Bachtell is also spelled: Bachtel,
Baghtel, Baghtol, Bechold, Bechtel,
Bechtle, Bechtolt, Bechtold, Beghtel, Beghtol, Buchtel,
Pachtel, and
Petell.
American colonists continued to use British monetary units, namely the pound, shilling and pence for which £1 (orli) equalled 20s and 1s equalled 12d. In 1792 the dollar was established as the basic unit of currency.
They settled in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania where they bought 179 acres in 1729. Christian was one of the founders of the Mennonite meeting at Franconia in 1738 and was later a minister there.
Veronica and Christian's children included:
Christian Meyer (1728, married Susanna Detweiler),
Jacob Meyer (1730, married Barbara Kolb),
Samuel Meyer (1734, married Catherine Kolb),
Anna Meyer Kratz (1736, married John Kratz),
Maria Meyer Detweiler (1738, married Martin Detweiler),
Veronica Meyer (1739-died young),
Esther Meyer Gehman (1742, married Christian Gehman), and
Barbara Meyer Katz (1744, married Abraham Katz).
Christian wrote his will on April 26, 1782. It was probated on May 31, 1787. His son, Samuel, and his son-in-law Abraham Kratz, were the executors of his estate.
Montgomery County, in southeast Pennsylvania was created on September 10, 1784, out of land that was originally part of Philadelphia County.
Europeans who made the voyage to America faced a difficult journey of several months.
