Melanie, there were many German Baptists in that area of Virginia. Adam Miller who came down from near Lancaster PA as a youth was said to be the first white man to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. His son in law, Jacob Bear or Bare settled near Bear Lithia Springs and there are several Brethren Churches in the valley. The Valley of the Shadow is a great resource for geneology in that area as is the historical society in Rockingham. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Rice" <mjrice.denver@gmail.com> To: brethren@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:27:55 PM Subject: Re: [BRE] Sherow Thank you, Lynn. Yes, that book has been helpful. I can't figure out why two couples married in the Scot-Irish Presbyterian church would become German Baptists when they relocated to OH. I'm wondering if there were some German Baptists in Augusta County, VA circa 1800. Melanie On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:12 PM, Lynn Sewell <lbsewell@frontiernet.net>wrote: > Melanine, I have two comments. Are you familiar with the book which is on > the internet. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. This > may help you with your questions. > > Also my father was raised a Mennonite and while my father and mother were > dating he took her to church which was all in German Swiss. So German was > definitely spoken in some areas until 1920. It was my mother's family that > has the German Brethren roots. > > Lynn Sewell > -----Original Message----- > From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Melanie Rice > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:21 PM > To: ghoneyman@woh.rr.com > Cc: brethren@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRE] Sherow > > Thank you, Gale. > > I believe our Sherow's had connections in Montgomery, Darke and Preble > counties, OH. > > I belive Elizabeth Sherow, who owned land in Union and Concorde townships, > Miami County, OH - was a sister to Margaret Weickle Andrew, of Montgomery > County, OH. > > Margaret Weickle married Samuel Andrew, in Augusta County, VA. This is > also > where John (sr) Sherow married Elizabeth Weickle (Sherow). These marriages > were in a Presbyterian congregation in a Scot-Irish area. At least these > two couples migrated from Augusta County, VA to Miami Valley, Ohio ca 1810. > > John (sr) and Elizabeth Sherow had at least one son, John. This John > married Susannah Young. The couple had at least 13 children. It looks > like > the whole family moved to Marshall County, Indiana between 1840 and 1843. > > I'm trying to understand why two couples living in a Scot-Irish area and > married in a Presbyterian church - would relocate to OH, and possibly > become > part of German Baptist congregations. And - hoping this digging will give > clues of where to find more information. > > Melanie > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:01 PM, <ghoneyman@woh.rr.com> wrote: > > > Melanie, > > Your Sherow's lived in the lower portion of Miami County OH. The > > Dunker minister during this time frame was Elder Philip Younce of the > > Brush Creek branch or arm of the church. It is very unlikely that a > > pre 1850's Dunker minister would have preformed a marriage for parties > > who had no connections with the church. > > Gale > > > > > > ------------------------ Search the Archives > at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------ ------------------------------- 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