On 5/13/2010 8:03 PM, Scott W. TEAL wrote: > > > Hi, > > The Block House and the Isthmus as far as I know was the area where > Eaglewood Subdivision now exists in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Roughly that > area at any rate give or take a few miles / km. For a less specific > answer - Bedford. > > The Johannes Schmidt mentioned - I think I have a death date for him > somewhere. He only fathered 2 or 3 daughters and died fairly young, > about 1762 from what I recall. The wife of a Johannes Schmidt died in 1762 per Don Shankle: SMITH,Ann Margaret,D,1762-03-30,,SJAL,w/Johannes nee Fulleary,,Lunenburg > > I've never had any cause to suspect that he - this "Johannes Schmidt" > was the father of Johann Jacob Schmidt of Broad Cove. Johannes Schmidt / > John Smith........rather common name. The name Johannes is different than Johan. Johannes is essentially Johan Johan; Normally the first Johan is the baptismal name and the second like Peter is the Call Name or Ruffname. Except for the Johanneses they were called by and often recorded by the Call Name bob gillis