They would have physically moved, Patrick was formed from Henry in 1791 and Amherst was not part of the mix. I have seen other migration from that direction to Patrick 1770-1800. I have some Penns thru my Stovall ancestors who came from Amherst/Campbell Counties about that time. Ruth Stovall was the daughter of Goerge Stovall and married a Penn, her estate was listed among the heirs of her brother Joseph Stovall who died about 1845. Truman Adkins Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia At 06:06 PM 3/16/05, you wrote: >A question to anyone researching the PENN family in Patrick Co. (or anyone >else >who can answer it...) > >On paper, it appears that there was a good sized migration of the Penn family >from Amherst Co. to Patrick Co. around 1800. Was this due to the family >physically moving westward or did this "move" occur because of changing county >lines and new counties being formed. I don't know enough about Virginia >history >to know! > >I am particularly interested in Frances "Fanny" Penn and her brother, Gabriel >Penn, among others. Fanny Penn was the wife of my husband's >g-g-g-g-grandfather, George Fulcher. We are trying to figure out when the >Fulchers (and the Penns) first came to Patrick Co. > >Thanks, > >MizzKat > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 3/11/05 > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator >Barb Stanley >[email protected]