Winnie, Re; Vawter family, they most likely came through Cumberland Gap, Crab Orchard is in Lincoln or Boyle county, KY, in the time frame that is referenced,Ky was still in the colony of VA, . WV was still a part of VA. there is another route that was used in the migration of families to KY and beyond, and that is Midland Trail. it runs roughly along the route of US Hwy 60, and some of the early settlers may have used this route as well as the Ohio River,for travel,but Cumberlad may have been the main route of the migrants. unless there is a written history  of the migatory routes used the most we will just be speculating. --- On Sun, 11/7/10, Winifred K Miller <[email protected]> wrote: From: Winifred K Miller <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Boone Co., KY, Germanna Meeting planned next July 20 For Virginia Nuta To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, November 7, 2010, 5:26 PM "I have often wondered how the very early Germanna migrants who went to Kentucky made the trip, and I would love to hear from others." Your comment jolted a paper copy I have of the Vawter Family in America by Grace Vawter Bicknell, Indianapolis The Hollenbeck Press 1905.  Found in Los Angeles Public Library Discarded It gives quite an insight to the many settlers that came Kentucky way.  I have the copy due to the fact I am related to the Stapps and Wilhites(sic) It is an interesting read.  "On the day's travel before reaching Crab Orchard, Uncle Achilles Stapp was so exhausted that he sat down at the root of a tree, determined to remain there alone, saying that if the Indians came, come they must, he could not and would not go any farther.  Presently, along came Mollly Jackson, a cousin to my father, and gave the tired man a bottle of whisky.  He drank, and it so revived him that he traveled on with the rest.  That night the most of the company reached Crab Orchard.  All except mother lay down as if all danger was over.  She armed herself with a small ax and kept watch, but in the morning all were safe." " At night we reached Joseph Delaney's, where Richmond now is, in Madison county, Kentucky.  We crossed the Kentucky river.  One of the pack horses lay down in the river with mother's feather beds. We passed through Lexington that same day and arrived, all tired out, at Achilles Stapp's in about sundown on the 22nd of September, 1790" As I know Achilles is the brother of my Lucy Stapp it was interesting. If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- 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