Very interesting to learn the basic difference between the Quakers and the Mennonites as far as where they came from. I didn't know that and found it interesting. I learn so much from this list, as I am sure others do also. Thanks to everyone for sharing what they know. It helps us all. Sue Lupinacci On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Karl or Pat Seitz <[email protected]>wrote: > Lou: > I'll leave it to somebody more learned in the subject to give you > the theological differences between Quakers and Mennonites. They are > both anabaptist (adult baptism) religions. > > But for most genealogical purposes, you can think of the Quakers > as from the British Isles and the Mennonites as from Switzerland and > Germany. If your immigrant ancestors were English, Welsh, etc in the > right time period, look for Quaker records. If they were German or > Swiss (or perhaps you've traced them to a Dutch port), Mennonite or > another anabapism church is more likely. > > You can find some examples of descendants of early immigrant > Mennonites becoming Quaker in Pennsylvania, And I would not be > completely surprised if the reverse also happened, although I don't > have any examples in my research. > -- > Karl Seitz > > > > > > >RB, I have a question and hope you, or other listmember, will answer: what > >is the difference between Mennonite and Quaker? > > > >Yes, I have done the google bit, but still don't understand. > > > >TIA > > > >Lou > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAYORK > > > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry PAYORK Message Board are gatewayed > to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may > not be a list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by clicking > on the link and replying on the board. > ************ > Visit the York County, Pennsylvania USGENWEB Project at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~payork/ > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >