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From: "Dwayne Wrightsman" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] (no subject)
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:28:15 -0400
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Yes, there were many Brethren families living in Botetourt County prior to
1800. Forty-two heads of German Baptist Brethren families signed a
petition, 13 December 1799, seeking exemption from fines for not attending
muster. Some lived near Fincastle although most lived closer to Roanoke and
Salem. The families were intermarried and quite familiar with one another.
Many migrated to Botetourt around 1790 from Eastern Pennsylvania. As far as
I know, they did not have an organized church name.

Dwayne Wrightsman


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Were there any Church of the Brethren churches in the area of Fincastle area
of Botetourt Co Virginia before 1800.

George and Sherry IN GOD WE TRUST

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