Don't forget they were taking the land from the Quakers in MD even when they had paid for it years before. There were a lot of religious problems. The marriages had to be held in the official church and many pastors had legal problems when they married some one in a non official church. There is a large print out on it from a MD site. I think it was almost a 1/2 thick when I printed it out. Sorry I trashed it after I read it. If I can find a link I will share. From what I read the freedom from religion was a non starter in some states. First MD recruted the Quakers to come and then (some years after cleared and improved) wanted to take the land for political supporters. Sounds like today huh? As I remember it got pretty bad in about 1750. There was a tar and feather of one of the people who disposed several of the owners. After some two to five years a lot of them moved south. The legal maneuvering did not work. They lost the land. Quinta -----Original Message----- From: ElizHfic@aol.com [mailto:ElizHfic@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:43 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Q-R] Delaware-Penn-N Carolina Quakers In a message dated 4/19/2005 9:58:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, eleen@netutah.com writes: Do you know WHY and WHEN your family migrated to North Carolina? This was a very popular time to go "south" Many Pennsylvanians went to VA and NC as the frontier opened up. Free land or much cheaper land was a big draw. If you are searching the Philly area try Pa Old Chester list where there are tons of resources on the area and migration and Quakers. Eliz ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE.