Per the wording in a history book, in 1802 my Jacob SMITH came to Muskingum County from York, PA, via Loudoun County. It's the 'via' that I question. Did that mean that he actually settled there for a fair amount of time, or did he just travel a route through Loudoun County? I also wonder what the attraction was.......I know he had been in Muskingum county in 1799, but it wasn't until 1802 that he settled there, in Newton Twp. Maybe Loudoun was where they purchased supplies for their journey? Maybe it was a convenient place to layover for the winter? Maybe their wagons broke down and they had to repair them? Maybe they had to replenish their food supply? Maybe one of their members became ill and they had to rest for a bit. Maybe there was Indian unrest and they were waiting for a safer time to travel? Or maybe that's when the land became availble for purchase? Who knows what the journey is like? Is it long? Mountainous? Rivers to cross? Barbara in Michigan MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! ---- Original Message ----- From: "S Edwards" <suze2300@yahoo.com> To: <ohmuskin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [OHMUSKIN] Muskingum ancestors from Loudoun County - Slack andSwank >I am descended from George Swank (daughter Eliza) - I am also interested > in the why's of the migration. > > SueEd > NY > --- DaveLadely@aol.com wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Saw this posting and am curious about information on those who moved >> from >> Loudoun County, Virginia. >> >> My ancestors, John Slack, Jr., born 1754, Revolutionary War vet, and >> his >> wife, Eva Elizabeth Swank (Schwenck), members of the New Jerusalem >> Lutheran >> Church in Lovettsville, along with some of her relatives, including >> George >> Swank, moved to Washington Township, Muskingum County, OH in the late >> spring of >> 1806, and settled there. I often wonder why they moved from Loudoun >> County, VA >> as it seems to be a great place to live. >> >> I am interested in any information, >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHMUSKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHMUSKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Barbara, Loudoun was a crossroads of sort. It was right across the river from Frederick, MD and there was a migration path that ran from York Co., PA, actually it started further north in Berks Co., PA, down through Frederick, MD and Loudoun Co., VA down through the Shenandoah. It is why there are many Germans and Quakers that ended up in western Virginia and Eastern, TN. Some did not continue on and ended up going back north to PA or west to Ohio. My Firestone family came from York Co., PA. Many of them settled in Frederick, MD and many crossed the stream (The Potomac) into Virginia. My ancestor Rosina Feuerstein (Firestone) married Philip Huff and their children were among the group I discussed earlier coming to Muskingum. Other Siblings ventured south into the Roanoke Co., VA area and some went back north settling in Somerset Co, PA. The fact that Loudoun was where one of the major ferrys was located across the Potomac and the migration route was very fortunate for the area as it provided a place where they could stop for a time and replenish before completing their journey but as I have said, many decided to stay and set down roots. Their children and grandchildren were the ones that then moved west. Denny Shirer - drdx@neo.rr.com - Canton, OH Shirer Family Genealogy - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysong Muskingum County, OHGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuskin/ Barbara Treaster wrote: > Per the wording in a history book, in 1802 my Jacob SMITH came to Muskingum > County from York, PA, via Loudoun County. > > It's the 'via' that I question. Did that mean that he actually settled > there for a fair amount of time, or did he just travel a route through > Loudoun County? > > I also wonder what the attraction was.......I know he had been in Muskingum > county in 1799, but it wasn't until 1802 that he settled there, in Newton > Twp. > > Maybe Loudoun was where they purchased supplies for their journey? Maybe it > was a convenient place to layover for the winter? Maybe their wagons broke > down and they had to repair them? Maybe they had to replenish their food > supply? Maybe one of their members became ill and they had to rest for a > bit. Maybe there was Indian unrest and they were waiting for a safer time > to travel? Or maybe that's when the land became availble for purchase? > > Who knows what the journey is like? Is it long? Mountainous? Rivers to > cross? > > Barbara in Michigan > MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! > > > > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "S Edwards" <suze2300@yahoo.com> > To: <ohmuskin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: [OHMUSKIN] Muskingum ancestors from Loudoun County - Slack > andSwank > > > >>I am descended from George Swank (daughter Eliza) - I am also interested >>in the why's of the migration. >> >>SueEd >>NY >>--- DaveLadely@aol.com wrote: >> >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>Saw this posting and am curious about information on those who moved >>>from >>>Loudoun County, Virginia. >>> >>>My ancestors, John Slack, Jr., born 1754, Revolutionary War vet, and >>>his >>>wife, Eva Elizabeth Swank (Schwenck), members of the New Jerusalem >>>Lutheran >>>Church in Lovettsville, along with some of her relatives, including >>>George >>>Swank, moved to Washington Township, Muskingum County, OH in the late >>>spring of >>>1806, and settled there. I often wonder why they moved from Loudoun >>>County, VA >>>as it seems to be a great place to live. >>> >>>I am interested in any information, >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>OHMUSKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>http://mail.yahoo.com >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHMUSKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHMUSKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >