Folks, Is there any way to know whether or not my protestant Swiss-German ancestors in the Bas-Rhin were Anabaptists? There is some belief in my family that my family (Hirtzels, to begin with) came from Switzerland before they settled in the Alsace. I am aware somewhat of the history of the persecution and migration of Anabaptists starting arond 1650 down the Rhine to the Alsace. My ancestors are in the protestant church books in the Alsace, and built protestant churches in the US when they arrived. best, Paul Carr

I have just had my DNA done, and the result has come back that I descend from Mennonites or Amish. Since my family has no knowledge of this I will have to do some work to figure it out. I have one ancestor from Wurttenberg, and she could be the answer for me. Keep us posted as to share the answers are. As for your church builders-they probably did that for a living. Some of mine did that too in Nebraska. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [A-L] Anabaptists Folks, Is there any way to know whether or not my protestant Swiss-German ancestors in the Bas-Rhin were Anabaptists? There is some belief in my family that my family (Hirtzels, to begin with) came from Switzerland before they settled in the Alsace. I am aware somewhat of the history of the persecution and migration of Anabaptists starting arond 1650 down the Rhine to the Alsace. My ancestors are in the protestant church books in the Alsace, and built protestant churches in the US when they arrived. best, Paul Carr -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message