Friday, March 15, 2013

Europe -> Mid-Atlantic -> Midwest Migration

Most mileage approximate and based on Google searches.  Routes may or may not follow current roads.

North Farnham Church
Marker
Morehead family migration – 5632 miles in 252 years
  • 1596 Lauchope, Lanarkshire, Scotland to Edinburgh, Scotland – 35 miles
  • 1596 Edinburgh, Scotland to Galloway, Scotland – 78 miles
  • Ca. 1630 Galloway, Scotland to London, England – 340 miles
  • 1645 London, England to Farnham Parish, Northumberland Co., VA – 3744 miles
  • 1726 Northumberland Co., VA to King George Co., VA – 48 miles
  • 1742 King George Co., VA to Prince William Co., VA – 57 miles
  • Ca. 1795 Prince William Co., VA to Campbell Co., KY – 600 miles
  • 1802 Campbell Co., KY to Muhlenberg Co. KY – 500 miles
  • 1848 Muhlenberg Co., KY to Massac Co., IL – 230 miles
  • Merged with Gurley


Ogle family migration – 3968 miles in 201 years
  • Ca. 1601 Ellingham, England to Newcastle, England – 42 miles
  • 1664 Newcastle, England to New Castle, DE – 3492 miles
  • 1731 New Castle, DE to Frederick Co., MD – 119 miles
  • 1793 Frederick Co., MD to Allegany Co. MD – 91 miles
  • 1802 Allegany Co. MD to Dresden, OH – 224 miles on the National Road
  • Merged with Parks

Doggett family migration – 3900 miles in 140 years
  • Ca. 1630 Boxford, England to Ipswich, England – 14 miles
  • Ca. 1667 Ipswich, England to Lancaster Co., VA – 3770 miles
  • Ca. 1770 Lancaster Co., VA to Fauquier Co., VA – 116 miles
  • Merged with Morgan
Rock Smith family migration – 3487 miles in 1 year
  • Ca. 1635 England to Hempstead, NY - 3487
  • Merged with Denton
Baldridge family migration – 3708 miles in 1 year
  • Ca. 1640 London, England to Westmoreland Co. VA – 3708 miles
  • Merged with Overall
Nelms family migration - 3744 miles in 1 year
  • ca. 1640 from England to Northumberland Co. VA - 3744 miles
  • Merged with Morehead
Thorne family migration – 3578 miles in 3 years
  • 1642 from Sandwich, England to Suffolk, NY -3505 miles
  • 1645 Suffolk, NY to Flushing, NY – 73 miles
  • Merged with Denton
Dewees family migration - 10837 miles in 35 years
  • ca. 1645 Beverwijk, Netherlands to East Indies - 7062 miles
  • ca. 1660 Beverwijk to Leeuwarden, Netherlands - 80 miles
  • ca. 1680 Leeuwarden, Netherlands to NY - 3695 miles
  • Merged with Rittenhouse
Beasley family migration – 4340 miles in 181 years
  • 1649 / 1667 England to Essex Co., VA – 3754 miles
  • Ca. 1733 Essex Co. to Caroline Co. VA – 38 miles
  • Ca. 1767 Caroline Co. to King & Queen Co., VA – 45 miles
  • Ca. 1787 King & Queen Co., VA to Surry Co., NC – 320 miles
  • Ca. 1790 Surry Co. to Francisco, NC – 31 miles
  • Ca. 1830 Francisco, NC to Pulaski Co., KY – 332 miles
  • Merged with Dove
Denton family migration – 3803 miles in 100 years
  • Ca. 1650 Halifax, England to Hempstead, NY – 3377 miles
  • Ca. 1710 Hempstead, NY to Orange Co., NY – 79 miles
  • Ca. 1750 Orange Co., NY to Shenandoah Co. VA – 347 miles
  • Merged with Hunt
O'Dell family migration - 3437 miles in 52 years
  • ca. 1650 Bedford, England to Fairfield, CT - 3394 miles
  • ca. 1660 Fairfield, CT to Rye, NY - 26 miles
  • ca. 1702 Rye, NY to Westchester, NY - 17 miles
  • Merged with Denton
Clark family migration – 5255 miles in 191 years
  • Ca. 1654 England to Salem, MA – 3290 miles
  • Ca. 1656 Salem, MA to Southampton, NY – 194 miles
  • 1678 Southampton, NY to Elizabethtown/Elizabeth, NJ – 112 miles
  • 1810 Elizabeth, NJ to Hanging Rock, OH – 594 miles
  • Ca. 1840 Hanging Rock, OH to Kansas City, MO – 703 miles
  • Ca. 1845 – Lawrence Co., OH to Wayne Co., IL – 362 miles
  • merged with Robertson
Blackburn family migration – 2846 miles in 80 years
  • Ca. 1660 England to Loughgall, Ireland – 400 miles
  • Ca. 1740 Loughgall, Ireland to Menhallen, PA – 3462 miles
  • Merged with Dennen, although Blackburn cousins live in Wayne Co., IL now
Crawford family migration – 3625 miles in 6 years
  • 1664 England to NY – 3503 miles
  • Ca. 1670 NY to New Castle, DE – 122 miles
  • Merged with Ogle
Maulding Family migration – 4599 miles in 160 years
  • 1675 England to Caroline Co., Virginia – 3729 miles
  • Ca. 1780 Caroline Co., VA to Logan Co. KY – 692 miles
  • Ca. 1815 Logan Co., KY to Hamilton Co. IL – 160 miles
  • Ca. 1835 Hamilton Co., IL to Wayne City, IL – 18 miles
  • Merged with Robertson
Morgan family migration – 4437 miles in 135 years
  • Ca. 1665 Bristol, England to Old Rappahannock Co., VA – 3641 miles
  • 1725 Old Rappahannock Co., VA to King George Co., VA – 47 miles
  • 1758 King George Co. VA to Fauquier Co. VA – 55 miles
  • 1797 Fauquier Co. VA to Pulaski Co. KY – 523 miles
  • Ca. 1800 Pulaski Co. KY to Muhlenberg Co. KY – 171 miles
  • Merged with Morehead
Jansen/Johnson family migration – 4168 miles in 70 years
  • Ca. 1680 Denmark? to Philadelphia, PA – 3992 miles
  • 1708 Philadelphia, PA to Germantown, PA – 8 miles
  • Ca. 1750 Germantown, PA to Montgomery, PA – 168 miles
  • Merged with Hinkle
Rittenhouse family migration –3886 miles in 5 years
  • Ca. 1687 Broich, Mullheim an der Ruhr, location of Castle Broich; North Rhine-Westphalia to NY – 3789 miles
  • Ca. 1692 NY to Philadelphia, PA – 97 miles
  • Merged with Johnson
Beall family migration - 3484 miles in 1 year
  • ca. 1700 Fife Co., Scotland to Prince George Co. MD - 3484
  • Merged with Ogle
Tombstone
Bethany United Church of Christ
Davidson Co., NC
Hinkle family migration – 5407 miles in 123 years
  • Ca. 1700  Merenberg, Germany to Daudenzell, Germany – 123 miles
  • Ca. 1715 Daudenzell, Germany to Germantown, PA – 3978 miles
  • 1794 Germantown, PA to Hinkletown, PA – 56 miles
  • 1779 Germantown, PA to Rowan Co., NC – 490 miles
  • Ca. 1809 Rowan Co., NC to Shelby Co. KY – 460 miles
  • 1823 Shelby Co. KY to Perry Co. MO – 300 miles
  • Merged with Speer
Fox/Fuchs family migration – 4282 miles in 33 years
  • 1750 Rotterdam to Philadelphia, PA on the HMS Royal Union 3783 miles
  • Ca. 1783 Bucks Co., PA to Rowan Co., NC – 499 miles
  • Merged with Grove
Rowan County, NC was formed in 1753. As it was settled, it was divided into several counties.  In 1822 Davidson County was created from the southern portion of Rowan.  The Fox, Grove and Hinkle families all lived in the section which became part of Davidson County prior to being divided and so named.  Several members of the family are probably buried in the cemetery located next to the Bethany United Church of Christ.  There are a lot of these old tombstones in the cemetery.  The are several inches thick with intricate carvings.  Most of the inscriptions have worn off, so there's no way to locate individual graves.

Grove family migration –5183 miles in 65 years
  • Ca. 1745 Holland/Germany to York, PA – 3847 miles
  • Ca. 1780 York, PA to Guilford Co., NC – 405 miles
  • Ca. 1797 Guilford Co., NC to Burke Co., NC – 118 miles
  • Ca. 1810 Burke Co. NC to Shelbyville, KY – 385 miles
  • ? Shelbyville, KY to Monroe Co., MO – 428 miles
  • Merged with Speer
Goodnight family migration – 4682 miles in 25 years
  • 1752 Rotterdam, Holland to Philadelphia, PA – 3783 miles
  • Ca. 1753 Philadelphia, PA to Bedford Co. VA – 345 miles
  • Ca. 1767 Bedford Co. PA to Mecklenberg Co., NC – 204 miles
  • 1777 Mecklenberg Co., NC to Harlan’s Station, KY – 350 miles
  • Merged with Young
Smith family migration – 4892 miles in 47 years
  • Ca. 1790 Germany to Winchester, VA – 4223 miles
  • Ca. 1833 Winchester, VA to Ohio – 327 miles
  • Ca. 1837 Ohio to Clay Co. IL – 342 miles
  • Merged with Fitzgerald
Erkman family migration - 9459 miles in 106 years
  • 1839 Hesse-Darmstadt to New York - 3916 miles
  • 1839 New York to Holmes Co. OH - 493 miles
  • ca 1846 Holmes Co. OH to White Co. IL - 432 miles
  • 1857 Holmes Co. OH to Posey Co. IN - 26 miles
  • 1869 Posey Co. IN to White Co. IL - 26 miles
  • ca. 1914 White Co. IL to Wayne City, IL - 40 miles
  • 1939 Wayne City, IL to Peoria, IL - 240 miles
  • 1940 Wayne City, IL to Vancouver, WA - 2143 miles
  • 1945 Vancouver, WA to Wayne City, IL - 2143 miles
Probst family migration - 4651 miles in 1 year
  • ca. 1855 Prussia to Posey Co. IN - 4651 miles
  • merged with Erkman
Immigrant families to look into further:
  • Baughman living 1771 MD
  • Bengtson living 1680 PA
  • Brewer living 1660 MD
  • Brill living 1795 VA
  • Brooks living 1800 OH
  • Bruce living VA 1787
  • Bushrod living VA 1679
  • Cloyd living 1760 VA
  • Colclasure / Colglazier / Kolglazier /  Kalcklasser / Kolglazier probably from Germany, living in York Co., PA 1764
  • Cooke living 1660 VA
  • Cornwell living 1750 VA
  • Coy living in PA in 1815
  • Darby living in NJ 1693
  • Dennen living in York Co. PA 1759
  • Dentzer living in Germany 1626 merged with Hinkle
  • Draper living 1760 VA
  • Duncan living 1750 VA
  • Durall living NC 1775
  • Edwards living 1790 MD
  • Elliott living VA 1703
  • Fitzgerald living Orange Co. VA 1730
  • Foster living 1774 VA
  • Galbreath / Galbraith living PA 1795
  • Gentle living KY 1804
  • Gildersleeve living 1624 England
  • Gurley living 1798 NC
  • Harbert living in NJ/PA area 1770
  • Harlan living York, PA 1766
  • Holford living NY 1640
  • Hunt living VA/MD 1693
  • Jones living 1713 VA
  • Linton living 1793 MD
  • Livingstone – living Hempstead, NY ca. 1650
  • Magruder living MD 1700
  • Marsh - living NJ 1767
  • Morse living Boston, MA 1644
  • Norris – living 1659 in Salem, MA – very convoluted and needs additional research
  • Overall living in VA 1655
  • Parks living 1790 Bedford Co., PA
  • Porter living 1763 Baltimore, MD
  • Ridgley living MD 1660
  • Robertson living 1798 VA
  • Rosenboom living PA 1750
  • Runyon living 1785 NJ
  • Saltzman living PA 1765
  • Speer living 1765 VA
  • Stout living 1807 KY
  • Stratton living in England 1587 / New York 1684 – is this really our line
  • Stribling living VA 1716
  • Tewalt living 1795 VA
  • Tipton living MD 1735
  • Tyler living 1710 VA
  • Vowells living 1640 NY
  • Wallick living 1770 NJ
  • Warner living 1664 MD
  • Wolfe living 1745 VA
  • Winters living 1730 DE
  • Yowell living VA 1745

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