Dear Folks: I would like to briefly invite any who desire to join the above named email group, of which I am list owner. The Concord, in 1683, brought (under the guidance of Franz Daniel Pastorius who came under a different ship) 13 families to what became Germantown, Pennsylvania. Germantown became well known, due to these ones, for their anti-slavery stand, and, in addition, Germantown became in the 1790's due to the Yellow Fever being so rampant in Philly proper, the Capitol of the Land. What are the surnames of the thirteen, and their descendants? Op den Graeff --> Updegraff, Uptegraff, Updegrove, etc. Tunes --> Tunis, Tennis, Dennis Bleikers Lensen Siemens Streyper --> Streepers Lucken --> Lukens, Lykens, Likens Kunders --> Conard, Cunraeds, etc. Arens --> Aret Keurlis --> Keurlin Theissen --> Tisen, Tyson, etc. Descendants: Not all known at the moment, but commonly: Levering Schumacher or Shoemaker Kenderdine Potts DeHaven Cadwallader Kite Van Bebber/Van Bibber possibly Warner, etc., etc. Many I cannot think of off the top of my head. We have a large archive of data emails (over 1000) and we cover everything connected to these ones. Recently such topics as: The Lukens Papers, the Op den Graeff Stained Glass Windows, still extant. Keithian Split Cadwallader connections to many of the 13 Data claims for Hermann Op den Graeff We stress, very heavily, source. We have presidents of at least two organizations as members, and a strong german background, and homepage at: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cavendish/693/ At this site, you can join our emaillist if you wish. Archives is at http://www.listbot.com/ but is not public for reasons that some data organizations have provided has been provided on the condition that it can be released to our group, but not to the public at large. Hope to have you with us. If you cannot join us, but have relevant data you would like to share, and would not mind releasing it, or hearing from any individuals who have a direct tie-in to your own line, send a simple copy and paste or text file to me, at: vsummers@nrao.edu But please consider joining our little group of about 150. It is listed under Pennsylvania Rootsweb Email lists, and is on Cyndi's List. Vince