4c should also mention western Md to western VA, today WV. Beverly Railey Robinson. Sent from my iPad On Nov 12, 2013, at 2:32 PM, JFlorian <cageycat@gmail.com> wrote: > Linda posted: > Martin, Geis, Koppes, Koontz/Kuntz, Shaeffer/Shafer, Glessner, Lehnert, > Becker, Metzler, Means, > Horst, and Swartz. > > 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