Fred,

don't have much time. Here's what I found out about the Gleims yesterday. 
Nothing that will solve the Dute mystery, however. All of the Asmushausen 
Gleims seem to descend from Johannes GLEIM of Bebra. He married Anna 
Catharina SCHÄFER on Nov. 19, 1714 in Asmushausen.

I didn't have time to research all of his of children, the ones I found in 
the confirmations are Johann Wilhelm, Johann Anthon and Johannes.

The last two remained in Asmushausen.

Anton GLEIM
bapt. 2/27/1729 Asmushausen
sp. Anthon MÜLLER, juvenis

m. 4/23/1753 Asmushausen

Elisabeth CLAUS

children:

1) Anna Catharina
    bapt. 2/22/1756
    sp. Anna Catharina, grandmother
    conf. 1770
2) Anna Martha
    bapt. 10/17/1758
    sp. Anna Martha, wife of Johann George MAUß, father's sister
    conf. 1772
3) Anna Margaretha
    bapt. 5/6/1761
    sp. Anna Margaretha, wife of Paul CLAUS, father's sister
    conf. 1774
4) Johannes
    b. 7/21/1764
    sp. Johannes GLEIM, father's brother


Johannes GLEIM

m. 8/10/1754 Asmushausen

Catharina KRECKELER(?)

children:

1) Anna Margaretha
    bapt. 12/10/1757
    sp. Anna Margaretha, wife of Paul CLAUS, father's sister
    conf. 1772
2) Johann George 
    bapt. 5/3/1760
    sp. Johann George BRANDAU
    conf. 1773
3) Anton
    b. 7/24/1764
    sp. Anton GLEIM, father's brother
    conf. ?
4) Anna Catharina
    b. 2/16/1767
    sp. Anna Catharina CLAUS, Asmushausen
    conf. 1782


Interesting is that both Anton and Johannes seem to have had four children 
each and all four of them survived. Very unusual.

...

I have already added the new copies that arrived today and postage. I will 
send them before I leave.


Stephen