Mizz Kat, My De Hart family came from Amherst County starting about 1795. I think many times families moved together trying to get more or better land or maybe free land grants. Also, my De Harts were in PA and before that in NY so it makes sense that the Penn families came down the Old Wagon Road from PA like my De Hart family did, and then into Amherst Co. I have been told that the Old Wagon Road was just about in the same place that I-81 is now, and that where the intersection of what is now Cloverdale Road and Rt 117, is where the Old Wagon Road took a turn to the left. Some of the people went that way into other counties such as Bedford and Amherst, and the others continued onward into what is now Roanoke and beyond. I don't have any records on this, just talk from meetings I have attended. There is a book on the Old Wagon Road and I thought I had a copy, but cannot find it at the moment. Try your local library to see what they have. Ol' Pat ========================================================== > From: "Fulcher" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/03/16 Wed PM 08:50:58 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VAPATRIC] Fw: Penn family > > Thanks! It appears that your Ruth Stovall married Abraham Penn, the uncle of > Frances Penn. Apparently, a large part of the Penn family all migrated to > Patrick Co. at the same time. Spouses came along, of course, so that is > apparently how the Fulcher family (our mail line) ended up in Patrick Co. > > By the way, you do know that the Patrick Co. Penn family is a direct part of > "THE" Penn family of Pennsylvania?? They are a really fascinating lot to > research and, if you buy into some of the Penn researchers findings, can trace > their family all the way back to European royalty. (Like I said, though, you > have to buy into some connections that are...iffy.) At the very least, the line > back to William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania is very well documented > and worth looking at. > > Thanks for the info! > > MizzKat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Truman Adkins" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:17 PM > Subject: Re: [VAPATRIC] Fw: Penn family > > > 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] > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator > Barb Stanley > [email protected] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 3/11/05 > > > > > -- > 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. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > >