Hello Fellow Listers: Am trying to help an American student who is currently in Germany to trace his ancestry to "the boat" - so he says. He'd like to be able to research his "family" while there in Europe. I've currently traced his ancestry back to Chester County and to a John and Catharine CARL who had their son, Joseph baptized on 2-Jun-1793 in the East Vincent Reformed Church, East Vincent Twp., Chester Co., PA.. I'm really leaning towards this John CARL to be the son of an Esaias CARL. From The Journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg it is written that this Esaias CARL lived in New Providence Twp. and had a son, Conrad who lived in Vincent Twp.; a daughter, Elisabeth who married Christopher MÜLLER of Vincent Twp; and a son, Johann who lived in Providence. [Note: I've since learned that New Providence and Providence Twp. was in Montgomery Co.] I found a baptismal record for a daughter of the before mentioned Elisabeth CARL: Zion Lutheran Church, Pikestown - Old Organ, East Pikeland Twp., Chester Co., PA. parents: Christoph MILLER & wife, Clara Elisabetha child: Catharina b.23-Jun-1779 bpt.3-Oct-1779 sponsor: Catharina CARL w/o John CARL I found in Strausburger & Hinke's Pennsylvania German Pioneers [ships' passenger lists] that an Esaias CARL came to America on the ship, Edinburgh from Rotterdam and took his Oath to the government on 5-Sep-1748 at the Philadelphia Court House. Now to my questions: Does anyone have any info on any of these persons? Does anyone have a transcript of the Intestate Documents for an Isaiah CARL / COREL of Vincent Twp., Chester Co., PA. dated 1824? Or for the Intestate Documents for a John CARRELL of Vincent Twp. dated 1803???? Thanks a bunch for any info or help! Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA.