Glenna, you wrote: >I am trying to find out some information about Michael Kutzner who left >Germany in 1752, believe he sailed on the Neptune. The only information >we have on him in Germany is he was from the Palinate upon the Rhine. If >anyone could advise how I could find any information this far back, I >would really appreciate it. We know every move he made once he landed in >the US. Know nothing of his life, family & etc. in Germany. Thank you >in advance. Glenna- As just about everyone on the list will tell you, unless you are lucky enough to find someone who has done the work for you (I presume that you have searched for Kutzner genealogies on the internet), you will have to find the village where your ancestor lived. There is much information prior to 1752, it simply gets sparser and less reliable as you go back. A quick look at www.familysearch.org turns up three entries, granted none spelled just like you have it. However, spelling of the surname is one of the most likely things to change with immigration and the data in the IGI is not particularly reliable on that matter to begin with. Have you investigated these three names? If your ancestor really originated from the Palatinate, that might help to narrow down your search. However, unless the misspelling is yours, I would search all of Germany. As you say you know all about your ancestor in the US, what about religion? As this is usually preserved on immigration it is often a clue as to where to look. Good luck, Rob Hausman ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Robert E. Hausman hausman@bu.edu www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/u/Robert-E-Hausman/index.html HAUSMANN, ROUSSELET, HEERE, LAUBER, LATUS