Ann, The name Lontz evolved into Lantz after the early 1800s. I use Lontz since that is the form in my documentation for Mary. I¹ve also seen Lonce, Lentz, Landz, etc. I think the Barbara Lantz who married John Hoover is the daughter of my Mary¹s half-brother, Samuel Lantz. Are you related to Mary Lontz¹s stepsister Christina Dietz who married John Propst in 1802 or her half-sister Sarah Dietz who married Jacob Propst c 1809? Jan