Hi Robert, You wrote: " I understand that 30 yrs later Sir Walter Scott first took a wheeled cart into Liddlesdale." I'm afraid that this is a piece of 'Scott mythology'. Firstly it wasn't a cart but a carriage, there's a considerable difference. Carts were in everyday use 'all o'er the bit'. Secondly the Selgovae were using chariots in Liddesdale before the Romans arrived!! Regards Roy ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROBERT TELFORD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: [SCT-ROX] What Happened > > > > > Roy- > > I came across some old notes that might be informative. I was trying to trace the travels of my > ancestors from Quebec, CA to NY City. > > George [1728-1813] and Margaret [1725-1807] TELFORD were married in 1756 and journeyed from > Castleton, SCT, in Liddlesdale, in May 1772 with 5 small children. They emigrated with their friends > and neighbors, the BELLs and BLAKEs, by horseback along the riverbeds and pathways. I understand > that 30 yrs later Sir Walter Scott first took a wheeled cart into Liddlesdale. > > After they reached the port of NY they traveled up the Hudson River and settled in the Salem [Washington Co] > area. Their youngest son Francis died in 1773. They had two additional children born in NY. > > They led an interesting life during the Revolutionary War and Margaret got in trouble with fellow church > goers when she was accused of being a witch. Tho' she was exonerated, many of her narrow- minded > neighbors made her life miserable for many years. > > Roy, this is what happened! > > Robert Telford > > Melbourne, FL > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > AUGUST THEME: Is 'USEFUL WEBSITES', which includes all websites you have found useful in yourgenealogical or local history research. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >