Looking for insight as to the geographical range of early Brethren churches. I have Ludwig Miller who died 1813 in Fayette Co., Pa. and I know that he also lived in now Franklin Co., Pa. He was there from at least 1757 to 1771 and lived in very s/e corner of Antrim Twp. (now Washington Twp.) in area that was disputed between Pa. and Md. There is record of a Ludwig Miller being baptized in 1762 in Frederick Co., Md. by Casper Roland (of Pipes Creek?) with Daniel Leatherman and Andoni Hartman as witnesses. Then in 1764, a Ludwig was naturalized as a German and member of German Baptist Church with Daniel Leatherman and Anthony Hardman as witnesses. I take it that the referenced church would have been Middle Creek where Leatherman and Hardman were pastors. I'm trying to determine if this Ludwig is same as the one noted in s/e Franklin Co. The question is, could the membership of Middle Creek have extended into s/e Pa.? Or could this Leatherman and Hardman have been associated with another Brethren church closes to s/e Washington Co., Pa.? DNA tests indicated that this Ludwig Miller was not son of Michael Miller of Washington Co., Md. Thanks for any input. Art Miller, Louisville