Connie: I really appreciate your posting the information on Gotwals. As I am a descendant of Benjamin's son Adam this is valuable information. Best Wishes and thank you again. Wij -----Original Message----- From: ConRich40@aol.com <ConRich40@aol.com> To: HALLMAN-L@rootsweb.com <HALLMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 6:23 AM Subject: GOTWALS >Greetings Robb - Picked up your query about the spouses and wanted to offer a >quick response as I've got to remove white stuff from the driveway (i.e. SNOW >for our southern cousins!!), then I'm headed out of town for several days to >a conference. > >I have found some information on the GOTWALS family in Montgomery County >records as well as in the Bergey & Johnson book on Hallmans, and share those >for what they're worth.... (I'm an experienced amateur and if another Hallman >has better documentation, I'll willing to update what I've found!!) Anyway, >those sources list Benjamin Hallman married to Fronica Gotwals, daughter of >Adam Gotwals who came to America in 1739, aged 20 on the ship 'Samuel'. Adam >filed for citizenship August 27th, 1739. His will is filed May 17, 1792 and >proved on June 5th, 1795. (Notes made by my mother indicate a death date for >Adam of 1794 - she was in the Montgomery County Historical Society in 1994 >when she found those, but didn't make a notation of what her source was >there!! Yes - I've already 'yelled' at her for that....) > >In Adam's will (which I have read myself and do have a copy of a I prefer to >see original sources when possible) is in Norristown, #2097 from Will Book 1, >page 4390), his wife is named as Fronica, and the biographical notes on him >(Bergey and Johnson) contain a note that suggest the wife's surname was >Schneider. There are 13 children listed for Benjamin Hallman and Fronica >Gotwals - and if you don't have those, let me know - I'll see if I can help >more when I get back in town later this week. > >All for now... I hear snow plows in the street and that means an even bigger >mess at the end of our driveway - I just love winter in upstate New York! > >NUTS!! The book I cited is "Genealopgical Landmarks and Milestones of the >Lower Perkiomen Country by Ralph Johnson and David Bergey". It was indexed >and reprinted in 1992, and is available for Adams Apple Press, P.O. Box E, >Bedminster, PA, 18910. I think it's in the $25 -30 range. Try contacting >them at (215) 755-2149 or Faxing (215) 795-2694. Perhaps they have e-mail by >now - my contact was several years ago --- running late now - catch you later. > >Good luck!! Connie Richardson > ConRich40@aol.com >