Linda and Nancy, Are you guys looking for a SWECKER? I have all of the lineage on Wendel SWECKER - let's see... Mary Polly SWECKER b Jul 25, 1803 Shenandoah Co., VA d in Lewis Co., VA, now WV; I have her married to James GRIFFETH b 1809 d in Lewis Co. They were m. on Sep 29, 1831 Pendleton Co., VA, now WV. Children: Margaret, John D., Virginia, Isaack, James, Stephen and Maryett. I have Mary Polly SWECKER's parents as Nathaniel Ignatius "Nartz Jr." Swecker (ZWECKER) b Aug 17, 1774 New Holland PA d 1844 Lewis Co., VA/WV. and Margaret "Rebecca" BOWERS b abt 1774 d 1855. They were m. Sep 14, 1802 Shenandoah County, VA. New Holland Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church where they were married shows his name as Ignatius any documents show he went by Nartz Jr. Nartz's parents were: Nathaniel Ignatius "Sr." Swecker b Sep 20, 1741 New Holland, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA d 1818 Crabbottom area of Pendleton Co., VA now Highland Co., WV and maria Juliana SCWAB b Mar 17, 1743 Lancaster, PA m. Nov 25, 1760. Parents of Sr. were Hans Wendel Ignatius Zwecker b Mar 4, 1702 d Apr 27, 1760 nd Anna margaretha "PFEIL" PHEIL b Jun 2, 1703 d 1771. M. Apr 1722 Grabe, Baden Germany. I'll add that alot of their lineage can be found at my website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/myersfam.html look for the SWECKER lineage link. This family above had branches that migrated into old VA, parts that are now West VA and OH. Several married into the ARBOGAST and SIMMONS families that I use to write about yr before. If anyone needs any info just let me know. -- Chrystie MYERS - ROOTSWEB.COM List Administrator - [email protected] BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MOYERS, MYRES, SWECKER >> >> I am catching up on some e-mail and going through the MOYERS list dated >> 1/20/01 >> and the Wendel SWECKER linage is given. >> >> << Mary "Polly" SWECKERb.1803 in Rockingham m. 1827 to Abraham VAUGHT.....>> >> >> Abraham VAUGHT'S grandfather, Andrew VAUGHT was an uncle of Christopher >> MOYERS JR. (of Jefferson Co. TN.) >> >> This is how: >> John Paul & Maria Catharine VOGT/VAUGHT >> One daughter , Mary Catharine VAUGHT, married Christopher MOYER >> ( son of the 1717 Germanna Va. Immigrants ,George & Anna Barbara Moyer) >> A son Andrew VAUGHT b. c1721 m. Elizabeth _____moved c late >> 1760's >> from Agusta/Rockingham Co Va.to what was then part of Botetourt Co. >> Va. >> and today is Wythe Co. Va. >> i. George VAUGHT b. c 1745 m. c1781/2 Christina Phillippi in >> Rockingham Co. Va. >> i. ABRAHAM VAUGHT m. Mary (Polly) SWECKER 24 July 1827 >> in >> Wythe Co. Va. >> >> [ An interesting item about Andrew VAUGHT is the fact that he and some of his >> 7 sons were Loyalists during the Revolution. During the trials after the war >> , Andrew's sons John, David and Andrew were released for good behavior but >> were fined 1,000 pounds each. In 1790 , they moved to TN., perhaps to keep >> from paying such heavy fines or because they already had relatives in that >> state. Probably both.] >> >> Nancy Moyers Dodge