Notes:

He served in the War of 1812. His widow was named Sarah in his pension application. He served in Capt. Thomas Quandale's Co. in Maryland.

In the 1820 census, he and his wife lived in Wood Co., Virginia (now Wood Co., WV) where they were married. Their info in this census is as follows: Name: Phillip Hetzer Home in 1820 (City, County, State):Wood, Virginia Enumeration Date:August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:1 Free White Persons - Under 16:1 Free White Persons - Over 25:2 Total Free White Persons:4 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:4

The female who was age 16 -25 in this record would have been Sarah, his wife. The older female living with them could have been his mother, her mother or a sister of either.

The rest of their children were born in Ohio starting in 1821. They lived most of their married lives in the Reedsville, Ohio area. Their home was still standing beautifully restored in 1982 on the Ohio River before entering Reedsville and owned by an unrelated Dye family at the time. It sadly burned to the ground in 1992. General Morgan slept in a 2nd floor bedroom for one night a day after his defeat and at the beginning of his retreat. It sustained much damage at that point in time also. The newspaper article that included that information stated that Philip came to Ohio from Maryland, According to Philip's will dated Mar. 17, 1869, he owned land in Reedsville plus eight acres at Belleville in Wood Co., Ohio. His property was worth $3000.00 in the 1850 census which was a substantial amount for the times. It was approximately 10 times that of his neighbors.

He is possibly the Philip Hetzer in the 1820 census for Wood Co., WV. The census info had been transcribed for that county and was not in neighbor order. The columns were not described. He had at least 2 family members at the time and possibly 2 slaves. In the 1830 census for Olive Twp., Meigs Co., Ohio, they had 3 sons under age 5, 2 between age 5 and 10, 1 between ages 10-15, and he was between the age of 30-50. His wife was between 20 and under age 30. In the 1840 census for Olive Twp., Meigs Co, Ohio, they had a son between ages 5 and 10, two between 10-15, 3 between 15 and 20 and 1 between 20 and 30. He was between the age of 40 and 50. He had a daughter between 5 and 10 and his wie was between 40 and 50. In the 1850 census, there is a Mary or Marg Spencer, age 60, born Germany, living with them. This could be a sister of either of them. It's also possible she was a hired hand.

I have found no good first hand support for this Philip's parentage though I've listed the most common belief other than elimination of the only Hetzer whose son he could be in the early American records. If his parents lived in America by 1790, they would be one of the few Hetzer's in the U.S. in the census. There are only 2 Hetzers or Yetzers that appear in these records at the time.

1. Name:Adam Hetzer Residence Year:1786 Residence Place:Dover, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Septennial Census)

Adam's name was actually George Adam. He had 1 son and 5 daughters with a wife in the 1790 census. George Adam had a daughter in Pennsylvania in 1774 baptismal records meaning that George Adam was at least born before 1759. His wife was Dorthea. He is Dover, York, Pennsylvania through the 1807 Septennial Census records and disappears after this point in time. He had first appeared there as an adult in the tax records in 1779. His son appears to have been named John. John shows up as an adult in the 1807 Dover, York, PA census.

2. Name:Philip Hetzer Residence Year:1786 Residence Place:York, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Septennial Census)

His ancestors could be:

NAME: Hans Michael Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1737 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Immigration Records)

NAME: Johan Daniel Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1738 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Immigration Records)

NAME: Johan Filip (Philip) Hetzer (Immigration Records, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48380, Vol. I 106.111,112)

NAME: Georg Hetzer RESIDENCE: 1751 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Substitute Census)

NAME: Johannes Hitzer RESIDENCE: 1752 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA (Substitute Census)














3.

Phillip married Sarah DERENBERGER on 18 Aug 1818 in , Wood, VA, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Peter VON DERENBERG and Margaretha DIEMER) was born on 19 Oct 1795 in , , DEU; died on 31 Mar 1880 in Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Philip HETZER was born on 7 Aug 1819 in , Wood, VA, USA; died on 24 Mar 1883 in Reedsville, Meigs, OH; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA.
2. John Henry HETZER was born on 7 May 1821 in , Meigs, OH, USA; died on 20 Sep 1899; was buried in Hetzer Cemetery, Reedsville, Meigs, OH, USA.
3. William A. HETZER was born about 1824-1825 in , , OH, USA; and died.
4. James P. HETZER was born about 1829-1830 in , , OH, USA; and died.
5. Sarah HETZER was born about 1832-1833 in , , OH, USA; and died.
6. Columbus HETZER was born about 1834-1835 in , , OH, USA; died in in of Olive Twp., Meigs, OH, USA.

Notes:

He appears to have been married twice. His birthdate has been suggested to be 1772 or 1754 depending upon which 2nd hand source one is viewing. He is probably the Philip Hetzer in 1786 who lived in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA (Septennial Census). He had a likely daughter-in-law named Mary who died in Oct. of 1866 in Reedsville, Ohio.

Johann married Unknown before 1784. Unknown died before 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He came over on the boat with his father, mother and 2 sisters whom were younger than him landing in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania in 1737. He was applying for 50 acres of land in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in April of 1751.

Notes:

He emmigrated from Germany in 1737 according to the German Pennsylvania Pioneers Index with his son, wife and daughters.