More hunting by my NY researcher friend: Source: _Book of Names Especially Relating to the Early Palentines and the First Settlers of the Mohawk Valley_; by Lou D. McWethy; 1969 p. 62 Reverend Sommer's Register of Baptisms Performed at Cani-share and Stein Raby 1743-1750 (note: Those awful spellings are supposed to be Canajoharie and Stone Arabia) Maria Elizabeth born 2 July 1743, baptized 17 July 1743. Parents Andreas BESINGER, Maria Elizabeth BESINGER. Sponsors, Johannes EMCHE and his wife Elizabeth (researcher note: Palatines usually chose family to serve as sponsors, especially those the child was named after.....Maria and Anna were considered "decoratives", as was Jans for boys.)