I am not a genealogist or historian, just an amateur family history researcher. Much of the information contained here is obtained from internet searches and I can offer no guarantee of the accuracy of the original or my interpretation of it. This is particularly so where I have tracked a particular Brettle line as far as the late 18th century (see the "My Brettle Family History" page) where the easily searchable and reliable online information peters out and I have had to use a little more guesswork. Wherever possible I include warnings where I believe the information is particularly uncertain