I am researching my genealogy. This is something I thought about in 1989, started in a very small way in 1992, and have done some significant work on since restarting in 1999. I would appreciate any comments, corrections, questions, etc. Please e-mail me at paul.g.nyce@enc.edu.
The following surnames are being researched to varying degrees (alpha order after Nyce): Nyce (Nice, Neiss, etc.), Allebach, Bickel, Clause(s), Detweiler (Detwiler), Fahringer, Geis(s)inger, Godshall(k), Groff, Heebner, Heimbach, Hendricks, Hill, Hottenstein, Krause[s], Kulp, Landis(es), Merkel(le), Newcomer, Rohrbach, Ruth, Thom[p]son, Wagner, Winsch, Wismer, and Ziegler.
The (my) Nyce family (and most of the allied families) lived (and still live) in southeastern Pennsylvania - particularly Montgomery and Bucks Counties, and to a lesser extent Berks and Lehigh/Northampton Counties. It appears that the Nyce family in southeastern PA can all be traced back to pioneer brothers, Hans and Jan De Neus. The De (possibly Te) Neus family seems to have lived along the Dutch-German border (North Rhine - Westphalia - Krefeld) for many centuries before emigrating to the colonies sometime between 1690 and 1710, encouraged to do so by the recruiting efforts of the Quaker William Penn. I have Mennonite, German Reformed, Lutheran, Moravian, Brethern, and Schwenkfeldian connections. Recent migration to the holiness-evangelical churches (Holiness Christian, Nazarene) seems to have occurred in the early 20th century. I have a particular interest in mapping the religious affiliations of my ancestors. There are many ministers in my family tree. Perhaps this is significant. Of some note is that I am related to Rev. C. W. Ruth of Nazarene/Holiness movement fame.
(more to come!)
