The furtherest back Tanner I have was born in England. As of date I have not found then connected to the German lines or to German Baptist. I am sure I have not done digging as far as I should . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carpenter" <rcarpenter2@charter.net> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] Donner/Danner/Tanner > Was he regular Baptist or German Baptist? Was this surname German? > > Robert Carpenter > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra Long" <sanjlong@tds.net> > To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BRE] Donner/Danner/Tanner > > >> Rev John Tanner born abt 1732 in Chesterfield Virginia and died in 1812 >> in >> Cape Giardeau Missour was my GGGgrandfather.. This is some info on him: >> His >> son was John Tanner who was captured by the Indians. >> >> was Baptist minister and a close associate of James Rucker. >> born in Va, before 1760 moved to NC, went to KY about 1780 >> lived in Madison, Woodford, Boone, Shelby, and Caldwell Counties in KY >> had wills in Missouri and in KY >> >> >> John Tanner was a Baptist preacher in Virginia, at a time when the law >> was >> that no ministers except those of the Church of England werepermitted to >> preach or teach publicly or privately. He was jailed atleast twice for >> preaching without a license. A monument was erected onthe site of the >> jail >> in 1925 to commemorate John Tanner and 5 otherjailed preachers. That >> monument is still there! John Tanner was alsoshot in the leg by a man who >> was irate that the Reverend had baptized hiswife. There is some confusion >> about the order and number of John'swives. Wife one may have been Dorcas >> or >> Susannah; his second wife (whosigned deeds as his wife until 1791) was >> Rachel Cain. He wed SallyRucker in July, 1792. The Rev. John Tanner died >> in >> 1812, Cape Girardeau,Missouri, after surviving the massive earthquake and >> moving away from theruins of the town. >> Book written about John Tanner: "The Family of Rev. John >> Tanner--BaptistPreacher" by Marguerite Hussey (now deceased) >> Also mentioned in Sudie Rucker Woods' book and mentioned in a history >> onbaptist ministers. >> Also mentioned in the Lyman Draper papers at University of Wisconsin. >> 1770-jailed with 6 other men for preaching (William Webber, >> JosephAnthony, >> Augustin Eastin, John Weatherford, Jeremiah Walker, & DavidTinsley) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Merle C Rummel" <cliff@rtkonline.com> >> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRE] Donner/Danner/Tanner >> >> >>> >>>> I have researched the family for a number of years as I am a >>>> Donner descendant. I think I can be of help to you and am asking you >>>> for >>>> help >>>> with your information that George Donner Sr. was born in York County, >>>> Pa. >>>> and >>>> that he was a grandson of Michael and a son of Jacob and Elizabeth >>>> Boechtel. >>>> I have never been able to prove the parentage of George Sr. although I >>>> always suspected he was a brother to Samuel. I am familiar with this >>>> Jacob and >>>> Elizabeth from my research, but had not made the connection. Do you >>>> have some >>>> proof of his parentage or is this a theory because of the Brethren >>>> connection? >>> >>> I'm not much help - although my wife is a descendant of Michael Danner >>> (dau Anna, married Stephen Petri), and I pastored the Beaver Dam Church, >>> in Frederick Co MD -where Elder Jacob Danner came (well, Israel Creek, >>> but that was really the origin of Beaver Dam - and the Monocacy Road). >>> As such, I have been very interested in the Danner family. I admit, I >>> had not really connected the Donner Party to the Danner family. >>> >>> I do not have proof on what I presented. Like you, I made the >>> connection between George and Samuel in Muhlenberg Co (I didn't know >>> George was in Rowan -was Samuel there also?) Information that I have >>> indicates that Elder Jacob Danner had sons George and Samuel, and >>> neither stayed in Maryland. Beaver Dam was a major center for migration >>> south, to the Carolinas (which became a source for migration to >>> Kentucky) and Virginia. I had closer proof connecting Samuel to Jacob, >>> so I tied the two together there in Muhlenberg Co KY. In searching on >>> them (on the internet, esp), I found several sources who did tie the two >>> together, and gave George as a son of Jacob, so I presented it that way. >>> >>> So, they came to Jessamine Co KY. The Brethren who I found that went >>> there came from the Antietam area of Maryland (other side of the Blue >>> Ridge Mountains). As I understand, it was a direct migration from >>> Maryland. I had not seen Carolina people there, now I'll have to look >>> further in their history. >>> >>> Now - as to the Tanners - >>> The German could be pronounce either Danner - Donner - or Tanner. >>> (Grandpa tried to get me to learn Pennsylvania Dutch, I didn't! - I >>> think he was disappointed.) >>> >>> The preacher, John Tanner, who came to Tate's Creek, near Boones Station >>> and was a preacher there with George Boone - I have not made a direct >>> connection of him with our Danner family. There were a couple Johns - >>> he could possibly be a Danner (did Michael Danner have a brother, >>> John?). I added him, because of the Brethren connection at the Tate's >>> Creek Church. I was hoping someone might help me with him. The stories >>> connected to him, could easily have been one of the frontier Brethren. >>> >>> I don't want to publish a book with incorrect information - that's >>> partially why I made the intro statement - I haven't proved these >>> families. >>> >>> Merle C Rummel >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> 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: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1506 - Release Date: >>> 6/17/2008 >>> 4:30 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> 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: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.0/1508 - Release Date: 6/18/2008 > 9:08 PM >