I have plotted and drawn most of the migration routes used by the Brethren - at my folder: www.cob-net.org/docs/brethrenlife.htm I have a PowerPoint presentation of it - showing routes and maps - the Power Point - "Brethren Migration Routes" I have papers on the individual roadways - identified some with the WayBills they used - in the section - "Brethren Migration" I've given the actual present day roads that parallel these, in most cases. Merle C Rummel ************* In terms of migrational patterns, people East of the Allegheny Mts (PA section of the Applachian Mts ) traveled the following routes: 1. VT and New England States / NY to NJ --> directly east or southeast over the Allegheny Mts central PA 2. NY - southwest over the Allegheny Mts central PA ...or South if on the western side of NY / PA 3. NJ through PA to MD - most pre 1750s - Frederick Co MD or Baltimore area --> moving west through MD 4a. Eastern to Western MD through western Maryland through the lower Allegheny Mts west to the tri-county area of Washington Co PA, Allegheny Co PA, Greene Co PA (and Fayette Co PA) 4b. Eastern through Western Maryland to the Ohio River, 'up' through the river intersections to Pittsburgh and to N, E, W 4c. Eastern people through Western Maryland and southwest into southern States, like Kentucky 5. From southwestern PA into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois ---> and some then went west into SW Ohio, KY, NC/SC, west into KS, CO, on to California One "gateway to the West" was Washington Co PA. Settlers who came into SW PA pre-1820s then moved West into Stark Co and other counties in OH by the early 1830s. Whole families OR younger married couples w/ and w/o kids, OR single men, OR a mixture of relatives moved... some going on to IN and IL or to southern States. Some of the names you mentioned were in Washington Co PA pre-1850. You might want to read BEERS for Washington Co PA, especially the formation of Twps (Beers Commemorative is free online www.chartiers.com). Look at histories for Fayette Co PA and Greene Co PA... and Stark Co OH. Judy ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I started reading and am really going to enjoy this. I have a Mac and the Power Point presentation doesn't show up for me, just a blank page. Is it because I have a Mac? Sent from my iPad Linda Wroth lmwroth@me.com > On Nov 12, 2013, at 12:31 PM, Merle Rummel <cliff@nwwnet.net> wrote: > > I have plotted and drawn most of the migration routes used by the Brethren > - at my folder: > www.cob-net.org/docs/brethrenlife.htm > > I have a PowerPoint presentation of it - showing routes and maps - the > Power Point - "Brethren Migration Routes"