I live in SW Ohio and there are several Quaker meeting houses close. They are in Preble Co,. Ohio. Any help I can give you, Please write. the Quakers in my area were organizers of the underground railroad and helped the slaves get across the Ohio River and thus reach freedom. Cathy Shepherd Trenton, Ohio cathys@erinet,com ---------- > From: Corinne H Diller <cdiller@juno.com> > To: OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Settlers from New Jersey to Old Frederick County > Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 8:59 AM > > Quaker membership was often held in the nearest meeting > to where the people were living. In the case of some of the > pioneers, that could be pretty far away. When the first Quakers > went to the Miami Valley of Ohio (south west part of the state) > their membership was at Redstone, Pa. Some researchers > have assumed the people also had gone to Redstone.... > which is not the case. This particular bunch came from > S.C. to Ohio, but their names in Pa. were only a formality. > Before long, they set up meetings in their area, and then > transferred (not moved). > > Corinne Hanna Diller > Houston, TX > Cdiller@juno.com > > > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm