On Aug 6, 2005, at 1:23 PM, D E Miller wrote: > Then the question is how many Watauga and Wilkes County pioneers > had ties to > York District, SC? > You asked the above question...the answer is yes. To begin with you have to look at the Watauga prior to 1780. It consisted of what is now the "toe" of North Carolina and part of Tennessee (See State of Franklin). Many of the people who moved to this area were from York, Chester and Union Cos. S. C. (Fishing Creek in the case of my family). And, no, I have no connection to the people you have mentioned, but the McDowell's (Quaker Meadows, the McDowell plantation where the militia who fought at Kings Mountain met), McNabbs, Grays, Lusks, Tiptons, Whitsons, etc. all fought at King's Mountain and Cowpens. And, yes there were two John Millers who fought at KM: John and John H. John was a blacksmith but had his own shop. If you will notice... the men who fought at King's came from the western part of N. C., S. C, and eastern Tenn. How do you think they knew each other well enough to go to war with them????? They were related. Or, they were in the case of my families. The above six names of my relatives were all inter-married for about four generations starting in Frederick Co., Va. and probably Maryland prior to that. They were all Scots-Irish Presbyterians; whose ancestors fought the Vikings for 400 years and the British for another 400. Don't know how much of this answers your question but thought it might help. Doris **************************** Visit: http://www.dmkheritage.com To check on the latest County Histories on CDs Indexed and searchable