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Research questions: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n CAN WE CONFIRM OUR LINEAGE BACK TO MELCHIOR?<\/p>\n HOW ARE THE VARIOUS BRENNEMAN FAMILIES IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, AND GARRETT COUNTY, MD, RELATED?<\/p>\n Newly discovered resources: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SEE SOMERSET CO. BIOGRAPHIES IN USGWARCHIVES.ORG<\/a> AND “FREDERICK WILLIAM BENDER,” RELATIVE OF OUR MARIA & DANIEL.<\/p>\n Articles begun: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n NONE<\/p>\n Speculation:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A CONNECTION TO MELCHIOR “THE EXILE\/REFUGEE” IS VERY LIKELY, GIVEN THE THEOLOGICAL CLOSENESS OF FAMILIES,\u00a0IF NOT THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL PROXIMITY, OF THE AMISH COMMUNITY OVR THE YEARS. CONNECTIONS BEFORE THAT, LIKEWISE, ARE LIKELY FOR THE SAME REASONS.<\/p>\n Send your questions, corrections, additions, and ideas to me, LRYPEARCE@GMAIL.COM<\/a>, for inclusion and full credit here and later, when future articles are posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (last updated 3\/24\/22) Research questions: CAN WE CONFIRM OUR LINEAGE BACK TO MELCHIOR? HOW ARE THE VARIOUS BRENNEMAN FAMILIES IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PA, AND GARRETT COUNTY, MD, RELATED? Newly discovered resources: SEE SOMERSET CO. BIOGRAPHIES IN USGWARCHIVES.ORG AND “FREDERICK WILLIAM … Continue reading