Forwarded on behalf of Beth Carr... -----Original Message----- From: Beth Carr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:56 PM To: Mike McGarity Subject: RE: [SCCHEST2] Migration My family was of scotch-irish origin. They came (we are thinking) from Ireland to south carolina then to ohio. Looking for any type of church information that may list names of families. My family name is Little. I descend from Robert Little born in 1805 in South Carolina but not sure what county? any information wuld be great. Beth Mike McGarity <[email protected]> wrote: Janean, You are dead on with that. The upcountry of South Carolina was settled in the 1740-60 time frame by Scots-Irish Presbyterians that migrated down the old Wagon Road from the northern colonies of Pennsylvania and Maryland, as well as Virginia and other states north.......They tended to name their new places after their old home places. York, Chester and Lancaster Counties of SC are named for their counterparts in Pennsylvania, which, in turn, were named for the old "counties" in Scotland and Ireland. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Janean Ray [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCCHEST2] Migration Would it be feasible that often times later formed counties were named for earlier counties from another state as people migrated. I've seen where family have come from somewhere in Ireland, England etc only to find they lived in a county here in the U.S. of the same name. There is Chester Co. PA and Chester Co. S.C. and wondering if those that maybe arrived here early in PA then migrated to S.C. where a new Chester Co. was formed. Janean ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== If you have a Family Reunion scheduled that ties in with Chester County, SC, please email me at [email protected] and I will post your information on our website and here on the list! ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== If you have a Family Reunion scheduled that ties in with Chester County, SC, please email me at [email protected] and I will post your information on our website and here on the list! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out!