My Scottish ancestors left Ulster, Ireland and came to america in the late 1700's . Landing in Philadelphia and coming down the wagon road into the southern Piedmont of the Carolina's. Thank you for a very informative, interesting, and intriguing history lesson ! 👍
My 8th great grandfather was living in the Northern Tip of Virginia . The Lee's, the Wright's and the Washington's were neighbors. This was the 1700. Major Francis Wright was his name.
I do know that one of my grandparents left Loudon Virginia and in 1833 with a wagon party pf 30 and they settled Prarie Ronde. She was 15 and her name was Gillian.
My family (the Michaels) came from Oberalbin Germany on the Rhine in 1738 into the Philadelphia Port; then into Lancaster where the first Michael is buried; then down The Great Wagon Rd. To Lexington, NC ; Davidson Co.
I'm kinda late in coming to the party on this! (Only having heard of The Great Wagon Road just this past few months after discovering that my Stump, Thompson, Boone, and possibly other ancestors, had used it) This is fascinating to me!
Just recently traveled from Roanoke , Va. To Staunton, Harrisonburg, and New Market Va. on route 11 to see where my ancestors traveled. They came down the Great Wagon Road and were in the Tenth Legion and New Market area in the late 1750’s, then traveled south into Rowan Co., N.C. About 1770 where they were involved in the Revolution. Thanks for the video.
Hey! I'm John Lomax, son of Dr. Donald Lomax from Salisbury. Our ancestors of course, also travelled down the wagon road from Pennsylvania, but our Lomaxes came down the road from Maryland and were in North Carolina by the early 1800's. My father's Lomax family settled in Davie County, near Churchland, which was once called Boone Township. I'd love to talk with you sometime.
@@piedmonttrails So sorry I missed your live chat. At some point, I'd like to contact you directly.. You might know some things about some parts of my Dad's family. 🙏
Thank you for this. I had lived a few years near Philadelphia and I had always thought the Connestoga Road was part of the beginning of the Great Wagon Road as it headed out from Philadelphia to Lancaster and from there it's not far from Harrisburg and the Virginia border. I'm so glad to have that misunderstanding corrected! I do want to learn more about the Great Wagon Road.
Thank You so much for your kind words and I agree with you 100% about the Conestoga Road. Many of the old original roads transformed into modern links with new names, new route adjustments and more. The GWR Project is proving this true everyday as we continue to make progress and prove the route. We will be bringing more details on the GWR very soon.
Stop calling bison buffalo. That is a misnomer that has continually been perpetuated. Those creatures are bison. If you are going to "teach", please do so with correct info! Otherwise, I love the info! My family were in NC & Pennsylvania, discovered by an uncle many yrs ago. Sadly that info was lost when he died in the early 1990's. Hurlocker has approximately 12 different spellings, Harlocker, Herlocker, Hollicker, etc. Original 3 brothers were illiterate.
