This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: confetti43 Surnames: Lesher, Kaufman, Coffman Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lesher/315.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: George Kaufmans birthday is reported to be c1762 and Ann Mary's birthday is reported as c1769. Since George Coffman was responsible for the marriage bond, it has been widely assumed he was her father. My research has shown that fathers seldom were responsible for the marriage bond and usually an uncle would sign the marriage bond. The Maryland chancellor indicates that John Kaufman was most likely her father but furher research needs to be done to verify this. Also census reports show Jacob Lesher as listing Pennsylvania as his place of birth. This may or may not be true as the Pennsylvania Leshers have been extensively researched and no one will claim this Jacob as part of the clan. If anyone would care to add or correct this information, please feel free - some of this information is unverified but most of it does come from verified sources. Hopefully, one day, we will be able to solve this mystey man. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.