Charlie, There is a chance these Hyatts were Palatine Germans, who migrated to the Middle Atlantic in great numbers in the early 1700s. My 8th greatgrandfather, Hans Jost Hite (1685-1760) was from the village of Bonfeld in Baden Wurttenburg. He and others from that area sailed down the Rhine to Antwerp and then on to Pennsylvania in 1710. My line ended up in Frederick Co VA, but I have seen variations of the Hite surname elsewhere, including Hyatt. It may well be the Netherlands was the departure point and not the ancestral home. Note that confusion between Dutch and German origins was common in 18th century America (witness the Pennsylvania "Dutch"). If you want to pursue this angle, you can contact me off list. Paul Reddick -----Original Message----- From: NAVLAWCFM@aol.com To: DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:53:01 EST Subject: [NewCastle] Long shot query Fellow Rooters....Been monitoring this list for some time, but haven't placed an inquiry to date. I've traced my family tree, HYATT branch, to St George's Hundred, New Castle Co early 1700's. A Thomas Hyatt likely father of Isaac Hyatt, Sr 1732-1797 was in the area early 1700's as was his father of same name. Scharf's History of Delaware indicates that the Hyatt people originated in the Netherlands as did Vandegrift's & others. Try as I might, can't seem to locate for the early 1700's any Hyatt surnamed folks (ancestors or otherwise) in the Netherlands. Any suggestions for further researcher on this issue? TIA for your help. Charlie Murphy near Seattle.