Hi Rick, The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware and Georgia by Frederick Lewis Weis, Th.D., published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1978. Originally published at Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1950. Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 77-93959, international standard book number 0-8063-0800-1. This book lists brief descriptions of the ministers, doesn't have any marriages listed. Do you have any Eaton, Fisher, Owen, Crist connections with your Carpenters? Mine were from Hampshire Co., WVA and Frederick Co., VA and moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio. charla in nj Charla Marchione marchpubs@juno.com On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:06:34 EST RICK CARPENTER <gra_jrc@SHSU.edu> writes: >Hello list, > >Charla Marchione responded to Karen Austin about the Owen Thomas >family and >this book was mentioned. I really couldn't tell if Karen had said >something >about it and it was quoted in Charla's reply, or not. > >Anyhow, I have two collateral ancestors who were married in old >Frederick >County Virginia on 10 Apr 1768 by a traveling minister from Frederick >County >Maryland. They were Jacob SURBER and Catherine {HALLER} COFFIELD. Both >were of >Swiss German origin from Kanton Zurich. I have been told that the >marriage was >recorded in Maryland, but I haven't seen the records and don't know >where to >look. I'd also like to know the name of this minister. He was >supposedly on >his third such trip through Virginia, and I would guess that he was >either >Lutheran or Reformed. > >If whoever has the "Colonial Ministers..." book could look in there >for me, I'd >appreciate it. Any any clues as to how to research the marriage record >would >also be appreciated. What little I've been able to research about >Maryland >marriages concerning Surbers hasn't turned up anything. > >Thanks, >Rick > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >- - - >John Richard (Rick) Carpenter, Jr. >Sam Houston Press, Sam Houston State University >409.294.1856 >Huntsville TX 77341-2326 >gra_jrc@shsu.edu > >