Werli (Verly)

Origins of the Surname*

Werli and Wehrli are a Swiss German variant of Wehrle.  The name Wehrle comes from the German personal name of Werner.  The name Werner is composed of the Germanic elements war(in) ‘guard’ + heri, hari ‘army’.

The change to the surname from the Swiss Werli or Wehrli to the French Verly was most likely the result of the migration of Johann Wehrli to Belmont, France around 1660. 

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Family Facts (Ancestry.com)  

Immigrants to America with the Wehrli surname are Emil Wehrli of Switzerland who arrived at New York in1844, and Georg Wehrli of Germany who arrived in New York in 1846.

Early immigrants with the Verly surname are Hans Peter Verley who arrived 1732 in Pennsylvania,  and  John Verley who departed from Le Havre, France, arrived in New York on 24 Jan 1833.

Werli (Verly) Variations of the Surname

The complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many cases an ancestors surname may have been misspelled.  This is especially true when searching census documents. Spelling variations of this family name include: Spelling variations of this family name include: Werli, Wehrle; Wehrli; Verly and others.  

The Soundex system was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling variations for a given surname. Soundex is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their research.   The Soundex Code for Werli is W640. Other surnames sharing this Soundex Code: WEHRL | WEHRLE | WERLE | WORLEY | WORRALL | WORRELL | .  

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Direct Ancestors

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NAME

BIRTH / DEATH / LOCATIONS

WERLI, David I

b: ABT 1575 in Switzerland ?

WERLI, David II

b: 3 MAY 1613 in Wahlern, Schwarzenburg, Berne, Switzerland

WERLI, Johann , (aka. Verly)

b: 4 FEB 1648/49 in Wahlern, Schwarzenburg, Berne, Switzerland

d: 2 JAN 1720/21 in Belmont, Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, France

VERLY, Odille

b: 1 APR 1691 in Belmont, Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, France

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Family Location Information

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COUNTRY

STATE

COUNTY / SUBDIVISION

SWITZERLAND

BERNE

Wahlern

FRANCE

BAS-RHIN

Belmont

UNITED STATES

PENNSYLVANIA ?

Lebanon County ?

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ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS

The documents contained herein have been located during my research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the facts contained within the database of this family’s record.

     Most of these documents can be considered as primary or secondary.  Primary evidence is usually defined as the best available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document or record.  Secondary evidence is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there is a greater chance of error.  Examples of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral testimony of a record’s contents.  Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary evidence.

     Classifying evidence as either primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate value.  This is especially true of secondary evidence.  Thus it is always a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the original is it, (when it is a copy)?;  (2) What was the reason for the creation of the source which contains this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary evidence and what interest did they have in its accuracy?

SOURCE:  Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2^nd edition, Genealogical Publishing  Co., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63

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