If my reply struck you as pedantry so be it, but I’ve helped many confused people researching early Tennessee ancestry who did not realize that it was North Carolina prior to 1796 and had hit a wall.
County jurisdictions changing and new counties being formed blows a lot of minds, too. That’s why there are so many southern mountain towns called (Something) Courthouse, it was a new town started from scratch for the specific purpose of being a county seat, usually in the geographic center of the county for the convenience of the populace. It was state law in NC at least to do this.
I don’t think Soldier Dad was confused about VA/WV. That’s what I was implying.
That doesn’t negate the info you posted that others who will read your post and gain some knowledge and/or a reminder of some forgotten knowledge. That was all good. And you might want to post more of that because I know I find it interesting.
Maybe you could start a ‘History/Geography Topic’ where we could learn and find some surprising or needed facts about our state or another state. And add a comment in the specific states who want to secede in 2012! They start out with a star!
One item I’m confused on is that my first ancestor to arrive in the new world is said to have come here aboard the Hesperides in 1642. However, my search regarding this ship indicates it was built in 1884. I’m not finding any further information that indicates why this is in error.