Claudia- The will of Frederick RIDAR was written 30 Dec. 1809 and probated 23 Feb. 1810. The will lists the children you mention below. York County probate records show a Frederick REIDER in the records in 1811 and another in 1831 (both Washington Twp.) and a Laurence REIDER in 1786 (Windsor Twp.). Also, in York County Church records, a Frederick REITER and Eliza. Marg. DICKIN were sponsors at the baptism of Elisabeth Marg. BECK daughter of Heinrich BECK and wife Elisabeth, who was baptized 29 March 1755. The baptism if recorded in Jacob LISCHY's Private Pastoral Record. I'd continue to look for any of the above spellings and any additional variants you can think of. Joan In a message dated 6/22/2008 12:10:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Birdwtchr2@aol.com writes: am searching for information on ephraim rider born 1802 york washington twp. pa. in a will he is listed with frederick ridar as father and ephraim, frederick, john, rossana, sophia,catherine, hannah, and barbara as his children. no wife is mentioned. i also found tax rolls naming frederick from 1771 for several years. i found a death in 1831 but don't know if its the same frederick but it is the same place. can anyone help me find out more about this family? im ephriams gg granddaughter. thanks for any information claudia **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)