Book excerpt: Hans Detweiler arrived in America prior to 1724. He was living in Bebbers Twp. (later known as Skippack/Perkiomen Twp.), Pa. when he purchased land on April 8, 1724. He died abt. 1761. Hans Detweiler is listed among the first settlers of Berks and Mont- gomery Counties, originally Philadelphia County, Pa. He and his wife, Susanna, were most likely Mennonites by religion, and probably lived in Switzerland before coming to America. Joseph Harley Detwiler (1797-1852), son of Jacob and Mary Harley Detweiler, married Catherine Landis (1798-1847). They lived in Montgomery County near Yerkes. Family members live in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey and else- where.