In a message dated 98-04-13 04:03:24 EDT, you write: > Seeking information about George & Madeline ABENDSCHON STEINROCK who > possibly migrated to Botetourt County with other ABENDSCHON siblings > sometime after 1790. Madeline may be buried in Botetourt County. George > came North to Ross and Pickaway Counties, Ohio with his children. > The ABENDSCHON siblings were all from Berks County, Pa originally. This is what I have on ABENDSCHON in my family tree. Hope it helps. Jeff ___________________ Children of Reinhold OBENSHAIN (b. 24 Oct. 1725 Schwaigern, Germany d. 1783 Berks County, PA.) and Hannah (WILSON?) who married second to Johann Simon SCHLORP. 1. Samuel OBENSHAIN (b. 13 Jan 1754 PA d. 6 June 1824 VA) m. 12 Feb, 1776 Phebe DAELER (d. 16 June 1820 VA) 2. Catherine OBENSHAIN m. John DUNNEHAVER 3. Dorrity (Dorothea) OBENSHAIN (b. 1757) 4. Elizabeth OBENSHAIN (b. 1759) 5. Margaret OBENSHAIN (b. 10 Jan 1760) m. David HOPPENHEIMER 6. Philip OBENSHAIN (b. ca. 1765/66 PA d. ca. 1825) m. Sarah BROTHERS 7. Barbara OBENSHAIN (b. 5 Apr 1768) m. Johannes HOTTENSTEIN 8. Madelina OBENSHAIN (b. 1769) m. George STEINOCK 9. George OBENSHAIN (b. 1770 PA d. Dec 1815 VA) m. Mary TAYLOR (b. 1775 d. 1842) 10. Phebe OBENSHAIN (b. 15 Apr 1771 d. 1 May 1854) m. Peter HANLEY 11. Reinhold OBENSHAIN (b. 31 Aug 1772 d. 12 June 1859) m1. Catherine DIETER m2. Polly HEWETT 12. Elma OBENSHAIN (b. 1774) m. Abraham MARKWARD 13. Hannah OBENSHAIN (b. 1776) m. Jacob RHOADS 14. Nancy OBENSHAIN (b. 1780) 15. Jacob OBENSHAIN (b. 8 Jan 1782 Berks Co., PA d. 31 May 1821 PA) m. Rebecca LESSING Reinhold I have as the son of Samuel Heinrich ABENDSCHOEN (b. abt 1685 d. 1757 Berks Co., PA) and Maria RAMBACHER (b. 1693) Samuel Heinrich the son of Wolfgang Philip, the son of Johannes, son of Hans, son of Wendel ABENTSCHOEN (d. abt 1612) What little additional information I have on these earlier Abendschoens can be obtained from my web pages: http://members.aol.com/thanato5/gen/