Donna, Here are some inputs on the immigration to the Carolinas. While researching my Kreider/Gryder/Crider line, I found a line that seems to have immigrated to North Carolina. Some landed there, while others seem to have landed in Philadelphia, visited relatives in PA, and then went south. The line in the south usually spells the name Crider. Some letters from the time of the Revolutionary War say that the Germans didn't like going south of PA because it was too hot in the summer. Guess it depends on what part of Europe you are from as to how hot you like it in the summer. The North Atlantic has a limited sailing season. Some of the Palatines sailed from Germany to England and then to North America. The wait was up to 2 years for some of the Palatines in England. There were so many there that there was/is a Palatine section along the Themes River. The wait was for ships to sail on. Some needed to make a little money before they could go farther. But some of the wait was because the ships couldn't sail. Sorry, but I don't have any references for this. Bob Bensing > -----Original Message----- > From: der@redrose.net [mailto:der@redrose.net] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 12:45 PM > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Fwd: [PALEBANO-L] Question on the "Carolina" Colony] > > Thanks about the emigrants/immigrants input. Question. Are there any > extant ships' lists to this NC or SC settlement? Any articles or > books on > the subject that you could suggest? Someone on PALANCAS-L just posted > about the immigrants going to Virginia.- I do know from books I have read > that the south was not as "strict" religiously as the northern states. > Maybe there was some pull in that regard. Just thinking out loud. :-) > > Donna >