In a message dated 08/13/1999 10:52:08 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Someone else will have to explain this I guess. You did very well, Mary. The only thing that I would add is that it would be well to think of Tennessee not only as a destination but the path of a major migratory route. The same thing can probably be said for the entire strip of states abutting the original colonies, but with the Cumberland Gap funneling settlers through KY and TN, it is especially true of the very early settlers. With the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers emptying into the Ohio, and with the Natchez Trace connecting Middle Tennessee to Alabama, Mississippi, and New Orleans, the paths continued on to larger areas. Joyce