This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <379E1B95.FAB33893@cwixmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:50:29 -0400 From: Vanessa Kime <vanessa@cwixmail.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Diana Quinones <audiana@webtv.net> Subject: Re: Landis References: <18252-379D3199-34628@postoffice-241.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't have Chester Co Landis info, per say, but that doesn't mean I didn't inadvertantly bring any home in my research photocopying. I will keep my eye out. As far as your Landis European roots, there's a good chance your family came from the same area in Switzerland as mine, even if we can't connect our 2 trees. There were a ton of Landis's there and 2 denomination that were known to flourish there were Mennonite (my Landis's) and Brethren (your Landis's). Do you know the story of Hans Landis, the martyr or any of the early Landis European history? If you or anyone else is interested, I will post it. Just let me know. Diana Quinones wrote: > Somewhere I saw where HANS HEINRICH LANDIS born 1683 settled in Coventry > near Pottstown (actually Coventry is in Chester County and Pottstown is > in Montgomery across the river) and married an Elizabeth HIRT. I would > love to connect to them. > > The earliest I can get back thus far is 1803 to Daniel Landis from > Warwick Twp in Chester Co and later moved to N Coventry. He died in > 1878. > > I found a HENRY LANDIS born 4/10/1744 in Chester PA whose father is > BENJAMIN LANDIS but I can't find info on Benjamin or family for HENRY!! > I was looking for Henry LANDIS because there was a 9 page article in the > archives for Chester County about the Coventry Brethren Church and there > was a Henry Landis in 1724 who along with several others, started the > church in Coventry. It was a form of Baptist (First Day Baptists) and > members called themselves Brethren, aka Dunkers, Tunkers or German > Baptists. Coventry was established about the same time the church > started. The church spread to Oley (Berks Co), Amwell NJ, Cocalico > (Lancaster CO), Conowango, Great Swamp, and White Oakland PA. > > I am trying to make a connection with Henry Landis to my Daniel but have > not succeeded yet. What do you have on any LANDIS in Chester County? > Let's keep in touch because the jig-saw puzzle will be solved one day!! > > Diana --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174--