This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fries Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/4182.4508.2 Message Board Post: I have a great-grandfather John Fries who came from Germany around the same time. His wife's name was Magdalene and he had a daughter Elizabeth, a son Chas, and a son Peter. They settled in Washington County, Wisconsin.