Hi David........ Have you checked the IGI for a clue as to where he originated? Should I assume that you realize the Hans can be a nickname for Johan and its derivations. Priscilla from WA Rolandmail@aol.com wrote: > Can anyone help me connect to one another, or to locations in the Pfalz, the > four German-speaking Rolands described below? They all arrived in > Pennsylvania between 1720 and 1750 and are the first known German emigrant > males of their respective family lines, about which much is known. However, > only one has been successfully traced to Europe (Johann Abraham Roland to > Lambsborn). I am now searching records from the RheinPfalz for clues to the > origins of my ancestor, Hans, but keeping an eye out for the others as well. > Many thanks if you have reason to reply. > > David Roland > Reston, Virginia > > ________________ > > 1) JACOB ROLAND > Lived: Earl Township, Lancaster Co. PA > Born: Prob. about 1690 > Died: 1763 > Religion: Prob. Mennonite > Emigrated: Prob. early 1720s? > From: Prob. Germany > Father: ? > Mother: ? > Source: Various > > 2) HANS ROLAND > Lived: Leacock Township, Lancaster Co. PA > Born: Prob. early 1690s > Died: 1763 > Religion: Possibly Mennonite; Brethren > Emigrated: Prob. Mid-1720s > From: Prob. Germany > Father: ? > Mother: ? > Sources: Various > > 3) GASPER ROWLAND > Lived: Germantown PA(?), Frederick Co.MD, Rowan Co. NC, Warren Co. KY > Died: 17?? > Religion: Brethren > Emigrated: 1741 on Ship "Friendship" (Philadelphia) > From: Prob. Germany > Father: > Mother: > Sources: Various > > 4) JOHANN ABRAHAM ROLAND > Lived: Lebanon Co. PA > Died: 17?? > Religion: Lutheran > Emigrated: 1750 on Ship Patience (Philadelphia) > From: Lambsborn, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany > Father: Joh. Ulrich Roland (b. 1689, d. 1727) > Mother: Maria Magdalena > Source: Donna Ristenbatt (http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy/daahnent.htm) > > END > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/PFALZ.html > to unsubscribe