| ~1730 | Scots-Irish immigrants start pouring into this county, which includes several present-day counties and parts of what is now West Virginia. Among them are my 5g-grandparents, James and Elloner Brewster and Ned and Mary Erwin. |
| Feb 1760 | My 4g-grandfather, Samuel, is born to Ned and Mary. His surname ends up being spelled Irwin. |
| 1816 | My 3g-grandparents, Clement and Mary Voss, arrive from Stokes county, NC. |
| ~1820 | The Vosses move on to Grainger county, TN. |
| Nov 1797 | My 3g-grandfather, Austin Seward, is born to John and Mary Seward. |
| Apr 1761 | My 4g-grandmother, Jannette Brewster, is born to James and Elloner. |
| Sep 1788 | Samuel Irwin and Jannette Brewster marry. They soon move across the mountains to Madison county, KY. |