I have looked high and low for a Fishback that would fit your Mary Bach, but I can't find one! I also looked into Otterbach/Utterbach as a possibility and I did find one, Mary Utterbach, b. 1748, she married Alexander or Samuel Scott in 1770, but nothing else is known about her. She is the daughter of Henry Utterback and Gertrud Schneider, of Trupbach, they came to VA in 1734 and settled in The Little Fork. I also checked the Heimbach/Hanback families and can find no Mary that would fit your time frame. Does anyone have a copy of "The Fishback Genealogy?" You might be able to find a proper Mary in that publication, but I don't have it at hand. Barb Price In a message dated 9/3/2008 19:32:33 Pacific Daylight Time, persisto@earthlink.net writes: Hello listers: I've been helping David McCarley on his Tapp family research. I think the salient points we are seeking are this: He has a 1902 letter from a descendant of Moses Tapp stating that the wife of Moses Tapp was "Mary Bach, a German girl." We can find no Mary (or Maria) Bach born in the right time frame to fit this family. The Mary wife of Moses was born ca 1755. Repeat: 1755. The Bach family lived in what is now Madison County. The Tapps lived in the NE section of (modern) Culpeper County. Adjacent land owners to the Tapps were Frederick FISHBACK. We are seeking any female FISHBACH from this area, born ca 1755 who is so-far unaccounted for. Moses Tapp moved to Spartanburg County, SC around 1807. His mother, Mary JETT Tapp (widow of Vincent Tapp) moved there no later than 1803. Again, we are looking for a FISHBACK possibility here. The 1902 letter cold well have "messed up" her family name. Moses Tapp and Mary -----, were married around 1784 in Culpeper County (no marriage bond survives). Thanks in advance, Craig ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)