Hi all,
I live in Perry township, Wayne County, Indiana. From what I have read, allot of the
settlers in our township at least, were of the Quaker faith. Most of them moving from the
southern states due to their beliefs on slavery. The main roads lead to Cincinnati, Ohio
where they crossed the river and headed through the wilderness to the newly opened up
lands past Ohio. Wayne County had plenty of water, wild animals, and even a few indians.
Most seemed to have liked the beauty of the area and the fact that it was unsettled new
territory. In the research that I have done, most that came from N.C. were of the Quaker
faith and their records are fantastic! Hope this helps!
Sandra Boyce
http://www.infocom.com/~sboyce/economy.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: stephany gonser [SMTP:stephany@putsimply.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 6:05 PM
To: WAYNE_IN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Wayne Co Info
My ancestors also went from NC (Rowan co) to IN (Wayne co) - but in the
early 1800's (1804 to 1851). They were the NOLANDS and ADAMS. Abraham
ADAMS and his son-in-law, Stephen NOLAND founded Adams Township in
Madison Co, IN. Any clues as to the impetus for the move would be
helpful - they were successful tobacco farmers in NC.
Thank you, Stephany