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 *Immigrants from [[North Carolina, United States Genealogy|North Carolina]] and southwestern [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Road]]. Immigrants from [[Maryland, United States Genealogy|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]] came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]].
 *Other early immigrants included small groups of [[France|'''French''']], [[Switzerland|'''Swiss''']], and [[Wales|'''Welsh''']].
-*During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many '''German immigrants and settlers from [[New England|New England]] and the [[Mid-Atlantic|Middle Atlantic]] states.'''
+*During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many '''German immigrants and settlers from [[New England|New England]] and the Middle Atlantic states.'''
 *Many [[Ireland|'''Irish''']] settled in [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Louisville]] during this time.
+*In 1790, historians estimate Kentucky's population was English (52%), Scots-Irish or Scots (25%), Irish (9%), Welsh, (7%), German (5%), French (2%), Dutch (1%), and Swedish (0.2%) in ethnicity.<ref name="purvis" />
+*1820 statistics vary slightly: English (57%), Scots-Irish or Scots (18%), Welsh (9%), Irish (8%), German (6%), French (2%), Dutch (1%), and Swedish (0.2%).<ref name="purvis">Thomas L. Purvis, "The Ethnic Descent of Kentucky's Early Population: A Statistical Investigation of European and American Source of Immigration, 1790-1820," ''Register of The Kentucky Historical Society,'' Vol. 80 (1982):263.</ref><br><br>
+*There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area.
+*Land speculator John Filson's early history, which "portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise,&nbsp;where peace, plenty, and security reigned," and contained&nbsp;a narrative of Daniel Boone, became very popular.<ref name="null">Much of his motivation, no doubt, was to attract settlers to purchase his unoccupied land grants. [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) ..."], Digital Commons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.</ref> Filson&nbsp;influenced many of our ancestors to venture out to this newly opening area of settlement:
-<br>In 1790, historians estimate Kentucky's population was English (52%), Scots-Irish or Scots (25%), Irish (9%), Welsh, (7%), German (5%), French (2%), Dutch (1%), and Swedish (0.2%) in ethnicity.<ref name="purvis" />
+<ref>Filson, John. ''The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke: and an Essay Towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country: to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, One of the First Settlers, Comprehending Every Important Occurrence in the Political History of that Province. II. The Minutes of the Piankashaw Council, Held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An Account of the Indian Nations Inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen United States ... IV. The Stages and Distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; from Pittsburg to Pensacola and Several Other Places. The Whole Illustrated by a New and Accurate Map of Kentucke and the Country Adjoining, Drawn from Actual Surveys.'' Wilmington, Del.: Printed by James Adams, 1784. Digital version at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ University of Nebraska Lincoln Digital Commons]. Users may also download a free color map of Kentucky created in 1784 at this site. 1793 edition at [http://www.archive.org/details/discoverysettlem00infils Internet Archive].</ref>
-statistics vary slightly: English (57%), Scots-Irish or Scots (18%), Welsh (9%), Irish (8%), German (6%), French (2%), Dutch (1%), and Swedish (0.2%).<ref name="purvis">Thomas L. Purvis, "The Ethnic Descent of Kentucky's Early Population: A Statistical Investigation of European and American Source of Immigration, 1790-1820," ''Register of The Kentucky Historical Society,'' Vol. 80 (1982):263.</ref><br><br>There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. <br><br>Land speculator John Filson's early history, which "portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise,&nbsp;where peace, plenty, and security reigned," and contained&nbsp;a narrative of Daniel Boone, became very popular.<ref name="null">Much of his motivation, no doubt, was to attract settlers to purchase his unoccupied land grants. [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) ..."], Digital Commons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln.</ref>
-Filson&nbsp;influenced many of our ancestors to venture out to this newly opening area of settlement:
-*Filson, John. ''The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke: and an Essay Towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country: to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, I. The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon, One of the First Settlers, Comprehending Every Important Occurrence in the Political History of that Province. II. The Minutes of the Piankashaw Council, Held at Post St. Vincents, April 15, 1784. III. An Account of the Indian Nations Inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen United States ... IV. The Stages and Distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio; from Pittsburg to Pensacola and Several Other Places. The Whole Illustrated by a New and Accurate Map of Kentucke and the Country Adjoining, Drawn from Actual Surveys.'' Wilmington, Del.: Printed by James Adams, 1784. Digital version at [http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/etas/3/ University of Nebraska Lincoln Digital Commons]. Users may also download a free color map of Kentucky created in 1784 at this site. 1793 edition at [http://www.archive.org/details/discoverysettlem00infils Internet Archive].
-How did your ancestor find the correct destination out West? Quite possibly they had a copy of Brown's book:
-*Brown, Samuel R. ''The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and North-Western''. Auburn, N.Y.: H.C. Southwick, 1817. Digital versions at [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/navigate.pl?lincoln.13 Northwestern Illinois University Library Digitization Projects] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?akid=k160710&cpn=pfmxk160710&ix=cdusaus0358_westerngazetteer World Vital Records] ($).
-What was it like to move from Virginia to Kentucky in the late 1700s? Daniel Trabue's journal makes a fascinating read:
-*Young, Chester Raymond. ''Westward into Kentucky, The Narrative of Daniel Trabue''. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, 1981. {{FHL|57459|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 H2td}}.
-Mrs. Mary Dewees, a genteel lady, kept a journal of her voyage from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to Kentucky in the fall of 1787. Her company had to wait until late fall for the river water to rise high enough at [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] to transport their flatboat. She provides many details of what such a trip was like and her diary makes a great read:
-*Cochran, Samuel P. "Mrs. Mary Dewees's Journal from Philadelphia to Kentucky, 1787-1788," ''The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 28 (1904):182-198. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniamaga1904hist#page/370/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free.
 ==Immigration Records==