Robert, I descend from Andreas SCHMIDT b.2-20-1718 d. 10-28-1805 and Maria Catherina MEFFERT Schmidt d.1-10-1805, through their son Andreas b.5-5-1761. Andreas and Maria Catherina were my greatx5grandparents. Rather than filling in all this space here (we do have a large number of descendants), it might be better if you just go to my web page: http://members.aol.com/meu1143/genealgy/index.htm On the first page is info about Andreas, then you can go on to the SCHMIDT/SMITH link to get more info on the other children of Andreas and Maria Catherina. My descendancy is: SCHMIDT/SMITH-> EMHARDT->KIRKPATRICK->HEIM. Ruth Esther HEIM married DeVon Walton FAHL, these were my parents. I've been searching for years for other descendants of Andreas, and am so glad to have finally made a connection! Let me hear from you again, after you've seen the info I have. I'm very much interested in knowing what info you have too. Mary Lou (Fahl) Kline