Additional routes that Barbara and I found were: 1.Long Island to Northumberland Co.PA, to Chautauqua Co, NY. to Yates Co., NY to Ontario Co., NY, to Erie Co., PA, and of course into Canada. 2.Orange Co, NY to Luzerne Co PA and then west 3. Somerset Co, PA and Bucks Co PA to Washington Co PA and west, When Ohio opened up, that led to a lot of migrations from these counties to Ohio. Many events were determining factors, but the Revolutionary War brought all kinds of men together, especialy young men who hooked up with other men from various states and friendships were formed and once the war was over, they were off to seek their futures.There was far more movement the I think most people realize. People were on the move but they usually did travel with someone from their family, a brother, brother-in-law, friends etc. Judy Cassidy Judy ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.