Joan, No I mean, did William Penn send his agents into Germany and recruit people to come to America to settle his lands. Perhaps some of these people came over on the Molly. Maybe your ancestor and mine knew each other and came together. My Wieders, spelling now, came from Adelshofen . The next Wieder came in 1740 and settled in Lehigh Co. Pa. Anna in AZ ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour