You can find the history of the Bre Amwell Church here: http://www.amwell.org/About/History/history.html Thanks, Dave In a message dated 9/2/2013 9:18:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cliff@nwwnet.net writes: I am trying to identify the parents of Charles and Mary Roszel. In the late 1700s, Charles and his brother Joseph owned land in Sussex County, New Jersey. In 1799 or 1800, Charles and Mary and their 13 children moved to a farm near Smithville, Ontario, Canada. Charles reported his nationality as German and his religion as Dunker on census. Many serious amateur genealogists have researched and are unable to determine with any certainty who Charles and Mary's parents were, where they came from and how they arrived in New Jersey. Is the name Roszel included in any list of Dunker families? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Marc Roszell, Chatham, Ontario, Canada ******************* I really can't help you on your questions I do confirm that there was a major migration - including Dunkers and Mennonites - to "Upper Canada" in those dates. My own ancestor (Abraham Stump) went to York Co in 1803. Mostly those going to Lincoln Co (including Smithville?) were of Mennonite background. I know my Henry Strycker family stopped in Lincoln. The main migration road coming from New York (Buffalo/Lewistown), went through that area, going on north to Waterloo, and York (north of Toronto) - staying below the escarpment. One of our earliest churches was north of Philadlephia in Hunterdon Co NJ - the Amwell Congregation. Elder Johan George Bechtelsheimer (1712-c1790) had several sons go south, down the Valley of Virginia, and about 1800, some of the grandchildren ended up in Clermont Co OH (on the Ohio River, east of Cincinnati) I have seen no history of the Amwell congregation, although I think it is still in existence - but I am aware that there was considerable early migration from the church. I do not know if any went north to Sussex Co. Merle C Rummel ------------------------ 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