I have a question for historians of the Pfalz or Hesse during the late 17th century. In searching the Evangelical church records of Idstein during the years 1690 to 1710 I find many references to marriages of Pfälzers, i.e. individuals from the Pfalz. As my own ancestors moved from near Idstein to the Pfalz in the early 1730s, I am intrigued by the possibility that they moved back. There was ample reason for leaving the Pfalz in the 1680- 1690s as the French had again invaded. What is less clear in my mind is whether the area around Idstein was spared during this invasion.. It was, of course, not spared the later Napoleonic invasion. My question is, has anyone run across this type of within Germany migration before or does anyone know of any concrete historical record? There are many possibilities for the latter such as citizenship or residence permits. 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