In a message dated 99-11-06 21:48:49 EST, juliac@patriot.net writes: << think it's probably also true that most of the people who lived in Pendleton County didn't come there directly upon landing in America, but were part of one or more of the great waves of internal migration, like the way that thousands poured from Pennsylvania down the Shenandoah Valley into Virginia and the Carolinas, and just slightly later westward into Ohio ... Well, that was a long post but just the tip of the iceberg ... I hope someone else who is more knowledgable will take up the thread ... Julia Christianson juliac@patriot.net >> Julia, thank you so much for such an enlightening letter. Very informative and appreciate every morsel. will also check out the website. Barbara McDonald