In a message dated 11/10/2007 12:06:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, nclincol-request@rootsweb.com writes: I found this for Derr researchers. I have no idea whether there is a connection. Robert Carpenter Thanks, Robert. If you learn about any other Derr/Darr researchers who are focused on Lincoln/Gaston Derr/Darr's, do please let me know. I am not aware of any. I looked at Wampler's book early on in my research and found nothing about the Lincoln County branch of the family. I am now pretty confident that virtually all the Lincoln/Gaston Derr/Darrs come from immigrant Lorentz Darr, who came from Germany to Lehigh County PA in 1764, stayed until about the middle of the 1770s (had first son - John - in Lehigh County in 1771) and bought the family's first property in Lincoln County in 1776. His sons John (who used the spelling Darr) and Andrew (who used the spelling Derr) each had several sons (daughters, too), who seem to be the ancestors of the Darr/Derrs in the area. There was also an Adam Derr, who does not appear to be closely related to these Darr/Derrs, but census records and property grantee records suggest that he may not have had any male descendents in the area. Jack Darr San Francisco ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Jack, Sorry that information was not helpful. Sometimes one never knows where one might maka a major discovery. I have never researched that family and know nothing about them. I think you are fairly correct in your assumptions about the family. I did consult Lorena Eaker's German Speaking Peoples and she gives the same basic information you did. Good luck, Robert Carpenter ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jedarr@aol.com> To: <nclincol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [NCLINCOL] NCLINCOL Digest, Vol 2, Issue 161 > > In a message dated 11/10/2007 12:06:30 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > nclincol-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I found this for Derr researchers. I have no idea whether there is a > connection. > > Robert Carpenter > > > > Thanks, Robert. If you learn about any other Derr/Darr researchers who > are > focused on Lincoln/Gaston Derr/Darr's, do please let me know. I am not > aware > of any. > > I looked at Wampler's book early on in my research and found nothing about > the Lincoln County branch of the family. I am now pretty confident that > virtually all the Lincoln/Gaston Derr/Darrs come from immigrant Lorentz > Darr, who > came from Germany to Lehigh County PA in 1764, stayed until about the > middle > of the 1770s (had first son - John - in Lehigh County in 1771) and bought > the > family's first property in Lincoln County in 1776. His sons John (who > used > the spelling Darr) and Andrew (who used the spelling Derr) each had > several > sons (daughters, too), who seem to be the ancestors of the Darr/Derrs in > the > area. > > There was also an Adam Derr, who does not appear to be closely related to > these Darr/Derrs, but census records and property grantee records suggest > that > he may not have had any male descendents in the area. > > Jack Darr > San Francisco > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCLINCOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >