In a message dated 3/24/2006 11:09:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, rdutton1@tampabay.rr.com writes: Joan - Please can you do a look-up for EDEL.. Thank you, Sally There are two listings for EDEL: Jost and Rodolf. Jost EDEL is shown arriving in Philadelphia on the Ship Brothers on 22 Sept. 1752. I note that there also some EDELMAN on this ship listed along with Jost EDEL: J. George EDELMAN and Hans Adam EDELMAN. They signed by mark X but Jost EDEL signed his own name (which makes me wonder if the others may also be EDEL and not EDELMAN). Rudlof Edel is listed on Ship St. Andrew arriving on 23 Sept. 1752. There is a question mark beside his name in Vol. I of the book and the signature in Vol. II is hard to decipher but I agree that it probably is EDLE/EDEL. Joan