The Indians certainly travelled distances and if you consider the Seven Years War, the distances seem vast. No doubt much of the travel was done by canoe or boat. Take a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War See the map on the right. The French Voyageur travelled from Montreal all the way to the Red River area and probably much further. Can't even imagine some of the difficulties faced back then. Lauraine > > From: Faye <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> > Date: 2009/08/11 Tue PM 01:03:32 CDT > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Travel - was - Finding Out Whether Ancestor "was" > Native > > Adding to the confusion is that the large BANCROFT family > > > in/near Middleton, MA, where the large WILKINS family was from -- had strong > > > ties to the "Tribe" near Stoughton, MA. > > Hi Betty > That is quite a distance to travel, it seems, in the 1700s from the Northshore area to the Southshore.. seemed a long trek when I was a kid riding that distance in a car....... > > which made me think - how far do we think people may have traveled casually in say pre-revolutionary days. I am not meaning those who relocated but just in every day life - would folks have traveled much outside of their own settlements? > > Faye > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes Lauraine Many of the Native Americans traveled great distances, migtrating with the seasons, following the animals' travels. I was thinking more along the line of the settlers - there were those who explored, and hunted, fought, etc. Many from the Salem Mass area traveled to what is now Rhode Island to fight in King Philips War in the 1670s - and the day to day life of Colonial America. We think little of getting in a car and traveling distances.. 20-30 or even more miles to work, vacation travels, or even going to visit friends or points of interest. When your means of travel is by horse, mule, oxen, etc or boat/canoe or often more likely foot, - wonder how far one would travel away from their own communities and how often! faye ---- syrnick@mts.net wrote: > The Indians certainly travelled distances and if you consider the Seven Years War, the distances seem vast. No doubt much of the travel was done by canoe or boat. Take a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War > See the map on the right. > > The French Voyageur travelled from Montreal all the way to the Red River area and probably much further. Can't even imagine some of the difficulties faced back then. > > Lauraine > > > > From: Faye <fmrees@nycap.rr.com> > > Date: 2009/08/11 Tue PM 01:03:32 CDT > > To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Travel - was - Finding Out Whether Ancestor "was" > > Native > > > > Adding to the confusion is that the large BANCROFT family > > > > in/near Middleton, MA, where the large WILKINS family was from -- had strong > > > > ties to the "Tribe" near Stoughton, MA. > > > > Hi Betty > > That is quite a distance to travel, it seems, in the 1700s from the Northshore area to the Southshore.. seemed a long trek when I was a kid riding that distance in a car....... > > > > which made me think - how far do we think people may have traveled casually in say pre-revolutionary days. I am not meaning those who relocated but just in every day life - would folks have traveled much outside of their own settlements? > > > > Faye > > > > > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message