Greetings, Joe, and All! Could, by any chance, the RASKOP surname also be spelled: RAUSCHKOLB, ROUSCULP, ...? And/or, KOLB be a shortened version of RASKOP/ RAUSCHKOLB...?? A long way around the subject -- but, the purpose of MY search, is... I'm seeking the "European home" of my Peter & Elizabeth SCHMIDT/ SMITH ancestors. Following is a bit of the intertwined families of SCHMIDT/SMITH and RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP... did they live in same European village??? ========================= PeterSCHMIDT/ SMITH and wife Elizabeth (?? GIST/ FOSTER/???) -- born circa 1738-1750 prob. "Europe"; died 1796, Mahanoy twp, Northumberland Co PA -- arrived in "America" on ship Chance, qualified at Philadelphia PA in 1765. -- March 1781 in the Himmel Luth. & Ref. Ch, their twin chr., Andreas/ Andrew & Maria Elizabeth's birth & baptismal are recorded children: i. Johann Jurg/ John George SCHMIDT/ SMITH 1770-1836 mar Maria Magdalena RAUSCHKOLB 1772-1839 d/o John Philip & Anna Maria "Mary" ii. Petrus/ Peter SCHMIDT/ SMITH b ca. 1772-1810 mar. Maria Elizabeth HETTERICH iii. John SCHMIDT/ SMITH d ca 1796 iv. Jacobus Johannes/John Jacob SCHMIDT/ SMITH 1774-bef. 1849 mar. Susanna RAUSCHKOLB 1773/4-1846 d/o John Philip & Anna Maria "Mary" v. Andrew Peter SCHMIDT/ SMITH 1781-1864 (my line) mar Maria Elizabeth BIEN d/o Paul & Magdalene vi. Maria Elizabeth SCHMIDT/ SMITH (twin) 1781-1850 married: John Peter HETTERICH vii. Anna Maria "Mary" SCHMIDT/ SMITH 1784-1872 mar John Philip RAUSCHKOLB, Jr 1778-1844 s/o John Philip & Anna Maria "Mary" ================= John Philip RAUSCHKOLB & wife Anna Maria "Mary/Maria" [prob nee REGI] -- arriv. "America" 1764, ship King of Prussia children: i. Maria Magdalena RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP m John George SCHMIDT/ SMITH (see above) ii. Susanna RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP m. John Jacob SCHMIDT/ SMITH (see above) iii. John Philip RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP m. Anna Maria SCHMIDT/ SMITH Himmel Ch. records - son Jacob b/bp 1804; spons: Andreas SCHMIDT & wife Elisabeth iv. Jacob RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP -d. 1832 v. Samuel RAUSCHKOLB/ ROUSCULP ===================================== Several of the above children migrated on to Perry Co OH in the early 1800s, where they raised families. Looking forward to an exchange on this/ these families. Best wishes, Caral MECHLING BENNETT Arlington VA -------------------- re: Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 23:27:25 -0700 From: Joseph Kaemerer <towjoe42@wwdb.org> To: PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PFALZ] CITY OBERKAIL / CITY SCHWARZENBORN / NAMES : SCHMITT / SCHMIT / SCHMIDT / KOHL / SIEGLER / RASKOP