John Valentine Kratz (1707-1780) emigrated from Germany to America on the ship "Friendship" in 1727, settling in Salford Township, Philadel phia (now Montgomery) County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Ann Clemens, by whom he had nine children. Many descendants of this large Mennonite family remained in Pennsylvania, while others migrated to Canada or moved into many other of the United States.

Johannes Kloberdanz, parents not listed, was born about 1680 in Germany. He married Anna Elisabetha, parents and surname not listed, about 1700 and they had 8 children before she died on 19 Mar 1719 in Alzey, Rheinhessen, Germany. Johannes married Anna Sophia Weber about 1719. They had 7 children. Johannes died on 13 Jan 1753 and Anna Sophia died on 6 Apr 1757 in Alzey. Their grandchildren immigrated to Volga, Russia. Some of the 6th and 7th generation of descendants began immigrating to Canada and to Colorado before 1900. Descendants have lived in Germany, Russia, Canada, Colorado, California, Washington, Texas, and other areas in the United States.

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Reprint of v. 3 of the 1905 ed. published by Lewis Pub. Co., New York under title: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time.

Johannes Detweiler was born August 24, 1721. He married Anna Reiff November 1, 1744. He was a merchant in Perkiomen Twp. and owned a 200 acre farm near Rahns, Pennsylvania. He died December 9, 1806. Descendants live mainly in Pennsylvania, with some in other locations in the United States and Canada. Includes Alderfer, Benner, Cassel, Detweiler, Detwiler, Hallman, Hansicker, Landis, Moyerl, Ziegler and related families.