Johann George Wenzell ¹

17 Aug 1782
George Vensell (his mark), deserted the Brittish Service & Hessian Line at Kingsbridge in 1779. Taylor. [GERMAN SOLDIERS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1777 AND 1784.

He is listed as a tailor.

  Events

• Naturalization, Abt 1782.

• Residence, 1769.

Johann married Anna Margareta Klett. (Anna Margareta Klett died before 1779 in PA.)

Johann next married Johanna Charlotte Este, daughter of Dr. George Este and Unknown, about 1779 in PA. (Johanna Charlotte Este was born in 1761 in Hesse, Germany and died in 1801 in PA.)

From the book on Notable Women of Pennsylvania written by Mrs. Nelson Eberbach on Charlotte Este (1761-1801) "In 1779, she fell in love with and married an American soldier named George Wenzell."