Some Speculations about
the Earliest American ERBs

Christian Erb 1703, husband of Maria Wenger, is often listed in error as Nicholas Erb's oldest son and the father of Christian 1734. Here he is treated as a separate and somewhat mysterious individual who might or might not be related to Nicholas, but is certainly not his son. Use the preceeding link to access a complete discussion of this matter.

Christophel Erb c1720 was part of the ERB party on the 1737 voyage of the "Charming Nancy" and is said by some sources to be a child of Nicholas (Claus) 1680. Use the link to read about the questions surrounding this person and the about the associations between the names "Christophel", "Christopher", "Stoffel", "Steven", and "Christian".