As frequently mentioned in previous posts, my ancestors decided on Indiana as their home. We missed statehood by a few years.
The Faucetts, led by 73 year-old patriarch John, settled on tracts in Marion and Hendricks counties in 1824. They were joined by the Clarks about a decade later.
The Crails probably came up through southeastern Indiana into Ohio during the early 1800s before going back to Indiana during the early 1850s. [There were brief forays into Ontario and Chicago.]
The Crousore-Smith-Reeder-Reel contingent swung through Rush, Madison and Delaware counties before calling Howard County home about 1847-49.
Catherine O'Neil arrived a few months after landing in NY City in 1852.
The Wolarys came to Grant County during the 1850s, but returned to Ohio about 1864.
The Pralls arrived in Grant County about 1877; also a return for a recently married Wolary.
Although the Simmons family is recorded in SE Indiana in 1820, it would be the 1840s before the family would settle here full-time. [Henry, Tipton and Howard counties]
The McHugh clan came to Indiana from Chicago about 1912/3. A recent McHugh-Crail marriage and job transfer led to the move.
The Cawbys and Trislers were in Indiana from Kentucky by 1850.
The Gulley family left Kentucky during the 1820s and settled in Decatur Co.
Between 1882 and 1913 the families found their way to Indianapolis.
Marriages: Gulley/Cawby; Faucett/Clark; Faucett/Cawby; Crail/O'Neil; Crousore/Simmons; Simmons/Crail; McHugh/Crail [in Chicago]; Prall/Faucett; Prall/McHugh and here I am! :)-
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Ohio: Was settling there a law?
Many years ago at a national genealogy conference, I joked with the staff at the Ohio Genealogical Society booth that it must have been required for families to settle in Ohio before heading on to Indiana or points further west. They agreed it should have been law.
Ohio was home to a number of my families before they permanently settled in Indiana. A few missed Ohio by one state - they called Kentucky home before migrating to the Hoosier State.
Clark, Crail, Crousore, Faucett, Hurin/Mahurin, Jennison, Miller, Moore, Prall, Reel, Reeder, Simmons, Smith, St. John and Wolary were Ohioans before becoming Hoosiers. Some of the families were joined in marriage before moving to Indiana.
Barlow, Cawby, Gulley, Land and Trisler were Kentuckians before crossing the Ohio River into Indiana.
The families that settled Kentucky came from Virginia. A few had spent time in Maryland or Pennsylvania first.
Ohio families came from New York, New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Carolinas, Virginia and even Kentucky.
Ohio was home to a number of my families before they permanently settled in Indiana. A few missed Ohio by one state - they called Kentucky home before migrating to the Hoosier State.
Clark, Crail, Crousore, Faucett, Hurin/Mahurin, Jennison, Miller, Moore, Prall, Reel, Reeder, Simmons, Smith, St. John and Wolary were Ohioans before becoming Hoosiers. Some of the families were joined in marriage before moving to Indiana.
Barlow, Cawby, Gulley, Land and Trisler were Kentuckians before crossing the Ohio River into Indiana.
The families that settled Kentucky came from Virginia. A few had spent time in Maryland or Pennsylvania first.
Ohio families came from New York, New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Carolinas, Virginia and even Kentucky.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Coming to America wrap-up
By the end of the Great Migration [1642] 59 of the 60 families that were to settle in the Plymouth or Massachusetts Bay colonies had arrived. The other family arrived about 50 years later.
There were roughly 90 families that came from western Europe and Great Britain to make their homes in America. 74 arrived during the 17th century, 11 followed during the 18th century and the final 4 arrived between 1830 and 1852.
New Netherland/York saw 13 families reach her shores. 12 arrived by the 1750s and the other a century later.
The stretch from 1680 to 1699 saw a flood of arrivals in Pennsylvania, mostly Quakers [English and Welsh.]
Probably the most scattered pattern was in Virginia: the 1630s to the 1720s. Several of the Quaker families would also make Virginia their home during the 1700s.
The English populated Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, with a few Scots or Scots-Irish mixed in.
New Netherland was to be the home of Dutch and Walloons, with one family of Swedes added. A handful of English came in after Britain took control in 1664 and 1673.
Although a couple of Irish Protestant families arrived early on, my Irish Catholic ancestors didn't arrive until the 19th century.
The families that I don't have arrival dates for were English, German, Scots, Irish or Scots-Irish in origin and were Americans by the 1770s.
There were roughly 90 families that came from western Europe and Great Britain to make their homes in America. 74 arrived during the 17th century, 11 followed during the 18th century and the final 4 arrived between 1830 and 1852.
New Netherland/York saw 13 families reach her shores. 12 arrived by the 1750s and the other a century later.
The stretch from 1680 to 1699 saw a flood of arrivals in Pennsylvania, mostly Quakers [English and Welsh.]
Probably the most scattered pattern was in Virginia: the 1630s to the 1720s. Several of the Quaker families would also make Virginia their home during the 1700s.
The English populated Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, with a few Scots or Scots-Irish mixed in.
New Netherland was to be the home of Dutch and Walloons, with one family of Swedes added. A handful of English came in after Britain took control in 1664 and 1673.
Although a couple of Irish Protestant families arrived early on, my Irish Catholic ancestors didn't arrive until the 19th century.
The families that I don't have arrival dates for were English, German, Scots, Irish or Scots-Irish in origin and were Americans by the 1770s.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Coming to America: Breakdown by Decades for my Ancestors
Here is a breakdown by decade for my ancestors; at least the families that I have a year of immigration for:
1620: Plymouth [1]
1621-29: Plymouth [1]
1630: Massachusetts [7]; Virginia [1]
1631-39: Plymouth [6]; Massachusetts [26]; Rhode Island [2]; New Netherland [2]
1640-49: Plymouth [3]; Massachusetts [10]; New Netherland [5]
1650-59: Plymouth [1]; Massachusetts [1]; New Netherland [1]; Virginia [1]
1660-69: Rhode Island [1]; New Netherland/New York [3]
1670-79: Massachusetts [2]; New York [1]; New Jersey [1]
1680-89: Pennsylvania [5]
1690-99: Pennsylvania [3]; Massachusetts [1]
1700-09: none
1710-19: New Jersey [1]; Virginia [1]; Maryland [1]
1720-29: Virginia [1]
1730-39: none
1740-49: Pennsylvania [1]
1750-59: Pennsylvania [2]; Maryland [1]; Virginia [1]; New York [1]
1760-69: none
1770-79: none
1780-89: Maryland [1]
1790-99: none
1800-09: none
1810-19: none
1820-29: none
1830-39: Pennsylvania [1]
1840-49: Pennsylvania [2]
1850-52: New York [1]
I have a minimum of 8 families that I do not have a year or decade of arrival for. All eight fall into the pre-Revolutionary War era. Documentation on ancestors from these families begin before 1776; most before 1750.
1620: Plymouth [1]
1621-29: Plymouth [1]
1630: Massachusetts [7]; Virginia [1]
1631-39: Plymouth [6]; Massachusetts [26]; Rhode Island [2]; New Netherland [2]
1640-49: Plymouth [3]; Massachusetts [10]; New Netherland [5]
1650-59: Plymouth [1]; Massachusetts [1]; New Netherland [1]; Virginia [1]
1660-69: Rhode Island [1]; New Netherland/New York [3]
1670-79: Massachusetts [2]; New York [1]; New Jersey [1]
1680-89: Pennsylvania [5]
1690-99: Pennsylvania [3]; Massachusetts [1]
1700-09: none
1710-19: New Jersey [1]; Virginia [1]; Maryland [1]
1720-29: Virginia [1]
1730-39: none
1740-49: Pennsylvania [1]
1750-59: Pennsylvania [2]; Maryland [1]; Virginia [1]; New York [1]
1760-69: none
1770-79: none
1780-89: Maryland [1]
1790-99: none
1800-09: none
1810-19: none
1820-29: none
1830-39: Pennsylvania [1]
1840-49: Pennsylvania [2]
1850-52: New York [1]
I have a minimum of 8 families that I do not have a year or decade of arrival for. All eight fall into the pre-Revolutionary War era. Documentation on ancestors from these families begin before 1776; most before 1750.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Coming to America: 1800 - 1860
The 19th century saw the industrialization of the North begin and the growth of agriculture continue in the South. Immigration was slow for the first 30 years of the century, but westward migration was strong. The 1830s kicked off a new wave of immigration as canals, railroads, towns and factories required people to build them. Mining opportunities sprang up as well; coal and lead in the east and gold in California. Still, most Americans were still living off the land as farmers.
1820s - 1830s: Americans migrated to the Mexican state of Texas.
1830s: British, Irish Catholics, Germans, Scandinavians and Central Europeans began to enter the US to take jobs on the canals, railroads, etc.*
1830 -1840: French immigrants joined the Brits and Germans.
1841 1850: The Potato Famine in Ireland forced Irish to flee their homeland for opportunities in America.* [Prior to 1845, most Irish immigrants were Protestants. After that the majority were Catholics.]
1848: The end of the Mexican War opened up the Southwest to settlement.
1849: The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, brought in immigrants from all over Europe and started immigration from Asia, primarily China.
1850 -1855: Germans made their way into the Midwest.
1860: With Civil War on the horizon, immigration slowed again.
The stage was set for the last few families to join the mix. The McHughs arrived during the early 1830s to mine coal, lead and to farm. The Wagners and Laubschers arrived by 1841[lead mining] and Catherine O'Neil in 1852.
1820s - 1830s: Americans migrated to the Mexican state of Texas.
1830s: British, Irish Catholics, Germans, Scandinavians and Central Europeans began to enter the US to take jobs on the canals, railroads, etc.*
1830 -1840: French immigrants joined the Brits and Germans.
1841 1850: The Potato Famine in Ireland forced Irish to flee their homeland for opportunities in America.* [Prior to 1845, most Irish immigrants were Protestants. After that the majority were Catholics.]
1848: The end of the Mexican War opened up the Southwest to settlement.
1849: The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, brought in immigrants from all over Europe and started immigration from Asia, primarily China.
1850 -1855: Germans made their way into the Midwest.
1860: With Civil War on the horizon, immigration slowed again.
The stage was set for the last few families to join the mix. The McHughs arrived during the early 1830s to mine coal, lead and to farm. The Wagners and Laubschers arrived by 1841[lead mining] and Catherine O'Neil in 1852.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Coming to America: 1783 -1800
Immigration came to a near standstill as the new country got on its feet. Loyalist moved to Canada, the Caribbean or England. Americans moved west. Kentucky saw the most growth. Settlers started to move into the southern territory that became Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and other southern states. Others headed for the Ohio and Northwest Territories, today's Midwest.
A few of my ancestors were making the move down the Ohio River and following Boone's trail through the Cumberland Gap route and other paths into Kentucky. No new Americans came over that I know of.
A few of my ancestors were making the move down the Ohio River and following Boone's trail through the Cumberland Gap route and other paths into Kentucky. No new Americans came over that I know of.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Coming to America: 1763 -1783
This 20 year period saw the 13 colonies become a nation and wage war against the best army in the world, that of mother-country Great Britain. Immigration from Europe slowed to a halt. There were a few European military officers who came over to help the cause of Independence. Much of the movement was west into the Kentucky and Ohio country.
1763 - 1783: Scots, Scots-Irish, Northern English, Dutch, Germans and Swedes continue to enter the colonies.* Many move into the western frontier. Slave trade and indentured servitude continues.
1775: Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky.
1776 - 1783: Unwelcome arrival of British and Hessian soldiers in the US.
By the end of the American Revolution, a large number of Hessian soldiers who had been captured or deserted elected to stay in the States.
*I had very few ancestors arrive in the Colonies/States during this period. Dr. Peter Trisler may have been the only one. Probably 85 - 90% of my ancestors were residing in the US by war's end.
1763 - 1783: Scots, Scots-Irish, Northern English, Dutch, Germans and Swedes continue to enter the colonies.* Many move into the western frontier. Slave trade and indentured servitude continues.
1775: Daniel Boone leads settlers into Kentucky.
1776 - 1783: Unwelcome arrival of British and Hessian soldiers in the US.
By the end of the American Revolution, a large number of Hessian soldiers who had been captured or deserted elected to stay in the States.
*I had very few ancestors arrive in the Colonies/States during this period. Dr. Peter Trisler may have been the only one. Probably 85 - 90% of my ancestors were residing in the US by war's end.
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