Jacob Vetter

Other Events:

• Immigration: 17 Aug 1729, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; on the ship Mortonhouse
• Religion: 1741, Oley, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; Address:
  Oley Moravian
• Will: 13 Mar 1777, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
• Probate: 7 Jul 1777, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Notes:

Jacob Vetter (Feder/Fetter) was born in Freinsheim, Germany. His parents were Nickel Vetter (Vatter) and Maria Elisabetha. He was confirmed at Freinsheim Reformed Church in 1725. He came to America on the ship "Mortonhouse" in 1729. He was naturalized in April of 1743, Philadelphia.

A member of Oley Moravian Congregation, he later moved to Bethlehem, then later to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His profession was cabinet maker. He married in 1732 to Magdalena Berlolet. They had 9 children. Magdalena died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 28 September 1755, age 46.
Their children were:
1. Johann Daniel
2. Johann Gottlieb
3. Peter
4. son
5. stillborn son
6. stillborn son
7. Nathaniel
8. Johann Jacob
9. Maria Salome

His second marriage was to Christina Metz on April 17, 1756. They had 6 children. She died in Lancaster in 1791.
(Courtesy of Find A Grave Memorial 16280194)

Will:

Will of Jacob Vetter
In the name of God amen! I Jacob Fetter of the Borough of Lancaster in the County of Lancaster and in the province of Pennsylvania Chairmaker, being aged and at present under some indisposition, but thanks be to God, of sound and perfect mind memory and understanding Do on this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following to wit, I recommend my soul to God, and my body I commit to the earth, to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner, at the discretion of my herein after named executors, in humble hopes of pardon and remission of all my sins in and through the merits and interceptions of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ and am happy admissions into the Regions of Bliss and immortality, and as for my worldly estate, I give devise and dispose of the same as follows viz:
—Imprimis, it is my will and I do order that my just debts and funeral expences be paid of and discharged by my Executors herein after named as soon as conveniently may be done after my God grant happy decease.
—Item I will order and direct that my herein after name Executors the survivors or survivor of them after my God grant happy decease as soon as convenient may be shall sell the house and lot of ground whereon I now live, as also a lot in Mosserstown together also with all and singular my stock and household goods whatsoever (except what I have given and bequeathed on the former page of this sheet to my loving wife Christine) and I do hereby impower my hereinafter mentioned Executors or the survivors or survivor of them to make and give unto the purchaser or purchaser of my said real estate or estates so sold good and lawful deeds under their hands and seals, the same to have and to hold to them their heirs and assigns forever, and out of the monies arising from the sales of my house and lots, stock and household goods, I order and direct my Executors the survivors or survivor of them to pay off all my just debts, and after they are discharged, it is my will and I do hereby order that the overplus of the money that may yet remain be put out upon interest for the use benefit support and maintenance of my said loving wife Christina during her natural life, with proviso, she stays my widow, but in case she my said loving wife should marry again, than and in such a case, I give and bequeathe unto her, one fourth part of the above said overplus money, and after my said loving wife's marriage or God grant happy decease, which perhaps might happen first, I first give and bequeath unto each of my four following children viz: Jacob, John, Catharine and Eve, the full sum of fifteen pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania, to have before hand in order to put them on and equal footing with the rest of my elder children, - and then I will and order the rest or residue of the remaining money to be equally divided amongst all my children viz: Daniel, Godliss, Peter, Jacob, John, Salome, Catharine, Eva, their heirs and assigns, share and share alike.
—And Lastly I nominate and appoint my said loving wife Christina my trusty friend Henry Dehuss and Petter Fetter my son, Executors of this my last will, and testament, revoking hereby all former will or wills, testament or testaments by me at any time made heretofore, and declaring this and no other to be and contain my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have Hereunto set my hand and seal on the day and year first herein written. (the mark of) Jacob Fetter
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us.
John Miller,
Peter Reitzel
J. S. Loeser

Jacob married Maria Magdalena Bertolait in 1732 in Oley, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. Maria was born on 12 Jul 1715 in Minfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 28 Sep 1755 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Christina Metz on 17 Apr 1756 in Lititz, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. Christina was born on 26 Feb 1732 in Meddersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; died on 23 May 1791 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Nichol Vetter
• Name: Nickel Vetter

Notes:

The progenitors of many of the Fetters families residing in the United States today were Nicolaus (Nickel) and Maria Elisabetha Vetter of Freinsheim, Palatinate, Germany. Church records usually refer to Nicolaus by his nickname, Nickel or Nicol. Freinsheim church records were destroyed during the war of Orleans in 1688-89.

Children all born at Freinsheim.

Note: Veter in German means male cousin

Buried:
date unknown

Nicolaus married Maria Elisabetha _____ in 1693 in Freinsheim Pfaltz, Bayern, Germany. Maria was born on 18 Nov 1670 in Freinsheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 4 Nov 1723 in Freinsheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was buried on 4 Nov 1723 in Freinsheim, Bad Durkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Elisabetha Vetter

Jakob married Anna Michel Bigery Rausmueller about 1644. Anna (daughter of Hans Jacob Rausmueller and Catharina Michel) was born in 1612 in Altenheim, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 8 Sep 1680 in Altenheim, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Konrad married Anna Maria Ronninger. Anna was born in 1590 in Dalsheim, Rhein, Hessen, Germany; died on 18 Nov 1650 in Dalsheim, Rhein, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 19 May 1590, Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, Deutschland

Hans married Catharina Michel in 1613 in Eppingen, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Catharina was born in 1597 in Eppingen, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died on 12 Jan 1667 in Mosbach, Baden, Preußen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]