Hi Margaret, This is the family of John Roll and wife, Elizabeth. Descendants of John Mangels Roll and Elizabeth Strickhauser 1. John Mangels1 Roll , born 1708 in Staten Island, Richmond, NY; died Feb 1782 in New Providence, , NJ, son of Pieter Janse Roll and Jannetje Du Chesne . He married in 1732 Elizabeth Strickhauser , born 5 Apr 1704 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany; died in , , NJ, daughter of Balthasar Strickhauser and Catharina Krobel . Children of John Mangels Roll and Elizabeth Strickhauser were as follows: 2 i John2 Roll , born 17 Oct 1733 in Springfield, Essex, NJ; died 23 Oct 1808 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. 3 ii Isaac2 Roll , born 1735 in , Essex, NJ; died 9 Nov 1809 in Springfield, Essex, NJ. 4 iii Mary "Molly"2 Roll , born 1737 in , Essex, NJ. 5 iv Abraham2 Roll , born 29 Aug 1739 in , Essex, NJ; died 20 Oct 1813 in Summit, Union, NJ. 6 v Catherine (Catron)2 Roll , born 1741 in , Essex, NJ. 7 vi Jane (Jean)2 Roll , born 12 Sep 1743 in Springfield Twp, Essex, NJ; died 13 Mar 1828 in New Carlisle, Clark, OH. NOTE: It has not been proven that "Elizabeth's" surname was Strickhauser. Descendants of Balthasar Strickhauser and Catharina Krobel 1. Balthasar1 Strickhauser , born in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany; christened 1 Jan 1664 in , Bad Kreuznach, , Germany, son of Christian "Christoph" Strickhauser and Catharina Munster . He married on 19 Feb 1692 in , , , Germany Catharina Krobel , born in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany. Children of Balthasar Strickhauser and Catharina Krobel were as follows: 2 i Christoph2 Strickhauser , born 5 Apr 1693 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany. 3 ii Susanna2 Strickhauser , born in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany; christened 9 Feb 1696 in , Bad Kreuznach, , Germany. 4 iii Johannes2 Strickhauser , born 3 Dec 1697 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany. 5 iv Johann Philip2 Strickhauser , born 13 Feb 1699 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany. 6 v Johan Jacob2 Strickhauser , born 28 Dec 1701 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany. 7 vi Elizabeth2 Strickhauser , born 5 Apr 1704 in Bad Kreuznach, , , Germany; died in , , NJ. Nancy Lohbrunner lohbrunner@prodigy.net