When the colonies were first drawn, Virginia's west boundary was not set but went west until...unknown. At the time the location of the west coast of North America was not known. Virginia's first western boundary was the Pacific. Technically, parts of these states were once Virginia. But...the area was divided into territories long before the statehood dates listed below. For example, the Indiana territory, which Illinois was apart of, was created in 1800. Tennessee in 1772. All you need to do if you have a person in question is look up the territorial creation date of the state. Any time before that there may be no official records to go by. Michael -----Original Message----- From: Pat Thompson [mailto:Pat125@erols.com] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:01 PM To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] time line Bonnie, I believe you may not want to believe everything you read. This time line has been questioned. I found it posted elsewhere on the Internet and sent it to the Mailing List, I didn't check it for accuracy before doing so. If it is incorrect, I apologize to the List for posting it. Pat-T -------Original Message------- From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:14:01 PM To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] time line Wow - that is almost scary! Pat, this could change everything for some of my names! I wondered how I found some McCrobies in Illinois with no clue how they were connected... -------Original Message------- From: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:20:03 AM To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDGARRET] time line I found this posted on another genealogy site and thought it interesting. Here is the article: Any part of Illinois from 1781 to Statehood in 1818 could have been Va. Any Part of Indiana from 1781 to Statehood in 1816 could have been Va. Any part of Kentucky from 1781-Statehood could have been Va. Any part of Maryland from 1775-Statehood in 1792, could have been Va. Any part of North Carolina from 1728-Statehood in 1779 could have been Va. Any part of Pennsylvania from 1752-1786 Any part of Tennessee from 1760-1803 So, if a reference is made to an ancestor being born in Virginia as early as 1728, or as late as 1863, he could have been born in the areas mentioned above. ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. . ______________________________