Betty, The following link might help you. It provides information about Colonial Government Grants, etc. that influenced the settlement of Windham County, VT. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WindhamCoTownshend05.html My 5th great grandfather, John HAZELTINE, came to VT from Worcestor County, MA. Your mention of the FISHER family intrigued me. John HAZELTINE's grandson, David Hazeltine, in 1812 married as his second wife a Nancy FISHER of Townsend, VT. I have been trying to find more information about her, but so far have come up empty. Any leads? --Kathleen Canney Barber ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Clingman" <bj213@bellsouth.net> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 6:43 PM Subject: [MAWORCES] 1770's migration from MA to VT > Hi friends, > My ancestors, along with many other people, moved from Massachusetts to > Vermont in the years just preceding the Revolutionary War. In the case of > my Fisher ancestors, it was from Worcester Co., MA to Windham Co., VT and > the year was about 1774. > > I am hoping someone on the list with a little better background in New > England history can answer a question for me. Besides the usual movement > from more populated areas to less populated areas to obtain more and better > land, were there other factors behind the migration at this particular time? > Was it influenced by "pro" or "anti" war factions or any other hot political > issues? > > I tried to find this information in our local library, but I'm embarrassed > to say, our library is painfully lacking in books on New England history. > Now if any of you ever need to know anything about Henry Miller Shreve and > the great logjam on the Red River, just let me know. :^) > > Thanks for any help. > > Betty > Shreveport, LA > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > To UNsub go here: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html >