Why your Scotch-Irish ancestors moved so frequently
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Do you have ancestors who
Do you have ancestors who move frequently but not far? Say, showing up in 1790s Shelby County, Kentucky, then Bullitt County in 1800, then Grayson County in 1810?
There are two factual scenarios at play here. First, your ancestors stayed in place but the map changed. Second, your ancestors really did move a lot. But why did that family move so frequently when another family in your tree stayed put for decades?
At least for Scotch-Irish living in Greater Appalachia--which is where you'll see a lot of this movement--what drove this was culture. And by culture I mean how people lived their lives, from marriage and sex, to how you built your house, to what you cooked. It’s the stuff you learn from your parents and your community about how to survive.
In this video, I'll talk about how the way of life that the Scotch-Irish brought to the colonies helped drive this kind of frequent, micro migrations.
There are two factual scenarios at play here. First, your ancestors stayed in place but the map changed. Second, your ancestors really did move a lot. But why did that family move so frequently when another family in your tree stayed put for decades?
At least for Scotch-Irish living in Greater Appalachia--which is where you'll see a lot of this movement--what drove this was culture. And by culture I mean how people lived their lives, from marriage and sex, to how you built your house, to what you cooked. It’s the stuff you learn from your parents and your community about how to survive.
In this video, I'll talk about how the way of life that the Scotch-Irish brought to the colonies helped drive this kind of frequent, micro migrations.
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