I found this tonight at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/germhis3.html Here's part of what I found regarding the MOYERS/MYERS, the original spelling of MIER, MAYER from MAJOR, Ulm, GERMANY, immigrating to VA. (I know this is the line I've studied at the Enoch Pratt Research Library in Balto., MD). I have 2 lines of MOYERS, MYERS. My MOYERS changed their spelling to MYERS abt the turn of the century, not to be confused w/my MYERS side - totally different. r.65: Continuing with the Volck, Utz, Majer families who have an appearance in Hüffenhardt, the name Volck in Germany was transcribed in Virginia by John Huffman as Folg. Probably John's wife and mother-in-law could not write and so may have been uninformed on the spelling. John Huffman's spelling is reasonable; it sounds almost the same. In Germany, the letter "j" was a vowell and was used almost interchangeably with the letter "i" or "y". Thus the name Majer might have been spelled by some as Maier or as Mayer. And it would not be difficult to believe that it might be spelled as Moyer in Virginia. It is interesting that the Moyer family had land in Virginia that was close to the Utz and the Huffman tracts. Therefore much interest has been expressed in the origins of Anna Barbara Majer whose father was Hans Majer of "Wolfartweyher". Though several villages might have this variation of spelling, research has been unsucessful in finding Hans Majer. Another family in Virginia that seems linked to the origins of Hans Majer and his family is the Balthasar Blankenbaker family. Bathasar was a sponsor at the baptism of all twelve children of John and Mary Sabina Huffman which indicates that perhaps his wife was also a member of the Majer family. The parents of Johann Michael Volck are known; they are Michael Volck and Margaretha Albrect. The grandfathers of Johann Michael Volck are also known; they are Martin Volck and Hans Georg Albrect. The marriage of Michael Volck and Margaretha Albrect took place in Hüffenhardt on 18 Nov 1656. The births of nine children are recorded at Hüffenhardt: Hans Diether, 30 Oct 1657; Hans Martin, 29 Jan 1660; Hans Jerg, 30 Nov 1661; Hans Michael (the father of the immigrant, Mary Sabina), 29 Jan 1663; Georg Dieterich, 3 Sept 1666; Maria Margareta, 23 Feb 1669; Anna Margareta, 30 Nov 1670; Maria Christian, 27 Jan 1679; Maria Barbara, 12 Aug 1680. The father of Johann Georg Utz was Michael Utz who is identified with "Haundorff". This seems to be located to the east where several Utz family members have been located; however, due to a lack of records, no positive identifications have been made. (At some future time, I will recap the movements of several of the Germanna people from the "east".) [In the 1700's, there was a poet from this region by the name of Utz. He was so well thought of that his works were reprinted a hundred years later.] The death of the sons of George and Barbara Utz, namely, Ferdinand and John, may have occurred at a late date. In the 1739 tithables, George Utz is charged with three which we presume to be the father and two sons. The two sons might have been Ferdinand and John or it might have been one of these and Michael who was born in Virginia. In 1739, Ferdinand would have been 24 and John would have been 23 so it is possible that they left heirs. However, no evidence is known to support the idea. Chrystie MYERS Consider joining the MOYERS-L and MOYER-L Rootsweb newgroups by emailing me at : MOYERS-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com or : MOYER-admin@lists3.rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" in L or D (digest mode). Visit my Familytree MOYERS and MYERS Site at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/r/a/Christina-C-Krabal/index.html and my new Rootsweb Database at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrysty/myersfam.html