Remember that Ohio did not become a state until 1803 - and the area was not open to settlement until after the American Revolution. Most settlers to Ohio in the late 18th C and early 19C were born in other states. Below is an url where you can read about Ohio's history. I've also copied and pasted an example. Regards, Jan T http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=772 Ohio History Central » History » Places » Northwest Territory Northwest Territory Related Entries Confederation Congress Northwest Ordinance Ohio Ohio Statehood On July 13, 1787, the Confederation Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance. The act created the Northwest Territory. It also established a government and specified how the various parts of the Northwest Territory would become states. The Northwest Ordinance stipulated the creation of at least three but not more than five states out of the Northwest Territory. The first state to be formed from the Northwest Territory was Ohio, the seventeenth state of the United States of America. While the United States government had now established how the Northwest Territory would be governed, Native Americans living in the area refused to acknowledge American control of the region. From the Northwest Territory's creation in 1787 until Ohio statehood in 1803, bloodshed between white settlers and the Indians characterized the American Northwest. Blessed Be; Bright Blessings; Beautiful Beginnings; Big Boons; Bodacious Blockbusters; Brilliant Brainstorms; Boundless Benefits