Hello, Kathy, & All, Kathy, Nancy, & Martha, & All, Thanks for your input on our immigrant ancestors. I am trying to understand what you sent, Kathy, from your research, and then to get input here from others. So here goes. Kathy says she retrieved the info from books at the Largo Library. (Kathy referenced book titles in a subsequent e-mail to me below.) It appears you are saying from your references that Adriaen PIETERSE from Alkmaar, Holland, mar Annetie "Anna" PIETERS from Holstein, Germany. This information appears to be in agreement with others. Right, everyone? And then you state "came to America with three children." Has anyone else found this in their research? ********************************************** Next, Kathy, you indicate that Annetie/Annetje/Anna (PIETERS) PIETERSE married #2 Jacques Kirme KAM and #3 Bareut Janse BALELE. These appear to be the same men on Michael VanBAAREN's as Barent Jansz BAL & Jacques KINNEKOM. If so, what would be the assumed correct spelling for their names? Since your the "Dutch guy" here Michael, it appears we should use your spelling for accuracy. Correct? Can you give us a little insight here, Michael? Would appreciate any comments from others, as I/we try to get everyone's perspective and research together. Audrey p. s. I will piece-meal questions back & forth on information from so that others can give some feedback, too. Hope this is helpful in solving the riddle here. ---------- From: ROBERT SCHUEREN <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Books Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 11:12 PM Well let's see I was in the Genealogy section and I was just about looking in every book that had anything to do with New York , Schenectady, Albany and The Dutch. Going back through my Research log I found some of the pages of books that I made copies of, they are Genealogies of the First Settlers of Schenectady pages 132 under OTTEN,page 112 under MAKELYK, page 113 under MANGELSE,page 289 under WEMPLE, page 159 under SCHERMERHOOREN under REYER to page 165. In Genealogies of the First Settlers of Albany page 104 under SOEGEMAKELYK, page 78 under MANGELSE. Basically I went to the index of every book I thought would help and looked for the names I knew. I hope some of this helps you. Kathy [email protected]