On 6/21/2012 4:01 PM, Gordon D Hebb wrote: > I don't know the answer to your question but have a comment. You refer > to him as Franz Joseph but I have also seen him referred to as François > Joseph. So was he French Swiss or German Swiss? I don't think we know > where in Switzerland he came from. My hypothesis is that he was French > Swiss. My argument is that in predominately German-speaking Lunenburg > County it would be more likely for a French speaker named François to be > referred to as Franz than a German speaker named Franz to be referred to > as François. snip The passenger list for the Gale found at http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ns/1751gale.htm has Frantz Joseph Timon, 31 Stocking Weaver 100011 Chris Young has the variation Timmung being on the Gale and in 1784 Land Grants. The Gale passenger list and the Land Grant records were written by people who may not have spoken German or French Searching two Swiss telephone directories I do not find anyone with surname Timon or Timmung. have inquired it there is any directory that will allow a search for a surname only. bob gillis