Hi Sharon, Most Segessemann have an origin before 1800 at Wattenwil. I believe there were a couple of other communities where Segessemann later had citizenship in the 1800s, but they had earlier had it at Wattenwil. If I recall correctly there was one other community at which Segessemann had citizenship before 1800 besides Wattenwil. I have Segessemann ancestry at Wattenwil, but lose the name after a 1786 marriage. You can see my Segessemann line at my site below. Rick Saunders http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/0.html