Thank you for your response. I thought had alread responded to you a few weeks ago. I was able to trace my ancestors back to 1610. They came from Fuchsstein, District Amberg, Germany and there were several Johann Baptists, which might be your JB. I understand that one of them in my line came to the US, which might be the lineage you remember. I would be interested to hear more. Unfortunately, I have little time to continue my research myself, since it is time consuming. I hope that there is a connection. Thank you for your interest.