'David Bechtel [son of Hans George Bechtel], b. c1702. d. 7 Feb 1745, Mannheim, Germany. He was a Mennonite deacon at Mannheim, Germany in 1731. ... He was a linen weaver. ... In 1759 he was called a weaver and mistakenly called Hans George Bechtel (probably his father's name). He was married to Veronica (b. 1701) who died at Mannheim on 16 Jul 1762, age 61 years.'