Should your research "take you back bit further", you may wish to check earlier records in Lancaster County, PA. The EBY family settled in eastern Lancaster Co. Pa and a bit later some did move westward, while some did move to Canada, where you may wish to look also. The Kern.s also lived in Lancaster County, PA. Your spelling of SLAYMAN is a new surname to me. You will find another early eastern Lancaster County/ Chester County, PA with the spelling SLAYMAKER: they may not or may be of the same family. ...just in case.... Ernest Weinhold [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.