I wonder if you could check this book for any reference to the following: Was a Jacob Switzer married to a Mary Ruckle circa 1808 ? (Jacob Switzer was father to 10 boys but was, as I suspect, his wife Mary RUCKLE?) It would be great if you could clear this up or just add more weight to my hunch. Thanks Terry Jackson in Oxfordshire Researching: Lancs - SMITH, MCDONNELL, HAYES Ches.- MCDONNELL, GARNER, HOOLEY Staffs.- GARNER Surrey - WILKINSON, CHANDLER, FRY, PARRATT, PUNTER, LITTLE, ARNOLD, BINFIELD Canada & Ireland -SWITZER, LAWRENCE, JACKMAN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen" <opgenort@sisqtel.net> To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2:17 AM Subject: [IP] Ann Brandt's book > I have a copy of "THE RUCKLE FAMILY: HIstory and Descendants of John & > Martha Ruckle", Ann H. Brandt, Editor published in Bloomsburg, PA, July, > 1986. > Is this the book you're interested in, or did she write another? > Most of the information in this book concerns descendants of > Balthasar Rockel who was born in Germany in 1707 and died in > Shoenersville, PA in 1800. Balthasar named his son Melchior. Put these > two together with Caspar Ruckle who settled in Limerick and you have > three wise men. I've always felt that there is a connection between > the two families somewhere back in Germany. However, no one has found > the link so far as I know. > This book does contain some Palatine history in the front and a > little sketchy information on a few Irish Palatines (all Ruckles, all in > the USA) in the 2 page addendum at the back. I don't know where or > whether you can obtain a copy of this book, but I'm willing to do look > ups...............Karen > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > My folks didn't come over on the Mayflower, but > they were there to meet the boat. Will Rogers > >

Hi Terry, For what it is worth, I have your Jacob Joseph Switzer wed Meary Ruckle born 1770 in Adare, Co of Limerick, Ireland. The 10 sons are William, John, Joseph, Reuben, Harvey, Thomas, Bartholomew, Daneil, Christopher, and Benjamin born 1809 died 1885. I have no info on any of these sons. Could anyone out there help us to fill in some of the gaps ?? -- Kathy -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <tajackson@freenet.co.uk> To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [IP] Ann Brandt's book > I wonder if you could check this book for any reference to the following: > Was a Jacob Switzer married to a Mary Ruckle circa 1808 ? (Jacob Switzer > was father to 10 boys but was, as I suspect, his wife Mary RUCKLE?) > > It would be great if you could clear this up or just add more weight to my > hunch. > Thanks > Terry Jackson in Oxfordshire > Researching: > Lancs - SMITH, MCDONNELL, HAYES > Ches.- MCDONNELL, GARNER, HOOLEY > Staffs.- GARNER > Surrey - WILKINSON, CHANDLER, FRY, PARRATT, PUNTER, LITTLE, > ARNOLD, BINFIELD > Canada & Ireland -SWITZER, LAWRENCE, JACKMAN > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen" <opgenort@sisqtel.net> > To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 2:17 AM > Subject: [IP] Ann Brandt's book > > > > I have a copy of "THE RUCKLE FAMILY: HIstory and Descendants of John & > > Martha Ruckle", Ann H. Brandt, Editor published in Bloomsburg, PA, July, > > 1986. > > Is this the book you're interested in, or did she write another? > > Most of the information in this book concerns descendants of > > Balthasar Rockel who was born in Germany in 1707 and died in > > Shoenersville, PA in 1800. Balthasar named his son Melchior. Put these > > two together with Caspar Ruckle who settled in Limerick and you have > > three wise men. I've always felt that there is a connection between > > the two families somewhere back in Germany. However, no one has found > > the link so far as I know. > > This book does contain some Palatine history in the front and a > > little sketchy information on a few Irish Palatines (all Ruckles, all in > > the USA) in the 2 page addendum at the back. I don't know where or > > whether you can obtain a copy of this book, but I'm willing to do look > > ups...............Karen > > > > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > > My folks didn't come over on the Mayflower, but > > they were there to meet the boat. Will Rogers > > > > > > > > ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== > My folks didn't come over on the Mayflower, but > they were there to meet the boat. Will Rogers > >

It's sometimes difficult to sort out the early Palatines because they kept recycling the same names. There was indeed a marriage between Mary Ruckle and Jacob Switzer. She was born abt 1781, the daughter of Daniel who was the son of Sebastian. A later Daniel, son of George of Adare, had a daughter Catherine who married John Switzer. That marriage took place in Ontario, Canada after Catherine's first husband, John Empey, died in 1857. Catherine and John Switzer went on to have ten children. As far as the wife of Johann Christopher Schweitzer goes, Henry Z. Jones in "The Palatine Families of Ireland" gives her name as Catherine Elizabeth, but doesn't supply a surname. This is the first I've heard that she might have been a Ruckle, but if so, her father was probably Caspar. None of these folks are mentioned in Ann Brandt's book which deals only with Ruckle families who lived in the United States......Karen