Col Robert Patterson, b 1753 Cove Mt,Pa served 1774 in Lord Dunmore's War. Oct,1775,in company with John McLelland and family and 6 other young men, left the Pittsburg area for Ky,taking their movable property by canoe,and driving their cattle by land. At the mouth of Salt Lick creek,he and 3 of the young men left the Ohio River Vanceburg] intending to meet the families and canoes at Leestown. [Frankfort,Ky] They went up Salt Lick to it's head,and crossed Cabin Creek,and struck the STONE LICK where Francis McDermond later located his survey. Then,they proceded by Mays Lick to the Lower Blue Licks [US RT 68] where they met Simon Kenton and John Williams,who knew of no other whites in the country. They proceded across Licking,and several branches of Elkhorn,to Leestown.There,they met John McClelland, and moved to the Royal Spring-Georgetown-I-75 N of Lexington. Would Dr Talley please comment on their route across Lewis Co,and eastern Mason,to Mays Lick. They surely were following a buffalo trace from salt lick to salt lick. There must have been a buffalo trace north of Vanceburg,into eastern Adams Co,Oh, likely by Stout's Run,and Blue Creek,towards the spring at Latham,Oh. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.