Hello! Looking for any updates on the following families. Thanks! Descendants of Christian I FRANTZ Generation No. 1 1. CHRISTIAN I3 FRANTZ (MATHEUS2, HANS1) was born Abt. 1685 in St. Jacob, Basel, Switzerland, and died 1739 in Pa.. He married UNKNOWN. Notes for CHRISTIAN I FRANTZ: Arrived on ship SAMUEL, of London, Hugh Piercy, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes, on 11 August 1732, age 47, along with Christian Jr., age 26, Johannes, age 39, Michael, age 6, John age 7, Veronica, age 8, Elizabeth, age 3. Child of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and UNKNOWN is: 2. i. CHRISTIAN4 FRANTZ II, b. Abt. 1706, St. Jacob, Basel, Switzerland; d. 1783, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.. Generation No. 2 2. CHRISTIAN4 FRANTZ II (CHRISTIAN I3, MATHEUS2, HANS1) was born Abt. 1706 in St. Jacob, Basel, Switzerland, and died 1783 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.. He married BARBARA UNKNOWN Bef. 1735 in Lancaster, Pa.. She was born Abt. 1712 in Lancaster, Pa., and died Bef. 1775. Notes for CHRISTIAN FRANTZ II: Will: estate Probated 23 July 1783, Reading, Berks Co. Pa. He helped established the Little Swatara Church (Dunkard) about 1745, in what is now Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa. He received a grant of 200 acres of land from Thomas Penn in 1760. This was located about a mile south of what is now the town of Bethel. A small cemetery is located on this farm, where some of the family members are buried. *From the Dore M. FRANTZ Manuscripts. Children of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and BARBARA UNKNOWN are: i. ELIZABETH5 FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1735; m. JOHN SHARFF. ii. BARBARA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1738; m. PETER NYLANDS. 3. iii. CHRISTIAN FRANTZ III, b. Bet. 1740 - 1743, Berks Co. Pa.; d. 09-December-1815, Botetourt Co. Va.. iv. MARGARETHA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1741, Lancaster, Pa.; m. CHRISTIAN WOLFE. v. MAGDALENA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1745, Lancaster, Pa.; m. MARTIN OVERHOLZER. vi. ANNA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1747, Lancaster, Pa.; m. PETER ESHELMAN. vii. MARIA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1749, Lancaster, Pa.; m. FREDRICK SNOKE. viii. FRONICA FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1751, Lancaster, Pa.; m. JOHN WENGER. ix. SUSANNAH FRANTZ, b. Abt. 1753, Berks Co., Pa.; m. CHRISTIAN KING. Generation No. 3 3. CHRISTIAN5 FRANTZ III (CHRISTIAN4, CHRISTIAN I3, MATHEUS2, HANS1) was born Bet. 1740 - 1743 in Berks Co. Pa., and died 09-December-1815 in Botetourt Co. Va.. He married ANNA MOYER. She was born 1745 in Lancaster, Pa., and died Bef. 1824. Notes for CHRISTIAN FRANTZ III: Will Probate Feb. 1824, Fincastle, Botetourt Co. Va. Census: in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa. in 1790. German Baptist Brethren. Children of CHRISTIAN FRANTZ and ANNA MOYER are: i. MICHAEL6 FRANTZ, b. 23-June-1764, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., Pa.; d. 16-September-1833, Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Va.; m. (1) MARIAN ELIZABETH MOYER, 27-March-1787, Pa.; b. 27-February-1767; d. 08-May-1824, Roanoke Co., Va..; m. (2) HANNAH GOODE, Abt. 1826, Fincastle, Va.. Notes for MICHAEL FRANTZ: Michael's Will was made at Fincastle, Virginia on 19 September 1833. Will Book E, page 404. ii. CHRISTAIN FRANTZ, b. 1766, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. Abt. 1816, Botetourt Co. Va.; m. MAGDALENA HOUTZ. iii. MATTHIAS FRANTZ, b. 02-August-1769, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. 19-November-1829, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; m. ELIZABETH BOESHORE, Abt. 1790, Pa.. iv. BARBARA FRANTZ, b. 14-May-1771, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. Abt. 1843, Pa.; m. BENJAMIN BASHORE, 07-June-1791, Pa.. v. HENRY FRANTZ, b. 10-October-1773, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. 28-October-1840; m. MARY KINSEY, Abt. 1797, Botetourt Co. Va.. vi. MAGDALENA FRANTZ, b. 25-February-1775, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; m. ISAAC GAIBY. vii. ANNA FRANTZ, b. 19-April-1779, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; d. 18-August-1836, Roanoke Co. Va.; m. JOHN WERTZ, 21-March-1812, Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Va.. viii. SUSANNA FRANTZ, b. 1787, Botetourt Co. Va.; m. JOHN ASCHENBURY, 21-March-1821, Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Va.. ix. JOHN "OLD JOHN" FRANTZ, b. 24-September-1788, Berks Co., Pa.; d. 04-February-1872, Burial: Pleasant Twp., Wabash Co. Ind.; m. BARBARA ARNETT. x. ELIZABETH FRANTZ, b. 1790, Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co. Pa.; m. SAMUEL HARSHBERGER. Michael O. Reck - 2434 Forest Home Ave - Riverside, Oh. -45404-2410 E-mail: moreck@juno.com Researching: BAIR-BIRT-BOYD-BRANDON-CURTIS-DAVIDSON-FLETCHER-FRANTZ-HENNING-KOHR-LESHE R-MILLER-MUNCY-PEARSON-RECK-REIGLE-SHOOK-STOEVER-URMEY-ZELLER ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.