Mainly they were in Roane or Knox Co., Tenn and went into Morgan Co., Illinois area before coming to Missouri. A few did wander off. The story is that Jacob Shaw McComb signed on as a deckhand to come to America where his brother William already was. First day in port, William wanders down to the dock to see if he knew anyone on the freshly docked ship. Jacob Shaw was on deck on duty. Jacob jumped ship and the two brothers headed south to Spanish Florida away from English law.. They ended up in the Carolinas before going into Tenn.