Welcome to the
family genealogical site dedicated to the descendants of Wilhelm Wurtz,
who was born about 1703 in the Tauberbischofsheim, Baden area of
Germany. He came to America September 23, 1753 on the ship Neptune to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife Anna Catharina,
sons, Wilhelm Wurtz, Jr., Philip Peter Virtzs, Conrad Wirtz and
daughter Maria Elisabeth Wurtz. He was naturalized on April 10,
1761 in Philadelphia and was living in the Lancaster, Lehigh Valley
area of Pennsylvania. His journey took him to
Frederick County Maryland and Loudoun County Virginia where
he settled around 1767 near Lovettsville. His
descendants migrated from Loudoun County to the Roanoke area of Virginia,
Ohio, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Over the years the spelling of the
last name has taken on many variations such as Verts, Vertz, Virts,
Virtz, Werts, Wertz, and Wirts.
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