I really haven't been following this, but maybe I can add a bit. My ancestors arrived in Pickaway County in the early 19th century. They were Quakers. Apparently other Quakers came with them. Very often members of the same religion moved together as a group. My ancestors settled in Salem in 1632, moved on to settle Mt Holly, NJ, then to Pennsylvania, finally to Ohio. I believe the primary reason people kept moving west and south was to get hold of cash money. They could "sustain" themselves on a small farm, but not get rich. They would clear land, fence it and grow a crop or two, then sell the "improved" land -- just as developers do today. That gave them cash. They moved on to do the same in the next state. Often new land was obtained through grants, or if unimproved, at a pittance compared to what they sold. Most of my ancestors stayed on in Ohio for awhile. Many were still there in 1930. My great, great grandfather moved on with his parents to Iowa. From there, my great grandfather moved to settle in Kansas. This was a familiar pattern. My great grandfather finally retired to Wichita, a fairly wealthy man. He lived to be 95. I am speaking of the Gaskills. Carole Shanahan