Dear Cousins, Tomorrow, 6 October, marks the anniversary of the Battle of King's Mountain, which took place in 1780. To those of us with NWSW Perimeter Ancestry, it is of tremendous importance. The Battle of King's Mountain holds great significance even to those whose ancestors were not there, because it marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. It raised a great battle cry about the American character, and American resolve against those who threaten their homeland. Patrick Ferguson, the fiery Scottish commander of a regiment of tories and regular soldiers, had issued a warning to the backcountry people that he would come "that if they did not desist from their opposition to the British arms, and take protection under his standard, he would march his army over the mountains, hang their leaders, and lay their country waste with fire and sword." Ferguson should have known he was threatening people who were from the same rootstock as he was! The "Overmountain Men" -- all those unruly, undisciplined, and fiercely independent frontier people -- came together in glorious common cause and wiped out Ferguson and his entire army. You can find rosters and descriptions on the internet, and some pages have terrific pictures of the area. I found a bunch by typing in "King's Mountain" into the google.com search engine. Most wonderful on the web, however are the actual roster images at the Library of Virginia. In Captain Isaac Shelby's roster, for example, I found a Sizemore, and Emmanuel Shoat. Two of cousin Kay's Sayers are listed, etc. etc. The images are indexed and you will undoubtedly encounter many other ancestors and familiar names. The Choate family is a connecting link between my Pennington/Pembertons of Delaware Upper Hundred in Baltimore County, MD, and that family in the NWSW Perimeter. The Harrisons, Odells, Randalls, Chapmans, and a variety of other migrators are also associated with both areas. The Library of Virginia now has images online for Dunmore's War, and every imaginable type of record concerning Revolutionary War participants. http://image.vtls.com/collections/index.html Additionally, they have recently made their wills and land records completely searchable. This is a great way to compile a kinship group. My next effort will be to demonstrate, with Beej's Burtons, some other ideas about compiling kinship lists, and the perils of relying on Other Peoples' indexes and transcriptions, especially with the census. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn AKA Typhoid Mary _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/