Thank you, that is very interesting. How did you learn how they traveled? Do you think my ancestors would have gone from Talheim to Liverpool & then to New York? I found a ship's record that looks that way. But that seems like it would be a long & difficult journey just getting to Liverpool. It was in 1846. Well its good to know it is possible then that they could have been related to the Mests in PA who came earlier. Thanks, Jeanne