Johannes Pettenkoffer (his spelling) and three women by the same surname immigrated on the Ship Allen with the Alexander Mack party in 1729. Johannes Pettenkoffer was the person whose land was eventually used to build the old Brethren church in Germantown. His family removed to Ephrata in 1739. His wife (Br. Betticoffer Helpmate) died in 1748. He (Old Johan Bettekoffer) died in 1769. Three children(?) died later, their names being Elizabeth Betecoffer, Br. Isac Betecoffer, Br. and Br. John Betecoffer. This information is from Julius F. Sachse in an old 1890 article he published in the Pennsylvania Magazine. In an even older (c1770) publication, Morgan Edwards mentions Mrs. Pethcoffer, John Pethkoffer, and Isaac Pethcoffer as being members of the Ephrata Congregation in 1770. Does anyone on this list know anything about this family? Were the children celibate? Did the family name die out? I have not seen any mention of this family in the archives of this list. I'm looking for alternative spellings of the surname in order to do a research search. Dwayne Wrightsman