The state governments also realized that the revenue derived from the sale of vacant lands in the west was badly needed. The extension of settlements on the frontier would, in time, also increase the tax …

Apr 21, 2004 · His duty, under his brother Enoch primarily consisted of being a scout on the frontier.He went into Cherokee Territory under Col. Christian but says the Indians sued for peace and there was …

Dec 20, 2003 · Pennsylvania Revolutionary War service Records By David Agricola December 20, 2003 at 04:01:34 As I mentioned in a recent message, I plan to post various record series on this forum for …

Aug 26, 2004 · From the book, "John Stuart and the Southern Colonial Frontier", by John Richard Alden, we find that in 1757, John Watts was a supervisor of parties of Cherokees and Catawabas coming …

Oct 27, 2007 · Frontier Times, December, 1935 Calf Creek in McCulloch * Rezin P. Bowie, a brother to James Bowie * the Almagres (or Bowie) mine * August Ellebracht, of Doss, Texas * George Seiter, a …

Feb 4, 2001 · THE GILLESPIE LONG RIFLES THE GILLESPIE LONG RIFLE TAMED THE FRONTIER AND HELPED TO WRITE THE AMERICAN HISTORY! They were pioneer gunsmiths and they had a …

Jul 19, 2002 · Joachin de Ortega y Prieto b. 2 Aug. 1755 at Tordesillas, near Valladolid, Spain By EDSEL WELLS July 19, 2002 at 01:53:03 "Joachin de Ortega y Prieto: the Spanish Ancestry of a …

Jan 26, 2004 · James Welch :packhorseman&frontier soldier James Welch (b.c.1720 Ireland d.aft.1796?) came with his father John (d.1768), his mother Anne (Nancy), and his younger brother …

Jan 30, 2009 · Pompey Negro Slave Shawnee War Cheif By Ace Maupin January 30, 2009 at 11:47:40 AfriGeneas Western Frontier Forum The "Pompey" Factor By:Allen L.Lee Date: Tuesday, 3 January …

Feb 17, 2000 · Mary Ann "Molly" Dyer Goodnight - Texas By Linda LeBlanc February 17, 2000 at 08:55:26 This is a newspaper article that Watson Dyer gave me a copy . It's a poor copy so I'm going …