Background
Hendel, John William was born on November 20, 1740 in Durkheim, Germany. Son of Johann Jacob and Anna Sybilla (Otten) Hendel.
Hendel, John William was born on November 20, 1740 in Durkheim, Germany. Son of Johann Jacob and Anna Sybilla (Otten) Hendel.
Student of University Heidelberg (Germany). 1759-1762.
1 son, William. Sent to Pennsylvania by Synods of Holland, 1764. Pastor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1765-1769, 82-94, Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania, 1769-1782. Philadelphia, 1794-1798.
President Coetus, 1768, 79, 89, 91.
Vice president Franklin College, 1787-1794. Leader movement that resulted in separation from Dutch Synods and organization of Synod of the United States, 1793.
Married Elizabeth IeRay, 1766.