Hi Lorin, Welcome to the group. There were a couple of Moravian Churches in Frederick County and they kept wonderful records. If your people lived in the northern part of the county. they probably attended Graceham Moravian Church which is still going strong. In this case, you absolutely need "Moravian Families of Graceham Maryland........". It was translated from the original German records by Henry Young and is like going to a family reunion because of the detail. Since all my Frederick County ancestors went to Graceham, that's what I know about. The original German records are at the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, PA. Good Luck! Nancy Capps > [Original Message] > From: Lorin Snyder <vent414@hotmail.com> > To: <MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 7/25/2002 11:08:20 AM > Subject: [MDFred] SCHNEIDER/ CATOCTIN MTN. > > Hi, > > I'm new to the list as well as Frederick County-area research. I've nearly > connected my 4-great-grandfather, Ludwick SNYDER, with the parents that a > great deal of circumstantial evidence clearly shows are his. Now, I need to > do a great deal of follow up research. > > Ludwick, it seems, was born in Sept. 1768, on Catoctin Mtn., Frederick Co., > son of Jacob and Maria Magdalena (BISSINGER) SCHNEIDER. Jacob was an > immigrant supposedly from Wurtenburg, Germany, and evidently a Moravian. > Jacob died at the age of 53 in 1778, and a Michael Snider, presumably a > brother, acted as administrator of the estate. There were ten children who > received a share: John, Jacob, Abraham, Elizabeth, Magdalen, Daniel, > Christiana, Lodewick, Ann Mary, and Barbara. I have yet to track any of > these people in any Frederick-area historical sources. Jacob was supposedly > a Rev. War veteran, so I need to access those Maryland records, as well. > > I would greatly appreciate any help or direction in my Frederick County > research project. > > Thanks, > > Lorin Andrew Snyder > vent414@hotmail.com > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com --- Nancy Capps --- nlcapps@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.