In the "Journal of George Fox", he writes: "Afater this our way to carolin grew worse, being much of it plashy, and pretty full of great bogs and swamps; so we wer3e commonly wet to the knees..." And later "...in CAROLINA; here we left our horses, overwearied with travel. From hence we went down the creek in a canoe, to Macocomocock (now Chowan) River...." "...Then passing down the river ROANOKE in a canoe, we went down the bay CONEY-HOE, and came tio a captain's house, who was very loving, and lent us his boat, for we were much wet in the canoe, the waater splashing in upon us. With this boat we went to the governor's house (note: my ancestor); but the water in some places was so shallow that the boat being laden, could not swim; so we were fain to put off our shoes and stockings, and wade through thge water some distaance. The governor, with his wife, received us lovingly....." "...We tarried at the governor's that night; and next morning he very courteously walked with us about two miles through the woods, to a place whither he had sent our boat about to meet us. Taking leave of him, we entered our boat and went that day about thirty miles to Joseph Scott's......"