Nearly a century before Snyder Co. was taken off of Union Co. in 1855, there was a Pontius family in the Buffalo Valley directly north of what became Snyder Co. To be more precise, data I have accumulated includes that Johannes Pontius (1717-1792) immigrated from Berglangenbach, Palatinate Germany, and first settled in the Tulpehocken region of Berks Co. He was naturalized on 3/21/1762. After land opened up west of the Susquehanna River, he migrated westward to the Buffalo Valley, an area which was then in Northumberland Co. and which, in 1813, came into Union Co. There's a very great likelihood that your Mollie/Molly/Mary Pontius is a descendant. You would probably do well to backtrack to the north of Kratzerville in your search for Molly's ancestors. Pontius is not a very common name, so census records beginning in 1790 should help you decide where to look; but since census records do not contain first names until 1850, your search efforts will probably also have to include deeds, wills, and church records. At least I think you will have a rather narrow and short distance in which to ferret out Molly's ancestors. Nelson R. Sulouff ----- Original Message ----- From: Windysdays@aol.com To: PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: [PA] Pontius Hello All I am looking for any information on a Mollie/Polly or Mary PONTIUS born Feb 1842. Mollie married Jacob BEAVER born Sept 1837. They lived in Kratzerville, Jackson twp, Snyder County,Pa through most of the years together. They were married 14 AUG 1862. She was named as Polly on the marriage records I have found. Early census she uses the Polly then begins using Mollie and is found as such until her last appearance on the 1930 census in the household of her son Jonathan Beaver in New Berlin, Union County,Pa. Thank you for any help.