At 16.04.2001 14:01 -0700, you wrote: >Wow Sharon! >You have a wonderful resource there! BUT, I have one problem: >Maidenhead is in NJ and MaidenCreek is in Berks County! Could this be >the same family? You said that other children of Paulus Dirckse were >not known to have changed there names to HOFF. Does that include HUFF?!! >Is there anything on descendents of Derrick HOFF? Was your source for >this the same as the other HUFF information? My mistake. Thought I had found something. Color me red - I didn't check my own notes and mixed up the two. However, Paulus is the only Paulus who I can locate that could be the Paulus mentioned. As to the name change, only Derrick and his descendants took the name of Hoff, later spelled, by some, as Huff. Still using the same source, Hough and Huff Families by Granville W. Hough. >Another possible: Is there anything on Michael HOFF of Alsace who is >shown on the 1800 Census? Franz KERST owned property in Alsace when he >died, according to his will of 1765, when he mentioned his sister Mary >HUFF of Maidencreek. Maybe there is a connection there. Are there any >parents for Michael? He is not shown on the 1810 Census, so may have >died before then. Nothing more on Michael. Sharon