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Andrew Sheets of Ashe County, NC

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Title: Andrew Sheets of Ashe County, NC
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<metadataxml><content><line>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Sheets b. abt. 1776 was the son of Martin Sheets and Margaret his wife. &amp;nbsp;Andrew married Mary &amp;quot;Mollie&amp;quot; Shearer. &amp;nbsp;He lived his adult life in Ashe County, NC. &amp;nbsp;Andrew was one of the founding members of the Peak Creek (Ashe County, NC) Church of the Brethren, which was an off-shoot of the earlier Flat Rock Church of the Brethren. &amp;nbsp;The Peak Creek Brethren began by holding church services in the homes of the members, but eventually they moved into the Peak Creek shoal house, and finally, they built a church. &amp;nbsp;Andrew Sheets and numerous of his descendants were leaders in the Brethren congregations in Ashe County, NC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: #845687"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;History of the Church of the Brethren&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium"&gt;The Church of the Brethren traces its roots back over 300 years to 1708. Eighteenth-century Europe was a time of strong governmental control of the church and low tolerance for religious diversity. Nevertheless, there were religious dissenters who lived their faith in spite of the threat of persecution. Some of these dissenters found refuge in the town of Schwarzenau, Germany. Among them was Alexander Mack, a miller who had been influenced by both Pietism and Anabaptism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium"&gt;Though the early Brethren shared many beliefs with other Protestants, a number of issues separated them from the state churches. Relying on the New Testament as their guide, these men and women believed that Jesus had intended for his followers a different kind of life&amp;mdash;one based on peaceful action, plain and compassionate living, and a shared search for truth. They also shared their faith enthusiastically with others, sending evangelists to other parts of Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;Moving to America&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia; color: windowtext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;
Due to growing persecution and economic hardship, Brethren began emigrating to North America in 1719 under the leadership of Peter Becker. Most Brethren left Europe by 1740, including Mack, who brought a group over in 1729. The first congregation in the New World was organized at Germantown, Pa., in 1723. Soon after its formation, the Germantown congregation sent missionaries to rural areas around Philadelphia. These missionaries preached, baptized, and started new congregations.

Their zeal, honesty, and hard work drew many new members into the Brethren faith community through the 1700s. New congregations were formed in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. With the promise of inexpensive land, they moved into Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri after the Revolutionary War. By the mid-1800s Brethren had settled in Kansas and Iowa and eventually the West Coast.

Expansion across the continent and changes due to the Industrial Revolution caused strain and conflict among the Brethren. In the early 1880s a major schism took place resulting in a three-way split. The largest branch after the schism was the German Baptist Brethren, who changed their name to the Church of the Brethren in 1908.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</line></content></metadataxml>

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2020-08-21 17:57:42.000

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Given names Surname Sosa Birth Place Death Age Place Last change
Andrew Sheets (Reverend)
Andrew SHEETS Sr
ANDREW SHEETS
1774
1774
1774
250 Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
15 1855
1856
1856
169 81 Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Never
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