Thanks to all for the interesting and informative discussion on migration to Gallia County. I have always wondered why my 68 year old ancestor, Daniel Northup, would keep moving until he finally landed in Gallia County in 1806. Daniel was born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. He served in the State Troops as a Sgt. during the Revolution, which from my research thus far indicates that he didn't leave RI during the Revolution but fought in the battles in RI. Somehow ca 1778 he married a widow from Caroline County, VA and moved to Botetourt County, VA as I find him 1782-1787 on the tax list there with 7 children and a slave. In 1791, his son, Hampton was captured by the Indians during a raid near the fort at Point Pleasant. Eventually the boy was returned to the family when they learned where he was from a travelling preacher. Next I know they are living in Marietta and he appears on the tax roll in 1800 which means that he came in 1795. Daniel was one of at least 8 children that I know of--and the last male born---he did not inherit anything from his father's estate and had no choice but to "tough it out" as a pioneer. Joanne Galvin Bloomfield, Michigan Researching Northup, Hampton, McCall, Phelps, Blake, Daggett, Syler, Berridge,Plymale, Kinder, Cottrell, Gilbert, Baker, Rood **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)