Wasn't Kentucky part of Virginia Territory before it became a state?? I think we were told that at one of the distilleries in Kentucky. L. J. Quoting Janice <[log in to unmask]>: > Letcher Co. KY is right across the state line from SW Virginia. > Kentucky became a commonwealth in 1792. Anyone can make a mistake when > writing down a geographic location, whether from a mental lapse or > misinformation. Unfortunately finding a primary source a couple of > hundred years old doesn't guarantee the legitimacy of information, as > much as we'd like to believe it does :) > > Janice > > > Charlie Weaver wrote: > > > Val: Good many ADAMS, CAUDILL, etc, in Old Rowan Co, > > including parts that became Wilkes and Ashe Co. Floyd > > County is in sw VA. Don't know where Lechter Co is but > > it's not NC or VA. > > >> > >> Adams, Caudill, Estep, or Taylor families of > >> Rowan/Wilkes/Floyd/Letcher County, N. C.? > >> > >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html