In a message dated 12/17/2006 9:19:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Lois: The books I have here only cover German immigration up to 1800 or very shortly after, so this is probably of no use to you, but I recall you had a Michael Hetrick way back somewhere. Yes, I have the Higginson book on Michael. Dates back to 1651 (the book says the family name dates back to 1200 or so) -- it appears he moved his family from Saxony to Langenselbold just East of Frankfurt. While I have great-grandfathers back to that 1651 era, I don't have all of their wives and none of their siblings, so very difficult to determine how my g-grandfather Conrad is related to Michael. My grandfather Melchoir (Michael) was most likely named after one of the Michael Hetrick's but I don't have Conrad's father or uncles names, nor any of his great-grandfather's brothers. Am grateful for what I do have though. I ran across these three HEITERICH, Abraham, Johann, and Johann Michael, all of Irzweiler, Germany who emigrated to America in 1739. But then I see the same three listed again a few pages later as "HENDRICK". Doesn't look like yours, but I thought I'd pass it on just in case. Thanks Sam . . . I'm going to keep this and check further. I "googled" Irzweiler and it asked if I was looking for Wurzweiler. I didn't recognize the surrounding cities from the lineage I received from Germany--I need a more detailed map. Carl (the "original" Michael's second son arrived in Philadelphia on August 27, 1733. The Higginson book I have is "The Hetrick Family 1651-1955 ... Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Hedderich, Heddrich, Hedrick, Heidenrich, Heidrich, Hetrich, Hetrick Family" The spelling Heiterich was not included -- my line appeared to be Hederich -- but both sound alike -- no "Hendricks" though. I have also seen what appeared to be Hedrick or Hedrich on the censuses for my line, but if you look closely, "d" looks like a fancy "t". I take them all into consideration ;) Lois