My Cowserts came from this area (Pendleton/Chester) of South Carolina also. They left this area after the death of the patriarch in 1797 and established themselves in Livingston County, Kentucky. By about 1815, all but one of the family had moved on to Pope County (the part that later became Hardin County). Judy -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Oliver <peggyjune@adelphia.net> Sent: Jul 9, 2005 6:35 PM To: ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] What were your family's migrations patterns to PopeCounty? My Murphy ancestors came from the Pendleton County area of South Carolina. I believe they left there about 1813, and were in Pope County, Illinois by 1818. They probably stopped in Tennessee for at least a short time, but I really don't have any info. I would be very interested in hearing about any migration patterns from the Carolinas into So. Ill. Margaret Reynolds Oliver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Reeder STORIE" <SAMESTORIE@webtv.net> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] What were your family's migrations patterns to PopeCounty? > So many of our families passed through Bledsoe Co.TN.on their way to > Southern IL.Was this a trail they followed? Mine starter in N.C.than > Bledsoe CO.They were the Alfred Thomas Reed family. >