I am wondering if you can find me a book, journal or diary of a family
and preferably a Quaker family, made or written during a wagon train
crossing during the early 1800s from East USA to North Carolina  and
then West. I know many Quakers made such a journey, I believe along
the Great Immigrant road or Wilderness Road.  I have Elliots book,
Quakers on the American Frontier but I would like if possible to find
a deltailed account of what it was really like to make that journey by
someone who actually did it

Dear deseven-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.

As you probably already know, Quakers, or “Friends” as they are
sometimes called, were famous for keeping detailed diaries. One must
bear in mind that travels “West” were relative to what was considered
at that time to be the “known” west and the “civilized” west. While
travels west in the early 1800’s certainly indicated the direction as
indicated by today’s compass, it may not have necessarily meant “as
far west as one could possible go”, as in the case of a journey to
California for example.
QUAKER ROOTS MIGRATION MAP
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/migration.htm


Here is a diary dated 1811 that covers the travels of Samuel Hasting
Family from Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA to Gibsonport, MS.

“Part I - Travel Diary of Samuel Hastings Stackhouse, 1811 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/diarypart1.htm
“Part II - Travel Diary of Samuel Hastings Stackhouse, 1811
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/diarypart2.htm


Here is an entire collection of diaries and journals I found through
LEXIS-NEXIS of many different families’ account of their travels while
migrating westward.

“NEW ENGLAND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES:
Personal Papers, Letters, And Diaries”
http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Aws/newEng.htm


This diary, discovered in 1950, is not an account of actual Quaker
migration, but it is so long and detailed and spans so many years (and
it is free to read) that I couldn’t help but offer it to you. It
begins on Jun 6, 1839 and details events in this Quaker woman’s life
until shortly before her own death on December 20, 1863. It does
mention some of the travels of others since the John Family’s own
westward migration dates from 1846-1868.

ELIZA JOHN DIARY
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nungesser/John/ElizaDiary/Diary.html


“Essentially this is a report of the activities of the Quakers among
the Indians of Pennsylvania and adjacent regions, with some quoting of
things said by the Indians in order to show their feelings regarding
slavery, trade, and race relations. The report discusses hardships and
gains among the Indians, their farming and cattle raising, needs for
mills and farm implements, and so on. Activities in certain
settlements and the migration from one to another are other topics
found here.”

“Quaker Missions to the Indians”
http://www.prbm.com/interest/i.htm?quakers.shtml~main


Here are some excerpts from the diary of Jacob and Hannah Hammer of
their 1844 journey from Indiana to Oregon. Not really the same route
as you requested but very interesting and informative.

“Jacob and Hannah Hammer”
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/piofam/hammer.html


Here are some other potential sources for Quaker travel and migration
diaries:

ROOTSWEB - QUAKER CORNER
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/?sourceid=00319368865603568837

QUAKER ROOTS – LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/libraries.htm

ROOTSWEB – QUAKER LINKS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/links.htm

AMAZON.COM
Here are 16 different books based on the diaries of various Quaker
individuals or familes:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-1336612-5843168



This is a handy reference that will help you to decipher some of the
things you read in these diaries. It helps you to understand dates,
slang, phrases and obsolete or religious terms:

ROOTSWEB QUAKER REFERENCE
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/reference.htm


I hope you find that that my research exceeds your expectations. If
you have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. I welcome your rating and your
final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the
near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga



INFORMATION SOURCES

QUAKER ROOTS MIGRATION MAP
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/migration.htm


“Part I - Travel Diary of Samuel Hastings Stackhouse, 1811 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/diarypart1.htm
“Part II - Travel Diary of Samuel Hastings Stackhouse, 1811
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msswterr/diarypart2.htm


“NEW ENGLAND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES:
Personal Papers, Letters, And Diaries”
http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Aws/newEng.htm


ELIZA JOHN DIARY
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nungesser/John/ElizaDiary/Diary.html


“Quaker Missions to the Indians”
http://www.prbm.com/interest/i.htm?quakers.shtml~main


“Jacob and Hannah Hammer”
http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/piofam/hammer.html


ROOTSWEB - QUAKER CORNER
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/?sourceid=00319368865603568837


QUAKER ROOTS – LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/libraries.htm


ROOTSWEB – QUAKER LINKS
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/links.htm


AMAZON.COM
http://www.amazon.com/


ROOTSWEB QUAKER REFERENCE
http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/reference.htm


SEARCH STRATEGY


SEARCH ENGINE USED:

Google ://www.google.com


SEARCH TERMS USED:

JOURNALS MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

JOURNAL MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

MEMOIRS MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

MEMOIR MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

DIARIES MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

DIARY MIGRATION QUAKER "NORTH CAROLINA"

JOURNALS MIGRATION QUAKER

JOURNAL MIGRATION QUAKER

MEMOIRS MIGRATION QUAKER

MEMOIR MIGRATION QUAKER 

DIARIES MIGRATION QUAKER 

DIARY MIGRATION QUAKER 

ALTERNATIVELY REPLACED THE TERM “QUAKER” WITH “SOCIETY OF FRIENDS” AND
“FRIENDS”.

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 19 Feb 2003 20:51 PST

Here are a couple more of interest that I found for you after my
original posting:

“Daniel Huff's Journey from North Carolina to Ohio”
http://www.the-roundup.com/quaker/huff/danhuffj.html
“Daniel Huff's Journal of the Journey with his wife Sarah and their
eight children and others from Deep River, Surry Co., North Carolina
to near Leesburg, Highland Co., Ohio”

WILLIAMS CYBER NICHE
http://www.drwilliams.org/iDoc/index.htm?url=http://www.drwilliams.org/iDoc/Web-63.htm
Give historical details of hardships encountered during the arduous
journeys.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

Thank-you for the extensive answer. I never dreamt there would be so
many references.I thought I was asking the impossible. It has given me
plenty to work on

You may find the following sites of interest for their coverage of the
Quaker exodus from North Carolina to the slave-free territories.

At Earlham:
This collection consists of correspondence, account books, and
business papers of Josiah Parker, a leading Quaker, farmer, and miller
of the Richsquare community of Northampton County, North Carolina. It
is rich in materials on Quaker life in North Carolina, the Quaker
migration from North Carolina to Ohio and Indiana, the anti-slavery
activities of North Carolina Friends, and the work of Friends in
helping free people of color move from North Carolina and Virginia to
Indiana.
http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/quaker/parker/

At Guilford:
 The tide of Quaker migration from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Virginia was enough to make the Society of Friends one of the larger
religious group in North Carolina during the eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries. By the start of the Civil War, the majority of
Quaker families had moved to Ohio and Indiana where they hoped to
escape the effects of slavery and the conflict they thought it would
cause. Quakers kept excellent records, and originals of the North
Carolina monthly meeting minutes and records are among the Quaker
Collection at Guilford College Library in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The collection consists of over 6,000 manuscript volumes of minutes
and records from 1680 to the present. Early records from monthly
meetings in East Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina that were
affiliated with the North Carolina Yearly Meeting also are found
there. "
http://www.segenealogy.com/northcarolina/nc_records/church.htm


Gives a very good picture of Quaker migrations South, following the
fate of one couple, Joseph and Rachel (Dennis) Maddock
http://smith.hanover.edu/o6mhouse.htm

Recalling the adventures and everyday life of a family that lived
along a roadway called "the Appian Way of America" (U.S. 40 to today's
travelers) is the Huddleston Farmhouse Inn Museum's mission. The
three-story Federal-style brick home, which is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, is now the Historic Landmarks Foundation
of Indiana's responsibility. Purchased by the organization in 1966,
the farmhouse and its outbuildings have been restored; visitors can
experience why weary travelers were eager to stop and rest there.
http://www.indianahistory.org/heritage/national.html


Selected Sources for Information about North Carolina Quakers and
Their Records
http://www.guilford.edu/library/fhc/ncqsources.htm


In the charming old village of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio,
stands a monument to one of the nation's small but influential
religious denominations, the Society of Friends, or Quakers.  That
monument is the large brick meeting house, erected in 1814 for the
Ohio Yearly Meeting, which was composed of five quarterly meetings in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Indiana Territory.  It was the first
yearly meeting house west of the Alleghenies, and from it all of
Quakerdom west of Ohio may be said to have sprung. 
http://smith.hanover.edu/o6mhouse.htm


Underground Railroad
Indiana and Hamilton County played a vital role in the Underground
Railroad. During the 1820s and 1830s, the county was home to several
Quaker communities. Even today, Indiana has the largest Quaker
population in the country. Roberts Settlement, a free black farming
community, was founded in Hamilton County in the mid-1830s as an
offshoot of The Beech, a larger African American community in Rush
County further south. Many of the free blacks settling in Indiana in
the early 1800s came in conjunction with a Quaker migration to the
state from North Carolina.
http://ncph.org/PHN%20V22N2.htm


Hinshaw, Seth B. THE CAROLINA QUAKER EXPERIENCE, 1665-1985. NC Yearly
Meeting and NC Friends Historical Society, 1984. Of interest to all
whose Quaker ancestors joined the great migration of Friends who moved
south from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, through Virginia, to North
Carolina. There was also an area in the upper eastern corner of North
Carolina, the Albemarle Sound area which was settled very early
(1670's-80's).


Earlham College
Lilly Library, Friends Collection
National Road West
Richmond, IN 47374
E-Mail: tomh@earlham.edu (Thomas Hamm, Library Director)
Note: One of the three largest collections in the U.S., with extensive
holdings in American and British Quaker publications, and materials
relating to Quakers in the Middle West, and Quaker genealogy. For
additional information, send for their brochure.


Guilford College
Hege Library, Friends Historical Collection
5800 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410-4175
E-Mail: carole@pals.guilford.edu (Carole Treadway, FHC Librarian) or
gwen@pals.guilford.edu (FHC Assistant Librarian)
Note: This collection contains many original and microfilm meeting
records, and printed materials pertaining to Quakers in the South,
such as NC and SC, TN, GA, etc

Nellie Bly
Google Answers Researcher