Thanks. I should have gone on to say that I am no relation (as far as I know) because I don't know how to trace to his family, if I indeed am related to him. I just know that my paternal grandmother's mom's maiden name was Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bach.   If anybody knows of an Elizabeth Bach connected to the composer, Bach's family, let me know!  I would like to know. John Dvorak ----- Original Message ---- From: "jparks1393@aol.com" <jparks1393@aol.com> To: john.dvorak@sbcglobal.net Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:11:23 PM Subject: Re: [BKLYN] Wessoleck What a fascinating piece of trivia!  Thanks, John. Julie Parks -----Original Message----- From: john dvorak <john.dvorak@sbcglobal.net> To: jparks1393@aol.com Sent: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 1:29 pm Subject: Re: [BKLYN] Wessoleck That's the way it was in Johan Sebastian Bach's family, from what I have heard.  Several of his family's males were named Johan, but they all went by their middle names, Fredrich, Sebastian, etc etc.  No relation, but I do have Bach in my family on my father's mom's side  John Dvorak ----- Original Message ---- From: "jparks1393@aol.com" <jparks1393@aol.com> To: NYBROOKLYN@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:00:19 AM Subject: [BKLYN] Wessoleck In my Geman family, all the boys had the first name of Johan, and all the girls had the first name of Friederika.? They went by their MIDDLE names in everyday life.? It's my understanding that in was common practice amongst Germans of the 18th and 19th centuries to name all their children after a favorite saint.? Consequently I ended up with Johan Cristof, Johan Joseph, Johan Christian, etc. The "Johan's" were used (incombination with the middle name) on official documents. Unfortunately, on many American documents, only the first name was recorded. This might be what you are experiencing with your Wessolecks. Good luck with it!? It's enough to drive you absolutely mad! Julie Parks ___________________________________ The Bklyn Info Pages Website: www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/ List Administrator: NancyL916@aol.com Post to List: nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com ___________________________________ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________ Instant access to the latest & most popular FREE games while you browse with the Games Toolbar - Download Now!