In the early period prior to the Rev. War, people would move on West due to Primogeniture. Only the oldest son would inherit the farm and the younger must become professional or work for someone. The younger sons would receive household goods, furniture, money, dads old Kentucky rifle or such. That gave them a stake to head west and find property of their own. The old Indian Road down the Valley of Virginia became a major highway of that day. In 1775 Daniel Boone and a large party of axe men cleared the Wilderness Road over the Cumberland Gap from VA into Ky. That opened KY for settlement. Daniel Boone and Dr Thomas Walker were Land Agents and largely responsible for the Westward expansion prior to the Louis & Clark period. I see a major exit of KY in favor of MO starting in <1820> and lasting for 20 years. Was that a component of Louis & Clark? Maybe. My g.g. grandmother was a HURT in KY with family from WINN, BARNETT, TURNER, PEYTON, LEFTWICH. ALLEN, CALLISON and many others. Howard Fitzpatrick

All of this talk about Kentucky has peaked my interest. My husband's family (RANKIN, TIPPIT, LITTLE) were from Higbee, Randolph County, but my mother's side was from Kentucky, and it just happens that my gggrandmother was Lucy FITZPATRICK who married John GRASTY and died in Rock Castle, Trigg County, Kentucky on 6 October 1839. I realize it is a strettttttch, but would there be any connection to Howard Fitzpatrick???? Alice in Arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] MADISON COUNTY, KENTUCKY TO MISSOURI > In the early period prior to the Rev. War, people would move on West due > to > Primogeniture. Only the oldest son would inherit the farm and the younger > must > become professional or work for someone. The younger sons would receive > household goods, furniture, money, dads old Kentucky rifle or such. That > gave them a > stake to head west and find property of their own. The old Indian Road > down > the Valley of Virginia became a major highway of that day. In 1775 Daniel > Boone > and a large party of axe men cleared the Wilderness Road over the > Cumberland > Gap from VA into Ky. That opened KY for settlement. Daniel Boone and Dr > Thomas > Walker were Land Agents and largely responsible for the Westward expansion > prior to the Louis & Clark period. I see a major exit of KY in favor of MO > starting in <1820> and lasting for 20 years. Was that a component of Louis > & Clark? > Maybe. > My g.g. grandmother was a HURT in KY with family from WINN, BARNETT, > TURNER, > PEYTON, LEFTWICH. ALLEN, CALLISON and many others. > > Howard Fitzpatrick > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >