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From: Clarice Jane Snyder< >
Subject: Re: Beginnings of Shenandoah????
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:51:37 -0500


I'm sure that you will get some knowledgable replies. There are a couple of
books, Two very old History of the Shenandoah Valley books in my local
library. At the FHC locally there is a copy of "Settlers on the Long Grey
Trail" a recent book about the Shenandoah history. I have looked in them a
little bit. I think that the 1740's date is a little late.
The first explorations were done a little earlier by some men from NY and NJ
who included some of my ancestors. VANMETER for one. I would be willing to
look up some more of this information if no one else is forthcoming with it.

>A fellow researcher just sent a copy of a page from a book [no name or
>source noted] which read in part:
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>"William Sherrill, Sr. and his sons William, Jr. and Adam are credited
>with the opening of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia in the 1740's."
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>Can anyone tell me any more about this?
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>Thanks.
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>Pat
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