No it was a Stephen Baxter, probably as son of the first Israel, according 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 travelled 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