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From: "Emmert Bittinger" <>
Subject: RE: [BRE] Isaac Naff, Sr. and Military Petition 1799
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:14:01 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3BF32705.87DF9A55@earthlink.net>


REPLY FROM EMMERT BITTINGER:
Betty, the petition you seek information about is published in the book
entitled The Brethren in the New Nation, by the late Roger Sappington,
deceased history professor at Bridgewater College, pages 331-332. The
petition identifies the the 39 signers as members of the German Baptist
Brethren and requests consideration, in light of their historic position of
conscience against war, to be "exempted from fines for not attending
musters..." and prevent us from being "impoverished by perpetual fines for
refraining to do an act which their consciences abhor." The petition is
lengthy around a half page long, and the names are appended. However, the
name of Isaac Neff does not appear. The name of John Neff does appear. What
was the age of Isaac? Emmert Bittinger

-----Original Message-----
From: Betty Mitchell [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 9:23 PM
To:
Subject: [BRE] Isaac Naff, Sr. and Military Petition 1799


Can anyone tell me more about a petition pertaining to Military
Service and the Brethren. The year was 1799 and the signers were:
John Becklehimer, Jr., John Boon (probably Barbara Moyer's
step-father), Joseph Flora, (my 3rd gr. grandfather), Henry
Ikenberry, Peter Ikenberry, Jacob Kingery, Jacob Kinsey, Jacob
Miller, Isaac Nave (Nafe), Jacob Nave, Jacob Nave, Jr., Michael
Peters and Stephen Peters. The source is: Franklin Co.VA
1786-1986--A Bicentennial History ....John S. Salmon and Emily J.

Salmon..Franklin County Bicentennial Commission, Rocky Mount,
Virginia - 1993 pp. 194-195.

I would like to know the content of the petition and if Isaac
Nave (Nafe) was indeed a signer.

Betty
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