County Boundaries

How adventurous were your ancestors? Would they be considered pioneers? Did they seek out new homes in the territories formed as the United States expanded westward? If so, have you paid attention to the changing boundary lines for the counties? Since my genealogy research started in Kansas where it wasn't impacted by changes in county …

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Early Crawford Families in Botetourt County Virginia

A search of my RootsMagic data for the CRAWFORD surname with events occurring in Botetourt County, Virginia produced the following list of families. A search for the CRAWFORD surname with events occurring in Montgomery County, Virginia and/or Augusta County, Virginia still needs to be done. ALEXANDER CRAWFORD / POLLY CARPERCrawford, Alexander (M) Spouse Polly Carper …

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