This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: geni_lady Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.berks/10492/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I read that more than half of the early 19th century German-speaking immigrants came as redemptioners due to the high cost (a year's wages) of trans-Atlantic passage to America. I have hit a brick wall with the person for whom I am looking. She is not appearing in church records, immigration records online or census records. Where can I find records of indentures of persons bound out for servants? She is probably from Germany and most likely arrived in Philadelphia. I believe her date of arrival is 1796 and she probably lived in eastern Berks or western Lehigh county. Also, are their Phila immigration records for that period of time online anywhere other that ancestry.com and familysearch.org? Any help will be greatly appreciated. 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.