Deborah Walsh was pursuing some early History.   Searching the middle ages to see if we could have migrated from France or Italy.   The area in Switzerland where the first Galli is found is a very french canton of Switzerland and french is spoken there.  This area prior to Switzerland had belonged to the Gaul's (pre middle ages).  The Roman's called these people of Gaul, Galli's.   It will be hard to prove if we ever will be able to, anything prior to the 1480 Peter Galli.   We are hoping a DNA match with another European group might shed some light on earlier history, but have not had a match other than Switzerland and Germany lines.   

 I have been conversing with a man from Switzerland who has done extansive research on the Galli name in Europe..   He suggests we try to contact another Galli line that came from Northern Italy to Bern Switzerland in 1300s.  I have contacted this group but they only had one female Galli married in and it was not back as far as first thought.  I am attempting to get european researchers to get into the DNA group if they can find a male Galli to test and can afford it.   

 John Galle and Debbie Walsh like to look at many other Galli, Galle's around the world and try to find connections. John is currently researching Christian/Edward C GALLI/GALLE lines that come from Switzerland and were also in KS. 

 We have spoken with Galle's from Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, Australia, Poland, Russia, and many other areas. We are constantly being contacted.  I have encouraged them to take a DNA test, which would be our quickest answer to being related.

 I have a map from my bible that shows the area NW of Italy in biblical times as Gallia. This was also part of the Western Roman Empire and was ruled by a Gallienus from 253 to 268 AD (John has a coin with his picture on it). Later this area was called Gaul, which I find interesting since our name in Switzerland was pronounced in that way (Gaul-e).  This area called Gaul was then invaded by the Germanic Tribes and this part was taken over by the Francs and later called France.  Many Galle's come out of that area as well as Galileo who was rumored to be a Galle. 

One French line has tested in the DNA but was not a match to us.

There is also an Irish Missionary St. Gallus in the area of lake Constance Switzerland who bulld a monestary. His name was in the Canton and city of St. Gallus in Eastern Switzerland, however given the Galle/Galley family features which are most dominantly dark eyes and hair, my personal opinion is that we came from France or Italy areas, although there have been some dark Irish. 

These are just a few things we have researched and ponder.

**** NOTE****We just received copies of the land deed. This information was discovered by researcher 
Audrey G. Risser-Snyder of Elizabeth town Pa.  Unfortunately she sent us the wrong land 
deed so we are not in possession of this document.  I have tried to contact her but have 
had no luck. 

   Below are two of the documents associated with it. I will have to scale down 
the original copy to get it on here. Click on the thumbnails below for a larger photo then use
 the back button to return.

 Harry is trying to fill in birth places and other information that were not included in the other book printings.  We can also add photo's to any family or person if you can send them in an email as a jpeg. They will be included on the CD with the book and available in the future on CD.   

 Ben Galley has agreed to take over for Harry in entering family data as soon as we can get the genealogy program turned over. 

Please make sure to send in information to update your lines.  

Urs confirms a double adultery on the Giebel in 1664.  Peter Galli was baptized 5/13/1664 as an illegitimate child of Hans Galli and Elisabeth Salzmann, while Han's wife, Verena Hofer was accused for adultery with Christen Salzmann.  This comes straight from the church record books.  (Taufrodel, church record, Eggiwil 1664)

The Galli family, Hans and Verena (who were really not married) with children, left the Giebel around 1665.  In 1666 they are found in Aeschau, a group of houses further down 
the Eggiwil valley.  They resided at a family Mill in the area. 

*The Bernese Church contain no documents of dead persons, as reformator Ulrich (Huldreich) Zwingli forbid any kind of cults for the dead. This keeps us from knowing the death of Han's 
Galli b. 1614 (Ur Hostettler)

Our Hans Galli fathered  some 17 children, many of which were out of wedlock including our Peter.  Men, in those days, were not brought to court, but the women were, and the children were 
probably not treated well. (HDG)

This information has lead Harry to ask some interesting questions.  Who took care of our Peter?  Was it Elisabeth Salzmann?  Is this the reason Peter learned the occupation of weaving?
Is this why, after visiting his real father Hans in Aeschau, Peter was rejected by his step mother because his father had him out of wedlock?  For this reason did Peter leave the Swiss valley to see his Aunt Barbara in Germany where his father's past would not effect his life?  Peter embraced the Mennonite faith and settled in Germany.