I descend from her parents, Johannes Broyles b. Bef. May 1, 1697, d Abt. 1744 and Maria Mary Catherine Fleishman b. January 26, 1703/04 Germany, d. Bet. 1761 and 1771 VA. I have seen her fathers name as Johannes Jacob Broyles also. Janice

At 03/08/2002 12:18 PM Friday, AYG212001@aol.com wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >I descend from her parents, Johannes Broyles b. Bef. May 1, 1697, d >Abt. 1744 >and Maria Mary Catherine Fleishman b. January 26, 1703/04 Germany, d. >Bet. >1761 and 1771 VA. I have seen her fathers name as Johannes Jacob >Broyles >also. >Janice **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********** I've never seen any definite documentation proving his name was Johannes Jacob BROYLES; however, known documents do give his name as Hans Jacob BROYLES. "Hans" is just a diminutive of "Johann", therefore, it would seem likely that his full name was Johann Jacob. (Johannes as a first name was apparently only used in Germany when the person did not have a middle name. With a middle name, it should be Johann.) If anyone HAS ever seen documentation showing "Johan Jacob" or "Johannes Jacob", PLEASE let us know what it is. (I've also often seen "Jacob A." and "Hans Jacob A." as his name. Don't know where in the world the "A." came from, but I believe it be seriously in error.) George