Jack Dole, Glenn Bingham, and others, I also have ancestors who migrated from New Jersey to Clermont County, Ohio. I have been researching my father's side of the family for about two years and it was his mother's ancestors who came from New Jersey. To be more specific .... I have traced back to a Richard BICKHAM who made a land transaction in Burlington County in 1699. He had three sons that I know of - Richard, Martin, and Thomas - all of whom died in Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1740, 1750, and 1754 respectively. I descend from Thomas BICKHAM through his son Caleb BICKHAM. Caleb Bickham moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before the 1790 Census and was there until his death in 1817. He and his first wife, Rachel SCULL, had a son, Thomas BICKHAM born about 1765. This Thomas BICKHAM also had a son Thomas D. BICKHAM who was born in 1803. This is my direct line. Thomas D. Bickham moved to Ohio sometime between 1836 and 1840 and was in both Hamilton County and Warren County. One of his sons, Thomas Davis BICKHAM was married in 1857 to Anna Mary MASTERS of Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio. These two are my great, great grandparents. Anna Mary MASTERS parents were Samuel Pearson MASTERS and Elizabeth WENE who were married in Warren County, Ohio in 1830 in Warren County and were living in Goshen, Clermont County by 1832. Both Samuel Pearson MASTERS and Elizabeth WENE were born in New Jersey. I am very interested in the reasons for this group migration. I have seen other familiar surnames in previous messages which are also either part of my line or are mentioned in wills, etc. And I agree, I hope someone takes on the task of writing a book. I will be glad to contribute all I can about my family and I am sure others would be glad to do the same. Carlene Morrison [email protected]