For those of you new people who don't know about Iris Jones' Krefeld Immigrants magazine, you are missing out on a lot of research. Volume 1, Number 2, pp 51-54 discusses the different theories of Jan Luken's wife's names, and the reasoning behind each name. Iris can be reached at [email protected], if you are interested in getting a copy of this issue or others (now in 16th year). Maurine Ward At 09:06 PM 8/21/2000 -0700, Nancy Caton wrote: >Lots of us think that Mary Jan's wife was Reynear's sister, though there >has not been any conclusive proof. However, that doesn't mean she isn't >Theis Doors and Agnes Nissgen's daughter. > >Tyson is from Theis's son (or sohn in German) and Reynear and Mary are >the children of Theis Doors and Agnes Nissgen, at least according to the >all the stuff that I have seen. Theis is actually short for Matthias. > >I haven't seen any wills or Bibles that prove any of this - has anyone >else? The Niepoth article Vince posted suggests Mercken Gastes as the >wife Jan Lukens, but that is based only on the fact that her name is >near his on the power of attorney given by those going to America to >those staying behind. > > >==== ORIGINAL-13 Mailing List ==== >LaVere LUKENS has about 14 stamps of the Concord still available to any >one who wants one. They are not expensive. Contact him if you want >one, at: [email protected] This offer will be withdrawn at his notice. > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >