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	[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emigration and Immigration]> [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]] '''Emigration and Immigration'''		[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emigration and Immigration]>[[West Virginia\|West Virginia]]>'''Emigration and Immigration'''

	The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains.		The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia\|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains.