Hello Bob, I hope this is not a stupid question, but would inhabitants of nearby-to-Nelson County, like Hardin, LaRue Counties also have the "predominance" of Northern Virginia settlers? I know that these two counties came from the original Nelson County. I guess what I am asking is: are you talking the original Nelson County? or the original Jefferson County?? or?? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Kathie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] FW: [HH] Migration Patterns-NJ-KY-IA-Harris | Mike, you have a theory that would be intriguing were it accurate, but I | think you will find that it is not - at least in terms of the origin of the | settlers of northeastern Nelson Co. The overwhelming preponderance of settlers | in that area came from up and down the Potomac River. By far the greatest | proportion of these people came from the northern Virginia counties of Loudoun, | Fairfax and Prince William. | If you were to subscribe to the Nelson Co. Genealogist, a quarterly | publication of the Nelson Co. Genealogical Roundtable, you would find an article | that I wrote that would at least partially explain the reason for this. And | you would find many other articles of use to the researcher. | I should thank Mary Yoder for also mentioning my history of the area in | her response to you. Note also her explanation for the origin of the name | Bloomfield. This brings to mind another erroneous theory that I once had. It | is a fact that Bloomfield was first called Middleburg, the land on which it | grew up having first belonged to Leven Powell, the founder of Middleburg, Va. | Very near Middleburg in Virginia is a little village called Bloomfield. For | a time I thought that this was the explanation for the origin of the name of | our Bloomfield. Sometimes theories can be so wonderful until facts get in | the way! | Robert P. (Bob) Moore | Examples of the Virginia origins of the area: | Prince William Co. Bland, Calvert, Davis, Dial/Doyal, Foster, | Grant, Grayson, Grigsby, Hardin (Mark, Martin), Harrison, Hughes, Kincheloe, King | (Valentine), Milton, Overall, Randolph, Selec(t)man, Tennill, Thomas, | Whitledge, Wickliffe. | Fairfax Co. Berkley, Cotton, Dulin, Edwards, Ferguson, Gray (Drakeford), | Hall, Hammond (Gervis, Job), Hardin (Moses), Langley, McCrocklin (=McLaughlin), | Moxley, O'Neal, Owsley, Stone (Eli), Summers. | Loudoun Co. Bayne, Berkley, Bodine, Carter, Coombs (earlier of | Pennsylvania?), Connelly, Davis, Duncan, Fox, Fryrear, Gist, Gore, Grigsby, Hagerman, | Hibbs, Hopewell, Hunter (Eliphalet), King, Lane, Lewis (Vincent),Linton, | McMakin, Mason, Minor, Neafus/Nevius, Neale, Osburn, Parrish, Pash, Porter, Pullen, | Remey, Rhoads (Basil), Rightmire, Skinner, Shields, Simpson, Tyler. | Stafford Co. Bridwell, Humphrey (apparently all of them Summers | descendants), Kendall, desc. of Peytons, Stone (Josiah, Spilsby - around line with | Prince William), Wells, Wigginton. | Fauquier Co. Bullitt (or Prince William), Chinn, Bland (Thos., d. 1788), | Dawson, Glasscock, Thos. Kincheloe, Searles Lewis, Morehead, Ransdell, | Settle, Young, Singleton, Shumate, Wilkinson[?], Young, and Joseph Robinson's | descendants through the Murrays. |

Let me take "a stab" at Hardin Co???? southern part (that became LaRue in 1843) had the LaRues, Cambrons, Jenkins, Enlows, Vittitoe, Merrifield, Essex, McDougal, Redman, Medcalf (flopped over from Nelson), Boone(from Nelson), McDaniel (with Rude), Welsh, Lincoln, Bush, McDonald, Hodgen, etc, Va, Md, Pa all represented by these families. "Two Centuries in Hardin Co & Elizabethtown" by McClure gives real good insight into the families of Hardin Co. The Rude/Ashby Family, lately from Pa. Know the Rude Family originated in CT, to NJ to Pa before ending up in Nelson Co (to 1793), Hardin (to 1843) then LaRue Co (from 1843). Rude descendants, that is!!!! Capt. Stephen Ashby (his sister Mary Ann m Jesse Rude) was from Pa.; Bladen Ashby m a Vanmetre (d/o Jacob from Fayette Co, Pa). They all inter- married either before reaching Ky & further inter-marring once they reached Ky!!! Jenkins families from Fayette Co, Pa, Va & Md & hard to sort them all out Vanmeter/Vanmetre from Fayette Co, Pa (records of Redstone Ch lists both Jenkins & Vanmetre Families). Know I am missing mentioning a whole lot of families-- but basically-- they were from Va, Pa & Md with a few from NC, TN & SC thrown in for good measure. South of Bardstown, I think, were heavily Catholic which come over/ spread over into Washington & Marion Co. But don't forget the Protestants!!! They were there too.. It is so much fun finding out just where they did come from. BUT when you have a good idea of place of origin--it isn't too hard to chase them down to Co. then you find out others came from the same area.!!! Mary Y. ---- Original Message ----- From: "M. Kathleen Felsted" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 9:40 PM Subject: [KYNELSON-L] Migration Patterns > Hello Bob, > I hope this is not a stupid question, but would inhabitants of > nearby-to-Nelson County, like Hardin, LaRue Counties also have the > "predominance" of Northern Virginia settlers? I know that these two > counties came from the original Nelson County. I guess what I am asking > is: > are you talking the original Nelson County? or the original Jefferson > County?? or?? > Thanks for sharing your knowledge, > Kathie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:27 AM > Subject: Re: [KYNELSON-L] FW: [HH] Migration Patterns-NJ-KY-IA-Harris > > > | Mike, you have a theory that would be intriguing were it accurate, but > I > | think you will find that it is not - at least in terms of the origin of > the > | settlers of northeastern Nelson Co. The overwhelming preponderance of > settlers > | in that area came from up and down the Potomac River. By far the > greatest > | proportion of these people came from the northern Virginia counties of > Loudoun, > | Fairfax and Prince William. > | If you were to subscribe to the Nelson Co. Genealogist, a quarterly > | publication of the Nelson Co. Genealogical Roundtable, you would find > an > article > | that I wrote that would at least partially explain the reason for this. > And > | you would find many other articles of use to the researcher. > | I should thank Mary Yoder for also mentioning my history of the > area > in > | her response to you. Note also her explanation for the origin of the > name > | Bloomfield. This brings to mind another erroneous theory that I once > had. It > | is a fact that Bloomfield was first called Middleburg, the land on > which > it > | grew up having first belonged to Leven Powell, the founder of > Middleburg, > Va. > | Very near Middleburg in Virginia is a little village called Bloomfield. > For > | a time I thought that this was the explanation for the origin of the > name > of > | our Bloomfield. Sometimes theories can be so wonderful until facts get > in > | the way! > | Robert P. (Bob) Moore > | Examples of the Virginia origins of the area: > | Prince William Co. Bland, Calvert, Davis, Dial/Doyal, Foster, > | Grant, Grayson, Grigsby, Hardin (Mark, Martin), Harrison, Hughes, > Kincheloe, King > | (Valentine), Milton, Overall, Randolph, Selec(t)man, Tennill, Thomas, > | Whitledge, Wickliffe. > | Fairfax Co. Berkley, Cotton, Dulin, Edwards, Ferguson, Gray > (Drakeford), > | Hall, Hammond (Gervis, Job), Hardin (Moses), Langley, McCrocklin > (=McLaughlin), > | Moxley, O'Neal, Owsley, Stone (Eli), Summers. > | Loudoun Co. Bayne, Berkley, Bodine, Carter, Coombs (earlier of > | Pennsylvania?), Connelly, Davis, Duncan, Fox, Fryrear, Gist, Gore, > Grigsby, Hagerman, > | Hibbs, Hopewell, Hunter (Eliphalet), King, Lane, Lewis > (Vincent),Linton, > | McMakin, Mason, Minor, Neafus/Nevius, Neale, Osburn, Parrish, Pash, > Porter, Pullen, > | Remey, Rhoads (Basil), Rightmire, Skinner, Shields, Simpson, Tyler. > | Stafford Co. Bridwell, Humphrey (apparently all of them Summers > | descendants), Kendall, desc. of Peytons, Stone (Josiah, Spilsby - around > line with > | Prince William), Wells, Wigginton. > | Fauquier Co. Bullitt (or Prince William), Chinn, Bland (Thos., d. > 1788), > | Dawson, Glasscock, Thos. Kincheloe, Searles Lewis, Morehead, Ransdell, > | Settle, Young, Singleton, Shumate, Wilkinson[?], Young, and Joseph > Robinson's > | descendants through the Murrays. > | > >