unsubscribe On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:52:32 -0500 "Paul Redden" <paulredden@hotmail.com> writes: > The Quakers in that area of North Carolina migrated there beginning > in the > late 1740's from other areas, primarily, Southeast PA including DE > and NJ by > way of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; from tidewater, VA > migrating > westward; and from Nantuckett, MA after the decline of the whaling > industry. > > The tendancy was to sell their inheritance after their father's > death and > move to the current frontier where they could buy enough land to > farm. > Beginning around 1800 the Quakers began leaving North Carolina and > moving to > Ohio because of the question of Slavery. Around 1820 the new > destination > was Indiana then Illinois, California, Washington state, etc... > There were > often moves of great distances, sometimes several times in one > lifetime. > > The fact that both families were Quaker, living in areas with high > concentrations of Quakers, and having a name that is not altogether > common > leaves a good likelihood that they are related. The Quakers moved a > lot and > almost always married other Quakers > > Getting back to Fauquier county, does anyone know about early > Quaker's in > Fauquier? I know there were some near where I am (northwest county) > but my > great grandparents (Turnbull) lived at Melrose Castle and later > Innwood in > Casanova. I don't know if they were Quaker but her grandparents > definitely > were. Also their best friends, the Nourses lived next door to > Inwood at a > place called Weston and were supposedly Quakers from New England. I > have > not seen anything about Quaker meetings in that area and was > wondering if > anyone knew anything about them. > > Paul Redden > www.abebooks.com/home/yesterbooks1/ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Hdanw@aol.com> > To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:41 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Benjamin Marmon > > > > If this family--Benjamin Marmon--was from Northampton Co., it is > quite > > doubtful that they are related to the Moorman family of Albemarle > Co., VA. > > Although our ancestors migrated a great deal, it is likely the > distance > between the > > two counties gave these two families different origins. > > > > This is my opinion only. > > > > E.W.Wallace > > > > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm > > Be sure to bookmark it!!! > > > > > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >