during the 18th century Scotch-Irish emigrants from Northern Ireland landed in Philadelphia and traveled the old Indian trails across the Colony of Virginia, as far west as the Shenandoah Valley.
Loudoun County lies at the northern extremity of “Piedmont Virginia.” “Piedmont” means “foot of the mountain.” “Piedmont Virginia,” with a length of 250 miles and an average width of about
GENTLEMAN FREEHOLDERS: THE MOSS FAMILY (1770-1835) John Moss built the mansion house in Fairfax County about 1760 and lived in this house until his death in 1809. He raised four
Finding the past is an exciting adventure. Not until we visit the old homeplace or search through tombstones do we realize how our bold and hardworking families built a community
The bravery and hardihood displayed by the itinerant missionaries sent out by the Pennsylvania Synod under the direction of Count Zinzendorf (1742-8), and by the Moravian Church (1748-1753), are mirrored
John Sevier, of French Huguenot family (originally spelled Xavier), was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on September 23, 1745. In 1773, Sevier emigrated from Millerstown in Shenandoah County to the
