Sarah, I don't think that you can assume too much based on Jacob Holmes' will being written in German. Oftentimes, people would be primarily German-speakers for two or three generations after they immigrated to America. David Myers On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:58:48 -0700 "Sarah Holmes" <slholmes@usa.com> writes: > I am looking for a Catherine Schneider, born about 1757 (birthplace > unknown), died 1827 in Wayne Co., Ohio. She married Jacob > Holms/Holmes. Most of their children (Daniel, Caty, Polly, John, > Jonas, Susannah) were born in MD. They moved to Westmoreland, Co., > PA and it is possible their two younger children (Elizabeth and > Joseph) were born there. Jacob died in 1815. His will was in > German and I have only seen translations of it. The spelling of his > name varies within the same document. Previous family members who > completed research a number of years ago, made the assumption he was > the original immigrant based on the German will, but I have come to > believe this may be an erroneous assumption. He first shows up on > tax records in Westmoreland about 1801. His children take on the > English spelling of Holmes. His first born, Daniel, marries a > “Nancy” and moves to Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio. > Catherine Schneider Holmes is buried there. Is there any church > record that indicates a marriage between Catherine Schneider and > Jacob Holms? Or baptism of their children? Probably in MD. > > > > Thank you for any assistance you can provide. > > Sarah > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams > mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >