This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: audianaq41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/9860.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You are right that the answer lies in Europe, probably in Frankenthal! In the DeTurk genealogy book, pages 14-15, the author lists the 6 children baptized of Johannes DeTurk and Hester Kip, and does not show Katarina. The baptisms were found in the register of the Refugee Congregation there in Frankenthal. The youngest listed is Esther Cornelia DeTurk, 8/17/1687. Assumptions have been made that Katarina was born after this date to them, but if that is true, then I would think the record for her would have been included in the list of the other 6 children baptised at the Netherland Reformed Church in the Palatinate, aka Huguenot Refugee Congregation at Frankenthal for Johannes and Hester. I am not persuaded by the trees on WorldConnect that she is Isaac's sister. But then, I like the hard evidence! Somewhere I saw where Isaac came to NY on the Globe with his sister Esther, but her name is not on the list of passengers of that first ship with Rev. Kocherthal's party, so I doubt that is true. He was shown as bachelor then, and name was shown as Isaac Turk/Turck, and he married the widow Wimer/Wemar, who was on the ship with her daughter Catharina age 2, in Fall of 1709 in Esopus NY, according to the DeTurk book. Daughter Esther was baptized in NYC at the French Reformed Congregation on 4/29/1711. So they were on their way to PA by then, per the DeTurk book. By 3/11/1712, warrant was issued to Isaac for 300 acres in Oley, Phila Co. Patented on 7/28/1712 for 30 pounds. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.