Hi folks: Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties in the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England and Scotland to resume after the war. The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) for the migration. I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. Thanks! Craig Partridge (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com)

I would say YES! Everyone was moving to Kentucky! And often they stopped in western Va before moving on to KY. I live in Huntington, WV. They did not stop here! Our area was not settled this early. The place to go just after the Revolution was Kentucky! And it is interesting. The traveling church out of Culpeper met Indian troubles in KY. Ky was the hunting ground of the Indian nations. But still Ky was the place to go! In the first decade of the 1800's everyone was moving to Ohio and Indiana. But in the time period between 1790 and 1800, everyone was moving to KY. I can give you specifics if you want them. I have heard from professionals that part of the problem was that Virginia had huge war debts. They raised taxes to cover the war debts from the Revolution. Kentucky was made a state separate from Virginia in 1792. You could move there and not pay Virginia taxes! marsha moses On Feb 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks: > > Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties in > the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's > population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. > I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland > (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population > after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England > and Scotland to resume after the war. > > The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. > The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) > for the migration. > > I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor > left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in > the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, > apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following > an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. > > Thanks! > > Craig Partridge > (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Daniel Boone marked-out a Wilderness Road through the Columbia Gap in 1775.  This road opened-up travel through the mountains and west. Google Columbia Gap for more details. Mary >________________________________ > From: Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> >To: VA-NORTHERN-NECK@rootsweb.com >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:26 PM >Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] The post Revolution War migration - where did they go? > >Hi folks: > >Here's a historical question I've been wondering about.    Most counties in >the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's >population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. >I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland >(which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population >after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England >and Scotland to resume after the war. > >The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. >The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) >for the migration. > >I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor >left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in >the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky.  So, >apparently, did his brother-in-law.  I'm wondering if they were following >an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. > >Thanks! > >Craig Partridge >(non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >