This website shows some of the research I've done on the Ruskauff and Freker families:

http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ruskauff/index.htm

From documents in the United States, Netherlands and Germany, and from letters and family histories, different spellings have been found for Ruskauff and Freker, as follows:

Friday, Freitag, Frecker, Froeker, Fraker, Freker, Freeker

Ruskuff, Ruskauff, Ruskaff, Ruskauf, Rüsko, Rüskou, Rußkaup, Rußkauf, Rüscou, Rostock, Ruskaup, Ruskamp, Ruskaup, Rußkamp, Russcoup, Russkof, Ruskhof, Ruskoff, Roskeupp, Roskauff, Roskamp, Roscoff, Rosknop, Roßkamp, Rosskaup, Roschkhauf, Roskauff

Ruskauff is a name that is a Niederdeutsch dialect. It means "horse buyer."

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Thanks,
Debbie