I am looking for information on this family. Johann Adam Appel and his father Thomas arrived in Philadelphia on the ship Ranier in 1749. They lived in Pennsylvania before they moved to North Carolina. By 1783 Johann Adam Appel bought land from the State of North Carolina in Guilford County. Specifically - what was Johann Adam Appel's wife's name? (Probably married mid 1760s). Also: Where did his Father, Thomas, die and when (probably mid 1760s)? I have been unable to locate a marriage record for him or a birth/baptism record for his children listed below in bold type. Their places of birth are not verified. The family was probably Lutheran. I have been fortunate enough, with the help of other Appel researchers (notably Mike Reeb) to find and translate documents on his ancestry to the early 17th Century in Germany! I am including that ancestry here, should there be anyone else researching this family (I can certainly provide copies of the documentation to anyone interested). Learning Old German Script is certainly a challenge, but it can be done! I have found that the Script from some parts of Germany is much more difficult to read than the Script from other parts. I worked on this several years ago so am quite rusty now (use it or loose it!). Thanks again to anyone willing to help. Pete Apple Descendants of Balthasar Appel 1 Balthasar Appel b: Abt. 1610 d: November 21, 1658 in Oberseemen, Hesse, Germany .. +Maria _____? b: 1612 d: August 22, 1701 in Oberseemen, Hesse, Germany 2 Hans Appel b: 1647 in Oberseemen, Germany d: August 07, 1705 in Oberseemen, Germany ... +Margarethe Caspar Joster m: October 21, 1692 in Oberseemen, Hesse, Germany 3 Heinrich Appel b: June 1693 in Oberseemen, Hesse, Germany d: February 05, 1694 3 Heinrich Appel b: March 13, 1695 in Oberseemen, Germany d: May 04, 1764 in Oberseemen, Germany .... +Catharina Thiel b: October 29, 1693 d: January 20, 1763 in Oberseemen, Germany 3 Thomas Appel b: March 25, 1697 in Oberseemen, Hesse, Germany d: Abt. 1765 in Exeter Twshp, Berks County, PA .... +Maria Catharina Gross b: February 24, 1696 in Steinberg, Germany m: September 14, 1724 in Lutheran Church, Hirzenhain, Hesse, Germany d: in Berks County, PA . 4 Johannes Appel . 4 Thomas Appel . 4 Anna Appel b: December 13, 1725 in Hirzenhain, Hesse, Germany d: July 07, 1733 in Usenborn, Hesse, Germany . 4 Johan Adam Appel b: September 10, 1732 in Usenborn, Germany d: Abt. 1810 in Guilford County, North Carolina .. 5 Thomas Apple b: 1769 ..... +_____? b: Abt. 1738 in Pennsylvania m: Abt. 1760 in Pennsylvania d: Bet. 1800 - 1810 .. 5 Hannah Apple ...... +Adam Lowman m: July 22, 1817 in Guilford County, North Carolina .. 5 John Apple, Sr. b: 1763 in Exeter, Berks Co., Pennsylvania d: May 1816 in Guilford County, North Carolina ...... +Barbara _____? b: Bef. 1765 d: Aft. September 15, 1842 in Guilford County, North Carolina .. 5 Daniel Apple b: 1761 in Bethlehem or Nazareth, Pennsylvania d: August 1849 in Guilford County, North Carolina ...... +Barbara Spoon m: Abt. 1782 .. 5 Susannah Catherine Apple b: Abt. 1762 in Lancaster Pennsylvania d: Abt. 1822 in Snow Hill, Alamance, North Carolina ...... +George Williard m: July 1783 d: Abt. 1822 in Stokes Co., North Carolina .. 5 Thomas Apple, Sr. b: November 30, 1769 in Pennsylvania d: April 26, 1861 in Orange Co., Indiana ...... +Christina Jane Parks b: May 15, 1774 d: September 24, 1846 .. 5 Adam C. Apple b: December 24, 1776 in Exeter, Berks Co., Pennsylvania d: June 08, 1862 in Guilford County, North Carolina ...... +Christina Jane Iseley b: March 19, 1778 d: January 20, 1854 in Guilford County, North Carolina 3 Anna Appel b: March 10, 1699 in Oberseemen, Germany 2 Anna Appel b: February 22, 1651 in Oberseemen, Germany d: October 25, 1718 in Oberseemen, Germany 2 Christoph Appel b: December 27, 1654 in Oberseemen, Germany d: September 04, 1655 in Oberseemen, Germany 2 Juliana Elisabetha Appel b: March 01, 1657 in Oberseemen, Germany d: February 22, 1707 in Oberseemen, Germany