How to Find Emigrant Families on the American Frontier

Genealogy Clues by Jeannette Holland Austin

1. The Irish and Scottish emigrants generally landed in Lancaster and Burke counties in Philadelphia and adopted the same names when settling in South Carolina.
2. Settlements were in Chester, Chesterfield, Laurens, and Lancaster Counties.
3. County records should be researched in the parent county, as well as adjoining counties.
4. During the 18th century, families were traversing the frontier through the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains.

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