[CathyRyan]

Thank you for your reply. It gave me great comfort. They came south in the early 1700s. It was just the shock of it all... ;) LOL

[CatoRenasci]

Well, of course. How were your people to know, taking ship, just what Yankees were like? They must be experienced to be believed. Sounds as if, sensible folks, they took their time in Yankeeland making sure Yankees were really what they seemed, and, when the opportunity presented itself, moved South. Sounds reasonable to me.

My Virginian people were a bit more conventional. In the Tidewater early on, but not the first 15-20 years. By the Revolution, they'd moved West to Bedford County, most of the men fought in the Revolution, either in the Virginia Militia or the Continental Line, after the Revolution went over the mountains to Kentucky and Tennessee, where THE War found them on both sides of the line and slavery. My greatgrandfather in Tennessee freed his slaves when he was ordained before The War, because he thought slave-holding was inconsistent with Christian ministry.