There was a mass migration of Quakers from that area (SC) into Miami County Ohio starting very early 1800s. One reason was the slave issue. Ohio from it's beginning in 1804 has always been a free state. These early Quakers came north over the mountains, then followed the Great Miami River north from the Ohio River. Then, from the Dayton area, up the west-branch of the Great Miami (now known as The Stillwater River). These Quakers settled heavily in what is now Union Township, and the south half of what is now Newton Township of Miami County. That was before Miami County became a county, which took place in 1807. At first this area was a part of The North-West Territory then part of Hamilton County, then part of Montgomery County, and after 16 Jan 1807 it was Miami County Ohio. Later both Darke and Shelby counties were formed from parts of Miami Co. Soon after the Quakers came the Brethren (Dunkers/Tunkers) who did about the same thing, except they mostly came from Pennsylvania, down the Ohio River, them followed the Great Miami River north. These Brethren mostly took up land in Montgomery Co (as did some of the Quakers) then on up the west-branch of the Miami River (Stillwater) and settled north of the Quakers, which mostly placed the Brethren in northern Newton Twp and Newberry Twp. They too, like the Quakers, were opposed to slavery and war. The Quakers and the Brethren got along well with somewhat similar beliefs. Between the two (Quakers and Brethren) they settled the early wilderness of western Miami County Ohio. This was all before the first Miami County census of 1820. Michael Reck, Riverside, Ohio [email protected]   Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. -- Albert Schweitzer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Edwards Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Edwards, Mote, Bennett, Chamberlain, Carrier Howdy, Jerry Edwards from Vincennes, IN. I am researching the names above. In the Bush River area, I'm looking for a Samuel Edwards and his wife Hannah. Jerry Edwards Vincennes, IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith F. Russell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:41 AM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Welcome New Bush River SC Quakers Subscribers > In the last few days I've added a good many new subscribers to the list > because of their interest in our upcoming Dec 2008 Bush River Cemetery > Newsletter. That newsletter will go out in the next few days. It will be > sent via this list ([email protected]) > > In the meantime, I hope that the new subscribers will want to introduce > themselves and their research interests to our list. We now have over 250 > members, all of whom have an interest in the Bush River Quakers, their > backgrounds, their families, their travels, etc. This is the best way to > make contact with others who are interested in the Quaker families who at > one time lived in Newberry, SC. > > Here's how to send a message: New (and old) members: to send a message > to > the list, you can simply "reply" to this message and state your interests. > BUT PLEASE, if you hit reply instead of creating a new message, CHANGE THE > SUBJECT LINE, that is, type over the "Welcome New subscribers." Put your > family interests or brief question in the subject line so that we can all > tell at a glance what the message is about. Or you can create a new > message > and send it to: [email protected] > > New members, I think you will find this one of the best groups ever for > sharing information, ideas, and research clues. We've had many > interesting > exchanges here on the list. I personally have made lots of new friends > and > email pals, too. > > Please send us your interests and don't worry about receiving too many > emails ....we have bursts of activity and weeks of Nothing! Remember, > please.....CHANGE THE WORDING OF THE SUBJECT LINE WHEN YOU REPLY, except > if > your reply is actually about the subject. > > New members, Welcome! We hope to hear from you soon. Also, please > forward > this email on to others who might be interested in our free email list and > have them write to me at [email protected] if they want to subscribe. > > Regards, > Judy Russell > Bogart, Georgia, USA > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.12/1824 - Release Date: 12/2/2008 9:31 AM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message