Jaime: No, this is not rare, especially in the early days. I have a group of several families who moved from MD to KY to OH in the late 17-early1 1800s [Sargent, Pigman, Walraven, Penn, Wilmoth]. They usually came in groups with the same ethnic background and/or religion. The available pool of mates was pretty small, and they all intermarried -- I've found many 1st and 2nd cousin marriages in those early settlements. They had huge families, and a lot of the kids moved on as new land opened up for settlement. Again, they usually gathered a group of relatives & friends who would set out for the new area together. Each new advance was into Indian territory, and the whole undertaking was very risky. I have nothing but admiration for these pioneers who faced such hardships. Regards, Virginia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 7:32 PM Subject: Groups of families migrating together > Does anyone know if there is a way to find out which families traveled > together as they moved from state to state ? The main line I am researching > ,the Hamptons ,moved from Tennessee to Illinois and then to Missouri. Many of > the same family names that I find near them in ILL. show up later in > Missouri. I am trying to find out if some of these families might be related > to mine. Is there a way to prove this or is it just luck and guessing ? > Thanks in advance for your help and ideas Jaime [email protected] > > > ==== Southern-Trails Mailing List ==== > Please remember that real people read the messages you post. > Got a problem? Got a gripe? Don't take it to the list! > Send me a message, and I'll try to take care of it: > mailto:[email protected] >