Hi everyone, I often jump to conclusions but I would like someone to weigh in on this set of events. My 3 ggrandfather, Johann George Heck, b. 13 Sept. 1811 in Gross-Karben, left his home town and married a woman from Kircheimbolanden, Bayern in 1840. Johann Georg was the son of Johann Heinrich Heck also of Karben. Following the trail back, our earliest ancestor, Hermann Heck, b. circa 1703 was not from Karben but came there by 1750, working as a shepherd. Going through my notebooks for possible Heck connections, I revisited one Heinrich Heck b. 1657 and d. 1718, in Dauerheim, Oberhessen. Mapquesting the town, I have found that it appears to be about 7 minutes from Kirscheimbolanden and about an hour from Gross-Karben. Would it be likely that there might be a family connection here? My 3 great grandfather was a "master tailor" from Karben. He raised his children in Kirscheimbolanden and left for the US circa 1850 when he was widowed. Thanks, Bev W