I think that all of the opinions expressed about the direction(s) of Quaker migrations are correct. As usual, everything depends on how one defines regions and how one defines Quakers. The term "Old Northwest" includes OH, IN and IL (plus areas to the north): those regions where most members of southern Quaker families (whether active or inactive in MM's) went around the turn of the 19th century. The term "Old Southwest" includes everything west of the Ocmulgee River in mid-GA, south of the Tennessee River, and east of the Mississippi. I'm pretty sure that the Old Southwest included no officially-recognized meetings, but descendants of Quaker families were among the large number of settlers who headed that way. The region of eastern TN (first considered western NC) had a definite early Quaker presence, and retained/retains a Quaker influence. Two of the three earliest meetings are still active. Only a few of the Bush River people went there. Aaron Coppock was an early member of Nolichucky/New Hope MM from 1796, but headed up to Miami Co OH in 1818. East TN kept its regional differences during the years leading up to the Civil War. It had been organized as the State of Franklin in 1784, but never gained separate admission to the Union. Residents of east TN strongly opposed Secession, and its representatives promised to secede from the state of TN if the state seceded. The state did so, then told east TN that it could not secede too. The political theory behind that distinction escapes me. The decision at the state level did not convince the East Tennesseeans about which side they should fight for or support. The support of east TN Friends included the continuation of their stations of the Underground Railroad. Harriet Imrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monisa Wisener" <monisawisener@hotmail.com> To: <sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brochure Hello, I just read this about the Bush River families moving to Ohio and Indiana. Isaac Thomas's large family mostly came to Montgomery Co, OH. His dau Mary who married Jacob Wisener, dau Elizabeth marr. a Cox, and most of the married sons can be accounted for. I have not branched out to search all of them, but several descendants are here in Randolph Co,IN. Also Coats and Mendenhall etc. Last year I finally received a family Bible of Jacob and Mary, it says they left some little girls buried in SC. before they left to move to Ohio. Names all their children, with dates etc. Now, if only someone could find Jacob's father!! Monisa Wisener From: jrussell2@charter.net To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:09:36 -0500 Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brochure thanks for the input, as always! My families definitely moved due west, to AL. But others, of course, moved as you said north west. I can add a bit about that. This is the same copy that has been in our other brochure for years, wish someone had pointed it out sooner. I'll be glad to make the correction. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <mosesm@earthlink.net> To: <sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 6:03 PM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brochure I think that it looks great, Judy. the only very small thing that I might change---and others might not agree---is that the Quakers in the first decade of the 1800's didn't really move west.....I am not familiar with the families who moved south...or if there were a few who moved to TN....but most of the families that I am familiar with moved northwest to the non-slave states of Ohio and Indiana with the mass exodus of the Quaker families out of the south in the first decade of the 1800's. I am not sure that it is worth changing.....but since you asked for input, I thought that I would make that statement. marsha On Dec 30, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Judith F. Russell wrote: The "Friends of the Bush River Quakers" are creating a 4 column brochure for distribution in a realtor's-type box at the Bush River [SC] Quaker Burial Ground. Also other places...give me suggestions! Here below, through the posterous blog site, are the links to the inside and outside prints of the brochure.