This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/AdC.2ACE/1.456.455.458.1.1 Message Board Post: The c in Polish carries a t or tz sound - Marcin = Martin; Hinc = Hintz; etc. There is a good probablity that your Molczan is in fact the Germanic Moltzan / Moltzahn. You will need more detail to do further research but thought you should keep this in mind as you proceed. Jerry Frank