Hi Sheila! Thanks to you & others for the warm welcome. I'm not related to any PA.Dutch that I know of now. When I say PA.Dutch I'm thinking Amish is that right? I love their food though! I have alot of WV.ancestors starting with my father who was born there. Right now I'm looking for the parents of my 4xgreat-grandfather William Drake,Sr. I believe he was born circa 1755 in Bucks Co.,PA. He married Elizabeth Hinkle from Frederick Co.,MD. in 1780. He had at least 2 brothers David & Thomas Drake & one sister Hannah Drake. The brothers married Elizabeth's sisters,Margaret & Sarah Hinkle. Hannah had 2 husbands. The first husband was Robert Longshore,Jr. whom she married circa 1777 in Bucks Co.,PA. They had 6 children. Her second husband was Daniel Cresap,Sr. whom she married in 1797 in Allegany Co.,MD. Thanks for any help! Pam Drake in IN.

Hello and WElcome. Many PA Dutch were immigrants from Germany. Here is what I found for your William in the LDS files. The first set of information is only a possibility, but is the only one I could find in the date range that fit. I tried a search on his brothers, to no avail. The second set of data, the marriage is exact. I will keep an eye out for more possibilities for William. Oh, yes... I have also seen the surname spelled DRACH. Mary William Drake Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: About 1750 Of Smithfield, , , Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: John Drake Mother: Christina carmer WILLIAM DRAKE Pedigree Male Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: ELIZABETH HINCKLE Family Marriage: 17 OCT 1780 Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, Mcintyre Twp, Lycoming, Pennsylvania ----- Original Message ----- From: Pam Drake To: PADUTCH-LIFE@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:51 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Thanks for the Welcome! Hi Sheila! Thanks to you & others for the warm welcome. I'm not related to any PA.Dutch that I know of now. When I say PA.Dutch I'm thinking Amish is that right? I love their food though! I have alot of WV.ancestors starting with my father who was born there. Right now I'm looking for the parents of my 4xgreat-grandfather William Drake,Sr. I believe he was born circa 1755 in Bucks Co.,PA. He married Elizabeth Hinkle from Frederick Co.,MD. in 1780. He had at least 2 brothers David & Thomas Drake & one sister Hannah Drake. The brothers married Elizabeth's sisters,Margaret & Sarah Hinkle. Hannah had 2 husbands. The first husband was Robert Longshore,Jr. whom she married circa 1777 in Bucks Co.,PA. They had 6 children. Her second husband was Daniel Cresap,Sr. whom she married in 1797 in Allegany Co.,MD. Thanks for any help! Pam Drake in IN. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message