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Volume 17, Number 4, December 1999

Your MAGS Board - A Winning Team

MAGS welcomes our new President, Al Werking, and welcomes back our Board Members! Al inherits awinning team with this Board, a team which made my four years as MAGS President especially rewarding.

Dot Reed, FirstVice President and Membership Chair, worked tirelessly to maintain a steady membership.She has been assisted by Susannah Brooks, Stumped Roots Chair, who also indexed and put in book formseveral years' issues of Der Kurier..

Betty deKeyser, former Second Vice President and Programs Chair (now Member-at-Large), effectivelyplanned and organized the programs for our fall and spring meetings in a timely fashion, which facilitated theeffective publicity work of our Corresponding Secretary, MarilynneOcando assisted by Member-at-Large JoBoroff. Inadditionto her duties as Corresponding Secretary, Marilynneorganized our mailinglists. Gail Komar,MAGS Treasurer, flawlessly kept our finances in order. Always willing to pitch in, Gail helped Joan Sheviak,MAGS's Registrar, execute program logistics. Allof the above named persons coordinated the MAGS luncheonand booth at the NGS Conference in Richmond. These ladies make MAGS look good!

Deyerle Atkins, our Recording Secretary, didn't miss a beat while recording minutes at Board Meetings andthe General Meetings. .Merl Arp, DerKurier Editor, put the newsletter together and coordinated with Dot Reedto ensure its timely delivery. Carl Shrader, Administrator of the Lending Library, and John Humphrey, pastMember-at-Large and now Second Vice President, have been "can do" achievers on tasks beyond their normalduties. Ed Winner continued to recruit MAGS members to use his Surname Index Program, the computerizedprogram that puts researchers investigating the same surnames in touch with one another. And MAGS owesspecial thanks to Bev Hoch, Edythe Millar, and Shirley Forrester, MAGS Historian, Queries Chair, and AhnentafelChair, respectively. These ladies have long demonstrated their dedicated service to MAGS members.

Running a national organization as large as MAGS is a complex task because of the multiplicity of servicesand activities, coupled with the fact that our Board members are scattered over a wide area. But thanks to theprofessionalism of these talented and dedicated people, MAGS remains an organization that has served andcontinues to serves its membership well. It is now poised to enter the new millennium stronger than ever.

Corinne Earnest

Immediate Past President

DerKurier Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society Vol. 17 No. 4. December 1999

MID-ATLANTIC GERMANIC SOCIETYP.O. Box 2642, Kensington, MD 20891-2642

Purpose. The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, a non-profit organization, wasfounded on July 10, 1982, tostimulate and facilitate research, resolve problems, and exchange information on Germanic ancestors whosettled in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas,Virginia and West Virginia.

Meetings. Spring and Fall meetings are open to members and the interested public, andfeature speakersexpert or knowledgeable in genealogical research and information.

Membership. Themembership yearisJanuary 1through December 31 andisbasedupon the individual'sinterests common to the Society and not on place of residence, nationality, or ethnic affiliation. Membershipincludes the quarterly newsletter. Available services include the Lending Library,Ahnentafels, Queries, SurnameExchange Index, and Stumped Roots. Cost: $10 yr (single), $12 yr (family). See membership application formon back page of newsletter.

Newsletter. DerKurier is published quarterly inMarch, June, Septemberand December. It is indexed inthePeriodical Source Index by the Allen County Library, Ft. Wayne, IN, and the Genealogical Periodical AnnualIndex by Heritage Books, Inc. Bowie, MD. Deadline for submissions: the first of January, April,July and October.

Officers

President: Albert E. Werking Recording Secretary: Deyerle R. Atkins1st Vice President: Dorothy J. Reed Corresponding Secretary: Marilynne G. Ocando2nd Vice President: John T. Humphrey At-Large Board Member: Betty deKeyserTreasurer: Gail Komar At-Large Board Member: Edna Jo Boroff

Immediate Past President: Corinne P. Earnest

Special Services

Ahnentafel: Shirley E. Forrester, 3804 Greenly St., Wheaton, MD 20906-4365Editor: Merl E. Arp, 20 Kinsman ViewCircle, Silver Spring, MD 20901-2652, FAX 301-593-1739Historian: Beverly Repass HochLibrary Administrator: Carl M. Shrader, 10 St. Andrew Garth, Severna Park, MD 21146-1520. Ph: (410) 987-8284.Membership: Susannah E. Brooks, 2010 Bermondsey Dr., Mitchellville, MD20721-4213Programs: John T. HumphreyPublications: (vacant)Publicity: Edna Jo BoroffQueries: Edythe H. Millar, 760 Lake Caroline Dr., Ruther Glen, VA 22546-5304Registrar: Joan Sheviak, 3519 King Arthur Rd., Annandale, VA 22003-1316Representative to Genealogical Council of Maryland: Deyerle R. AtkinsStumped Roots: Susannah E. Brooks, 2010 Bermondsey Dr., Mitchellville, MD20721-4213Surname Exchange Edward G. Winner, 3219 Whittier St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20012-2162. Ph: (202) 723-0330

See inside back page for costs of services, items for sale, and order blank.

For more information about MAGS, write to P.O. Box 2642, Kensington, MD 20891-2642

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der Kalender 1999

December 8 - "Crossing the Atlantic, FindingOur Ancestral Birth Places Overseas" byRichard Schmidt, Carroll County Genealogical Society, Westminster, MD. For info,contact Richard Griffith (410) 799-0254 ore-mail: Rich Griff @ home.net.

Year 2000

March 10-11 - Maryland Genealogical SocietyConference. Host: Anne Arundel Gen. Soci

ety, Annapolis, MD.

April 29. MAGS Annual Spring Meeting,Blob's Park Hall, Jessup, MD. Speakers onusing maps for research, collecting recordsalong migratory trails, and Union churchesamong New World Germans..

June 11-17. International symposium, Societyfor German-American Studies, Bremerhaven,Germany.. For further information on the web:http://www.ulib.edu/kadesgas2000.html Travel

info on e-mail: routs @ t-online.de.

June 19-21. Palatines to America National

Conference, Harrisburg East Holiday Inn,Harrisburg, PA. Theme: "Pennsylvania aPalatine Crossroads, 1683-2000". WritePalAm, PA Chapter, P.O. Box 280, Strasburg,PA 17579-0280 or phone (717) 687-8234.

If you would like your event or program placed onder Kalender, please send the information to theMAGS Editor by the stated deadline (see inside frontpage).

Vol. 17. No. 4 December 1999

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

We need a Registrar!

Ittakes volunteers to keep an organizationsuch as MAGS running smoothly, and we needyour help! We are currently looking for a newRegistrar for our spring and fall meetings. JoanSheviak has faithfully served MAGS and its members in this capacity for many years. She has metpeople at the door of our meetings with a winningsmile and good service. But Joan wishes to stepdown from this position. She deserves a break!Please volunteer to fill her shoes! .

We need an Editor!

Also, Merl Arp, Editor of DerKurier, wantsto move on to other projects. If you are handy ona computer and can write, MAGS needs you! Inany case, Merl can give you further details andhelp coach you as the new editor!

Whom do you contact?

Please contact Al Werking, MAGS President. Ifyou are interested in serving MAGS in any capacity! His telephone number is (301) 223-4243.Thank you!

IN THIS ISSUE

Ahnentafel 59

Book Reviews 57

Fraktur Forum 54

New Source: Freedman's Bank Record ... 55

Queries 65

MAGS Services and Publications 68

The President and Board of MAGS Wish You and Your

FamilyA Safe, Healthy and Joyous Holiday Season

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People and Events

PENN'S WOODS REVISITED -

The MAGS Fall Meeting at Trappe

A full day in an historical setting made alovely backdrop for the MAGS 1999 Fall Meeting atTrappe, Pennsylvania, on October 23. Three know-ledgeable speakers gave informative talks on thePennsylvania State Archives, Germans in BucksCounty, and Mennonite relations with otherchurches.

In a slide presentation, Jonathan Stayer, aPenn State Archives employee, reviewed the manyresources the Archives has to offer. These records

are available for research in the Archives Search

Room, 3rd and Forster, in Harrisburg, PA. Stayersuggested Robert M. Dructor's Guide to Genealogical Sources at the Pennsylvania State Archives(1968) as a detailed outline of Archives' holdings. Ina second lecture, Stayer reviewed the publishedPennsylvania Archives, warning researchers to digfurther than this valuable source because of

omissions and errors; in that multi-volume work.

Frances Waite, library assistant for theSpruance Library of Bucks County, gave an overview of German immigration into Pennsylvania andespecially to Bucks County. Waite said that by1775 to 1778 about two-thirds of Upper BucksCounty inhabitants had German or Swiss heritage.Next, Dr. John Ruth gave entertaining andinformative perspectives on Mennonite settlement inthe region. Waite's and Ruth's presentations greatlyhelped attendees understand the historical area theywere visiting.

Nearby sites were specially opened forMAGS attendees, including the historic Old TrappeChurch built in 1743. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg,patriarch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica, founded this church after immigrating in1742 from Germany. Those attending were alsoable to tour Muhlenberg's house and the historicDewees Tavern. Some attendees whose roots goback to Trappe said that in all their years ofresearching they had never been able to enter theMuhlenberg house or the Old Trappe Church, so thisMAGS program was a special treat.

Our thanks go to many for the MAGS FallMeeting: to Betty deKeyser and John Humphrey,program arrangers, and Susannah Brooks, forarranging entry into these historic sites; to PastorHerbert Michel of the Augustus Lutheran Church, toDr. John Shetler, and Dr. Ivan Hess, for their tours ofthe Trappe Church, Dewees Tavern, and Muhlenberghouse respectively.

We owe special thanks to Joan Sheviak,MAGS Registrar, and Marilynne Ocando, Corresponding Secretary for making available the manyhandouts which provided information on the historicalsites of the area. Vendor Jane Adams Clarke of the

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania added freehandouts on research in the area. The brief business

meeting included installation of officers of the newMAGS board. The day was topped off with ssumptuous lunch and a dozen door prizes.

Thanks to These Vendors and Donors!

We sincerely thank the vendors who attended ourFall Meeting and the organizations which donateddoor prizes and literature. Your participation is veryimportant to our meetings and our membership.

Vendors: (1) AKB Publications, Myerstown, PA; (2)The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (3) Masthof Press and Bookstore,Morgantown, PA; (4) Edna B. Chelson, Oregon City,OR; and (5) Willow Bend Books and Family LinePublications, Westminster, MD.

Literature: (1) Grand Army of the Republic Civil WarMuseum & Library, Philadelphia, PA; (2) Sons of theUnion Veterans of the Civil War and its Auxiliary,Philadelphia, PA; (3) Delaware Public Archives,Dover, DE; (4) New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, New York, NY; (5) Picton Press,Rockport, ME; (6) Valley Forge Convention &Visitors' Bureau, Plymouth Meeting, PA.

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(Vendors and Donors - continued)

Door Prize Donors: (1) National GenealogicalSociety, Arlington, VA; (2) Genealogical PublishingCo., Baltimore, MD; (3) Bureau of LandManagement, U.S. Department of the Interior, (4)Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,PA; (5) Janet R. Brittingham, Will-Britt Books,Jamison, PA:; (6) Apron Strings, Ellicott City, MD;(7) Willow Bend Books & Family Line Publications,Westminster, MD; (8) Ancestry, Inc., Orem, UT; (9)Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD; (10) MasthofPress, Morgantown, PA.

Congratulations to Our Door PrizeWinners!

(I) Joan Sheviak, Annandale, VA; (2) Ray andLeone Zerby, Frederick,, MD; (3) Werner & NancyFehlauer, McLean, VA; (4) Alfred Henneberger,Smithsburg, MD; (5) Corinne Earnest, East Berlin,PA; (6) Susannah E. Brooks, Mitchellville, MD; (7)Nena Leary, Falls Church, VA; (8) Karen & CharlesGelsleichter, Orrtana, PA; (9) Gloree Pincock,Rockville, MD; (10) Raymond Danner, Riva, MD;(II) Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Leininger, Mohnton,PA: (12) Lois & Jerry Byrem, Strasburg, PA:; (13)James C. Aller, Charlottesville, VA; (14) LynneYeakley, Laureldale, PA; and (15) Julia N. Murphy,Philadelphia, PA.

MAGS Welcomes New Members

MAGS is pleased to welcome the following newmembers into our genealogical family.

Edward Lee Bachtell of New Carrollton, MDCamilia A. Berger of Yorba Linda, CASally Short Busker of Silver Spring, MDThelma Carter of Phoenixville, PAThomas O. Edick of Fairfax, VAJohn J. & Nancy A. Fischer of Spring City, PAEloise A. Haldeman of Los Angeles, CAPenny Hartzell of Woodbury, CTCharlotte G. Hoyer of Houston, TXRichard L. & Marie L. Jarvis of Richmond, VA

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Charles J. Kiker of Morningside, MDVivian Luther-Schafer of Bethesda, MD

Andrew W. & Ellen S. Machamer - Lewisburg,Pa

Goerge A. & Anna L. McLean of Roanoke, VAAnn R. Melle of Bowie, MDBetsy Morgan Moyer of Arlington, VAPamela J. Rader & family of North Port, FLEvelyn Ruckert of Baltimore, MDJean S. Ruehl of Ellicott City, MDKay Lynn Sauner of Baltimore, MDAnthony A. & Carol A. Schatz of Baltimore, MDR.E. Singiser of Gumee, ILGeorge LfBen") Stallman III of York, PAKaren Talley of Virginia Beach, VADavid B. Wilmering of Washington Grove, MDWilliam L. Young of Mount Airy, MDLinda M. Zimmerman of Philadelphia, PA

MAGS BAGS;

After you have visited your genealogicalbook shop, such as Heritage Books in Bowie,Maryland, you will need something in which to carryall the books and genealogical material you haveacquired! In addition, you will need a book bagwhen you attend the next genealogical meetingwhere there are vendors and all kinds of interestingbooks and research material!

MAGS has just the thing to carry all yourbooks and research material: the MAGS Tote-Bag!MAGS is offering members a canvas tote-bag thatis wheat color with the MAGS logo printed in black.To order this handy bag, make out a check for $11($8 for the bag plus $3 for shipping and handling)made payable to the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society,and send the check with your name and returnaddress to Gail Komar, MAGS Treasurer, 9603 BelGlade Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22031-1105

Take care of your valuable books!

Buy a MAGS tote-bag today!

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FRAKTUR FORUM by Corinne Earnest

BENNERs On Fraktur

RayBennerasked about BENNERs on fraktur. Iforwarded Rayinformation from several fraktur havingthe name BENNER. Data from a few examples are included here. A taufschein (baptism certificate) in thecollection of Martin Amtof Mt. Rainier, Maryland, mentionsBENNERs. Itwas made for Georg BENNER, sonofSamueland Hannah (WEICKEL) BENNER. Georgwas born April 5,1855 inUpper Milford Township, LehighCounty, Pennsylvania. He was baptized May6,1855 by Pastor KESSLER. Sponsors were Peter and SusannaSCHULER.

Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has a taufschein made for John HAMOR,sonof Allen and Catharina HAMOR. Catharina was the daughter of Paul BENNER. John HAMOR was bornNovember 20,1796 in VincentTownship, Chester County, Pennsylvania. No baptismal information is given.

A taufschein made for Anna Elisabeth MUELLER says Carl and Elisabeth BENNER were sponsors atAnna Elisabeth's baptism. Anna Elisabeth was bom November20,1784 in Lebanon Township, DauphinCounty,Pennsylvania. She was baptized by Pastor MELSHEIMER on December 31. Her parents were Johann Georgand Maria Susanna MUELLER. This example is pictured in The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of theSusquehanna Valley (p. 62), publishedin 1982 bythe Roberson Center for the Artsand Sciences, Binghamton,New York.

The whereabouts of a taufschein made for Elisabetha BENNER is unknown. Elisabetha's parents wereHenriy [sic] and Barbara (WAMBOLD) BENNER. Elisabetha was bom in Franconia Township, MontgomeryCounty, Pennsylvania, on April 12,1807. She was baptized June 7, 1807 in Rockhill Township, Berks County,by Georg ROELLER. Sponsors were Ludwig and Elisabeth BENNER.

The Free Library of Philadelphia has a taufschein made for Jacob BENNER, son of Johannes andElisabeth (ZIEGENFUSS) BENNER. Jacob was bom February 28, 1805 in Rockhill Township, Bucks County,Pennsylvania. He was baptized by Pastor ROELLER (no date given). Sponsors were Johan Jacob and MariaLUTZ. This example is pictured (#71) in ThePennsylvaniaGerman Fraktur of The Free Library of Philadelphia,published in 1976 by The Pennsylvania German Society and The Free Libraryof Philadelphia. A second exampleis also pictured there (#510). It was made for William Benjamin, son of Johannes and Elisabeth HINKEL.Elisabeth HINKEL'sfather was LudwigFLUCK. William Benjamin was bom May 12,1844 in Richland Township,Bucks County. He was baptized June 26, 1844 by Pastor KEMMERER. Sponsors were Ludwig BENNER andMaria Anna HINKEL, both single.

A Bible record in a private collection was made for Jacob and Ester (BENNER) LANDES, who marriedon September 8,1839. Jacob was bom August 11,1816. Ester BENNER was bom March 29,1816. They hadtwo children. Maria was bom March 23,1841 and William was bom October 8,1843. Ester died August 22,1846at age 30 years, 4 months, and 24 days. A month later, on September 25, five-year-old Maria died. JacobLANDES married a second time to Rebecka KINDIG on June 25,1859. They had a stillborn daughter in 1860and a second daughter named Eliesabetha LANDES, who was born May 9, 1862 in Upper Milford Township,Montgomery County. Death dates are given for what may have been Jacob LANDES's parents, although therecord does not make that relationship clear. Itsays Abraham LANDES died February 14,1855 at age 72 years,3 months, and 23 days. And Maria LANDES died February 9,1859 at age 73 years, 5 months, and 4 days.

If you have names you wish me to research on fraktur, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope toRussell D. Earnest Associates, P.O. Box 1007, East Berlin, PA 17316.

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An Overlooked Source: German-born Account Holders in the Freedman's Saving andTrust Company

Compiled by Susannah E. Brooks

Asgenealogists wehave a tendency to categorize recordsbytimeperiod, recordsource, orethnicgroup. In many casesthisnarrows our searchandhelps to pinpoint the recordsweneedto find specificinformation about our ancestors. In other cases it causes us to overlook valuable sources ofinformation,because the records do not fit into our parameters. A case in point is the records of the Freedman'sSaving andTrust Company, especially the signature cards."Amongthe most underused bodiesoffederalrecords useful for AfricanAmericangenealogicalresearch are the records ofthe Freedman's SavingandTrust Company."1 Theserecords are almost entirely overlooked by those doing Europeanimmigrantresearch. Immigrants, who were born in Germany or other German-speaking parts ofEurope, openedmore that four hundred accounts.

The Freedman's Bank was established in 1865 by a group ofphilanthropists and investors andchartered by Congress as a place for Black soldiers to save their bounty payments, pay, and bonuses.Because many slaves had been denied the right to learn to read and write, a signature was often uselessas a means of identification. Therefore, the bank required a great deal ofinformation about the person(age, complexion, birthplace, where raised, residence, parents' names, names of spouse and children,siblings names, etc.). When the branches required that the "cards" be completely filled out (not allbranches did), the result is a mini-genealogy ofthe family. The Bank became the bank for the military ina few cities and the soldiers were the first European immigrants to open accounts. Ofthe signature cardsthat survive, various branches had varying numbers ofGermans opening accounts (from 4 in Shreveport,Louisiana to approximately 240 in New York). The New York Branch passbooks included informationabout bank rules, etc. in English, German, and French, so it is obvious that this branch intended to attractimmigrantdepositors. The New York Branch signature cards are the most complete, asking, in additionto the required questions, "how long have you been in the US; age and location ofparents, siblings, andgrown children; name ofhusbands ofmarried sisters or daughters, and amount of initialdeposit." Forthe researcher lucky enough to have an ancestor (or one of his/her immediate family members) whoopened an account in the nine years the bank existed (1865 -1874), this may be the place to find the hintsneeded to determine birthplace, date ofimmigration, or locationofa sibling who vanished. The weaknessofthese records is the information was dictated to a bank employee, who had little knowledge ofGermannames or geography. Like other records ofthis era the spellingis creative at best. Often the records areincomplete (Baltimore branch records are consistentlyincomplete

As space permitscopiesofinformationfrom individual signaturecards ofpersons born inGermanywillbe printedin Der Kurier. "Germany" will include the various German states, Alsace in France, Switzerland, Poland,Bohemia, and Austria. The compiler has attempted to copy the records exactly at they were written on the signaturecards. At a later date other records, such as letters and questionnaires completed by a few German-born accountholders, will be included in articles in Der Kurier. (continued next page)

1Washington, Reginald."The Freedman's Saving and Trust Company and African American GenealogicalResearch" Prologue vol. 29, No. 2 Summer 1997.

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Name: Heyl,Marie SophiaMargarette2Signature: Marie Sh. Heyl

Bank Branch: New York, NYAccount #: 5924 Date: 24 Apr 1873Birthplace: Bremen, GermanyResidence: East New York

Age: 37 yrsSpouse: John FrederickChildren: Arthur & William by present husband

Anthony Lumenski by first husbandFather: Conrad D. Behrins (dead)Mother: Johanna (dead)Brothers: Frederick in NY

William in JapanComments: 19 yrs in US; $125

Name: Schulze, K.G. Adolph & wifeSignature: KGA Schulze & Margarethe Schulze

Bank Branch: Baltimore, MDAccounts 3982 Date: 1 Sep 1871Birthplace: born 1843 DresdenResidence: Charles St. 310

Age: 28 yrsOccupation: machinist for WildSpouse:Children: Anna Louise

Father: Conrad Friedrich Muller

Mother: Johanne Friedricke Schulze

Comments: "either can draw money'*

Name: Diebel, ConradSignature: sameBank Branch: Atlanta, GAAccount #: 0769 Date: 16 Sep 1870Birthplace: Prussia, HoresfeldResidence: US Barracks, Atlanta

2All cited records are taken from Registers ofSignatures ofDepositors in Branches of theFreedman's Saving and Trust Co.,1865-1874(National Archives microfilm publicationM816),Records ofthe Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency, RG 101, National Archives andRecord Administration, Washington, DC.

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Age: 39 yrsOccupation: musicianFather: John in Prussia

Mother: AngelineComments: "brought up in Prussia, came toUS in 1856, Oct. 20"

Name: Axt, AugustSignature: same

Bank Branch: New York, NYAccount #: 2599 Date: 22 Apr 1871Birthplace: Hesse DarmstadtResidence: 159 Forsyth StAge: 47 yrOccupation: physicianSpouse: MaryChildren: John (17)Father: John (dead),Mother: Elizabeth (dead)Brothers: Frederick in Phila.

Carl in Spezheim Hesse DarmstadtSisters: Barbara widow ofIno Vethersmith?3 in

Lysaenor Uthia?(not heard of her in 5 yrs) Elizabethin Vastadt in Rheinhesse

Comments: 19 yrs in US; "certificate of deposit #20"

Name: Morris, CharlesSignature: Chal Morris

Bank Branch: Savannah, GAAccount #: 1359 Date: 26 Dec 1868

Birthplace: Mownglau?, PrussiaResidence: Congress St. Savannah HotelAge: 24 yrOccupation: TailorSpouse: none Children:Father: Abraham Moses in Prussia

Mother: Becca dead in Pr

Brothers: Issac Moses in NYC 66 Beckman St

Moses in Prussia

Joseph Moses also in NYCSisters: Dora Harris in NY CityComments: The family name is Moses. Charleschanged his name to Morris by which he is nowknown.

3"?" indicates that the compiler had difficultyreading the handwriting.

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Buchbesprechungen

Nemesis At Potsdam: The Expulsion of

the Germans from the Eastby

Alfred M DeZayas.

Revised edition available from Picton Press, P.O. Box 250,Rockport, ME 04856. Soft-cover, 6"x 9", 270 pages,photographs, maps, illustrations, complete index $23.95postpaid.

Ethnic cleansing is not a term or process new to thelate twentieth-century - in central and eastern Europeit has been going on for centuries. America and theworld have taken note of the purging in Serbia in thisdecade, but the West knows little of the cleansing thattook place in eastern Germany, Poland andCzechoslovakia at the end of World War II. Russian

and eastern European troops, with full knowledge ofthe American and British governments, expelledfifteen million German-speaking men, women andchildren from east and central Europe. Two million ofthe fifteen million German civilians died during theexpulsion.

Alfred M. DeZayas in his book Nemesis at Potsdamchronicles the details of the horror and the American

complicity. He discusses the genesis of the Oder-Neisse Line which fixed Germany's eastern border.Zayas goes on to note the transfer was not as "orderlyand humane" as had been decreed in the Potsdam

Accord. In 1945 the Times reported that Berlinhospitals "made the sights of the concentration campsappear normal.''

For Americans whose German roots are in the east,this book is a must if somewhat disturbing read.

Reviewed by John T. Humphrey

New York State Cemeteries Name/

Location Inventory 1995-1997

Compiled by the Association ofMunicipal Historicans of New York State

1999 Heritage Books, Inc., 1540 Pointer Ridge Place,Bowie, MD 20716 (1223 pp., 5.5"x 8.5", soft cover) Item #

A534 $83.50 +S/H

This three-volume publication is the first state-widecommunity service project compiled by the AMHNYS,an attempt to inventory all the cemetery sites in theentire state. This work includes name of cemetery,location, dates of first and last burial, type of cemetery(private, religious, military, etc.), whether active orinactive or deserted, and name of contact person.Some entries note number of grave-sites, Rev. Warburials, etc.

The data is organized alphabetically by county, bytowns and cities within each county, and by cemeterysite within the smaller jurisdiction. The Table of Contents shows in which counties the cemeteries of the

five boroughs of NYC are listed. Volume I includesthe counties of Albany through Livingston; Vol. IIMadison through Schuyler; and Vol. Ill Seneca throughYates.

A researcher will likely need all three volumes in orderto access the data, since the Table of Contents is inVol. I and the Index is in Vol. III. The coverage isexcellent for some localities, but absent or uneven forothers. Some locations were listed but noted as not

participating. Other localities were neither listed nornoted why they were missing. For example, the City ofBinghamton has several cemeteries but city or itsburial sites are not mentioned. Appendix B of VolumeIII includes An Inventory Addendum Request Form )so that additions and corrections may be made to theoriginal inventory.

A word of caution about using the Index. It is comprehensive but it has a glitch. Be sure to look up yourentry twice in the Index, once in the uppercase list andnext in the lowercase list which follows. This was

apparently a data entry incompatibility, which hopefullywill be corrected in subsequent editions.

This work is a major accomplishment. Undoubtedly,more data has been collected than was summarized inthis initial offering. I hope funding and interest in thisproject will continue to produce valuable material forall researchers.

Reviewed by Jo BoroffMAGS Board Member

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History of Augusta County, Virginia

byJ. Lewis Peyton.

Originally published in 1882 by Samuel M. Yost & Son,Staunton, VA. Reprinted in 1986 by Heritage Books, Inc.,1540E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716; 1-800-398-7709. Soft cover, 387 pages plus index, Item #P197. $31.00plus $5 shipping.

Augusta County in Virginia was established in 1738.Originally, it covered a vast area referred to as the"utmost limits of Virginia," which meant its westernboundary was the Mississippi River. The heart of theCounty was the Shenandoah Valley, which was firstexplored by Alexander Spotswood, who served asGovernor of Virginia from 1710 to 1723. In 1716,Spotswood lead a party called the "Knights of theGolden Horseshoe" over the Blue Ridge into theShenandoah. From their accounts, settlers east of theBlue Ridge began to take note about "this lovely andfruitful Valley," and were soon attracted to settle in it.In 1732, sixteen families from Pennsylvania settlednear today's Winchester. That year, Jost Hite andothers settled on a 40,000-acre piece of land in theValley. Unfortunately for German researchers, JostHite is given less attention in the eariy narrativeconcerning Augusta County than are other eariyinhabitants - especially those of British ancestry. Theauthor especially covers the history of John Lewis,whose French Huguenot family settled in Ireland priorto immigrating to America. He details informationabout the Koiner family, originally from Wurtenburg,and the Hanger family from Germany, but mostfamilies he discusses are of British and Irish origin,includingTates, Baldwins, Bells, Cochrans, Crawfords,Prestons, and others.

The value of this book to German researchers is not in

family history. Instead, it provides a frame-work forunderstanding the early history of the ShenandoahValley where Germans settled in significant numbers.

Reviewed by Corinne EarnestMAGS Publications Chair

MEMOIR AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF

GEN. JOHN STARK: Also a Biography of Capt.

Phinehas Stevens and of Col. Robert Rogers

byCaleb Stark.

Originally published in 1877 by Edson C. Eastman,

Vol. 17 No. 4 December 1999

Concord, NH. Reprinted in 1999 by Heritage Books, Inc.,1540E Pointer Ridge Place, Bowie, MD 20716; 1-800-398-7709. Soft cover, 526 pages, indexed, Item #S705. $32.00plus $5 shipping.

Gen. John Stark begins with the memoirs of JohnStark, who was bom in New Hampshire on August 28,1728. He was the son of Archibald and Eleanor(Nichols) StarkofScotland. An addition to his memoirsnotes that Stark married Elizabeth Page, who was tenyears his junior. Stark lists children bom to him andElizabeth, and the author of the book, Caleb Stark,followsthis list with this comment: "The Stark family issupposed to have originated in Germany."

Stark relates his capture by Indians in 1752, hisrunning the gauntlet, and his life among Indians. Hefurther details his activities in the French and Indian

Wars where he fought with Captain Rogers, and hisactivities in the American Revolution. His memoir is

followed by correspondence between him and suchnotables as George Washington, Ethan Allen, HoratioGates, John Hancock, and Thomas Mifflin. The correspondence, in turn, is followed with a biography of JohnStark's son, Major Caleb Stark (1759-1838), CaptainRobert Rogers of New Hampshire, and CaptainPhinehas Stevens.

This book focuses on early New Hampshire history, sothe German researcher looking for ancestors in theMid-Atlantic states will find little help here. However,those wanting to learn more about the history of theFrench and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary Warwill find this book most interesting.

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Hyattsville, MD 20781-1425

1st GENERATION

1 Roberta Jane "Bobbi" MOLLE -1: b 5 Sep 1936 Salinas, Monterey, CA

2nd GENERATION

2 James Robert "Bob" MOLLE-9: b 20 Aug 1911 Greene, IA; m 17 Sep 1935 Monterey, CA; d 25 Apr 1990Jefferson, Greene, IA

3 Lucile Jane ANDERSON-10: b 10 Nov 1912 Rutland, LaSalle, IL

3rd GENERATION

4 James William "Jim" MOLLE-223: b 6 Dec 1878 Franklin Twp, Greene, IA; m 26 Jun 1904 Cooper, Greene, IA;d 7 Sep 1946 Jefferson, Greene, IA

5 Pearl MOUNT-224: b 9 Oct 1880 Morrisburg, Guthrie, IA; d 21 Jun 1981 Jefferson, Greene, IA6 Lewis Elsworth "Lou"ANDERSON-33: b 9 Jul 1873 Odell, Livingston, IL; m 15 Dec 1898 Minonk, Woodford, IL;

d 1 Nov 1955 Jefferson, Greene, IA7 Dena KLEEN-34: b 23 Jan 1875 Coldine, Ostfriesland, GERMANY; d 21 Oct 1972 Jefferson, Greene, IA

4th GENERATION

8 John Stephen MOLLE-231: b 25 Dec 1848 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 28 Dec 1876; d 14 Dec 1928Franklin Twp, Greene, IA

9 Sarah Margaret WILTROUT-232: b 26 Feb 1859 Viola, Richland, Wl; d 28 May 1942 Jefferson, Greene, IA10 Matthias "Matt" MOUNT-239: b25 Nov 1830 Montgomery, IN; m20 Dec 187 Panora, Guthrie, IA; d 12 Mar 1904

Guthrie, IA11 Sarah Ann MENDENHALL-240: b 17 Feb 1851 Mc Lean, IL; d 10 Jun 1901 Greene, IA12 Eber C ANDERSON-219: b 11 Mar 1844 IL; m 6 Nov 1861; d Mar 1923 IA13 Sarah Jane HART-220: b 5 Sep 1843 OH; d 15 Jun 1912 Long Point, Livingston, IL14 Garmer Tieden KLEEN-132: b 5 Feb 1834 Struk, Ostfriesland, GERMANY; m 2 Jan 1865 Arle, Ostfriesland,

GERMANY; d 5 Dec 1904 Minonk, Woodford, IL15 Tatje Wilts HEMMELRICK-133: b 7 Nov 1835 Arle, Ostfriesland, GERM.; d 4 Oct 1916 Minonk, Woodford, IL

5th GENERATION

16 Joseph MOLLE-235: b 9 Oct 1814 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 25 Nov 1846 Willebadessen,Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 26 Feb 1880 .Carroll, IA

17 Anna Theodora LINNENBERG-236: b 24 May 1822 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 15 Sep 1904Carroll, IA

18 James W WILTROUT-233: b 28 Mar 1819 Summit Twp, Somerset, PA; m 12 Nov 1848 Clinton, IN; d 3 Feb1887 Greenbrier Twp, Greene, IA

19 Susannah KNABLE-234: b 28 Feb 1825 Somerset, PA; d 28 Mar 1914 Staples, Todd, MN20 Stephenson MOUNT-1311: b 11 Jun 1804 Shelbyville, Shelby, KY; m 13 Mar1827 Montgomery, IN; d 12 Apr

1886, Guthrie, IA21 Louisa WASSON-242: b 6 Aug 1809 KY; d 21 Jan 1878 Guthrie, IA22 John C MENDENHALL-1177: b 12 Mar 1810 Guilford, NC; m 10 Feb 1841 Wayne, IN; d 23 Sep 1872 Guthrie,

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23 Lucinda JONES-1178: b 28 Feb 1818 .Wayne, IN; d 4 Mar 1884 Linden, Dallas, IA24 Ephriam C ANDERSON-237: b 16 Sep 1810 OH; m 13 Dec 1831; d 9 Dec 1896 IL25 Rachel WELLS-238: b 11 Apr 1814 OH; d 12 Dec 188926 Samuel HART Rev.-221: b 17 Jun 1817 OH; m 22 Dec 1834 .Belmont, OH; d 26 Jan 1882 IL27 Rachel THOMAS-222: b Aug 1812 PA; d Aft 190328 Tiede Hinrichs KLEEN-2598: b 26 Mar 1799 Ostfriesland, GERMANY; d 28 May 1868 Sud Coldine, Ost

friesland, GERMANY29 Almuth Lubben STRUK-2597: b GERMANY

30 Wilt Tjarks HEMMELRICK-3599: d 21 Jan 1849 Arle, Ostfriesland, GERMANY31 Geelke Christina Eilts ARIANUS-3578: b 1796; d 27 Apr 1858 Arle, Ostfriesland, GERMANY

6th GENERATION

32 Johann Heinrich MOLLE-1153: b 2 Sep 1785 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 15 Feb1814 Willebad--essen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 27 Jan 1827 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

33 Anna Maria Elisabeth LINNENBERG-1160: b 2 Apr 1784 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA d 10 May 1852Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

34 Joannes Ferdinand LINNENBERG-1165: c 30 Jul 1780 Willebadessen, m 1808 Willebadessen, Westfalen,PRUSSIA; d 20 Dec 1843 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

35 Eva Catharina BESSEN-1166: b Abt 1783; d 30 Dec 1848 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA36 Johann Gottfried WILTROUT-2491: b 17 Jan 1781 Berks, PA; d 28 Jul 1857 Elklick Twp, Somerset, PA37 Margaretta DIETRICH-2492: b 29 Feb 1786; d 23 Dec 1869 Elklick Twp, Somerset, PA38 Jacob KNABLE-3278: b 1781 Washington, MD; m 1803 Somerset, PA; d 184739 Magdalina ENOS-3339: b 1786; d 187540 Mathhias MOUNT-243: b 11 Mar 1767 Amwell Twp, Hunderton, NJ; m 11 Jan1791 Scott, KY; d 23 Jan 1848

Little York, Washington, IN41 Elizabeth STEVENSON-244: b 23 Jan 1776; d 16 Feb 1805 KY42 Alexander WASSON-1986: b 1772 VA; m 14 Oct 1797 Shelbyville, Shelby, KY; d 27 Feb 1865 Montgomery,

IN

43 Jane MCDOWELL-1987: b 2 Mar 1773 Shelbyville, Shelby, KY; d 2 May 1846 Simpsonville, Montgomery, IN44 Isaiah MENDENHALL-1393: b 6 Jul 1778 Deep River mtg, Guilford, NC; m 5 Jan 1804 Deep River mtg,

Guilford, NC; d 31 Mar 1848, Wayne, IN45 Christianna CLARK-1394: b 5 Feb 1783 NC; d 3 May 1851, Wayne, IN46 Jesse JONES-4258: b 30 Aug1763 NewGarden, Guilford, NC; m4 Oct 1811 LostCreek, Knox, TN; d Economy

(r),Wayne, IN47 Lydia MAULSBY-4326: b 19 Feb 1784Harford, MD; d 6 May 1864Dallas, IA54THOMAS-4785:bDE55XXX-4786:bMD56 Hinrich Tieden KLEEN-2611: b Abt 1760 GERMANY57 Trientje EILERS-2612: b Abt1770 GERMANY58 Lubbe Janssen STRUK-3579: b Abt 1770 GERMANY; d 10 Nov 1832 Struk, Ostfriesland, GERMANY59 Renste GARMERS-3580: b Abt 1780 GERMANY62 Eilt Janssen ARIANUS-373863 Trehe JANSSEN-3740

7th GENERATION

64 Joannes Casparus "Caspar MOLLE-1148: b 3 Jun 1744Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 28 Oct 1777Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 4 Dec 1801 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

65 Margaretha Gertrud Elisabeth BREYDEWALDT-1150: b 20 Oct 1752Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d8 Jan 1806 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

66 Johann Joseph LINNENBERG-1167: b 7 Feb 1751 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 25 Sep 1780Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 12 Aug 1832 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

67 Gertrudis WIECHERS/WIEGERS-1168: d Bef 1822

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69 Elisabeth ROCKS-5179

70 Johann Juergen BESSEN-482471 Maria Catharina SCHAEFERS-482572 Johannes WILTRAUT-2504: b 1744 Daaden.GERMANY; m Abt 1767 Berks, PA; d Dec 1826 Greenwich Twp,

Berks, PA73 Maria Christena KRAMER-2505: b 29 Jul 1748 Greenwich Twp, Berks, PA; d Bef 182576 Jacob KNABLE-3369: b 3 Jan 1753 Bethel Twp, Berks, PA; m 12 Nov 1776 Stouchberg, Berks, PA; d 1823

Somerset, PA77 Maria Salome CASSELL-3370: b 3 Jan 1753, Somerset, PA80 Thomas MOUNT-359: b 18 Apr 1728 Cranbury, Middlesex, NJ; m 1756 NJ; d 19 Apr 1818 .Shelby, KY81 Mary CLAYTON-360: b4 Sep 1734 Chichester, Chester, PA; d 1815, Shelby, KY82 James STEVENSON-357

83 XXX-358

84 Robert WASSON Sr-2004: b 1748 Simpsonville, KY; d Mar 1824 Shelbyville. Shelby, KY85 Catherine XXX-2005: b Abt 1749 Shelbyville, Shelby, KY86 Alexander MCDOWELL-2002: b 1735; m 1772; d 20 Feb 1817 Simpsonville, Shelby, KY87JaneXXX-3387

88 Elijah MENDENHALL-1414: b 15 Dec 1748 East Cain mtg, Chester, PA; m 17 Apr 1771 New Garden mtg,Guilford, NC; d 5 Oct 1781 Guilford, NC

89 Mary KENDALL-1415: b 14 Oct 1746 Warrington, Bucks, PA; d 5 Nov 182290 John CLARK-1412: b 22 Sep 1752 Old Sight; m 29 Mar 1773 New Garden, Guilford, NC; d 12 Mar 1808

.Guilford, NC91 Margaret JOHNSON-1413: b 12 Feb 1749 .Chester,PA; d 16 Jun 1790 New Garden, Guilford, NC92 Isaac JONES-4367: b 10 Mar 1736 of Guilford, NC; m 1758 Warrington mm, York, PA; d 22 Jun 1801 Lost

Creek, Jefferson, TN93 Esther POWELL-4368: b Abt 1740 „PA; d 25 May 1816 Lost Creek, Jefferson, TN94 John MAULSBY-4331: b Abt 1735 Limerick, Montgomery, PA; m 21 May 1766 Nantmeal mtg, Chester, PA; d

1809 Lost Creek, Jefferson, TN95 Lydia JOHN-4332: b 7 Sep 1745, Chester, PA; d 1816 Lost Creek, Jefferson, TN

8th GENERATION

128 Josephi MOLLE-1145: b 1712; m 16 Jan 1743 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 19 Apr 1786 Willebad--essen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

129 Maria Catharine LANGEN-1146: b 1713; d 26 Apr 1887 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA130 Friderici BREYDEWALDT-1158: m Bef 1752

131 Eva Catharina BLINDEN-1159

132 Antonius LINNENBERG-5156: b 8 Jun 1715 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 22 Apr 1743 Willebad--essen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 1 Jun 1761 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

133 Catharina MERTENS-5157

136 Jodocus LINNENBERG-5167: b 1 Sep 1718 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; m 1 Aug 1741 Willebad--essen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 21 Jun 1754 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

137 Gertrudis WOLF-5172

144 Johann Jacob WILTRAUT-2554: b 28 Feb 1717 Daaden, Rhineland, GERMANY: m 18 Oct 1739 Daaden,Rhineland, GERMANY; d Abt 1776 Berks, PA

145 Maria N SCHNEIDER-2555: d Abt 1752

146 Godfried KRAEMER-2574: b Abt 1725 GERMANY; m 20 Apr 1747 Berks, PA, Moselem Ch; d 1788 Berks, PA147 Anna Martha HILL-2575

152 Christopher KNEBEL-4029: m 1744 Tulpehochen, Berks, PA; d Bef Feb 1794 Bethel, Berks, PA153 Catherine WALBORN-4030: b 1722; d May 1807154 John CASSELL-3371

160 Matthias MOUNT-368: b Abt 1706/1707 Middletown, Monmouth, NJ; d 7 Apr 1791 Cranbury, Middlesex, NJ

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161 Anne DE BOOGH-1982: b 1706/1707; d 1734/1735 NJ162 William CLAYTON-2929: b 13 Jun 1713 Chichester, Chester, PA; d Bef 1757163 Mary EVANS-4427: b of Uwchlan, PA172 Alexander MCDOWELL-3389

176 James MENDENHALL-1425: b 26 Dec 1718 Chester, PA; m 10 Apr 1743 Goshen Mtg, Chester, PA; d 1783.Guilford, NC

177 Hannah THOMAS-1429: b 14 Nov 1716/1717, Chester, PA; d 1792178 Thomas KENDALL-1423: b 23 May 1715; m 13 Nov 1740 Chester mtg, Chester.PA; d 26 Sep 1781 New

Garden, Guilford, NC179 Sarah PILKINGTON-1424: b ENGLAND; d Abt 1750180 Francis CLARK-1649: b Abt 1721 Hanover, VA; m 14 Oct 1746 Caroline, VA; d Nov 1799 Richmond, NC181 Christian STONE-1650: b Abt 1725 Caroline, VA; d 15 Feb 1794/1797 Richmond, NC182 James JOHNSON-3280: b 3 Aug 1726 Chester, PA; m 20 Apr 1748 Londongrove, Chester, PA; d 18 Apr 1809

Guilford, NC183 Margaret COOK-3281: b Abt 1728 Chester, PA; d 1 Mar 1781 .Guilford, NC188 William MAULSBY-4386: b 18 Oct 1695 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND; m 19 Apr 1732 Plymouth,

Philadelphia, PA; d 1779 Newberry, York, PA189 Rose REES/REESE-4387: b Abt 1699 of Plymouth, Philadelphia, PA; d Belair, Harford, MD190 Samuel JOHN-4384: b Bef 1725

191 Ann XXX-4385

9th GENERATION

264 Werners LINNENBERG-5162: b Abt 1674; m 31 Mar 1707 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA; d 23 Jun1747 Willebadessen, Westfalen, PRUSSIA

265 Eva DUNSCHEN-5163272 Werners LINNENBERG-5162: b Abt 1674; m 31 Mar 1707Willebadessen, Westfalen,PRUSSIA; d 23 Jun 1747

Willebadessen.Westfalen, PRUSSIA273 Eva DUNSCHEN-5163288 Johan Henrich WILTRAUT-2559: b 10 Sep 1671 Wetter, GERMANY; m GERMANY; d 1738/1740.GERMANY289 XXX-2560

292 Sebold KRAEMER-5359294 Jacob HILL-5358: c 22 Mar 1705 Frankenthal, Palatine, BAVARIA, Frankenthal Ev L304 George KNOEBEL-4852306 Christian Wilhelm WALBORN Reverend-4145: b Apr 1692 Idar, Rhineland-Pfalz, GERMANY; d 11 Dec 1769

LsncdstBr PA

307 Catharina Elisabetha BATDORF-4146: b 1697 Palatine, GERMANY; d 1764 Hydelbert Twp, Lancaster, PA320 Richard MOUNT-375: b Abt 1665 Providence (r),RI; m 1687NJ; d Aft 25 Jan 1723 Cranbury, Middlesex, NJ321 Rebecca WALL-376: b Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d NJ322 Frederick DE BOOGH-2473: b 1686; d 1756 NJ323 Johanna "Hannah" VAN HOOK-2474: d Aft 1756324 William CLAYTON-2923: b 8 Mar 1686 PA; d Abt Dec 1757 PA325 Mary MARTEN-2924352 Aaron MENDENHALL-1454: b 20 Nov 1690 East Cain mtg, Chester, PA; m 16 Jul 1715 Concord mtg, Chester,

PA; d 30 Apr 1765 East Cain mtg, Chester, PA353 Rose PIERSON-1482: b 16 Jan 1693 East Cain mtg, Chester, PA; d 29 Mar 1771 East Cain mtg.Chester, PA354 Richard THOMAS-1435: b 1672 Whitford Game, Flint, WALES; m 15 Jan 1713 Whiteland Twp, Chester, PA;

d 1744 Whiteland, Chester, PA355 Grace ATHERTON-1436: b Lancashire, ENGLAND; d Aft 1744 Chester, PA356 Thomas KENDALL-3237: b Westmoreland, ENGLAND; m Bef 1709 PA357 Mary XXX-3238358 Edward PILKINGTON-3270359 Mary WEBB-3271360 Francis CLARK-3512: b 1676 Hanover, VA; m 1704 VA; d 1769 Louisa, VA

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361 Cordelia LANKFORD-3513: b Abt 1682, Hanover, VA; d Abt 1760, Louisa, VA362 Nicholas STONE-3529: b Abt 1695, Of Caroline, VA363 Mary XXX-3530: d Bef 6 Jun 1767, Caroline, VA364 Joshua JOHNSON-3290: b 29 Jul 1696 Coolby, Wicklow, IRELAND; m 23 Apr 1724 Kennett Square, Chester,

PA; d 1783 .Chester, PA365 Sarah MILLER-3395: b 1 Nov 1704 Of Kennet Twp, Chester, PA; d Aug 1749 Chester, PA366 John COOK-3478: b 2 Jul 1696 Tarvin, Cheshire, ENGLAND; m 6 Oct 1718 PA; d 15 Mar 1759 PA367 Elinor LANGDALE-3479: b 7 Apr 1696 Warton, Lancaster, ENGLAND376 William MALTBY-4397: b Abt 1660 of Orston, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND; m 9 Sep 1689 ENGLAND; d 14

Oct 1699 Philadelphia, PA377 Mary RHODES-4398: b 30 Jan 1662 Derbyshire, ENGLAND; d 6 Feb 1706/7 Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND378 John REES/REESE-4395

379 Hannah XXX-4396

380 Samuel JOHN-4557: b .Pembrokeshire, WALES; d 1766 Uwchlan, PA

10th GENERATION

576 Johannes WILTRAUT-2565: b Bef 1641 GERMANY; m 1 Nov 1659 GERMANY577 Anna Maria SEELMAN-2566: b Bef 1644 GERMANY

612 Johann Adam "Hans" WALBORN-4156: b 1665/1668 Wiesbaden, Nassau, GERMANY; m 15 Feb 1691Wiesbaden.GERMANY, Mosbach-Biebrich; d Tulpehocken, Berks, PA

613 Anna Elisabetha ZIETZ-4157: b 1666/1671 Vollmersback, Idar-Oberstein, GERMANY640 George MOUNT-377: b 18 Mar 1626/1627 Boughton Aluph, Kent, ENGLAND; m Abt 1657 Rl; d Abt 1705

Monmouth, NJ641 KatherineXXX-378: d Aft 1705

642 Walter WALL-2455: b 1619, Wiltshire, ENGLAND; d 1702 Middletown, Monmouth, NJ643 Ann XXX-2456

644 Solomon DE BOOGH-2979: b 1660, Long Island, NY; d 1753 NewYorkCity, NY645 Anna BRAT-2980

646 Lawrence VAN HOOK-2981: b 1670 NY; d 1724 NJ647 Johanna SMITH-2982: b 1673 NY; d 1747 NJ648 William CLAYTON-2925: b Abt 1660 ENGLAND; m Feb 1684/5 PA; d Abt 1727 Chichester, Chester, PA649 Elizabeth BEZER-2926

650 Walter MARTEN-2927: b 2 Mar1651 of Cuckfield, Sussex, ENGLAND; m 1684 PA; d Chichester,Chester, PA651 Jane BUSCHELL-2977

704John MENDENHALL-1475: b 30 Oct 1659 Wiltshire, ENGLAND; m 5 Sep 1685 Darby Mtg, Chester, PA; d 19Aug 1758 PA

705 Elizabeth MARIS-1476: b 3 Jun 1665 Grafton Flyford, Worchester, ENGLAND706Thomas PIERSON-1463: b 1653 Bristol, ENGLAND; m 1 Mar 1692 Newark Mtg, New Castle, DE; d 22 Sep

1722 Cain, Chester, PA707 Rose DIXON-1464: b 1670 Armagh, IRELAND; d 29 Sep 1722 East Cain, PA708 Richard THOMAS-1706: b Bef 1652 Whitford Game, Flint, WALES; m Bef 1672 Flint, WALES; d Abt 1684

Chester, PA709 XXX-1707: d Bef 1699, Flint, WALES710 Henry ATHERTON-3268: m Abt 1690 ENGLAND; d Bef 1731 Chester, PA711 Jennet THELWELL-3269: b ENGLAND

728 Robert JOHNSON-3415: b 1670 Coleboy,Wicklow, IRELAND; m 29 Jun 1693 Wicklow, Wicklow, IRELAND; d1732 New Garden Twp, Chester, PA729 Margaret BERTHWAITE-3416: b Abt 1675; d Bef 1732730 Gayen MILLER-3442: b 1674Armagh, IRELAND; m 1695 Armagh, IRELAND; d 30 Apr1742 Chester, PA731 Margaret HENDERSON-3443: b Abt 1675, Chester, PA; d Jan 1743/4 New Garden, Chester, PA732 Peter COOK-3489: b 1674 ENGLAND; m 7 Oct 1695 Cheshire, ENGLAND; d 713 at sea733 Elinor NORMAN-3490: b ENGLAND; d 1726 Londongrove, Chester, PA734 Thomas LANGDALE-3504

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755 Elizabeth XXX-4476

760 John PHILIP-4558

11th GENERATION

1152 Jonas WILTRAUT-2572: b Abt 1614 GERMANY; bur 10 Mar 1671 GERMANY1153 Margaret XXX-2573: bu 10 Nov 1677 GERMANY1224 Joachim WALDBORN-4163: b Abt 1629 GERMANY; bu 10 Sep 1689 Wiesbaden, GERMANY1225 Anna Maria XXX-4164: b Abt 1636 GERMANY; d 30 Dec 1693 Wiesbaden, GERMANY1280 Richard MOUNT-1857: b 1 Dec 1588 Kennington, Kent, ENGLAND; m Bef 1625 Kent, ENGLAND; d 24 Jan

1639 Kent, ENGLAND1281 Joan OWRE-1858: b ENGLAND; d 29 Sep 1631 Kent, ENGLAND1296 William CLAYTON-2958: b 1625 ENGLAND; m 7 Nov 1653 St. Pancras par, Sussex, ENGLAND; d 1689

Chester, PA1297 Prudence LANCKFORD-29591300 Walter MARTEN-4465: b Abt 1622 of Cuckfield, Sussex, ENGLAND; m 1 Jun 1647 Cuckfield, Sussex, ENG.1301 Mary PELLING-4466: b Abt 1626 of Cuckfield, Sussex, ENGLAND1302 Joseph BUSCHELL-50101303 Sarah XXX-50111408 Thomas MENDENHALL-1484: b 1630 Wiltshire, ENGLAND; m 12 Aug 1649 Wiltshire; bu 5 Sep 16821409 Joan STROADS-1485: b 1634 ENGLAND; d 1690 Wiltshire, ENGLAND1410 George MARIS-1688: b 1632 Worcester, ENGLAND; m Bef1660 Hattswell, Worcester, ENGLAND; d 15 Nov

1705 Springfield Twp, Chester, PA1411 Alice WILSMITH-1689: b 16 Jan 1632 Worcester, ENGLAND; d 11 Jan 1699 Springfield Twp, Chester, PA1414 Henry DIXON-1719: b Bef 1640 IRELAND1415 Rose XXX-1720: b Bef 1640 Armagh, IRELAND1460 John MILLER-3432: b 1633 Brechenbrough, Yorkshire, ENGLAND; m 1657 IRELAND1461 Ann CLIBBEN-3433: b 1630 Cowley, Durham, ENGLAND1462 Patrick HENDERSON-3474: b Abt 1644 Of, Antrim, IRELAND; d 17 Aug 1702 Kennet, Chester, PA1463 Katherine XXX-3475: b Abt 1646 Of.Antrim, IRELAND

12th GENERATION

2560 Gregory MOUNT-1859: b ENGLAND; d 12 Aug 1625Folkstone, Kent, ENGLAND2561 Tonisyre BLACKGOORNE-18602592 William CLAYTON-2964: m 30 Oct 1631 Boxgrove par, Sussex, ENGLAND; d 1653 Chichester, Sussex.ENG2593 Joan SMITH-2965: bu 27 Apr 1644 Boxgrove par, Sussex, ENGLAND2594 William LANCKFORD-29632816 Thomas MENDENHALL-4962: b 1609 ENGLAND; d 1673 ENGLAND2817 Anne XXX-4963: b 1609 ENGLAND; d 1640 ENGLAND2818 William STRODE-1715: d ENGLAND2819 Joanna BARNARD-17162920 John MILLER-3471: b Abt 1607 Yorkshire, ENGLAND; d Aft 16312922 William CLIBBEN-3472: b Abt 1604 Cowley, Durham, ENGLAND2923 Brigetta WARDE-3473: b Abt 1608 Durham, ENGLAND; d Aft 1629

13th GENERATION

5636 William STRODE-2389: d 1592 ENGLAND5637 Elizabeth UPTON-27985638 Edward BARNARD-29175639 Jane SMITHES-2918 END

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SCHAEFFER

#17-25 Seek info Nicholas SCHAEFFER s/o Jacob of NY; b 1736 Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. PA. d 1796MaidencreekTwp., Berks Co. PA.

Sharieen Geraths 1530 Westlake Ave. N # 100 Seattle WA 98109-3011 email SGeraths@aol.com

WINTER SCHAEFFER

#17-26 Seek info Christopher WINTER b ca 1752 Ger; m ca 1776/78 Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. PA toCatherine SCHAEFFER; d 1836 Donegal Twp. Washington Co., PA (continued next page)

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Sharieen Geraths 1530 Westlake Ave. N# 100 Seattle WA 98109-3011 email Sgeraths@aol.com

SENGEISEN SENGEISSEN SINGEISEN SINGISER SINGHEISER

#17-27 Seek birth, mar, death info Johann Ludwig SENGEISEN, butcher, Lutheran. Emi Rotterdam toPhiladelphia Oct 1749; liv Philadelphia. W Maria Elizabetha maiden name unk.

Robert E. Singiser 326 S. Hickory Haven Drive. Gumee, IL 60031

ROHRBACH

#17-28 Seek info Wilhelm (William) ROHRBACH b 21 Sept 1842. Cabinet maker and glass cutter. Arr USca 1855; d 15 Jun 1914; bur Western Cem, Baltimore, MD. Seek info US arr and German origins.

Jean Rohrbach Ruehl 2618 Liter Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21042

SCHWEIKER SCHWEIKERT

#17-29 Seek info Christian SCHWEIKER m Dorthea ? b 1823. Fam to US ca 1855 w/ 3 ch: Mary b 5 Jan1849; Christian, Jr.; and dau d and bur at sea. Wilhelm b 2 Oct 1856 in US. Fam burWestem Cem., Baltimore,MD. Seek info US arr and German origins.

Jean Rohrbach Ruehl 2618 Liter Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21042

RUHL RUEHL

#17-30 Seek infoConrad RUHL b 1832, mar Mary? b 1832. Arr US ca 1851, both from Hesse Darmstadt.At least 3 sons. Seek info arr and German origins.

Jean Rohrbach Ruehl 2618 Liter Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21042

HERDLEIN

#17-31 Seek info John P. HERDLEIN b 29 Aug1811, d 11 Jul 1884. MarMargaret?; arr USca mid 1840's.She d 17 Jun 1890. Both bur Loudon Park Cem., Baltimore, MD. Seek info US arr and German origins.

Jean Rohrbach Ruehl 2618 Liter Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21042

SONNEBORN

#17-32 Seek info Elizabeth b 6 Mar 1871; fa Herbert fm Essen Ger. Mar William RUEHL 18 Nov. 1894 inUS. Bur Loudon Park Cem. Baltimore, MD. Arrca 1890's w/ sister who returned to Ger. Seek info US arr andGerman origins.

Jean Rohrbach Ruehl 2618 Liter Dr. Ellicott City, MD 21042

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