Hello Kathryn and List, Thanks Kathryn for bringing this out but the renaming of towns had started from the first settlements in the new world. In the case of my Harris ancestors they settled around Bloomfield, Davis Co., IA., during the late 1840's, just northeast of Bloomfield you will see the town of Fairfield, inside Jefferson Co., IA. They were descendants of early settlers of Jefferson, Nelson, Hardin and Grayson County's of Kentucky. If you find on a map, Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY and just northeast a few miles you will see the towns of Fairfield and Bloomfield. I have researched the history of Davis Co., IA., and have seen it written, by historians, that they were unsure where the name Bloomfield came from! I believe it was the pioneer Kentuckians that reused these home town names. You will also find these names in New Jersey! That's where many of them started their migration from in the late 1700's. Good luck on your research, Mike Lamb >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [HH] Migration Patterns >Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:04:34 EDT > >After the Civil War, settlers in Alabama, Mississippi, and other Southern >states moved even further--to Texas. Many of them lost their lands in the >Southeastern states because they couldn't pay taxes or else their homes >were >burned. So, they "pulled up stakes" and moved to another new place to >begin >afresh. > >I also find it interesting that, along the trails to the South and West, >the >names of towns are repeated. When groups moved further west, they settled >in a place and gave it the same name as the place from whence they came. >Example, some moved from Marion, SC to middle Alabama (Marion, AL) to >Marion, MS, >to Marion, LA. If we were to closely study maps of the Southeastern >states, >I think we could find many examples of such patterns. Similarly, >immigrants >named their settlements in the U.S. after the names of towns they left in >Europe. > >When you are looking for "lost ancestors," you might look for them in towns >with names the same as the ones from which they vanished. Just a thought! > >Kathryn > > >==== HARRIS-HUNTERS Mailing List ==== >HH Archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >HH Site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/hindex2.htm >HH Data Base: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=harrishunters >

Bloomfield, Nelson Co, Ky was named after Elizabeth Bloomer Bemiss, w/o Dr John Bemiss & Mr Merrifield who m Dr Bemiss' dau. Not sure which Mr Merrifield since both Dr Samuel B. Merrifield & his brother Fielding Merrifield m Bemiss daus. Suspect it is Dr Sam'l tho as he m Frances Bemiss before Fielding m Abigail "Abby" Bemiss. Dr Bemiss & wife were from NY originally. Check out "Historic Nelson Co" by Sarah B. Smith or "Bloomfield, Chaplin & Fairfield, A History & Genealogy of Northeastern Nelson Co, Ky" by Robert P. Moore, Lexington, Ky. The latter book is available from the Nelson Co. Genealogical Rountable, P. O. Box 409, Bardstown, Ky 40004. Bardstown was originally Bairds Town- shortened to Bardstown. Mary Y. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Lamb" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:40 AM Subject: [KYNELSON-L] FW: [HH] Migration Patterns-NJ-KY-IA-Harris > Hello Kathryn and List, > > Thanks Kathryn for bringing this out but the renaming of towns had started > from the first settlements in the new world. > In the case of my Harris ancestors they settled around Bloomfield, Davis > Co., > IA., during the late 1840's, just northeast of Bloomfield you will see the > town > of Fairfield, inside Jefferson Co., IA. They were descendants of early > settlers of > Jefferson, Nelson, Hardin and Grayson County's of Kentucky. If you find on > a > map, Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY and just northeast a few miles you will see > the towns of Fairfield and Bloomfield. I have researched the history of > Davis Co., > IA., and have seen it written, by historians, that they were unsure where > the > name Bloomfield came from! I believe it was the pioneer Kentuckians that > reused > these home town names. You will also find these names in New Jersey! > That's > where many of them started their migration from in the late 1700's. > Good luck on your research, Mike Lamb > >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [HH] Migration Patterns >>Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:04:34 EDT >> >>After the Civil War, settlers in Alabama, Mississippi, and other Southern >>states moved even further--to Texas. Many of them lost their lands in the >>Southeastern states because they couldn't pay taxes or else their homes >>were >>burned. So, they "pulled up stakes" and moved to another new place to >>begin >>afresh. >> >>I also find it interesting that, along the trails to the South and West, >>the >>names of towns are repeated. When groups moved further west, they >>settled >>in a place and gave it the same name as the place from whence they came. >>Example, some moved from Marion, SC to middle Alabama (Marion, AL) to >>Marion, MS, >>to Marion, LA. If we were to closely study maps of the Southeastern >>states, >>I think we could find many examples of such patterns. Similarly, >>immigrants >>named their settlements in the U.S. after the names of towns they left in >>Europe. >> >>When you are looking for "lost ancestors," you might look for them in >>towns >>with names the same as the ones from which they vanished. Just a >>thought! >> >>Kathryn >> >> >>==== HARRIS-HUNTERS Mailing List ==== >>HH Archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >>HH Site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/hindex2.htm >>HH Data Base: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=harrishunters >> > > >