Hi Wanda,
I have constantly asked why my grandfather Ryland Cosby would head
out west, and one of the answers has always been sent as there was a
fight - versions of what or why are always different. It seems to
depend on which branch you're dealing with. One specualtion is that it
had somehting to do with the civil war, another a fight over inheritance
or lack of, another over what religion the whole group should be.
Personal specualtion is that being such a warfaring family to begin
with, in the absence of other clans to fight against, there was internal
strife.
In talking to my King cousins, they also have heard of a fight, and
I will get those papers out later and look at what they were tlaking
about. Apparently if my memory serves me right anyway, Daniel Lowe (my
ggggrandfather) and about half of his relatives moved to Iowa after a
fight over religion, when things got too rough, more of the fmaily lines
followed. That included Baber, King, Lowe, Hudson, Cosby, and Robb.
Daniel Lowe settled in the Drakesville, Davis County, Iowa area, and
died there. Others moved on to CA, SD and TX. It is a shame that so
many of the records have been destroyed, we may never get the full
story. I will send out some more inquiries to ones who have many Cosby
documents and see what they have to say. Unfortunately - the one who
has the most it seems, in my immediate branch isn't on line, and
although he does check postings occaisionally, us hard pressed to share
- he does give me small amounts from time to time though and what he
does send is awsome, so will try to contact him again and share what he
has to say,
Marie
That would be great, Marie. Since the Burke County Causby lines appear
to have been rooted there since the late 1700's, I don't think the Civil
War would have been the issue there, but the religious one could very well
be it.
I will be interested in anything you could learn from the other Cosby
researcher about the branches which may have left Virginia for North
Carolina.
Thanks!
Wanda