Dear Richelle and Cousins on the List: Barb asked my next question! I have Gillett(es) myself, and the Wilcox(en) family is connected to the Boones, Penningtons, etc. The next questions are, where in Ohio, and what are the time frames? Local History will tell you much about the settlers and the time frames will provide answers about the nature of the migrations. Yes, the Gilletts went to New York. Mine were allied with my Enos family who were French/Belgian Huguenots who immigrated first to England and then to Connecticut and into Rhode Island. I haven't made a study of the Gillets, but their name certainly suggests a French beginning. Common migration was into Ohio and Illinois via the Great Lakes and by foot, into the Western Reserve Lands. My Tucker and Emerson family are recorded in the county histories as making the overland treks. The Western Reserve Lands in Ohio were set aside for Connecticut soldiers. The newly formed United States gave land as a means of repaying their soldiers, and provided us with many wonderful records we otherwise wouldn't have. That's one of the few good things I see coming from the wars. Using Google.com and typing in "Western Reserve Lands," I found the following site: http://www.bway.net/~oldnews/wehavemail.htm This site begins by stating: "It's fascinating to see how Yankee families grew, migrated, married, built, diversified, and dispersed over two centuries of time. Also to discover how searching for roots has fostered an interest in American history among these family historians—and how the Internet is helping to carry their connections across both time and space." This is a fine sentiment. I couldn't have put it better myself. This site is maintained by a Day and Hoskin descendant whose family (like my Eno(s) family) settled in the Windsor/Simsbury area of Connecticut. Using the same Google search criteria, you will find dozens more sites, maps, and history about the Western Reserve, the Fire Lands, and the Ohio Company, all of which tell stories of early Ohio settlement by different perspectives. It sounds likely that you will find some soldiers of the Revolution or the War of 1812 and thereby some good individual information. Usgenweb.com is putting up lots of complete census information online. They have this included in the county archives, accessible either via the main usgenweb pages or through the individual counties. This is a marvelous help. You can also use their search engine by state, which yields up further actual data. Be careful of the non-data information. (not too much of this anymore at usgenweb.) I am writing an AMXROADS article for the website on the Ohio Company which was created by Virginians, and whose (first white) explorations were made by Christopher Gist. This will also address the Five/Six Nations (Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes, joined by the Tuscaroras in 1803), Joseph Brandt the great Indian Leader, the French and Indian War, the Wyoming Massacre in Central Pennsylvania, and settlement west of the Appalachians. Wow, great dialogues! Thanks Marilyn, and Barb, and Richelle. I agree, you don't sound naive at all. Keep letting us know what we can do to help. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn Carolyn McDaniel cmacdee@teleport.com ========================================= To send a message to the American Crossroads List: AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com --- Visit American Crossroads --- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amxroads