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.