I have info that says most of the people who moved from near Philadelphia to the Shenandoah Valley came on a route that passed through Gettsburg, on to Frederick MD, Winchester VA and then into the Valley c-1700's. Dick Bloss mine make the trip c-1750 --- "Keneth M. Runyon" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Great Wagon followed the same route as rt.11 > today. Ken > > [email protected] wrote: > > I have Scotch-Irish and German ancestors who > settled in Rockinghan Co. in > > the 1700's I am trying to figure out if they > came mid-way across > > Pennsylvania and dropped down into the Valley, or > if they came from the eastern counties > > of Pennsylvania and crossed more of Maryland to > get to the Valley. And then > > I saw a reference to the Great Waggon Road, but > no info on where it ran. > > Does anyone have any more information on this? > Thanks for the help. Karen > > Lee Williamsburg,VA > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

My Zeller-Sellers ancestors migrated from (possibly) Lancaster County, PA, to Rockingham Co., VA, in 1748/1749. They settled in the area to the east of present-day McGaheysville. Since the Peaked Mountain and what not would've bordered this "Great Wagon Road" to the east as it wound its way towards Harrisonburg, is there any idea of how settlers may have turned off this road before reaching Harrisonburg in order to make it over towards McGaheysville? Or perhaps there was a gap or road thru the mountain which allowed them to make it to Elkton and then down to McGaheysville? I guess I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of how settlers might have migrated over to McGaheysville from Lancaster County, PA, if indeed they had used the Great Wagon Road? My apologies if this question gets us off on an unwanted tangent ... Michael Sellers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Bloss" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Great Waggon Road > I have info that says most of the people who moved > from near Philadelphia to the Shenandoah Valley came > on a route that passed through Gettsburg, on to > Frederick MD, Winchester VA and then into the Valley > c-1700's. > > Dick Bloss mine make the trip c-1750 > > --- "Keneth M. Runyon" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Great Wagon followed the same route as rt.11 > > today. Ken > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > I have Scotch-Irish and German ancestors who > > settled in Rockinghan Co. in > > > the 1700's I am trying to figure out if they > > came mid-way across > > > Pennsylvania and dropped down into the Valley, or > > if they came from the eastern counties > > > of Pennsylvania and crossed more of Maryland to > > get to the Valley. And then > > > I saw a reference to the Great Waggon Road, but > > no info on where it ran. > > > Does anyone have any more information on this? > > Thanks for the help. Karen > > > Lee Williamsburg,VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

If I recall John Wayland's analysis correctly, the original road through the Valley ran closer to the Massanutten Mountain than Rt. 11 does. I believe it followed closer to the road that goes through Keezletown and on to Weyers Cave. That road crosses current Rt. 33 at Peale's Crossroad - very near Penn Laird, and only a few miles from McGaheysville. The pass over the Blue Ridge at Swift Run Gap was also a very early road into the Valley (current Rt. 33) Harriet On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:45:01 -0500, Mike and Amber Sellers <[email protected]> wrote: > My Zeller-Sellers ancestors migrated from (possibly) Lancaster County, > PA, > to Rockingham Co., VA, in 1748/1749. They settled in the area to the > east > of present-day McGaheysville. Since the Peaked Mountain and what not > would've bordered this "Great Wagon Road" to the east as it wound its way > towards Harrisonburg, is there any idea of how settlers may have turned > off > this road before reaching Harrisonburg in order to make it over towards > McGaheysville? Or perhaps there was a gap or road thru the mountain > which > allowed them to make it to Elkton and then down to McGaheysville? I > guess > I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge of how settlers might have migrated > over to McGaheysville from Lancaster County, PA, if indeed they had used > the > Great Wagon Road? > > My apologies if this question gets us off on an unwanted tangent ... > > Michael Sellers >

So also my ancestors, both Scotch-Irish Presbyterian "PHARES" and German "BIBLE", both before 1750, settling in what is now Rockingham Co., VA and late in the 1700 moving into what is now Pendleton Co., and Randolph Co.,WV. Elihu F. Phares 2104 NE 45 Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308-4725 Ph/Fax: 954-492-8254 e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Bloss<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Great Waggon Road I have info that says most of the people who moved from near Philadelphia to the Shenandoah Valley came on a route that passed through Gettsburg, on to Frederick MD, Winchester VA and then into the Valley c-1700's. Dick Bloss mine make the trip c-1750 --- "Keneth M. Runyon" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > The Great Wagon followed the same route as rt.11 > today. Ken > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > I have Scotch-Irish and German ancestors who > settled in Rockinghan Co. in > > the 1700's I am trying to figure out if they > came mid-way across > > Pennsylvania and dropped down into the Valley, or > if they came from the eastern counties > > of Pennsylvania and crossed more of Maryland to > get to the Valley. And then > > I saw a reference to the Great Waggon Road, but > no info on where it ran. > > Does anyone have any more information on this? > Thanks for the help. Karen > > Lee Williamsburg,VA > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/>