The research associated with this project has brought such joy and adventure. We imagine ourselves on a ship with the roaring waves all around us. The records keep piling up as we […]
Colonial Indentured Servants Project Updates
The Road to Town Fork Settlement
If you look online for the location of Town Fork Settlement, the modern map guides you to an area at the end of Meadowlark Road in Stokes County, NC. This theory would […]
Military Bounty Lands: Smith & Johnson Surnames 1607-1775
Common surnames, be honest with yourself. Aren’t these the most fascinating trails to explore? Take, for instance, John Smith. If I had to pick the most popular name for the past 400 […]
Quaker Genealogy: Cedar Creek, Virginia
Nestled on a wooded knoll surrounded by periwinkle lies the remains of a 300-year-old structure that once was the Cedar Creek Meeting House. Established in 1721 from land donated by Thomas Stanley, […]
American Revenue Act 1764
Just as the colonies were coming out of the French and Indian War, illegal trade tactics thrived on the open market. By 1764, the smuggling grew significantly, and George Greenville, the new […]
John Hickey’s Ordinary
Hickey’s Ordinary was the last stop on the Great Wagon Road before entering North Carolina for many years. Wagons filled with families usually camped somewhere along the Smith River in southern Virginia. […]
Great Wagon Road Updates in Southern Virginia
The Great Wagon Road traveled through six British colonies. Today’s article will focus on an area so rich with facts and evidence of the road that it still surprises the Research Team. […]
Christmas In the Frontier
The traditional Christmas celebrations of today are unlike the ones from the colonial period. Today we have millions of presents mixed with countless parties and parades. The shopping season begins in the […]
Question Of the Week
We are starting a new trend here on Piedmont Trails. Once in a while, we will present you with a question about history and genealogy. The query will most likely deal with […]
Finding Evidence Through County Clerk’s Books:18th-Century Style
Clerk books from the 18th-century can provide some very intriguing information about our ancestors. Such is the case in Virginia during the mid-1700s. Although official vital statistics do not become law in […]
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