I have tons on Britten personally and has Reinert line from Brotdorf. That term is Thirty Years War. And I find this fascinating at www.brotdorf.de - whenever you move your mouse around the dancing word "Brotdorf" follows it! W. David Samuelsen Draniczl@aol.com wrote: > > I found a website for the town some of my ancestors are from, Brotdorf (near > Merzig). I received a partial translation of the site from Germany. I > wondered if anyone knew any history of the area. The article mentioned 20 > housekeepings win 1632. Then down to 4 housekeepings after a > "threeßigjährigen" war. Back to 17 housekeepings in 1684. I believe the > REINERT family was in Brotdorf from before 1710 to 1847. > > Was this area under constant warfare, or a peaceful farm community? Also > interested in the town of Britten. > > Lauri > Researching REINERT, HOLZ, BALTUS, WEISEN in Brotdorf > Researching SCHUTZ, ZEHREN, MINNINGER in Britten > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html