The earliest with this surname immigrated on the ship "Mary" to Philadelphia in 1743. They were from the canton of Zurich and from the area called Dalikon. I think that his first name was Rudolph and he came over with his wife and 4 or 5 children. I don't have this material in front of me, but my mother has some of it at her home. Thank you very much, Gwendalynn Gohlke Dunn