Desperately need help!!! I am trying to locate specific
ancestors from Germany. I am having trouble locating a
specific area to search. Here is what I have:

Looking for parents of my ancestor Johann "Jacob" Wagner(Waggoner) Wagner is spelling used today,
but have seen both used in old records. "Jacob"
was born Aug.24,1717; reported born in Rhineland,Prussia
One report is that his father was John or Johann Wagner
born 1691, also in Rhineland,Prussia.....another report is
that his father was William M. Waggoner born 1692,in Alsace,
Germany.

For father John: it is reported that "Jacob" was 1 of 3 sons
others: Hans and John

For fahter William M.: "Jacob" is reported as 1 or 5 brothers, the others being: Matthias, Andrew, Edward and
Daniel.

Both groups immigrated repotedly in the early 1700's to
PA then settled in Lexington(Old Rowan County)NC.

Just found literature stating that town of Rheinsheim is
located on the Rhine River where "Jacob" and family lived.

Can anyone point me in the best direction to try to figure
this mystery out?