This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lh.2ADE/2179.1.1 Message Board Post: Herr Merz, As I said, I have no firm evidence of this, it being handed down through the family. I did go through the records of Hessian soldiers held in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. during the 1980's, and found a Ziklar or Siklar ( I can't recall the exact spelling), but nothing of proof was found. I have not been able to find a spur for Daniel's parents. It may be that this is not the branch to which I belong--hopefully my family tree is not a tap root! Thank you for your response! Steve Zeigler