Extracted from
Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania
Edited by Wilfred Jordon
Lewis Publishing Company, 1935
New Series, Volume 6
HANS GEORG MERCKLY , known in the Colonial records as George Markle,
was born near Basel, Switzerland, February 1730. and died in
Pennsylvania in August, 1799. He arrived in Pennsylvania on the ship "Christian" and was "qualified" at Philadelphia, September 13, 1749. He
was unmarried when he came. After his marriage he established himself
near Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The records of
Pennsylvania show that in 1752 he became the owner of one hundred acres
of land. His name occurs in 1790 in the census of Strasburg Township.
He gave his services during the American Revolution as a private in the
Strasburg Militia. He was a Member of Captain William Smyth's Company,
on whose roster his name appears in 1777, 1780 and 1783. In the same
company was also his son, John.
George Markle married (first), October 30, 1761 in Trinity Lutheran
Church, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Miss Regina Dora Barbara
Frohlich. She was born December 24, l740 in Wurttemberg, Germany and
was fourteen years old when she left for America. George Markle
evidently married a second time, as at his death, a guardian was
appointed for two young sons of his.
Additional References:
A brief memorial of Joh. Jonas Rupp and complete genealogical Family
Register of his Lineal Descendants from 1756 to 1875, with an Appendix
by I. Daniel Rupp, 1874. Genealogical Society of Philadelphia, PA, Sept
1977. Call no.: F, R , .878.
Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Vol VII showing military service of
George Markley in the Revolutionary War.