In a message dated 4/24/2005 4:42:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Does anyone know of anyone in Jefferson county, or close by, that does translations on old (1860's)hand written Old German docs? I finally had to buy a book on the old writing. It really helped. I am sure I wasn't able to do a good translation but I did figure out quite a bit. I was interested in what Anne said about the early settlers coming from York County, Pennsylvania. Our Thornes came from there in the late 1700s and would love to know who they came with. I think Peter Thorne bought property in Jefferson county in 1795. Does anyone know of anyone else coming around that time. Col. Jobson said he came to Ky with a large group of Germans. Paulina