Our branch of the Botzong family came to America from Germany. The immigrant was  Georg Frederich Botzong, later Americanized to George Frederick Botzong .  In his early adulthood, Botzong was a maker of cloth and a weaver in Edenkoben, Germany. He was also a ‘presser’ in Hanau, Germany. It was here that he joined with Proli, the founder of the Germantown colony. Proli (self proclaimed Count of Leon) was arrested in Germany because he used religion to defraud others and because he was plotting a revolution. Frederick Botzong was a witness for Proli at his trial in Germany. He had come to Proli in destitute circumstances and was supported by…