Johannes Detweiler was born August 24, 1721. He married Anna Reiff November 1, 1744. He was a merchant in Perkiomen Twp. and owned a 200 acre farm near Rahns, Pennsylvania. He died December 9, 1806. Descendants live mainly in Pennsylvania, with some in other locations in the United States and Canada. Includes Alderfer, Benner, Cassel, Detweiler, Detwiler, Hallman, Hansicker, Landis, Moyerl, Ziegler and related families.

Thomas Prather (1604-1666) lived in North Wiltshire, England at Eton Water House near Salisbury and immigrated to Virginia at age 18, landing at Elizabeth Citte, now known as Newport News. He married Mary McCay/Powell (ca. 1608) in 1627. Ancestors, descendants and allied families lived in Virginia, England, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and elsewhere.