Jan, Great point. The five marriages were indeed sequential, the first one (between Christian Frantz of Cocalico and Mary Garst of Little Swatara) was in 1782 or 1783, and the second one (between Daniel Frantz and Anna Garst) on July 25, 1784. The marriages between David Frantz and Elizabeth Garst, Peter Frantz and Catharine Garst, and Jacob Garst and Christina Frantz, came later. Do you think that the first marriage had to do with the "love feast" conjecture or with the possibility that they all may have been second cousins? One thing is sure, the families lived in distant corners of the Conestoga Congregation territory. And a Happy Monday to you too. Dwayne ----- 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