Naming conventions:
General discussion
The first son was named after the father's father; The second son was named after the mother's father; The third son was named after the father; The fourth son was named after the father's eldest brother; The first daughter after the mother's mother; The second daughter after the father's mother; The third daughter after the mother; The fourth daughter after the mother's eldest sister.
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I'm trying to get some idea of how out ancestors traveled from NC to VA back around 1800. Below are bits & pieces that will later be compiled.
Blair's Forge was on Chestnut Creek near the present-day town of Galax, VA
There's a bunch of info at this link. Most probably isn't pertinent. Below describes Blair's Forge and could be the reason Wm settled there.
According to Wilkes County Heritage, Vol. 1 (Wilkes Gen. Society, 1982), p.120, and Alleghany County Heritage (Alleghany Co. Hist-Gen. Society, 1983), p.96, Francis Bryan (b. 1770) arrived in Grayson County, VA, as a young man and was hired or bound himself to work at Blair's Forge. At the age of 21, he removed to what is now Alleghany County, NC, and settled on Glade Creek. (Blair's Forge was on Chestnut Creek near the present-day town of Galax, VA.)
just for copying & pasting when making additions
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