Food for thought. I have highlighted the names with Op De Graef and what I believe are the Van Bebbers: Jacob Isaacs, and sons Isaac Jacobs and Matthias Jacobs (note that they do not have the van Bebber surname yet). I have checked the original spelling in the document (yes, I know Pennsylvania was spelled wrong!). Any discussion is more than welcome (I also might have missed a typo or two)! Michel ------ The following is in possession of Abraham H. Cassel (NB, not the same as the tombstone), at Harleysville, and as far as known the only copy in America. -- Daniel Kolb Cassel, 1895 (Kolb Genealogy). COPIA NATURALISATIONIS Peter Keyser and Dirck Keyser, Francis Daniel Pastorius. And of sixty-one persons more. GERMAN TOWN. From William Penn, Esq. Dated 7th May, A.D., 1691. William Penn, Proprietary of the Province of Pensilvania, &c By the King and Queen's authority. To all to whom these Presents shall come. Sends greeting, &c. Whereas, Francis Daniel Pastorius, Jacob Telner, DIRICK ISAACS OP DE GRAEF, HERMAN ISAACS OP DE GRAEF, Tennis Conderts, ABRAHAM ISAACS OP DE GRAEF, JACOB ISAACS, Johannes Cassels, Hewart Papen, Herman Bon, Albertus Brandt, Jacob Schumacher, Wolter Simens, Dirick Keyser, Arnold Cassel, Dirick Keyser, Jr., Jan Lensen, Jan Duplouvys, Peter Schumacher, Peter Schumacher, Jr., Isaac Dilbeeck, Jan Doeden, Abraham Tennis, Willm Rittenghuysen, Claes Rittinghuysen, Johannes Custers, Henrich Buchholts, ISAAC JACOBS, MATTHIS JACOBS, Wiggerd Levering, Isaac Shöffer (NB, umlaut over o), Claes Tamsen, Hans Milan, Dirick Sellen, Hendrick Sellen, Paul Wolff, Lenart Arens, Arent Klincken, Paul Kastner, Willem Streipers, Koendradt Backer, Viet Scherkes, Hans Peter Umstad, Anthony Duplouvys, Heinrich Frey, Hans Andrees Kramer, Jurgen Schumacher, Isack Schumacher, Peter Kurlis, Gerhard Levering, Johannes Bleikers, Herman Op de Trap, Dirick Op de Kolck, Cornelis Siverts, Reinier Hermans, Anthony Loof, Andrees Souplis, Jan Williams, high and Low Germans, Inhabitants and owners of land in German Town and in the County of Philadelphia, being foreigners, and so not freemen, according to the acceptation of the law of England, have requested to be made freeman of the said Province, pursuant to the Powers granted by the King's Letters patent and Act of Union and Naturalization, &c., made in this government. Now, Know Ye, that for the further Incouragement of the Industry and Sobriety of the said Inhabitants and for the better and further Security of their Estates, real and Personal, to them and their heirs, They, the said Inhabitants, having Solemnly promised upon Record in the County Court of Philadelphia, aforesaid, faith and Allegiance to William and Mary, King and Queen of England, &c., and fidelity and Lawful Obedience to me, according to the King's Letters patents, aforesaid, I do declare, and by these presents Confirm them the said Inhabitants before named, to be Freemen of this government, and that they shall be accordingly held and reputed in as full and ample manner as any person or persons residing therein. And that they, the said Freemen, have liberty and freedom hereby to trade and traffick in this Colony or in any of the King's Dominions and Plantations, as other good subjects may lawfully do without any manner of Lett, Hinderance or Molestation Whatsoever. Witness: Thomas LLoyd, Deputy Govern'r of the Province of Pensilvania, &c., given at Philadelphia, aforesaid, with the assent of the Provincial Council, the Seventh day of the third-month, Anno Domi, 1691, and in the third year of the reign of King William and Queen Mary over England, &c. -- (On outside of Paper.) N.B. EX LIBRIS. Christiani Lehman. To be laid by for my Children. Dat'd Philada., August 23, 1771 (transcribed by Michel Metford-Platt)