let me throw another mix into these theroies. Maybe they had friends in common who introduced them. For example, Many of my Royer family ancestors lived in Lancastor Co. and attended meetings in the home of Hannas (John) Royer in 1790. This was the site of the annual meeting of the COB in 1820. This meeting house was built to accomodate overnight members when the weather was too bad to return home. It had large cabinets to hold belongings and very large doors hinged to open up to one large meeting room. By at least 1820, there were Royer relatives of John's living in Lebanon Co. as Maria Martin Royer (1787-1820) died there and is buried in the Tulpehochen Cemetery adjacent to what was known as Royer's Meeting House. John is the son of Emig, a first generation Brethren convert whose father was of the Reformed Church. He likely had other siblings who remained with that faith. There is also evidence that the Royer's had ties to the Michael Frantz family. It does not seem a stretch to imagine that friendships and marriages came about because of these common bonds and situations. Jan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Sink" <onalee19@sbcglobal.net> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [BRE] Explaining the Frantz-Garst Marriages > My ancestors three of one family married three of another family and the > explaniton was in those > days people seldom seen anyone except at church. They didn't travel like > we > do to day. The > two families lived close together and they knew no one except at church. > In > my case they lived in > Snake Spring , Bedfor Co Pa, one family lived in the valley the other > family > lived in the > mountain and all attended the same church. > Peggy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <KTompk7744@aol.com> > To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:47 AM > Subject: [BRE] Explaining the Frantz-Garst Marriages > > >> Well, these two families obviously met over and over at all those >> Garst-Frantz weddings, >> >> Happy Monday. >> >> Jan >> >> >> >> **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL >> Home. >> (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) >> >> ------------------------ >> Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN >> ------------------------ >> Support Our Sponsoring Agency >> The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) >> For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com >> ------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1340 - Release Date: 3/23/2008 > 6:50 PM > >