Thank you so much for answering my questions and sending the additional information. It was very interesting and informative. I am most interested in Maria Catharine who was born 1742 - more about that later. Does Joh... name anyone in his will - 1777? I live in California, but plan to ask a friend to check the land records of Bucks Co, Pa for the Bast family. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Long" <[email protected]> To: "Mary H. Cole" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [BOST] The Bast family > 1. I do not have William as a middle name... In my records, he is just > Johännes Bäst.... > 2. nope, in no record(s) do we find him refered to as 'Wilhelm' or > 'William' > 3. Yes, it was written 9/3/1777 and signed "Johannes Bost", proven > 1/13/1778 Mecklenburg Co, NC > 4. I do not have enough info to prove a father for him (not to my > satisfaction) > 5. again, I do not have enough info to prove his father (not to my > satisfaction) > > This has been in debate for some time now. I'd like to see it resolved. > > Dave Long > Memphis, TN > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary H. Cole" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:56 PM > Subject: [BOST] The Bast family > > >> JOHANNES WILHELM BAST - arrived Pa 1732 and died 1777 in NC >> >> >> >> Questions >> >> 1. How we know William was his middle name? >> >> >> >> 2. Was William his "calling" name? >> >> >> >> 3. Did he leave a will? >> >> >> >> 4. Did he own property in Pa? If so was it sold? >> >> >> >> 5. Did his father own land in Pa? Was this ever checked? >> >> >> >> 6. Did his father died in Pa or NC - or is this unknown? >> >> >> >> Mary Cole >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >