Hello again, One of my ancestors was Mathias (Franz?) Schaefer, son of Valentin Schaefer and Maria Eva Pfeiffer "from Benzheim". Both died before 1773, when Mathias married Maria Weinländer in Nordrach. Who knows more about the Schaefers and Pfeiffers in the Ortenau? Thank you very much! Best Kurt (Erlemann) Wuppertal