nn, thanks for the reply. I actually had thought of the archives myself and gathered some info on Abraham that way (great minds ...) Actually, I believe is was information you had posted some time ago. William Geiger was executor of the will of a Henry Gallman of Saxe Gotha, dated 1776. I looked in the archives for him also, but only found references to Williams who would have been born later than this one, assuming this William was at least 21 to be an executor? I don't know the rules back then for being an executor. Anyway, maybe "William" was a middle name of one of the Geigers we do know about. I also noticed three different fathers for the famous Emily Geiger (William, John, and Abram, and two different husbands (Llewellyn Threewits and J.L. Reid) .....does anyone know the true story here?? Regards, Jan

Written accounts give Emily GEIGER's father as John GEIGER, but which one is hazy. For all they are worth, my notes are below. Anne C. ========================= Notes on John: Possible son of Gov. Hans Jacob Geiger. Andrea called this John Geiger "Hans Geiger, immigrant from Switzerland and Germany, and a brother to Hermann Geiger", and others say "Hans, called John; youngest brother of Hermann". On the church record of children that Herman's father brought from Switzerland on September, 1736, the only sons are Herman, Hans Heinrich (Henry) and Hans Jacob. John could have been born in South Carolina and be old enough to be father of Emily, but he would be at least twelve years younger than his nearest sib. Andrea said John Geiger married a sister of Ann Murff and that they had only one child, Emily Geiger, b. 1762/63, d. 1780/90. She was the famous heroine of the Rev. War. Her father was called "sickly" at the time of her exploit. Emily Geiger married Captain John Threewits ("Threv-its") and died of "childbed fever." Their daughter, Elizabeth Juliet Threewits, died as a child. The husband remarried. ========================= Notes on Emily: Emily Geiger was the famous heroine of the Rev. War in 1781. Andrea says she was the daughter of John Geiger and Emily Murff. According to depositions in Percy Geiger book, she later married Capt. John Threewits ("Threv-its") and died in childbirth. Their daughter Elizabeth died young. ========================= Notes on John Threewits: Captain Threewits (earlier Threewitz; Thurwitz - pronounced "Threv-its") married second, to Eleanor Fitzpatrick and had one child, Llewelyn Threewits. He married third, Catherine Daniel and had Eleanor Fitzpatrick Threewits (b. 1810, m. Dr. Marsh); John Llewelyn Threewits (b. 5 Jul 1811, d. 17 Oct 1834); and Elizabeth Juliet Threewits (b. 5 Mar 1812, d. 14 Jul 1898, m. Dr. John Oliphant Nicholson, ch: John Threewits Nicholson). ========================= ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 7:52 AM Subject: [GEIGER] William Geiger...Emily Geiger > > I also noticed three different fathers for the famous Emily Geiger > (William, John, and Abram, and two different husbands (Llewellyn Threewits > and J.L. Reid) .....does anyone know the true story here??