János Körtvély

János was born on February 2nd, 1774 in Hidvég Ardó Nemes Torna vármegye.¹   János' father was István Körtvély and his mother was Katalin Keserű.  His paternal grandparents were István Körtvély and Erzsébet Farkas. He had three sisters named Erzsébet, Katalin and Anna.  He was the youngest of the four children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named István and Barbara.