Earl, Do I assume correctly that your Acker's are Mennonite? Sorry to say I have only one Acker family in my program, Henry Acker, my 6th GGF, but it is a direct line leading to my CumbCoPa Shenk's where Jacob Bechtel (b-1733, Coventry twp, Chester, (now Montgonery) dies- West Pennsborough, CumbCoPa, 25 Jul 1806. Jacob Bechtel m. Veronica Acker, b aft 1740 nr Coventry & St. Vincents twps, near Pottstown, Chester now MontgomeryCoPa. She was named in her father's will, pvd. same place, 1802. Her parents: Henry Acker m. Magdalena Steiner & nfr. Henry Acker was reported to me by Richard W Davis as being a Mennonite minister at St Vincent twp. He also said that Jacob Bechtel's father, Martin Bechtel, was Minnonite Minister at nearby Coventry at about the same time. Jacob Bechtel & Veronica Acker were in New Hanover twp, MontCoPa in 1794 when they sold 100 acre farm and moved to West Pennsborough, CumbCoPa. Veronica was named in her husband's will, Cumb-1806. It appears that none of their sons remained in CumberlandCoPa after 1850. Children of Jb Bechtel & Veronica Acker are: Henry ca 1755; Samuel ca 1757; Martin ca 1759; Maria ca 1761; Magdalena ca 1763 and Elizabeth ca 1764 - 2 Apr 1834, bur Huntsdale Ch Of the Brethren, Dickinson, Cumberland, PA. Dau Elizabeth m. Henry Shenk (b. 24 Mar 1765 at Cordorus, YorkCoPa -17 Dec 1839), bur. same place as Elizabeth. Earl, that's all of my Acker file except for the Shenk descendents. I'd appreciate knowing if Henry Acker connects to yours & if so, his parents & siblings. Jack Clopper, Alexandria, VA