This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAC.2ACE/1561.1579.1740.1744.1749.1767.1.1.1.2.3 Message Board Post: Thanks, Sarge! I am trying to focus on VA and KY right now. If I start looking at other states, it will make me crazy :) The way I am trying to approach my research is to establish a basic migration pattern. I THINK my Wilson line was in NJ first, then they went down To Frederick, VA (and were there when Berkeley County was formed). A number of these Wilson relatives moved up to Western PA (Washington County) and then down to Fayette/Bourbon Counties in KY. However, some stayed in VA. After Clark County, KY was formed, they basically scattered to the four winds, with some moving on to Ohio (i.e., Jacob Wilson, mentioned in my other post) and other counties in KY (Montgomery, Bath, Nicholas and Owen, that I know of). My line moved on to Putnam County, IN and ended up in Montgomery County, IN (Ladoga, IN). Lots of other Wilsons in PA, OH, the Carolinas and TN, I am sure! Once I fully understand the initial migration pattern of my line, I will see how my Wilsons connect to those in other states. Thanks again for your response. Rob