That is?one theory, but Heinrich, Conrad & Johannes/John are pretty common names for Germanic descent, so?that's not?a strong argument pro. Following naming patterns of that time frame, it seems unusual that the name Johannes/John seemed to have died out in my lineage. In all of the other Founder lines, John is carried on multiple times thru multiple generations. Likewise the name Heinrich/ Henry -?it just isn't there in my succeeding generations. The names Abraham & Jacob are the dominant male 1st names in my lines. The same concept applies to the female names in my lineage. There is no abundance of Mary/Maria or Elizabeth. On the other hand, the explanation for the variance in the naming pattern could be explained by the fact that early on my Kimes lineage moved physically away from?the rest of the family, so they may have been exposed to a bigger variety of names to choose from & they're family ties may not have been as strong as the lines that stayed in close contact. If only we could go back & read they're minds. Actually, the connection between Heinrich?who fathered?Abraham has yet to be documented, so my "proven" break is between those two. If that connection is ever documented, then my next step would be to document?which Heinrich. -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Kimes <cindykimes@yahoo.com> To: keim@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 2:38 pm Subject: Re: [KEIM] Heinrich (Henry) Keim, b. 1731 Your Heinrich (Henry) Keim WAS of the "right" age to be Johannes's son, but is another reason many researchers from your line believe he was a son of "the founder" because he named a son Conrad? There weren't many Conrad Keims and Johannes named one son Conrad, one close to Heinrich's age. ssher86017@aol.com wrote: It is generally assumed & mostly accepted? that my Abraham John Kimes (Sr) is the son of Heinrich (Henry) Keim who married Anna Catherina Reber (his 2nd wife). Many of us in this lineage have serious doubts about that, but until documentation arises proving one way of the other, I'm willing to let it stand. This is the Heinrich who appears to be the son of the 2nd marriage of the USA Founder Keim - Johannes Hans (John) Keim & Maria Elizabeth Bollerin. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KEIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message