Wasn't Stephen Baxter one of J. W. . William Noble and Able Baxter's brothers or was he a generation above him? I have tons of letters and information from Marjorie Baxter whose husband was related to William Noble Baxter. I also have several letters from Elmer Parker, a nicer man you couldn't meet anywhere. Who is William Davis?? I have never heard this story. What is the Saltchatcher River in Colleton County, S. C. July 2, 1771. I think I miss out on this story. Is there any was you could share this with me? I didn''t mean to say I didn't know what a Wagon Train was. All though I do relate to a Wagon Train I've seen in the Western movies. I meant, have you any stories or the Baxters traveling by Wagon Trains , if so, what direction did they travel and how would you find information about the Baxters and Wagon Trains. What line of the Baxters are you from. Mine settled in Washington County, Alabama. Abe Baxter that was killed in 1932 in Vinegar Bend , Alabama, Washington County. was related to William Noble Baxter. > Abe Baxter lived in Fruitdale, > Alabama. > > Thanks for your information. I look forward to hearing from you. > > Sandra > to Elmer Parker, who was beaten by William Davis in the forks of the > Saltcatcher River in present Colleton County, SC, on 2 July 1771. He > survived and went back to NC. > > As far as the wagon train story, remember in the period, you could walk, > ride a horse, or ride in a wagon. When a group of people(and these people > generally traveled in groups for safety) moved great distance, some walked, > some rode horses, and some rode in wagons, along with whatever goods and > furniture they had together with horses, cattle, sheep, or goats, as fast as > the slowest animal, and rounding up stragglers along the way. The strung > out affair was a slow,tedious, and dangerous journey, over rough roads, thru > many streams and rivers in generally wooded areas. What you call it is not > really important. Wagon train is pretty close but I would not think in > terms of covered wagons on the plains. I don't think these trail parties > were nearly as large or as long as the ones that crossed the plains. There > is a diary of just such a journey in the early nineteenth century which I > have but can't but my hands on right now. > > Regards, > > Bob >

Couldn't possibly be the brother of Wm Noble Baxter, the event occurred in 1771. The Saltenhatchie River (Saltcatcher) is in South Carolina. It on the map. Regards, Bob