We are attempting to track down a family anecdote, to see if other families may share a similar history. It is said that, in the early1750s, perhaps 1753, a Braun family set out from Wurtemburg and sailed for North America via Rotterdam. We only know that the Braun family consisted of a father and five children -- no mention of a wife/mother, but it doesn't mean that she didn't have exist, because, many ship's captains didn't list women. Somewhere between England and Philadelphia, the father died and was buried at sea. There's no indication as to whether the children were kept together or if they were split up into the German population which was highly-reputed for taking care of "their own". One child may have been named Henry, and others may have been George, Daniel, Johann, Samuel, Jacob, Frederick or perhaps Mathias. but there's absolutely no documentary indication of names, only supposition based on descendant names. It's entirely possible that some of then might have been girls. The ship probably docked briefly in England for the German passengers to disembark and swear allegiance to the King of England. Therefore, the Germans arriving in North American would be citizens of England, with loyalty to King George II. We suspect (without evidence) that our Georg Braun may have been one of those children. We think we've found him in York County, married to Catharina Hengst in 1779. It's the same church where marriages occurred in collateral families: Hohl/ Holl/Hull and Lingenfelter. Can anyone help us to unravel this connection, if any? We are happy to share our research information with serious researchers. Jim Patrick Tampa Florida