----- Original Message ----- From: Evelyn E. Watson <evelynw@mindspring.com> > What ship did Johannes Agender travel on from Switzerland? IThe year he came > to the U.S. could provide some hint of why he might have left Europe. Is > there any information about the name of his wife? Did this question ever get answered? If not: he and his wife Margarita and six children arrived 21 Sep 1731 on the ship Britannia. The ship sailed from Rotterdam to Cowes then to Philadelphia. If you go to this URL, about half way down you will see a listing for them under the spelling EIGENTER (near the top of the page is a listing for Johannes only under the spelling Egender): http://www.rootsweb.com/~GENHOME/imm3e.htm They are also listed in the book PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIONEERS by Strauassburger, volume I page 47, 49, 50, 52, 53 (under spellings Eigenter and Ageder). This book can be found at almost any genealogical society or large library. Some places also carry Volume II, which contains copies of the signatures of when they signed in at port. Johannes signatures can be found on page 38 and 41 of this book. These are the ones I scanned and put on my webpage, along with the one from his Power of Attorney before he died.