I think my husband's family came to Perry County, Ohio in 1812 (from New Jersey) to avoid the War of 1812. Jacob Stine was 28 and his wife 23 when they came. On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:51:39 -0800 (PST) Karl Seitz <kseitz@earthlink.net> writes: >Carol A. Steele: > >> Some of my ancestors, Benedict STEEL (1813-1869) & William >HADDEN >>(@1790-@1850), came from Maryland to Muskingum Co., OH, and then to >>Hocking Co., OH, while one, Benedict A. LOWE (@1796-1862) came from >>Maryland to Guernsey Co., OH, and then to Fairfield Co., OH. >> Has anyone researched why so many came from Maryland to Ohio >in >>the early part of the 19th century? Mine were too young to have >been >>veterans of the Revolutionary War - any other ideas? > >Carol: > >The basic reason people left Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, >Virginia and >other places for Ohio in the early 19th century is that is when land >in >Ohio really began to open up for settlement. In addition, the >population >pressures were steadily growing in the older states. Farmers in >particular >wanted larger amounts of land than were available east of the >mountains and >they wanted at cheaper prices. > >-- >Karl Seitz >researching SEITZ and BEERY in Fairfield County. > > >