More from my researcher friend in New York: Source: _More Palatine Families_; Henry Z. Jones, Jr. Universal City, CA; 1991; p. 33 Andreas BESINGER (Bessing, Bessinger) As noted in her wonderful _Eighteenth Century Emigrants from German Speaking Lands to North America_: Volume I: The Northern Kraichgau, p. 56, Annette K. Burgert found the ancestral home of this "Palatine" at 6928 _Hoffenheim_. The Luth. Chbk. [Lutheran Churchbook] there records the marriage 26 Feb 1733 of ANDREAS BESINGER, b. in Helmstadt, and MARIA BARBARA, d/o ADAM RITZHAUPT. Andreas Besinger (also written "Besenar") appears as aged 24 on the ship "Hope" arriving in Philadelphia in 1733 (S-H, I, pp. 116, 120, & 121). Franklin's _Pa. Gazette_ on 16 Nov 1733 noted that Andreas Baseener, a Dutch servant, aged ca. 25, was a runaway from Joseph Gray at the Middle Ferry on Skuylkil. Andreas Bersinger of Lancaster Co. was nat. by Act 19 May 1739. He then made his way to N.Y., as Andreas Besinger was found on Pastor Somer's Family List ca. 1744 at Stone Arabia in the Mohawk Valley. He was along with Hudson at Schaghticoke in 1753, but then appears to have returned toPa., for "Andreas Bersinger" (if indeed it is the same man) was a resident at Lampeter and Manheim Twp. 13 Feb 1761 (Pa. Berichte). By his 1st wife, he had issue: 1. ANDREAS, bpt. 19 July 1741- sp. (sponsors): Casper Jansen Halenbek and Marytje Klauwen; the entry reads "Mother is dead 5 months, a German's child left by him near the Schoharie with Dyrk Van Vechten living on the Vlake to have it bpt." (Loonenburg Luth. Chbk.) By his 2nd wife (MARIA) ELISABETHA MULLER, he had ch.: 2. MARIA ELISABETHA, b. 02 July 1743 at Stone Arabia- sp.: Johannes Emche and his wife Elisabeth (Schoharie Luth. Chbk.). 3. A LITTLE GIRL, b. at Stone Arabia and bpt. 18 Feb 1745- sp.: ... and his wife (Schoharie Luth. Chbk.). 4. GERTRAUD, bpt. 18 Feb 1751/52 at Mohawks, the mother being called "Eliz. Miller" in the entry (Ogilvie's Records in Trinity Chbk., N.Y. City). 5. MARIA, bpt. 26 Aug 1753- sp.: Lewis Viele and Maria; mother also called "Miller" on this entry (Schaghticote Chbk.) ~~~~~~~~~~~ Where I've wriiten in caps, the book has boldface. It also has the two dots over the u in MULLER, and each child's name has a superscript 2 after it.....but I can't do those things.