I don't have the information right at hand, but I remember researching another group of Dutch in Kentucky. Those were people who came directly from the Netherlands following the establishment of a king, William I, in 1815. Apparently they had something against kings, or least against that one. I mention this only because I expect it would be easy enough to confuse old Dutch families and "new" ones in Kentucky research. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Whiteside" <bobbeo60@yahoo.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Kentucky Migration > The Low Dutch who came to KY in 1780-1784 were from York County, PA near > Gettysburg band prior to that can be found in Bergen, Somerset, and > Hunterdon Counties in NJ and back into what was Nieuw Amsterdam and now > NYC. None have been found to come from VA to my knowledge though there > were outsiders, not Dutch or French Huguenot, that came with them. My > research shows that these outsiders were also in York County, PA and moved > with the Low Dutch to KY. There were two Low Dutch settlements in KY but > all were related and all connected to York County, PA. One group from PA > had moved to what is now West VIrginia, at Berkeley County...am doing this > from memory and think that is correct on the county. They took the > southern route down the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains to the > Cumberland Gap and then north to Mercer County, KY. The other took the > river route down the Ohio from what is now Pittsburgh, PA and settled > first in Jefferson County, KY [Louisville]. The > plan was to join in Mercer County to form their Low Dutch Colony in KY but > Indian raids eventually wore them down and they made separate plans to > survive in the wilderness. They bought land in what is now Shelby and > Henry Counties in KY, just east of Louisville, [Jefferson County] from > Squire Boone....but their plans for a self contained Low Dutch Colony in > KY never came into being. The two leaders of the groups into KY were > brothers in law, Hendrick Banta 3rd who brought his group down the Ohio > River in 1780 and the other was Sam Durie married to Wyntie Banta, sister > of Hendrick who brought his group through the Cumberland Gap in the same > year. Hendrick is the acknowledged leader of all of the Low Dutch in KY > however. > > I have some info on my website at http://bar-b-k.tripod.com > Called THE MONTFORT FAMILY: A NARRATIVE...a family closely allied with > the Bantas through marriages. > > If I can help or if you have any other questions, please don't hesitate > to write, will see what I can find in my own collection of materials and > books or steer you to someone who may have answers for you. > > Barbara > bobbeo60@yahoo.com > > > pspro1123@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone know if the Dutch migration to the low country of Kentucky > includes Hampshire Co, VA ?? Does any Dutch ancestors include this area as > a > birthplace, etc ?? > > Paula Sprouse > Ysselstein ancestor > pspro1123@aol.com > > > > > ************************************** > AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Barbara Whiteside > bobbeo60@yahoo.com > > > --------------------------------- > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! > Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! > Games. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >