In a message dated 3/31/00 9:37:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, martin.abba@juno.com writes: > Are you sure that the earliest Brethren > settlement was established in 1751? According to our family historians, > our Jacob and Catharine NEFF had moved to Frederick Co. to join the > Brethren settlement there, but the date we have for their daughter, > Esther NEFF's marriage in Monocacy, Frederick Co. was Nov.19, 1745. Do > you know which Brethren settlement was in Monocacy? Is there an e-mail > list for the Brethren settlements in Frederick Co? Cathy- My Arnolds were in Frederick County earlier than 1751 also, but I am not sure what congregation they were connected to at that time. I would think BRETHREN@rootsweb.com would cover the anything about the early Brethren in Frederick County. To subscribe send an email to: BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com and put only one word SUBSCRIBE in the subject and body of the message. If you prefer Digest mode send your subscription request to: BRETHREN-D-request@rootsweb.com. Note that the address for the BRETHREN list does not include the usual -L in the address. There are some very knowledgeable Church historians on that list. Joan