New Moderator

[pathfinder]

Let me introduce myself to you all as the new moderator of "The Longhunter". My given name is Ted Jayson and I live at the very tip top of Michigans thumb. I've been involved in this silly game since the mid '70's. I usually am doing something realated to traditional muzzleloading EVERYDAY! I'm a gun,knife maker,and leather worker. I get in the wood's from mid Sept to april at LEAST 3 times a week. It's hell being retired!

I'm not a doctorial canidate on the subject,but I've been interested in the type since a kid watching "Daniel Boone" on TV.

I'll try to answer any and all questions that come up,and if I dont know the answer,I'll make something up! LOL!. Not really,but I will do all I can.

Let's have some good times in this endevor,there's LOT'S to disscus.

[Uncle Russ]

Good on ya, Path  :lt th

*Anybody recognize any family names from this more recently published list in the first link?.
**A very short background on the Longhunters...well worth the reading. "They were the ones who really opened up the West, at least the first time around".
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... unter.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... unter.html

Uncle Russ..

[Uncle Russ]

Thought I might do a bit of "chest thumpin" in my thoughts on the Longhunter.

http://mtnlaurel.com/history/1591-the-b ... nters.html

"Hunters were not noted for leaving written records; they were always on the move, on the border, on the frontier, and on the edge of civilization. Consequently, the names of all of the hunters are unknown. From various sources, I have found that the following men hunted or were associated with the Long Hunters on their trips in the fifteen year period 1760-1775. No doubt there were many others. The list is as follows: James Aldridge, William Allen, John Baker, Joseph Baker, William Baker and slave, Thomas Berry, William Blanton, Issac Bledsoe, Anthony Bledsoe, Abram Bledsoe, John (Jack) Blevins, William Blevins, Daniel Boone, Squire Boone, Castleton Brook, Cassius Brooks, Joseph Brown, William Butler, David Carson, William Carr, Jeremiah Clinch, William Collier, William Cool or Colley, Charles Cox, Edward (Ned?) Cowan, William Crabtree, Robert Crockett, Benjamin Cutbird, Joseph Drake, Ephraim Drake, James Dysart, John Finley, Thomas Gordon, James Graham, James Harrod, William Harilson, Jacob Harman, Valentine Harman, Isaac Hite, Humphrey Hogan, Joseph Holden, John Hughes, Joshua Horton (Houghton?) and mulatto slave, Henry Knox, James Knox, Isaac Lindesy, David Lynch, William Lynch, Hunberson Lyons, Captian William Linville, John Linville, Casper Mansker, James Maxwell, William Miller, John Montgomery, James Mooney, Robert Moffet, Lawrence Murray, William McGeehee, Alexander Neely, William Newman, Walter (?) Newman, William Pttman, John Rains," old man" Russell, Nathan Richardson, Charles Skaggs, Henry Skaggs, Richard Skaggs, Charles Sinclair, James Smith, Henry Smith, Christopher Stoph (Stopher?) John Stutler, Uriah Stone, Michael Stoner, John Stuart, Obediah Terrell, Elisha Wallen, Samuel Walker, James Ward, John Williams and Edward Worthington.

Yep, they be family!

Take time to look at this list as there has never been many such lists published, and you might just find a name in there that you trace back in your own family lines.

Uncle Russ...

[pathfinder]

Not many Jastremsky's listed! LOL (original family name,Carl Yastremsky is a great uncle,guy who signed his father into Ellis Island,my grandfathers brother,didnt understand the phonetic's of Polish,J's are Y's).

When I get time next week,I'm going to throw out a few thing's to ponder.

[sse]

Whoa, Uncle Rooskee, that's cool...!!

[rickevans]

Welcome Mr. Moderator. I will be stopping in here more often...