This may provide clues for some researchers. Keep in mind that Morton has been found to have made errors. We just have to prove or disprove the statements found. =;o) Carolyn Oren Morten's book "History of Preston Co., WV" pg. 158 vol I > German Immigrants > > With date of arrival at Philadelphia. Some of these may be ancestors to Preston families. P. stands for Palatinate province, on the river Rhine, and W. for Wurtemburg. When two or more of the same name are mentioned, they arrived in the same vessel. In the cases of such names as Cress, Dill, Miller, Smith, Wetzel, and Wolff, there were arrivals in various years and identification would be very uncertain. The names in the list below are spelled as in the original registry. > > Albrecht, Jacob - 1723 - P. > Bauer, Joh. Martin - 1732 - P. > Boger, Martin - 1731 - P. > Courpenning, Hendrick - 1751. > Eberli, Heinrich - 1727. > Ewig (Evick), Christian - 1737- P. > Frankhauser, Johannes - 1728 - P. > Frantz, Michael - 1727. > Feder, Michael - 1731- P. > Fortney, David - 1739 - P. - Huguenot ancestry. > Gabel, Johannes - 1754. > Heilman, Martin - 1732 - P. > Lambrecht, Antonius - 1751. > Lantz, Jacob - 1738 - P. > Laub, Georg - 1739 - P. > Lebegood, Jacob and Ulrich - 1732 - P. > Leininger, Johan Jacob - 1750. > Mast, Jacob - 1727. > Marsteller, Friederich - 1729 - P. > Mosser, Johan Adam - 1728 - P. > Minier, Christian and Hans Georg - 1732, P. > Mineehr, Simon - 1737 - P. > Nicola, Ludwig - 1738 - P. > Ramsburger, Jacob - 1754 - W. > Regelman, Martin - 1741 - P. > Ringer, Johan Jacob - 1743. > Reittenaur, Johannes, Sr. and Jr. - 1739 - P. > Stempel, Jacob and Nicholas - 1732 - P. > Stembell, Johan Peter - 1737- P. > Slabach, Johannes and Joh. Henry - 1732 - P. > Spiker, Ulrich - 1737 - P. > Siesler, John Peter and John Lenhart - 1741- P. > Vogelgesang, Johan Nickell - 1750. > Weyl, Johan Jacob - 1736 - P. > Wotring, Abraham - 1732 - P. > Yeist, Philip - 1741 - P. > cs note: My source says that Abraham Wotring emigrated in 1733 aboard the Richard and Elizabeth (See Raymond M. Bell and Mabel Granquist, The Vautrin-Wotring-Woodring family; Lorraine-Alsace-Pennsylvania, 1953, evised 1958.) The Wotring residence at Finstingen (Fenetrange) was only three or four miles from Diedendorf.