Appendix: Origins and Migration of New River Valley Settlers in the Herbert and Swift Companies

Table 1: Ethnic origins of persons in Herbert's company (1774) and their wives (Swift company from about 1781)
Origin Now Grayson County Now Carroll County Now Wythe County Swift Company
English 28 17 23 47
Scottish 19 0 33 23
Welsh 15 1 6 17
Irish 3 0 1 2
German 0 0 9 6
Dutch 2 0 1 1
French Huguenot 0 0 1 0
European/AmerIndian mix 18 1 0 4

Some of the men in Herbert's company from Grayson actually lived in what is now North Carolina.

The Carroll county numbers are low for two reasons. The eastern half of today's county is not represented and the Quakers who later made up Swift's company did not participate in Herbert's company.

Table 2: State or country of birth (men and wives)
State Now Grayson County Now Carroll County Now Wythe County Swift Company
New Hampshire 0 0 0 0
Massachusetts 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 0 0 0 0
New York 0 0 2 0
New Jersey 2 0 1 1
Pennsylvania 6 0 7 27
Delaware 0 0 0 3
Maryland 12 3 16 6
Virginia 22 8 19 17
North Carolina 19 1 0 22
South Carolina 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0 0
England 1 0 1 0
Wales 0 0 4 0
Scotland 1 0 1 0
Ireland 0 0 1 0
Table 3: State where children of the men in Herbert's company died
State Now Grayson County Now Carroll County Now Wythe County Swift Company
Virginia 21 16 8 14
North Carolina 20 4 1 7
Kentucky 25 2 16 6
Tennessee 13 4 24 20
Ohio 1 0 0 13
Indiana 7 1 2 15
Illinois 7 1 1 6
Missouri 7 1 3 9
South Carolina 0 0 1 3
Georgia 0 1 3 0
Alabama 2 2 1 5
Mississippi 1 0 0 1
Arkansas 5 0 3 2
Texas 2 0 1 0
Table 3: State where children of the men in Herbert's company died
State Birth Place Children's Death Place
New York 2 (1%) 0
New Jersey 4 (2%) 0
Delaware 3 (1%) 0
Pennsylvania 39 (19%) 0
Maryland 37 (18%) 0
Virginia 66 (33%) 59 (19%)
North Carolina 42 (21%) 32 (10%)
Kentucky 49 (16%)
Tennessee 61 (20%)
Ohio 14 (5%)
Indiana 25 (8%)
Illinois 15 (5%)
Missouri 20 (7%)
South Carolina 4 (1%)
Georgia 4 (1%)
Alabama 10 (3%)
Mississippi 2 (1%)
Arkansas 10 (3%)
Texas 3 (1%)
England 2 (1%) 0
Wales 4 (2%) 0
Scotland 2 (1%) 0
Ireland 1 (<1%) 0