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From: Deborah J Maddox <>
Subject: Holsapple
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:23:25 -0500


Dear 2Doors,

Do you have any further information on Henry Holsapple, wife or where he
lived?

Thanks so much,
Deborah



On Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:28:25 -0500 Cedar & Stone <>
writes:
> "Flashlights from History " by John Flory 1932 states that in 1715
> the
> Brethren went from Marienborn and Epstein as exiles to a place
> called
> Creyfelt. Elder John Nass (I wonder is this NEFF) and Christian Libe
> (I
> wonder is this Lippy), plus Peter becker, Stephen koch, Henry
> Holsapple,
> John Henry Traut and John Henry Kalklosser were among them.
> In another chapter, he describes the 7 Day Baptists followers
> at
> Ephrata of John Conrad Beissel, who in 1720 at age 32 came to
> Germantown
> PA. Among his followers was Peter Becker a weaver by trade. (Now I
> wonder is there some way to follow the members of the Peter Becker
> group
> so as to find some trail of migration? My Brethren were not
> followers
> of Beissel.
> Beissel it was said by Flory was a hermit and went to Cocalico
> Creek
> in PA. There seems to be some problem with mysticism when he is
> joined
> by George adam Martin , Stephen Koch/Cook, and Kalklosser and Ludwig
> Hoecker. Flory mentioned a 10 month trial period where Alex Mack Jr
> joined then but left suddenly. Another bollower of Beissel is said
> to be
> Chr.Sowers/Sauers wife but she later left them too.
> Another chapter mentions KY Brethren being led by Daniel
> Letterman, Casper Roland, John Hendricks, Giles Chapman, Joseph
> Rogers
> and David Martin. Later to be joined by two different George
> Wolfes,
> Adam Hochstetler/Hostetter, Benjamin Hoffman and Francis Stump(desc
> of
> Peter Becker). Many of these went to Shelby, Muhlenberg and Logan CO
> KY.
>
> The far western Brethren chapter of IL MO IN and Iowa were led by
> John Hendricks, Isham Gibson, D B Sturgis, 2 George Wolfes, Jacob
> Wolfe
> and Christian Shank. It says they later went to Arkansas and North
> Dakota.....I know there are some in Cando ND because that is where
> the
> Englar's went too.
> Well remember---this is NOT my data, just passing it on to the
> other
> researchers. Not my lines, I just follow their trail in hopes of
> finding
> documents on mine. Good night from 2 doors--looking for 2 doored
> Brethren houses.....
>
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