In a message dated 3/30/00 5:07:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, martin.abba@juno.com writes: > I wonder if you could please tell me a little about the Frederick Co. MD > Brethren? Were there several churches in the 18th century from about the > third decade on, or was there a large German-Brethren settlement composed > of many Brethren churches? Hi, Cathy- According to Allegheny Passage by Dr. Emmert Bittinger the Brethren settlements in this area in the 18th Century were: Pipe Creek (1751) Antietam (1752) Middletown Valley (1756) Joan