We cross the Channel to research in western Europe:
Switzerland, Zurich Canton = Rinker family
Germany, Baden = Laubscher, Wagner [my other German ancestors from places unknown, so far]
Belguim, records of old Flanders and Wallonia [DuBois, Billiou and others]
The Netherlands: Leiden for Pilgrim research, Billiou and other families, Prall research in Heerde.
NOTE: The Dutch research, as well as Welsh, has the exasperating problem of patronymics.
Dutch: Jan Arentsen, Arent Jansen, Pieter Arentsen, Aaron Pieters, etc.
Welsh: Thomas, John ap Thomas, Llewellyn Upjohn, William ap Llewellyn, etc.
There will be a few other stops, Sweden, for example, but the records needed may be too early or long gone.
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