Richard, Thanks for your insights, this may explain a lot. Can you provide the source information for the land transaction between Michael Miller & Elizabeth Gerber/Jacob Good? Have a good day, Kim Armstrong Send a card and a smile _www.sendoutcards.com/101614_ (http://www.sendoutcards.com/101614) In a message dated 12/7/2013 3:12:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, brethren-request@rootsweb.com writes: This error in connecting the Jacob Good who died in 1797 in Washington Co. Maryland with Elizabeth Gerber goes way back in time over 100 years ago, when Mr. Bell placed this in his book on Leitersburg I believe. There were land transactions whereby Michael Miller, step-father of Elizabeth Gerber transferred land to his stepdaughter and her husband, Jacob Good. This was very likely the source Mr. Bell used to make this connection, unless there were intermediate parties. But what they didn't know was that there was likely more than one Jacob Good living in the same area in Washington Co. Maryland, probably at the same time, and I believe the two were first cousins. It seems the one who moved to Virginia was a Brethren elder, and the one who remained in Washington Co. MD was claimed as Mennonite, though most of the children of the latter did join the Brethren church after their marriages. The youngest two sons were Lutheran and Mennonite. The only one who remained Mennonite t! hat I recall was the son who remained in Washington Co. MD after his father's death. Anna Christina Good was not a daughter of the Brethren Jacob Good either as they were born very close in years.