In a message dated 06/25/2002 9:53:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, DDuBarry writes: > I am interested in any mention of Maria Barbara (HOFFMAN) .... > wonder if she is one of the (many, poorly-documented!) Hoffman's > on my maternal side!!!! Hi Luann Hannah WOODRING b. 1836 d. 1894 m. 1856 to Robert Jackson KELLY Her parents were Peter WOODRING (1814 - 1861) m. c. 1832 to Nancy COWHER (1810 - 1894) Peter WOODRING 's Parents - Samuel WOODRING III (1780 - 1857) came to Centre Co. 1815; married 1800 Maria Elizbeth GEORGE (1776 - 1862) Samuel WOODRING III 's parents were Samuel WOODRING Jr (1745 -1805) Lehigh Co. M. 1769 to Maria Barbara HOFFMAN (1750 - 1815 - dtr. of John Michael HOFFMAN and Eva Catharine ______ who landed at Phila Oct. 11, 1732) Samuel WOODRING JR.'S Parents - Samuel WOODRING d. 1767 Lehigh Co. From Lorraine (Lothringen) Germany - in 1749, three bros., John, Abraham and Samuel VOTRIN then WOOTRING or WOTRING. That's all on HOFFMAN but there is more info taken from the Family Bible owned by G. E. KELLY on these pages. Jean