Lois, That's what I thought. De looked like Bo to transcriber, maybe. The girls names are almost the same as what I have for the 7 sisters who are known to us. Barbara's age would likely fit this record----I have b. "abt. 1750" and this record would put this Barbara b. 1756 and that date would make my Barbara 18 yrs. old at birth of first child in 1774 . This court record names "Abraham" Dellenbach?/Bollenbach as the father, however--? My source for "Peter Dellenbach" as Barbara's father was sent to me by another researcher and it is "Mennonite Family History" by John M. Byler. Wonder if anyone on List has this book-----?? Other "if" questions would be: He could have been Peter Abraham or vs/vs? This Abraham could have just coincidentally named his daughters the same names---or could be a brother who did the same? The only census I have found is: Berks Co, PA 1790 U.S. Census A-F (INDEX - File 1 of 3) PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME FILE NAME 159 14 Diefenbach Jacob pg0154.txt 130 8 Diefenbach Peter pg0125.txt I need to re-check the Christian Fike book to see what they said about Barbara's parents. Also, need to find where I can buy: DELLENBACH. The Dallenback family in America, 1710-1935, by A.L Dillenbeck & K.M. Dallenbach. 439p. 1935. $67.50----ouch!! Guess I can't hope for someone who reads this letter to HAVE the book and willing to send the information. I am not even sure it will have our Dellenbach's in it. <sigh> =;o) Carolyn TRPLUS@aol.com wrote: > Carolyn, > > Sometimes the B and D are indiscernible from handwriting--Seems awful close > to me. I've seen a lot worse spelling and pronunciation of the same surnames. > > The individual names within the family also lead me to believe it must be the > same surname. The only thing left is the dates -- do they match up? Probably > no census to verify or match to see if the neighbors are the same but the > surname written differently. So many puzzles. > > Lois > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net.