family

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Wetzell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wetzel, Wetzlaw (Silesia), Weczel (Silesia, Bohemia), Wetzold, Weczold, Wetzler, Wetzal, Wetzell, Wetzlar, Wetz and many more.

Early Notables of the Wetzell family

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Wetzell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wetzell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Martin Wetzell, aged 31, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Katherina Wetzell, aged 3, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Maria Barbara Wetzell, aged 33, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Nicholaus Wetzell, aged 4, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
Jacob Wetzell, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1746 1
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Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)