JILL: I am very much interested in surname Baltzell (Baltzel). A Jacob Lefever was raised by his uncle Major Baltzell in western Maryland. About 1807 Jacob (who married Mary Pope Jackson in MD) pioneered in Warren Co., Ohio adjacent to Shelby Co. My ancestor John Lefever pioneered into Salem Twp., Shelby Co. by 1824. He was the 1st Lefever there and in the 1830's 3 or 4 of Jacob's children settled one mile away from John. There were many Baltzell in Philadelphia around 1775, and Lefevers there and other PA areas, but then both appeared in Maryland. I think they went to MD to protest taxes for the Revolution and for religious purposes. Many of the next Lefever generation in MD went by 1810 to Miami, Montgomery and Warren Counties. I do not know what other connections there are between Baltzells and Lefevers and especially my John Lefever to other Lefevers. I know there was an early marriage of a Baltzel in Shelby Co. Any information would be appreciated. M. LeFever