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''{{TN-sidebar}}<br>''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ''{{TN-sidebar}}<br>''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
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=== Migration Trends === | === Migration Trends === | ||
'''European.''' Pre-statehood settlers of Tennessee generally came from Virginia and the Carolinas by way of the Cumberland Gap and other land routes. Some settlers from Pennsylvania and New England poled keel boats from the Ohio River up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Most of these early settlers were of English and Ulster Scottish origin, although some were of German, Irish, and French ancestry. | '''European.''' Pre-statehood settlers of Tennessee generally came from Virginia and the Carolinas by way of the Cumberland Gap and other land routes. Some settlers from Pennsylvania and New England poled keel boats from the Ohio River up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Most of these early settlers were of English and Ulster Scottish origin, although some were of German, Irish, and French ancestry. | ||
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In his well researched article "The Tennessee Constitution of 1796: A Product of the Old West" (1943),<ref name="barnhart" /> John D. Barnhart concluded that because of better road access, the largest percentage of East Tennessee pioneers had come to the area from Virginia. This, he believes changed over time. To reach this conclusion, he did a statistical analysis of the origins of Tennessee Constitution delegates and places of enlistment for Revolutionary War pensioners. | In his well researched article "The Tennessee Constitution of 1796: A Product of the Old West" (1943),<ref name="barnhart" /> John D. Barnhart concluded that because of better road access, the largest percentage of East Tennessee pioneers had come to the area from Virginia. This, he believes changed over time. To reach this conclusion, he did a statistical analysis of the origins of Tennessee Constitution delegates and places of enlistment for Revolutionary War pensioners. | ||
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''Origins of Tennessee Constitution Delegates (1796)'' | ''Origins of Tennessee Constitution Delegates (1796)'' | ||
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