5 Nov 1998 Carl Strand e-mail: strandeart@aol.com John and Grace GERMAN and family I am searching for information about John I (b ca 1730, perhaps southern Germany) and Grace (maiden name?) GERMAN and their family. I was told that the baptisms of their 2nd and 3rd children, Christopher (b ca 1750) and Jacob (b ca 1760), are listed in a book entitled "The history of Rockland Co.", by Cole, David. If anyone has this book, I would appreciate look-up assistance to verify their mention and to learn of any details. My 4gr-grf John GERMAN, I, was at Fort Edward, Washington Co., NY, for several years prior to 1776, at which time he had 100 acres of land and a good log house. He joined the British forces on Lake Champlain on 4 Nov 1776, and lost all his possessions in 1777 when his wife and children went behind the British lines. John GERMAN I and his entire family resettled in ON, CAN, after the Rev. War. John I and his first wife, Grace, had 5 children: John II (b ca 1750), Christopher I (b ca 1750), Jacob I (b ca 1760), Rebecca (b ca 1770), and Mary (b ca 1776). Grace GERMAN was at Quebec or Old Lorette (near Quebec) in Jan 1778 and at least until 29 Oct 1778, when John I visited her and their 5 children (3 over 10 years old and two under) on leave. Grace "disappeared" between late 1778 and 1784. John I's second wife was Mary RYCKMAN, and their two children were James and Henry. John I is believed by a family historian who researched the family in the 1930s to have been born ca 1730 in southern Germany and immigrated to British North America while young. At least some of John I's immediate descendants were Quakers. Also, family legend is that Mary GERMAN's family was Pennsylvania Dutch. On the other hand, another family history states that John I was born in Albany Co., NY. I believe that John GERMAN I lived in Rockland Co., NY, before he settled in Fort Edward, NY. He may be the same as the Johann Peter GERMAN who arrived in Philadelphia with other Palatines on the ship Ann Galley from Rotterdam via the Orkneys, and who took the oaths 27 Sep 1746. Any help or suggestions would be welcome. Carl Strand 1436 S. Bentley Ave., #6 Los Angeles, CA 90025