if you read William Bartram's travels 1765's, he traveled by boat from Phila taking the Meherrin river in VA on to cape fear river and lake maccamaw in N. Carolina then along coast to Charleston to south Georgia and walked or took boat passages into Florida as far as de Leon Springs and into Alabama. 
His son, John, also took a journey and wrote about it in 1773. there are maps in THE NATURES OF JOHN & WILLIAM BARTRAM and in THE TRAVELS OF WILLIAM BARTRAM. 
they were Quaker Botanists who wrote, collected samples, drawings for Lord Featheringill in London who published their works there. also friends of B. Franklin.
Also many Germans left upper NY and traveled by river to Phila area in 1720's. definitely look toward the waterways.
Margie
 

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 From: Pat Grogan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:58 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Need help on early travel routes
  
Does anyone know where I would find a map showing early travel routes? I know that in the past I have seen one for routes such as the Great Wagon Road and maybe others.

Was there a route between Essex County, Virginia and Craven County, North Carolina? I am trying to determine if a man born in Essex County, Virginia in 1720/25 could have easily traveled to the Craven and Jones County area of North Carolina in the 1745-1755 time frame?

Thank you for any help you may be able to give me.

Pat










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