My LANDES family migrated to Augusta and Rockingham Counties in Virginia also...they were also Mennonites....in fact, they intermarried with the BRENNEMAN family and they were also Mennonites.....do you have an outline for your family? That would be nice to see and I will be glad to share also...I am a descendant of Christian, John, Sr., John, Jr., Samuel, Henry, Laura (my Grandma). Here are some notes I have about Frances BRENNEMAN's Father, Abraham, and the land he deeded for the Mennonite Church...hope to hear back from you.... Thanks, Jan Lund "Abraham moved with his first wife near to Edom, VA and settled on Linville Creek about 1770 where he lives until his death. ... He owned a single tract, about 800 acres of land on Linville Creek. The copy of his deeds and will were destroyed during the Civil War when the armies of Sheridan made their raid through the Shenandoah Valley and the courthouse at Harrisonburg was destroyed by fire. ... He donated the ground for the Breneman's cemetery a short distance north of Edom, which became the most used for burial purposes of the early settlers of the community for many years. In 1898 a church was built on the ground and was named the Lindale Church, and the cemetary is now know by that name. In 1826 a church was built on another part of the estate that had belonged to him in his lifetime, and was named the Breneman's Church, and a cemetery was laid out there and goes by the name of the Breneman's cemetery. Abraham Breneman ... has been described by his youngest son David Breneman of Cairo, Ohio as being a tall, slender man, smoothed shaved, and of a robust constitution and highly respected by the church of his choice, and by his neighbors as well. ... He died of camp fever by which he contracted by coming in contact wich soldiers who had just returned from the War of 1812. He and his first wife are buried in the Lindale cemetery." ************** John Landes, named thirdly in the will as "the oldest son" b. ca 1752. John Landes, Sr. was the only son of Christian and his first wife, Barbara Strickler. The rest of the sons being from the second wife, Mariah/Maria Bixler. Catherine Miller was born ca. 1750 and their first child was born in 1776. John and Catherine lived the early years of their marriage in Windsor Twp, York Co., Pennsylvania, remaining there during the period of the Revolutionary War during which John was drafted (between 1777 and 1780) as a Private 2nd Class into Third Batallion York Co. Militia (Capt. Jacob Beaver), then into the 6th Company of Capt. Michael Kauffelt, 1st Batallion Militia. John Landes was of a Mennonite family, and Mennonites did not permit military service. This is consistent with the notations regarding his service, that he was repeatedly absent from the drills and was fined for non-participation and that he failed to provide a substitute for his own service. It was common for members of the German Baptist, Brethren and Mennonites simply not to appear for service. Nevertheless, John was compensated for some kind of goods or labor on January 30, 1781, to the amount of l Pound, 1 shilling, 9 pence. About 1790 or earlier, John and Catherine Landes and family moved to a farm about four miles south of Harrisonburg in Rockingham Co., VA near where Pike Mennonite Church is presently located on Route 11. In addition to their own children, John brought along at least two of his half-brothers, Benjamin and Daniel. A son of Daniel, John Landes, whose wife was Marie Wenger, lived on and owned part of a farm in this vicinity and in 1829, he sold some of it for the Pike Mennonite Church to be built. Part of this old farm was later owned by A. U. Wise. About 1796 John and Catherine and their family moved a few miles further south into Augusta Co., Virginia and settled on what is now known as the Croushorn farm located on Naked Creek, about two miles west of Burketown on Route 646. J. F. Landes of Goshen, VA stated in 1924 that sometime after 1810, John and Catherine Landes divided their lands on Naked Creek and moved a few miles northwest to Mossy Creek where, in partnership with his brother, Christian, he built and/or operated a mill (later a paper mill). John wrote his will on January 9, 1819 and it was probated in the October court session of 1819. John and Catherine Landes are buried on the home farm on Naked Creek and for many years, a little wooden house stood over the grave, still remembered in 1924 when J. F. Landes of Goshen, VA wrote a short family history. A mill was operated by the Landes family on Naked Creek and it was burned during the Civil War during Sheridan's merciless and vindictive passage through the valley. * * * * * * * Buried: Landes Cemetery Source: http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/landis/lcem.htm (Stacie's webpage) Two miles west of Meadowview (Burketown) Augusta County Va. on Tracy Croushorn Place (farm) *********************** -----Original Message----- From: Dalvenia@aol.com <Dalvenia@aol.com> To: LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com <LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: [LANDIS] Johannes Landes and Esther Wise of Augusta, Co., VA >I am looking for any more information regarding Johannes Landes/Landis and >Esther Wise. Johannes was born about 1789 and died in the 1860s in Augusta >Co., Virginia. My maternal Grandmother is a Landis and her family was part >of the Mennonite Community in the Augusta Co. area around or in Weyer's Cave, >Virginia. Her paternal Grandfather was something like a Deacon in his local >church. Somehow Johannes is her GGGGGrandfather or near that. I would like >to know if any one has information or can direct me toward the information as >to where he was born and who his parents might be. Also, any help with >Esther would be grateful. >Thanks! >Nanette Suksta >Dalvenia@aol.com > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >