Don't think so..... On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:39:17 -0700 "Kathie Kirkpatrick" <kkirkpatrick@bresnan.net> writes: > Do you know if the name Curtis appears among those who migrated. I am > trying > to locate a ggguncle, George Washington Curtis who migrated "west". > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <galls@juno.com> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:53 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > You are right ....each step of the way folks remained > "behind"....I grew > > up in Flemington and I also recognize lots of these names....it is > funny > > really - I had no idea when I was growing up in Hunterdon Co. that > I had > > ancestors from that area. Now I live in Winston-Salem, NC just > 25 > > minutes away from what was the Jersey Settlement where my > ancestors came > > to from Hopewell......somehow it seems no accident....... > > > > Susan > > > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:30:51 -0800 (PST) Sharon and Harry > > <thistledewus@yahoo.com> writes: > > > It's always interesting when the list gets into these > discussions > > > about emigration. Please keep in mind that not all of the > family > > > moved away. There are still branches of many of these same > families > > > - alive and well in the Hopewell/Ringoes/Stockton/Fleminmgton > area! > > > I recognize lots of surnames from my high school class! > > > > > > Sharon > > > > > > Doug Gordon <doug@wdgordon.com> wrote: > > > Susan: > > > Thanks for your response. The article on the Jersey Settlement > was > > > very > > > interesting. Also interesting is that the place near Maysville > where > > > many of > > > my NJ relations lived is called "Jersey Ridge" to this very > day, > > > although > > > the local residents don't seem to know how it got that name. > Other > > > names in > > > your message are also familiar ones in that area, such as the > > > Stocktons in > > > Fleming Co. > > > > > > I know for sure that my direct ancestors, Lewis Gordon m. Keziah > > > Stout, were > > > in Hopewell in 1795 and in Mason Co. in 1799, so probably went > > > directly > > > there. However, other family members could have migrated from NC > to > > > KY and > > > then encouraged others to come there. I doubt that Lewis's > family > > > travelled > > > the Cumberland Gap route. From what I have learned about them, > they > > > are much > > > more likely to have taken the route across Pennsylvania to > Wheeling > > > and then > > > by the river down to Limestone Landing (Maysville). I would > still > > > like to > > > find out more about this aspect of their history. > > > > > > Some other Hunterdon/Hopewell names that have shown up in my > family > > > history > > > recently are Parke and Pullen, both of which are mentioned in > the > > > article > > > that you directed me to > > > (http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm > > > for those who missed it). You can also look at my web site as > shown > > > below > > > for any of these names (in the Family Tree section). > > > > > > Doug Gordon > > > http://history.wdgordon.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: > > > To: > > > Cc: > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:07 AM > > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > > > > > Doug, > > > > > > > > Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my > > > > ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), > > > Smiths > > > > (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, > > > Palmers, > > > > Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, > > > Hunterdon > > > > Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - > 1757 > > > or so > > > > because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" > when > > > Col. Coxe > > > > one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for > their > > > land > > > > again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came > to > > > NC to > > > > an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey > Settlement - > > > > including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of > these > > > folks > > > > also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia > Co. > > > WV, > > > > Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both > of > > > these > > > > locations after several years moved further west to KY. - > those > > > that I > > > > know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were > the > > > Runyans & > > > > Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside > in KY > > > by the > > > > 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ > to KY > > > or > > > > what motivated them at that time - although those that went > from > > > > NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. War land > > > grants I'm > > > > sure. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > > > This mail list is archived at: > > > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search our Immigration Records and view names from multiple > ports > > > ranging from 1500s - 1900s. 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