Some time ago I sent a request for help in finding my family and received a lot of information from members of this list. But I am still battling a brick wall in the search for the guy I think is my 6x g.grandfather - Hiob Wilhelm von Printzen. I found mention of him in Tidsskrift in an article about Carl XII and his attack on Norway 1716 and 1718 but this was just a mention of his being 'one of a superabundance of Germans through all grades' (unfortunately the translation I have is rather strange. I also found mention of him in the Norwegian military online book (olai ovenstad militaerbiolografter Den Norske officier 1628-1814). Unfortunately I'm not too sure what it says and hope that someone may be able to help me. It says: Printzen, Hiob Wilhelm von - F. i Tyskland - sersj ved Boynenbourgs gev inf. regt 30/3 1689. - Fenr ved samme regt 1/7 s. a - Pr.int 20/4 (13/4) 1700 - Kpt 23/9 1707 - Avskjed 9/8 1728. The main problem comes about because my family have all the same names as the rather famous family from Brandenburg - i.e. Johannes, Heinrich Wilhelm, Friderich Wilhelm, Marquard Ludvig, Otto Heinrich - this continued to down to my g.grandfather who was born in 1849 and so this has rather side-tracked me. I was told that Hiob could well have come from Prussia and that in his Danish military records he often returned to 'his home in Mark Brandenburg'and had to be reminded to return to his regiment. Any help would be much appreciated. Melva