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3.  Martin2 WEDDLE (Michael1); born before 1724; married Catherine (--?--) circa 1750; died 1783 in Botetourt Co., VA. [1]

     He left a will on October 17, 1782 in Botetourt Co., VA.

The Will of Martin Wadle (Botetourt County Book A, pp. 168-169)

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I Martin Wadle in Botetourt County & Colony of Virginia being in perfet helth & Sound Memorey, Blissed be God for all his Mercis but knowing the frailty of the Boday & the Immortality of the Soule & in the Provadence of God being called to go a Jorney, doth this Seventeeth day of October 1782, Mak this my last Will and Testement in mannor & form as followeth, First I commit my Spirit into the hand of God who gave it & my bodey to the dust to be berried at the deseration of my frends & Executors & I alow all my Lawful debts to pe paid & funeral charges & next I alow and bequeath unto Benjamin Wadle my beloved son five Shillings, Virginia Currecncy if demanded & no more, because I have given him the part of my estate that I allow to give him & that to be paid him on his order, Twelve Months after my Dece, & nixt I alow and bequeath unto Kathrean Wadle my beloved wife during her natril life to live in my dwelling house & be found in a Suficeency of good firewood, holled to her house & cut & Split Suteble for her & to find her fifteen Bushels of Merchinible Wheat & five Bushils of Riy or Indin Corn every year of her Naturl life & Likewise 150 lb. of Pork & Beef and to keep her a Cow and Calf & to use them as what is suficient both winter & summer & to keep her a hors or mare so as she may have it when she please & to keep her five Sheep all in suficient mannor & to find her 28 lb. of swingled flax or the value thereof in Hemp & to find her 2 pear of shuse all Yearly, evroy year of her natural Life, and to pay for her working the same, & to find her half a Bushil of salt yearly all which I alow to be given her from the benifity & Income of my Plantation & I likwis Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Barbara Philsthimer and her Husband John Philsthimer & to their Heirs Exectors Administrators or assigns all my real and personal Estate whatsoevor, I am or may be blessed of & I appoint & Impower my beloved wife Kathrin Wadle and John Philsthimer, my son in Law, my Lawful executors to fulfill this my last will & Testament & I dsenul all former will, & estaments, & Legaseays whatsoevor Given under my hand & Seall--

               Martin Wettil    (seal)

Signed sealed & acknowledged by Martin Wadle to be his last will & Testament in the presence of: Jno. Peden, Robert Beavers, and John Peden, Jr. [2]

 

     Catherine (--?--) was born before 1724. She died before 1794 in Botetourt Co., VA.[3]

     Children of Martin2 Weddle and Catherine (--?--) were as follows:

+        7.        i.    Benjamin3 Weddle, born circa 1752 in Lancaster Co., PA; married Annie Maria Eiler.   Amos Wood's "Floyd County" says Benjamin Weddle (B. 1742 in Lancaster County. PA) is a son of Elijah Weddle, but "The Weddles of Virginia" says Martin is the father of Benjamin.  "The Weddles of VA" records Martin's will mentioning his son Benjamin so I am listing Martin as the father.[4],[5]

          8.       ii.    Babara Weddle; born circa 1755; married John Philsthimer.[6]

 

 

 

4.  Christian2 WEDDLE (Michael1); born before 1724.[7]

 

     Children of Christian2 Weddle include:

          9.        i.    Maria Catherine3 Weddle; born 1753.[8]

        10.       ii.    Friedrich Weddle; born 1756.[9]

        11.     iii.    Daniel Weddle; born 1758.[10]

        12.      iv.    Johan Michael Weddle; born 1765; twin of John Andrea Weddle.[11]

        13.       v.    John Andrea Weddle; born 1765; twin of John Michael Weddle.[12]

 

 

 

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[1]Carrico, The Weddles of Virginia, p. 5.

[2]Ibid., p. 6.

[3]Ibid., p. 5.

[4]Wood, Floyd Co. History, p. 239.

[5]Carrico, The Weddles of Virginia, p. 5.

[6]Ibid.

[7]WFT, Vol. 28, online familytreemaker.com, Tree #2898.

[8]Ibid.

[9]Ibid.

[10]Ibid.

[11]Ibid.

[12]Ibid.