Hi Dori! Sign me up for the Frustrated Safreed Researchers list! Mine connect to the Root family of Chester and Montgomery Counties. Jacob3 Root (Jacob2, Sebastian1) was born 1780; he married Mary Safreed; he died 1822. He was a carpenter. Mary Safreed was born in 1783. She married Henry Sabold; 2nd husband. She died in 1867. She was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, North Coventry Twp., Chester Co., PA. Her name was also spelled Syfret. Known children of Jacob3 Root and Mary Safreed were as follows: i. Sarah4 Root married Henry Sabold Jr. ii. Mary S. Root married Christopher. iii. Jacob S. Root. iv. George Root was born circa 1805; he died 22 Oct 1882. 4 v. Eli S. Root, born 23 Feb 1817 at Chester Co., PA; married Sarah Pennypacker. Eli Root had an office in Pottstown. He lived in North Coventry Twp, Chester Co. He was the administrator of Elizabeth Safreed Yocum's property, and wrote this letter to a relative of hers: > Pottstown Dec 6th 1885 > > Mr Safreed, Dear Sir, > > Your favour come to hand hasten to reply am pleased to hear > from you. Elizabeth Safreed Yocum, your aunt, has left her > Earthly abode on the 19 of November. I buried her on the 22nd > She has a small estate and I want to find all the heirs three of > them whare at her funeral. Mrs Mayer, Mrs Haines, and Mrs > Schneider sisters children. Her estate is small but what there > is I want to pay to the rightful owner. You spoke about the Henicks > family, Joseph died about 3 years ago, was rich. He was my neighbor. > His daughter lives close to me, will tell you about the others in my > next after I make some inquiry concerning their whereabouts. Your > are some "distand" kin to me. It will probably surprise you when I tell > you that my mothers name was Safreed and was a sister of your > grandfather Baltser Safreed who died in the same township I live in. > I feel glad to hear from you and will tell you more in my next. Please > tell me what town is near your place. I cannot conceive what part of > WV you live perhaps I have been close to you having traveled > through WV and Ohio have been at Subenville, Newark, Licking Co., > Perry Co., Vinton Co., Ross Co., Jackson Co., Lawrence Co., down > to the Buckhorn Furnace. > Have been to dogully tunnel in WV been through Hocking Co., OH. up > Scots creek and am well acquainted in that County. > Yours trully. Please reply. > Pottstown Montgomery Co, E.[Eli]S. Root That is a transcription of a letter at the Montgomery County Historical Society. Somebody else did the transcription and I am not sure if the misspellings were in the original. Here is another letter: > Pottstown PA , November 15 1885 > Sir, > You would confer a great favor by giving me any information > concerning any of the children of John L. Safreed. I have a letter > in my possession written by him in 1855. His address at > that time was Ravenswood, Jackson Co., VA. Any information > concerning the decendants of this family will be very thankfilly > received by E. S. Root Administrator of Elizabeth Safreed > Address Pottstown, Montgomery Co.,PA In a message dated 5/2/2006 10:43:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, DoriParsons@aol.com writes: Then there was Hohl's in-laws named Saufried - - - which is also Seyfried, Seyfrit, Seifert, Sifrit, ad infinitum.