Alright, I guess I have spent a half hour. Your Family Tree Maker address did not work. And I am afraid you list no date for the fellow. In addition, I have no really strong sense of division of Counties in PA. I found references to an Indiana County, Lebanon Twp, etc. And, most of the names do go back to Lancaster. I noticed you did not enter your surname with Rootsweb. I sought out Breckbiel there, and no one was listed, which means you were not listed. I would suggest you list. I also see no Genforum list for Breckbiel. I would suggest you have one created (free): Go to: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/finder.cgi?find=Breckbiel Click on New Forum Application. Well, got to go. I did not find anything. But maybe these two suggestions will help. They have helped me in the past. Good hunting! Vince Brenda Stewart wrote: > > Thanks Vince, > I will include the information. But let me warn you I have searched > the internet for almost two years for this info along with about 20 > other people. > The subjects name is Isaac Breckbiel. The earliest record is his Son's > birth at the Lutheran Church in New Hanover, in Montgomery County. He is > not related to any of the Breckbiels etc. that settled in Lancaster > County or other areas of PA, that we have been able to trace. We have > all other information about him from this time on. We know he went to > Virginia and then on to the Carolinas. The following web site will > explain how much research has been done and why we believe he is from > Switzerland. > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/c/o/Micheal C Scoggins > > I think maybe just a little more explanation might help. How does > a parent show up at a son's birth? By this you mean the father, > right? If you are not sure the son is an immigrant, I would not > assume he is. I would look in Montgomery County. Then I would > broaden out one county all around. I would assume he has the same > last name, and that only spelling at most was changed. Maybe you > could tell us his name, and where he was precisely born, if possible, > and why you think he was from Switzerland. > > I think this would help. Though not a resident of Montgomery County, > I would be willing to spend a half-hour web-search time to do what I > can, and scratch my head to think up some ideas you could try out. > I am sure others would do the same, and maybe someone could come up > with something... > > Vince ":O>) > > Brenda Stewart wrote: > > > > Does anyone have any ideas on where to go to find any data on a > ancestor > > who shows up in Montgomery County in 1748 at Son's birth, but is on no > > > ships list. > > This is the first contact so I have no idea who his parents are. I > > believe he immigrated from Switzerland. Can find a close app. birthday > > > on FHC microfilm but can't bring him across the seas or trace back > > further in the US than 1748. The questionable parents cannot be found > > crossing or any records of either. Help! If you have any suggestions I > > > would welcome them. > > Brenda > > > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode then e-mail PAMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or PAMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe in message. > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi