In the research of our lines, I feel that it is very important that we establish continuity of our lines, but, we tend to be hung up into cells based on locations and time. For a long time I have been trying to determine the background of my Jacob Golston Elliott and this calls for tying to tie Elliott's in different locations together. This involves studying the migration paths that many made westward from PA to Indiana, Missouri, etc. One problem is that some Elliott's from PA first settled in Augusta, VA, and then they (or their family) migrated on over to NC before moving south to SC and then on to Ohio, Indiana, Mo, etc. If we are researching an ancestor who settled in a known area of the country we may feel fairly certain that they came from a certain place, say Augusta, VA, but not suspect that they first had taken a loop through the Carolinas which is another cell of hung-up researchers. So, in our establishing continuity with our lines we tend to be ignorant of these cells and thus tend to by-pass these side paths. My example of this is: The censuses say that my Jacob Elliott was born in KY but I really suspect that he was born on Fishing Creek Chester Co., SC. But, none of the KY Elliott's mention SC or NC but indicate that they came from, say PA or Augusta, VA. I realize that it was customary for the children to move-on, seeking their own land. I also realize that there were some in Ohio, IN, MO, and else where, whose ancestors followed more direct paths than mine probably did. Does anyone else have any thoughts on how we can work together to tie some of these people together ? Paul ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Good thought Paul..and I agree I have felt for a long time especially that Elliotts from Northern Ireland came over and at least initially joined family members or neighbors or someone they knew...is this incorrect thinking? so I guess maybe people who have Elliotts from Ireland should get together, English Elliotts etc and try to look at early naming patterns etc? I'll think more on this... vera [email protected] wrote: In the research of our lines, I feel that it is very important that we establish continuity of our lines, but, we tend to be hung up into cells based on locations and time. For a long time I have been trying to determine the background of my Jacob Golston Elliott and this calls for tying to tie Elliott's in different locations together. This involves studying the migration paths that many made westward from PA to Indiana, Missouri, etc. One problem is that some Elliott's from PA first settled in Augusta, VA, and then they (or their family) migrated on over to NC before moving south to SC and then on to Ohio, Indiana, Mo, etc. If we are researching an ancestor who settled in a known area of the country we may feel fairly certain that they came from a certain place, say Augusta, VA, but not suspect that they first had taken a loop through the Carolinas which is another cell of hung-up researchers. So, in our establishing continuity with our lines we tend to be ignorant of these cells and thus tend to by-pass these side paths. My example of this is: The censuses say that my Jacob Elliott was born in KY but I really suspect that he was born on Fishing Creek Chester Co., SC. But, none of the KY Elliott's mention SC or NC but indicate that they came from, say PA or Augusta, VA. I realize that it was customary for the children to move-on, seeking their own land. I also realize that there were some in Ohio, IN, MO, and else where, whose ancestors followed more direct paths than mine probably did. Does anyone else have any thoughts on how we can work together to tie some of these people together ? Paul ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To contact the ELLIOTT list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the ELLIOTT mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just to add another path, New England, 1640, west thru New York to PA to all point west is the path I am working on -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elliott] Gaps in Elliott Migration Paths In the research of our lines, I feel that it is very important that we establish continuity of our lines, but, we tend to be hung up into cells based on locations and time. For a long time I have been trying to determine the background of my Jacob Golston Elliott and this calls for tying to tie Elliott's in different locations together. This involves studying the migration paths that many made westward from PA to Indiana, Missouri, etc. One problem is that some Elliott's from PA first settled in Augusta, VA, and then they (or their family) migrated on over to NC before moving south to SC and then on to Ohio, Indiana, Mo, etc. If we are researching an ancestor who settled in a known area of the country we may feel fairly certain that they came from a certain place, say Augusta, VA, but not suspect that they first had taken a loop through the Carolinas which is another cell of hung-up researchers. So, in our establishing continuity with our lines we tend to be ignorant of these cells and thus tend to by-pass these side paths. My example of this is: The censuses say that my Jacob Elliott was born in KY but I really suspect that he was born on Fishing Creek Chester Co., SC. But, none of the KY Elliott's mention SC or NC but indicate that they came from, say PA or Augusta, VA. I realize that it was customary for the children to move-on, seeking their own land. I also realize that there were some in Ohio, IN, MO, and else where, whose ancestors followed more direct paths than mine probably did. Does anyone else have any thoughts on how we can work together to tie some of these people together ? Paul ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To contact the ELLIOTT list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the ELLIOTT mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message