This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ceherrmann001 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stephan/14.43.47.120.123.140.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Here the information on Burghardt Stephan emigration from Hesse, Germany: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Record Name: Burkhard Stephan Year: 1849 Age: 27 Place: North America Family Members: With family Source Publication Code: 170.16 Primary Immigrant: Stephan, Burkhard Annotation: Hessian Immigrants: Index to Family Names. Book II: Immigrants from Hesse-Kassel 1840-1850. Date and port of arrival. Hometown, assets, occupation, and code of dossier may also be provided. Source Bibliography: AUERBACH, INGE. Hessische Auswanderer (Hesaus): Index nach Familiennamen: Bd. II: Auswanderer aus Hessen-Kassel, 1840-1850. Marburg: Archivschule Marburg, 1988. 517p. (Veroeffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg..., Nr. 12) Page: 454 ** I have not found any more information on how Johann Paul Stephan and Burghardt Stephan were related. They may have been brothers, or even cousins. I plan on publishing my book on the descendants of Johann Paul Stephan in June 2008. However, if I find more information, then I will delay the publishing date. I wrote to the city of Spangenberg about any information they may have about Johann Paul Stephan. They could not find him in their records. The only mention of Spangenberg and Johann Paul Stephan is on his tombstone. The town was not given in his naturalization papers. My brother and sister-in-law are doing more research on the land purchase. Johann Paul Stephan purchased his land from Adam Hahn. Johann Paul married Elizabeth Hahn, who I surmise is the sister to Adam. I'm still searching for more records on the Hahn family. If you would like me to include a section on the descendants of Burghardt Stephan in the book, I would be glad to do so. I can email you the page that lists Burghardt's emigration from Germany. Cheryl Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.