Hi, I'm looking at the following family that "shows" up in Adelhofen, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany in the mid 1600's. This town is in the Kraichgau region north of the Black Forest area. My experience with this area and this time frame is that some of the people came from Switzerland. I have: Martin Weidknecht b. abt 1601 d. 24 Jun 1671 in Adelshofen, Baden, Germany m. abt 1633 of Adelshofen.Baden, Germany (no source given so this could have been earlier in Switz.) Wife: Barbara b. bet. 1607 - 1609 d. 1687/1689 in Adelshofen, Baden, Germany Children: Johann Martin Weidkecht b. about 1633 of Adelshofen (but probably someplace else.) Johann Andreas Weidknecht b. abt 1644 of Adelshopen (but probably someplace else.) Agnes Barbara Weidknecht b. 17 May 1655 in Adelshofen. (could have been someplace else.) Can anyone see in which towns/villages this surname existed in Switzerland in the Familiennahmenbuch? Thanks, Paul Rands

> Von: Paul Rands [mailto:paulrands@hotmail.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 04:54 > [...] > Can anyone see in which towns/villages this surname existed > in Switzerland in the Familiennahmenbuch? The only "W...knecht" spelling mentioned is "Weydknecht" of Kuesnacht (ZH) - but they were originally German and gained this citizenship as late as 19th century. Best regards - Wolf