We share the colonial court system in the British colonies of America on a much deeper level by identifying the confusing terminology and how to track down clues and utilizing them with your research. We share prime examples of colonial court cases and where you can find the records. To learn more about us, visit Piedmont Trails. Thank You so much for your support. Enjoy Your Journey to the Past!

What can colonial roads offer to our genealogy research? We explain our opinion about these historic routes and offer insight to possible discoveries that are waiting to be explored. To learn more about us, please visit PiedmontTrails.com.Enjoy Your Journey to the Past!

The show goes into detail about our files and collections. We have conducted research since the 1980 decade and we share our research from this point to present-day. We also share details about how you can access more information and descriptions about our files at our online library. To learn more about us, visit our website at Piedmont Trails. Thank you so much for your support and we wish you well on your Journey to the Past!

In this episode, we discuss the Great Wagon Road Project. Discover our beginnings and where the project's research is today. The show gives details about our outline and researching methods. We discuss important areas along the road and how additional roads appeared after 1755. We share the fact that everyone is capable of tracing their ancestors as they migrated from one area to another regardless of the time period. The Great Wagon Road traveled just over 500 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Salisbury, North Carolina during the colonial period. To learn more, visit Piedmont Trails. Enjoy Your Journey to the Past!

In this episode, we explore the life of Herman Husband(1724-1795) and his relations to the Regulator Movement in North Carolina(1765-1771). We also discuss Royal Governor Tryon and his personal secretary, Edmond Fanning and their actions leading up to the Battle of Alamance on May 16th, 1771. We offer several resources at the end of show and our final analysis of Herman Husband's life. To follow our projects and current research, visit our website at Piedmont Trails. Thank you so much for your kindness and support over the years.

If you suspect one of your ancestors was a crew member on a pirate's ship, where can you find the records? The show highlights trading/merchants records, port books, and colonial court documents. We also share the importance of personal correspondence and journals. The British Royal Navy Archives is another great source. Learn more about the genealogy records and the history of pirates. Visit Piedmont Trails to learn more about us and our current projects! Enjoy Your Journey to the Past!

Welcome to the Piedmont Trails Podcast. During this episode, we travel back to 17th Century Virginia and discuss the records, the ships, the parishes, and the people. Many resources and library facilities that we use often here at Piedmont Trails are shared throughout the show and we share some of our favorite book sources as well. Don't forget about our project, CISP which is the Colonial Indentured Servants Project. Much of our research for the project concentrated in Virginia during the 17th Century. For more details, visit Piedmont Trails. Let us know your thoughts about today's show and Enjoy Your Journey to the Past!

In the show we name several soldier names, their occupation, their age, height, and more all from the 18th century. The Virginia Regiment records are fascinating to research and we encourage you to use the resources below to enhance your journey to the past. Thank you so much for your support over the past 4 years with the podcast. Please visit Piedmont Trails for more information about the Virginia Soldiers who served between 1754 and 1763. Lawson, Cecil C. P.: A History of the Uniforms of the British Army, Vol. III, London: Kaye & Ward Abbot, W. W., editor. The Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series 2-6. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983-1988 McBride, Stephen and Kim McBride "Fort Pearsall." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 09 February 2023 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography "Thomas Barton and the Forbes Expedition" The Writings of George Washington collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford Vol. I.1748-1757 New York & London G. P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press 1889 Sheppard, Ruth: Empires collide – The French and Indian War 1754-63, Osprey Publishing, 2006 Ferling, John. “Soldiers for Virginia: Who Served in the French and Indian War” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 94, no. 3 (1986): 307–28. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/french-indian-war/washington-and-the-french-indian-war/ Koontz, Louis K, The Virginia Frontier 1754-1763 published by Heritage Books 2009 Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt, Virginia's Colonial Soldiers published by Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, Maryland 1988 Library of Virginia Database of Dead from French and Indian War Various petitions from county court records of Virginia

Welcome to Episode#43! We are approaching our 4th season here on the podcast. Thank you so much for your support over the past three years. We are looking forward to the new season with all of you. Today's show will highlight religion in the piedmont sections of North Carolina during the mid-18th century. We take a closer look at the power of the church mixed with politics and how this affected our ancestors and our genealogy research today. Please see the below list for sources used for this broadcast. If you have comments or questions about the episode, please contact us by visiting Piedmont Trails. Enjoy Your Today to the Past! Engel, Katherine Carte :Religion & Profit Moravians in Early America published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2009 pp. 82-83, 152, 173 Charleston Baptist Association established 1751 Philadelphia Baptist Association established 1707 Sandy Creek Baptist Association established 1758 Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church records established 1779 in Tennessee Jersey Settlement Church records Sandy Creek Church records Hendricks, Garland A. :Saints and Sinners at Jersey Settlement published by Charity & Children Thomasville, North Carolina 1964 pp. 2-12, 14-21. Teague, Bobbie T. :Cane Creek: Mother of Meetings published by Friendly Desktop Publishing Greensboro, North Carolina 1995 pp. 11, 13, 15-22. Hilty, Hiram H. :New Garden Friends Meeting: The Christian People Called Quakers published by The North Carolina Friends History Society Greensboro, North Carolina 1983 pp. 3, 5, 9-11. Paschal, George Washington :History of North Carolina Baptists published by North Carolina Baptist State Convention Raleigh, North Carolina 1930 pp. 316-321, 325-327 Edwards, Morgan :History of the Baptists in North Carolina published 1813 Morgan, Jacob L. :History of the Lutheran Church in North Carolina 1803-1953 published by United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina 1953 pp. 13-25 Moravian Archives Bethlehem, Pennsylvania & Unity Archives Herrnhut, Saxony, Germany & Moravian Church Manuscripts held at John Rylands Library Manchester, England United Methodist Church Records Duke University Library Archives & Manuscript Collection Durham, North Carolina Divinity Archive Collection: Manuscripts Durham, North Carolina Dromgoole, Edward, personal papers 1770-1871 Various personal notes, collections, maps from research on several families in the piedmont region of North Carolina

In this show, we share over a hundred surnames from our Attic files here at Piedmont Trails. The sources used over the years for this data stems from the tax records, land deeds, and court documents from Edgecombe, Orange, Granville, Bladen, and Anson counties in North Carolina. If you have questions or would like to learn more about our files, please visit us at Piedmont Trails for more information. We hope you enjoy your journey to the past!!