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Introduction

Index of

Migration Routes

Index of

Ancestors

Table of Ancestral

U.S. Migrations

Sources and Citations

Strategies and

Resource Websites

introduction

      During the research of our family histories in the United States we have noted that most of our ancestral branches had migrated from place to place during the 18th and 19^th centuries.  We believe that it is important to note these migrations as well as to attempt to determine what routes they may have taken to obtain their next destination.   Along the way the undoubtedly passed through many U.S. States and there associated counties and in doing so possibly left records of their presence.  Thus by understanding the probable migratory routes of our ancestors we may be able to better ascertain where to look for documents that may assist in our research.

     In the following section you will find the Index of Migration Routes that contains a listing of all of the Roads, Trails, Paths, etc. included in this webpage.  Each of these routes has been given an abbreviated route indicator, (KR=Knoxville Road), and is linked to its counterpart located within a following section of this page.

     The next section is an Index of Ancestors that has been designed so that you may quickly determine  the surname and given names of the ancestors we’ve included as well as the migratory routes they may have taken in their efforts to find a better place to live.  Click on the associated route indicator to find additional information as provided within a following table.

     The Table Of Ancestral U. S. Migrations has been designed to provide information about our ancestors and the migratory route we believe they could have taken to from where we know they lived to where they are found at a later date.  Also included is the approximate year of the migration as well as additional comments regarding where they settled or what potion of the overall trail they may have taken.  Each migratory route is linked to an internet page that will provide the researcher with more in depth information the may further assist with the research process.

INDEX OF MIGRATION ROUTES

This Index of Migration Routes contains a listing of all of the Roads, Trails, Paths, etc. included in this webpage.  Each of these routes has been given an abbreviated route indicator, (KR=Knoxville Road), and is linked to its counterpart located within a following section of this page.

Great Wagon Road (GWR):   Knoxville Road(KR);   National Road (NR);   

Old Northwest Turnpike(ONT);   Old Spanish Trail(OST);   Pennsylvania Road (PR);   

Wilderness Road(WR);   Upper Road (UR);   Zanes Trace (ZT)

INDEXOFANCESTORS

This Index of Ancestors has been designed so that you may quickly determine  the surname and given names of the ancestors we’ve included as well as the migratory routes they may have taken in their efforts to find a better place to live.  Click on the associated route indicator to find additional information as provided within a following table.

ABBOTT:

Anna (PR, ZT)

BISHOP:

Nicholas, Jr. (GWR)

BOOKER:

Hannah (GWR)

BROWN:

Robert (GWR, WR)

DICKSON:

John (GWR)

DOUGLASS:

Sarah Rebecca (OST)

Robert, Jr. (KR)

JOHNSON:

James (ZT)

KERR:

James (GWR)

NEELY:

Samuel H. (GWR)

Elizabeth (GWR)

PEACHEE:

Benjamin (PR, ZT)

RHODES:

William (OST)

????? (KR)

ROBERTSON:

Elizabeth (KR)

ROSS:

Joshua (ONT)

WALKER:

William (GWR, WR)

TABLE OF ANCESTRAL U. S. MIGRATIONS

This table has been designed to provide information about our ancestors and the migratory route(s) we believe they could have taken to from where we know they lived to where they are found at a later date.  Also included is the approximate year of the migration as well as additional comments regarding where they settled or what potion of the overall trail they may have taken.  Each migratory route is linked to an internet page that will provide the researcher with more in depth information the may further assist with the research process.

MIGRATION ROUTE(s)*

Links to more information

ANCESTOR(s)

FROM

TO

YEAR(s)

COMMENTS

GREAT WAGON ROAD

(GWR)

James Kerr

Lancaster Co.,

Pennsylvania

Augusta Co.,

Virginia

c. 1739

Traveled via Harrisburg, PA

John Dickson

Chester County, Pennsylvania ?

York County, South Carolina

c. 1740

Samuel H. & Elizabeth Neely

Chester County, Pennsylvania ?

York County, South Carolina

c. 1745

Nicholas Bishop & Hannah Booker

New Castle Co.

Delaware

Chester County,

South Carolina

c. 1765

William Walker

Montgomery Co., Virginia

Floyd Co., KY

c. 1789

Robert Brown

Russell Co., VA

Floyd Co., KY

c. 1797

Section between Christianburg & Bristol, TN

KNOXVILLE ROAD

(KR)

Robert Douglass

Augusta Co.

Virginia

McMinn County, Tennessee

1787

They settled first in Blount County, then Sevier County, and finally moving on to McMinn County, Tennessee in 1822

???? Rhodes

Knox County.

Tennessee

Bef. 1820

NATIONAL ROAD

(NR)

James McVicker & Catherine Ross

Muskingum Co., Ohio

Tippecanoe Co., Indiana

c. 1855

Section between Columbus, OH and Indianapolis, IN approximately 180 miles

OLD NORTHWEST TURNPIKE

 (ONT)

Joshua Ross &

Jane Ross, (nee ?)

Loudon County, Virginia

Ross County,

Ohio

c. 1817

Actually trail that would precede the Old NW TP

OLD SPANISH TRAIL

(OST)

William Rhodes &

Sarah R. Douglass

Rusk Co.

Texas

San Bernardino

Co. California

1857

Eventually settled in Tulare County, California

PENNSYLVANIA ROAD (PR)

Benjamin Peachee &

Anna Abbott

Salem County,

New Jersey

Mason County, Kentucky

c.1794

WILDERNESS ROAD

(WR)

William Walker

Montgomery Co., VA

Floyd Co., KY

c. 1789

Robert Brown

Russell Co., VA

Floyd Co., KY

c. 1797

UPPER ROAD

 (UR)

Jacob & Celia Moreland

Charles County, MD

York District,

South Carolina

c. 1795

ZANE’S TRACE

(ZT)

Benjamin Peachee &

Anna Abbott

Salem County,

New Jersey

Mason County, Kentucky

c.1794

James Johnson

Westmoreland Co., PA

Harrison County,

Ohio

c. 1804

Traveled via Wheeling, WV

William Rhodes &

Sarah R. Douglass

McMinn County, Tennessee

Rusk County, Texas

c. 1848

John McVicker & Catherine Ross

Tippecanoe Co., Indiana

Sedgwick Co.

Kansas

Bet. 1866-72

Traveled via Mercer County, IL

John McVicker &

Mary Ella Johnson

Sedgwick Co.

Kansas

Tulare County,

California

c. 1891

Probably by Rail

George & Hannah Moreland

York District,

South Carolina

Jefferson & McMinn, TN

c. 1813

George & Hannah Moreland

McMinn Co.

Tennessee

St. Clair County

Illinois

c. 1833

George & Hannah Moreland

St. Clair County,

Illinois

Maries County,

Missouri

c. 1838

Robert Brown & Jemima Walker

Floyd Co., KY

Edgar Co., IL

c. 1826

* = Probable migration routes based upon available evidence such as the names and locations of roads, trails, etc.

 between known  starting and ending points.

SOURCES AND CITATIONS

Additional information regarding the sources and/or justifications used to compile the

 immigration data  of these individuals can be found at the following links:

Our Maternal Ancestors: McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families;

MMPS Source Documents

Internet Resources

The Google search engine

 button  and following web

sites    may     provide    you

with additional information

to assist with your research

about   this   topic. 

·         American Migration Patterns 

·         Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Migration 

·         MIGRATIONS LINKS

·         Trails West 

·         GENTREK - Migration Routes

·         Historic trails and roads in the U. S. - Wikipedia

·         Roots & Routes

·         Cyndi's List - Migration Routes, Roads & Trails

·         Frontier Trails - A Brief History 

·         Familyworks American Migration

·         Migrations.org 

·         Historical American Migration & Settlement Patterns

·         Brethren Life: Migrations

·         Early Migration Routes

·         Native American trails in the U. S. - Wikipedia

·         Ancestry.com - American Migration Sources

OUR GENEALOGY REFERENCE LIBRARY

The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books.   Here you will find books about historic American roads, trails, and paths.  In addition, there are texts that pertain to ethnic and religion groups, history, geography as well as other books that will assist you with your research.

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