A primary method I am using in my research of the early Brethren Churches of Kentucky, is to follow the Brethren families, as they go to Kentucky, and as members of the family leave Kentucky in the moves west. I have collected the following data on these families. I would appreciate your review of this information, and any proven corrections you can provide. Than you Merle C Rummel ********************************* WELTY Family WL-1 Abraham WELDY...........1/m.....................Maria Magdalena GOCHENAUER b. c1732 Lancaster Co PA....................b. 1733, York Co PA d. 17 Jul 1787 Rowan Co NC.....................d. after 1773 f. Peter Welty..................................f. Jacob Gochenauer m. Catharina....................................m. Anna Hunsaker ........................2/m.....................Mary ................................................b. Oct 1737 ................................................d. 30 Jul 1826 Nicholas Co KY ................................................bur: Carter Cemetery ch: ...Franey.......(1754-1830).....m........John Hendricks HK-1 ..Pike Co IL ...Peter........(1760-c1825)....m........Elizabeth .............Simpson Co KY ...Fanny........(1764-..........m........John Hendricks ...Jacob........(c1768-c1825)...m........Rachel ................Cape Girardeau Co MO ...David........(c1774-c1839)...m. 1796, Mary Brown ............Highland Co OH ...John.........(c1776-c1835)...m. 1800, Elizabeth Hostetter ...Pike Co MO ...Abraham......(c1780-1842)....m. 1802, Mary Roland ...........Lincoln Co MO ...Elizabeth....(1784-1870).....m........Joseph Moler Jr MO-12 .Nicholas Co KY Mannheim Twp, York Co PA 1763 – Frederick Co MD – 113 A fro Gaspar Roland – sold 1770 to Abraham Roland 1773 – Dutchman’s Creek Rowan Co NC WL-12 Peter WELTY.............m........................Elizabeth b. c1760 York Co PA d. c1825 Simpson Co KY f. Abraham Weldy m. Maria M Gochenauer ch: ...Daniel.......(1785-1848).....m. 1807, Mary Hendricks HK-13 ..Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Elizabeth....................m. 1806, Meshech Finn ..........Simpson Co KY ...Abraham......(c1786-1848)....m. 1807, Sarah Hendricks .......Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Mary.........(c1789-.........m. 1806, Jacob Absher ...John.........(c1793-c1865)...2/m 1839, Elizabeth (Davis) McMahan .Cape Girardeau ...Nancy........(1805-1860) .....................................Simpson Co KY ...William......(1806-1884).....m. .......Elizabeth Chapman .....Simpson Co KY 1787 - Fayette Co KY tax list 1795 – Clark Co KY tax list 1801 – Drakes Creek settlement, Warren Co KY (after 1819, Simpson Co) WL-121 Daniel WELTY............m. 1 Oct 1807...........Mary HENDRICKS HK-13 b. 6 Oct 1785...................................b. 26 Sep 1790 Rowan Co NC d. 22 Feb 1848 Apple Creek twp..................d. 30 Apr 1857 Cape Girardeau Co MO ................................................bur: Miller’s Cemetery f. Peter Welty..................................f. John Hendricks m. Elizabeth....................................m. Franey Welty ch: ...John.........(1808-c1851)....m. 1834, Susannah Caldwell .....Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Hosea........(c1810-1848)....m. 1836, Lavinia Link ..........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Mahala.......(1813-..........m. 1837, Solomon Whittenburg ...Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Daniel.......(1816-1890).....m. 1840, Hannah L Burgett ......Cedar Co MO ...Levi.........(1817-1901).....m.1842, Marilda AC Baker .......Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Frances......(1821-..........m. 1840, Henry Hill ............Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Henry F......(1823-..........1/m 1844, Elizabeth Peyton ................................2/m 1845, Elizabeth Justice ....Stoddard Co MO ...Wiley........(c1825-.........m........Aralle ................Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Stephen......(c1825- ...Elizabeth....(c1829- ...Aaron........(c1830-.........m. 1857, Eliza Barnett .........Adams Co IL ...Nancy........(1833-1905).....m. 1852, Aaron Link ............Cape Girardeau Co MO ...William......(b/d 1836) WL-122 Elizabeth WELTY.........m. 10 Mar 1806.........Meshach FINN b. 1785 PA................................b. 1792 NC d. 28 May 1855 Simpson Co KY...................d. c1820 Simpson Co KY f. Peter Welty..................................f. Peter Finn m. Elizabeth....................................m. Mary Wheeler ch: ...Alfred.......(c1807- ...Daniel.......(1809-1875).....m. c1835, Martha O’Dell ........Simpson Co KY ...Peter........(1811-1882).....m. 1836, Lucy Orvis ............Simpson Co (murdered) ...Abraham......(1813-..........m. 1842, Rebecca Meyers ........Salem IL ...John W.......(1814-1888).....1/m.......Solendy Hendricks ................................2/m.......Polly Hutcheson ......Simpson Co KY ...Nancy........(1816-1904).....m. 1839, Jacob Spears ..........Simpson Co KY ...Sarah........(1818-..........m........Jamieson W Orvis ...Abe W........(1819-1900).....m........Elizabeth Buchanan ....Simpson Co KY ...William WL-123 Abraham WELTY...........m. 5 Feb 1807...........Sarah Jane HENDRICKS HK19 b. c1786...................................b. c1786 Rowan Co NC d. 8 aug 1848 Cape Girardeau Co MO f. Peter Welty..................................f. John Hendricks m. Elizabeth....................................m. Jane ch: ...Nancy........(1811-1884).....nm .............................Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Elizabeth....(c1811-.........m. 1832, Jacob Sides ...........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...John.........(1816-..........m. 1850, Mrs Elizabeth J Vastine .Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Barbara......................m. 1839, David Dodson ...Alley........(c1823-.........m. 1849, Blewford Swor ...Peter........(c1825-.........m. 1850, Jane W Duncan ..........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Miles A......(c1825-1899)....m. 1849, Elizabeth Fenwick ......Perry Co MO WL-125 John WELTY..............1/m 6 Feb 1821..........Frances FRITZ b. c1793 Bourbon Co KY d. c1865 Carbondale IL f. Peter Welty m. Elizabeth ........................2/m 13 Jun 1839.........Elizabeth DAVIS McMAHAN ................................................b. c1813 KY ................................................d. c1855 ................................................f. William Davis ................................................m. Elizabeth Carter ch: ...Catherine....(c1815-.........m. 1849, Jacob Schults..........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Elizabeth....(c1817-c1855)...m. 1840, John B Hinkle..........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...Mary.........(c1824-c1885)...m.1845, Thomas Robbins..........Cape Girardeau Co MO ...John.........(1826-1863)...............................Memphis TN (Civil War) ...Eliza........(1830-1916).....1/m 1846, Thomas F Buchanan ................................2/m 1855, Josiah Dent...........Lawrence Co ARK ...Ann M........(c1834- ...Sarah J......(c1840- ...William N....(c1842-c1870)...m.1870, Rebecca A Forkurm.......Williamson Co IL ...Francis M....(c1845-1873)....m. 1866, Mary F O’Daniel........Carbondale IL ...Martha.......(c1848-c1852) ...Peter L......(1851-..........1/m 1872, Martha A Greathouse (div) ................................2/m......Laura A................Lincoln Co OK ...Nancy........(c1853-.........m. 1870, James C Robinson.......Bourbon Co KY 1826 – Cape Girardeau Co MO 1856 – Williamson Co IL WL-127 William WELTY...........m.......................Elizabeth CHAPMAN b. 1806....................................b. 1820 d. 1884 Simpson Co KY......................d. 1892 Simpson Co KY f. Peter Welty m. Elizabeth ch: ...Martha.......(1845-1909) ...Helen........(1847-1883) ...Mary F.......(1849-1905) ...Sophronia....(1857-1941).....m................Wakefield .....Simpson Co Ky ...Susan........(1857-1859) ...William H....(1859-1893).....m..........Mary J Finn .........Simpson Co KY WL-13 Jacob WELTY.............m......................Rachel b. c1768 d. c1828 Cape Girardeau Co MO f. Abraham Weldy m. Maria M Gochenauer ch: ...Abraham S....(c1790-c1840)........................Crawford Co ARK Rowan Co NC 1790 – Bourbon Co KY 1794 – Warren Co KY (Simpson Co) 1807 – Cape Girardeau Co MO ?c1825 – Randolph Co ARK WL-14 David WELTY.............1/m 22 Nov 1796.........Mary BROWN b. c1772 Clark Co KY......................b. c1775 Clark Co OH d. c1839 Highland Co OH ................................................bur: Carter Cemetery f. Abraham Welty................................f. Daniel Brown m. Maria M Gochenauer ........................2/m -before 1811.......Elizabeth ch: ...Daniel.......(1797-..........m. 1818, Dorothy Countryman CN-1A .Carroll Co IN ...David........(1800-1872).....m. 1821, Sarah Chaplin .........Pike Co IL ...Abraham......(1801-1875).....1/m 1822, Nancy Landes .........Highland Co OH ................................2/m 1832, Elizabeth (Patchel) Stafford (divorced 1854) ................................3/m 1857, Garlinda J Jordan ....Richland Co IL ...Catherine....(1806-1889).....1/m 1833, John B Faris ................................2/m 1839, Mathias Gibler .......Highland Co OH ...Mary.........(1808-1867).....m. 1828, Jonas Shaffer .........Highland Co OH ...Elizabeth....(1810-..........m. 1828, Solomon Snider ...Anna.........(1814-..........m. 1838, Joseph Garver ...............?ND ...Jacob........(c1815-1860)....m. 1836, Mary Chaplin ..........Schuyler Co IL ...Sarah........(1816-..........m. 1835, Daniel Garver/Garber ...Nancy........(1826-..........m. 1842, Andrew Ruble ..........Pike Co IL ...Rebecca......(c1827-.........1/m 1846, Thompson A Faris ................................2/m 1865, James Dak ............Highland Co OH ...Eve..........................m. 1849, Christopher S Brewer 1795 – Bourbon Co KY tax list 1799 – Drakes Creek, Warren Co KY tax list c1807 – Bourbon Co KY 1811 – Highland Co OH, Salem Twp, Brush Creek Church WL-15 John WELTY..............m. 4 Dec 1800...........Elizabeth HOSTETTER b. c1776...................................b. 15 Sep 1779 Baltimore MD d. 19 Aug 1829 Pike Co MO......................d. 16 Nov 1860 Pike Co MO ................................................bur: Hostetter Cemetery f. Abraham Weldy................................f. Frances Hostetter m. Maria M Gochenauer...........................m Frances Schutz ch: ...George.......(.....-1831)....m........Elizabeth Layne .........Pike Co MO WL-17 Abraham WELTY...........m. 3 May 1802...........Mary ROLAND RL-19 b. c1780...................................b. c1787 NC d. 1842 Lincoln Co MO f. Abraham Weldy................................f. Joseph Roland m. Maria M Gochenauer...........................m. Catherine ch: ...Elizabeth....(1803-1888).....m. 1818, Samuel Howell .........Lincoln Co MO ...Fanny........(1805-1841).....m. 1822, Thomas East ...........Lincoln Co MO ...Abraham......(c1807-.........m........Mary Newcomer ...Mahala.......(1810-1898).....m. 1827, David Preslely ........Linn Co OR ...Catherina....(1812-1893).....m. 1831, Young Howell ..........Lincoln Co MO ...Rosanna......(1818-1887).....m. 1838, Charles Early .........Lincoln Co MO ...Rachel.......(c1820-.........m. 1840, Joseph C Hunter ...Mary.........(c1822-1892)....1/m 1839, John H Trail .........Lincoln Co MO ................................2/m.......William Smith Sr ...Zilla........(c1824-.........m.........Moses Bond ...Elisha.......(c1826- ...Joseph.......(c1828-1836) Simpson Co KY c1825 – Lincoln Co MO