Sandra, Thank you very much for taking the time to input this information and you are correct; I have this information for Nils Larsson Friend and his family. Dr. Peter Craig has researched this family and has provided researchers with much information (with sources) not only for the Friend line but for others in this area in "The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware". My direct line to Nils Friend eventually settled in the area of Western Maryland (today Garrett County) when his great grandson, John Friend (1732-1808) settled there in 1768 (what is today Friendsville, MD). Some may not know but there is in Friendsville an organization, "The Friend Family Association of America", established 30 years ago, with a museum and genealogical library. A link to their web site is at the end of my message below. Again, I appreciate your help. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson [mailto:ferg@ntelos.net] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:34 AM I'm sure you know this already, but it may be of interest to others; Nils original name was simply Nils Larsson, but after his arrival in 1648 (aboard the Swan), he adopted the name Frande, meaning "kinsman" or blood relative, inSwedish. In 1668 he was granted a permit by the NJ governor to buy West Jersey lands from the Indians. His own residence at the time was at Upland, where he lived till his death in Dec of 1686. His house was the usual meeting of the Upland court. He was survived by his wife Anna, dau of Anders Andersson the Finn, and 10 children, including Brigitta, married to John Cock; Anders; Catharine married to Olof Dalbo; Maria married to Gabriel Cock. His 6 younger children lifed with their mother at the time of the 1693 census. His children used the pa\tronymic Nilsson and the surname interchangeably. Ultimately, Friend became the family name. Nils widow and her eldest sons sold the Upland property and moved to Crum Creek. At the tie of the census, Anna's household included her 6 youngest children; John b c 1666; Susannah c 1670; Sarah 1672; Gabriel c 1674 alone staying home to care for his aged mother, who was bed-ridden during the lans 18-2- years of her life. Aneers Nilsson Frande ....up till 193 and for a period thereafter, Anders split his time between Chester Co and West Jersey, where he was taxed for 200 acres in Andres Robeson's "New Stockholm" tract in 1687. This West Jersey association plus the name given to his eldest surviving son, Israel, suggests that his first wife was a dau of Israel Helm. By 1697, Anders had moved to New Castle Co. In 1710 he was living at North East, Cecil County, Md, and in 1740 he was living with his son Israel Friend near Harper's Ferry, VA. His children, aside from Israel, included Charles, Rebecca and Maria. In 1724 his wife was named Isabel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Thompson" <Patty125@adelphia.net> >I am not looking for any ancestors but I would like to connect to those > descendants of the FRIEND line. > > This is what I have (not all has been proven by myself). > > Descendants of Nils Larsson Friend > > 1 Nils Larsson Friend b: 1619 d: Bet. Jun - Aug 1687 > .. +Anna (Anico) Andersdotter b: 1638 d: 1724 > ........ 2 Brigitta Friend b: 1657 d: 1720 > ............ +John Peterson Cock b: 1656 d: 1716 > ........ 2 [1] Andrew (Anders) Friend b: 1659 d: 1740 > ............ +Rebecca Helm b: 1661 d: 1702 > ........ *2nd Wife of [1] Andrew (Anders) Friend: > > ............ +Isabel Stidham b: Abt. 1671 > ........ 2 Catherine Friend b: 1661 d: 19 Apr 1721 > ............ +Olof Woola or William Dalbo b: Abt. 1660 d: > Jan 1712 > ........ 2 Anna Maria Friend b: Abt. 1663 d: 19 Apr > 1721 > ............ +Gabriel Petersson Cock b: 1663 d: 1720 > ........ 2 Johannes Nilsson JOHN Friend I b: 1666 d: Bef. 12 > Jan 1738 > ............ +Anna Annica Coleman b: Bet. 1666 - 1678 d: > 11 Aug 1739 > ........ 2 Susannah Friend b: Abt. 1670 d: Aft. 1735 > ............ +Enoch Enochson b: 1670 > ........ 2 [2] Sarah Friend b: 1672 d: 1742 > ............ +Amos Nichols d: 1725 > ........ *2nd Husband of [2] Sarah Friend: > ............ +Amos Nichols Nicholas > ........ 2 Gabriel Nilsson Friend b: 1674 d: Aft. 28 Nov 1748 > ............ +Maria Van Culen > ........ 2 Lawrence Lars Friend b: Abt. 1676 d: Bef. 06 > Apr 1754 > ............ +Sarah Jaquet b: Bef. 1698 > ........ 2 Barbara Friend b: 1678 d: Aft. 24 May 1739 > ............ +Peter Longacre b: 16 Nov 1682 d: 06 May 1739 > > Pat (Friend) Thompson > www.friendfamilyassociation.org