Here is a list of some of the churches that is in the front of the book "Early Church Records of Rockingham County, VA. (You will note some of the dates are before Rockingham County was formed in 1778.) Roder's Church Reverend Pastor Paulus Hinckle Peaked Mountain Church (Upper Peaked Mountain, Stony Creek) Lutheran ministers George Samuel Klug, Henry Wortmann (1757-1758) John Schwarbach (1765-1775) Jacob Frank (1775-1776) Michael Schmidt (1782-1785) Abraham Deschler (1785) Christian Streit (1788) William Carpenter (1789) Peter Ahl (1792-1796) Reformed Ministers Philip Van Gemuenden (1762-1764) William Hendel (1766) Jacob Weymer (1786-1789) Bernard Willy Friedens Church (Union Church, Lutheran and Reform) Lutheran Ministers Abraham Deschler (1786) George Butler, Peter Ahl (c.1792-1796) Adolph Spindler Linville's Creek Baptist Church John Alderson Valued Acer Customer wrote: > > In "Old Tenth Legion Marriages, marriages in Rockingham County, Virginia From 1778 to 1816 Taken from the marriage bonds" compiled by Harry M. Strickler, p. 17 is a list (probably partial) of ministers who performed marriages in Rockingham Co. Some have their church affiliation denoted. I think we should complete this if it is known now. > > p. 17 > "Early ministers in Rockingham County, Virginia, according to the marriage returns > > Rev. John Walsh (Welch) 1792-1802 (married in great numbers) Methodist > > Rev. John Koontz-1792 (1) Baptist > > Rev. Benj. Bowman-1792 > > Rev. James Johnston-1792 > Rev. Anderson Moffett-1794 (1) Baptist > Rev. Benj. Irvin (Erwin) 1794 (married in great numbers) Presbyterian (2) > Rev. John H. Reynolds 1795 > Rev. James Ireland-1796 Baptist (2 1/2) > Rev. Ferdinand Lair-1796 (married in great numbers) Lutheran > Rev. Daniel Huffman-1797 Reformed? > Rev. Eliazer Hathway-1794 > Rev. John Crounce-1798 (3) > Rev. James Huffman-1798 Reformed? > Rev. Curtis Williams-1799 > Rev. Wm. Hughes-1801 (married in great numbers) Methodist > Rev. Daniel Garber-1802 Brethren > Rev. James Ward-1801 > Rev. P. Kennerly-1803 > Rev. I. Fultz Lutheran > Rev. Martin Garber-1804 Brethren > Rev. Wm. King-1806 > Rev. John Fultz-1805 Lutheran > Rev. Jacob Gruber-1807 > Rev. And. Hemphill-1807 > Rev. Wm. Bryan-1806 Presbyterian > Rev. Wm. Douglas-1807 > Rev. Peter Koontz-1807 > Rev. Christopher Fry-1808 > Rev. Andrew B. Davidson 1809 (married in great numbers) Presbyterian (4) > Rev. Joseph Samuels-1809 > Rev. Lewis Christian-1810 > Rev. Gerard Morgan-1810 > Rev. Daniel Stansbury-1812 > Rev. Geo. Atkins-1812 > Rev. John Bell-1811 > Rev. Richard Ferguson-1813 > Rev. Ezra Groves-1813 > Rev. John Gilwatt-1813 > Rev. I. D. Irvin-1811 Presbyterian? > Rev. Geo. Bourn-1813 > Rev. Isaac Neiswander-1812 > Rev. James Paynter-1814 > Rev. Geo. Bowman-1813 > Rev. A. C. Booten-1814 Baptist > Rev. L. Bourne-1814 (5) > Rev. Paul Henkel-1815 Lutheran > Rev. Conrad Speace-1815 > Rev. Wm. Shank-1816 Mennonite? > Rev. Wm. Cravens-1814 > Rev. Wm. Huston-1817 > Rev. Wm. Monroe-1817 > Rev. Thomas Bucks-1817 > Rev. Daniel Baker-1818-1821 Presbyterian > Rev. Jno. Brown 1814 Reformed > Rev. Jacob Harnsberger-1815 > > In a few cases, I know the church affiliation and have indicated it... > The above iministers made returns of marriages on dates following their names, the earliest dates observed having been taken for this list. It will be noted that the earliest date is 1792 and do not recall seeing any returns earlier than this. This is the date when the marriage book begins. > > Does anyone have anything to add to this list? > > Marc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Lsc12147@aol.com> > To: <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 1:42 PM > Subject: [VAROCKIN] Rev. Jos. Funkhouser > > > Hi all. Does anyone know the denomination of a Rev. Joseph Funkhouser who > > married couples in about 1866-1867 in Rockingham County, Virginia ?