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GEORGE SCHWENK, son of Nicholas Schwenk

I have unsuccessfully tried to verify marriage(s) of George Schwenk (aka Georg Schwenck and Johann Jürg Schwenk/Schwenck.) In the records of the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, a marriage is shown between "Georg Schwenck, s. Nicol., to Susanna Kroll (Kropp/Krupp), dau Jacob," on 18 Apr 1775. Also, on 11 Jan 1780 Georg Schwenck and Susanna Weis were married. Then there are land deeds indicating that he was married to a Catherine by 1816. At this point, I have no idea how many times this George Schwenk was married or what Catherine's full name was or if Catherine was the mother of any/all of George's children. I think there's a very good chance that at least Abraham was a child of George & Susanna Schwenk rather than Catherine, and that's how I've decided to show this family. I'm wondering if Catherine was Catherine Krupp, sister of Susanna (Krupp) Schwenk?

Probably the George Schwenk on the rolls of Captain Michael Dotterer's company, attached to the Philadelphia County Militia, 1777-1778.

On 1 Feb 1792, George purchased his father's 103 acre farm in Lower Salford Twp for 800 pounds, including the hotel known as "The Sign of the Stag", located in the southern part of what is now Harleysville, PA. He sold off several parcels, leaving 90 acres and 95 perches. On 21 Mar 1816, George and his wife Catherine, sold this final tract to Baltzer Heydrick of Lower Salford Twp.

In 1815 George Schwenk of Lower Salford, Innkeeper, bought property in Harleysville, also on 1 Apr 1816 he bought 2 tracts of land together being 20 acres in Milford Twp, Bucks Co., PA, from Phillip Hartzel for 2000 pounds.

On 15 Jun 1821, George Schwenk of Lower Milford sold unto Daniel Schwenk, his son for 25 pounds, a clock and case, tin plate stove, corner cupboard, furniture and case of drawers (causing me to wonder if Daniel married about then.)

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