John George LAGENAUER (LACHENAUER, LAGENOUR, various other spellings) 1778-1851 and wife Catharina RANK 1783-1848 were associated with Friedland Moravian Church in Stokes/Forsyth Co. NC. He was the grandson of Johann Georg LAGENAUER (1730-1757), one of the settlers of the Waldo colony at Broad Bay, Maine, originally from Durlach, Baden, Germany. I'm trying to put this family together and have some questions about some connecting links. 1) Who was Catharina RANK's father? Early RANKE men in this area include George Michael RANKE 1729-1813 Gottlieb RANK or RANCK 1731-1822 Johannes RANKE 1737-1798 Any of these might be her grandfather or possibly even her father; I'm open to other possibilities also! Can anyone fill me in on their families? 2) Did John George and Catharina Lagenauer have any children besides the four daughters named in his will: Elizabeth, Maria, Salome, and Anna Catharina? 3) All four of these daughters married SWAIM men: Elizabeth m. Moses SWAIM (1802-1843), who is identified in Friedland graveyard records (Forsyth Co. Cemetery Records series) as the son of J. and D.(M.) Swaim. Who were they? In 1850 Elizabeth is a widow with three children. Where is she in 1860? Salome m. John SWAIM. They are in Forsyth County through 1860, and had children Anna Cathariina, John George, Andrew and Parmenio. Is he the John Swaim who died in 1863 and is buried at Friedland? And is she the Salome Swaim buried there with dates 1815-1884? This birthdate is several years later than what would be predicted from the census records for her. Parmenio Swaim died at age 20 and is buried at Friedland, which does suggest a continuing association of this family with that church. Who are John Swaim's parents? Anna Catharina (1817-1912) married Silas SWAIM in 1840. In 1850 they appear in the Forsyth Co. census with five children: Charles, Edith L.[Louisa], Emily Maria, Phebe P., and William L.[Levi]. In 1860 they are shown with these and two more, Julia and Eliza, who are listed as teenagers, thus apparently born before 1850. However, in 1870, Julia and Eliza appear again, considerably younger, suggesting that they may actually be born between 1850 and 1860. Can anyone confirm the dates for these children for me? Are they definitely the children of Silas and Anna Catharina? Who are Silas Swaim's parents? Is Phebe P. Swaim, daughter of Silas and Anna Catharina, the Phebe (1847-1884) who married Eli Swaim, son of Jesse Swaim and Magdalena Lanius? There are two marriages in the Stokes County records for Maria or Mary Lagenauer, to William SWAIM in 1829 and to Levi SWAIM in 1833. Which of these is Maria, daughter of John George and Catharina Lagenauer? Are her dates 1812-1876, buried Friedland Moravian? Elizabeth Harris [email protected] state coordinator for NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/