This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: robertcfryjr2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beachley/17.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Cindy, You and I are thinking along the same lines, at least in terms of Henry's age and a previous marriage (although not in terms of his arrival in America). On FamilySearch.org, I found a Heinrich Buegele married to a Margaretha Schaefer in Moerzheim, Germany. They had two sons baptized there: Conrad, b 14 Oct 1742, bp 16 Oct 1742 Johann Peter, b 10 Apr 1748, bp 12 Apr 1748 This Conrad would be about the same age as the one in the catechism records. Note that Moerzheim is a sister city of Frederick, Maryland, and several families from Moerzheim settled in Frederick County in the mid 1700s, including the family of my ancestor Christopher Michael, who settled very near Henry Beachley. Christopher's son George married Henry's daughter Mary Elizabeth. (Family legend holds that Christopher was the son of Franz Ludwig Michel of Bern, Switzerland, but I don't buy that.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.