ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834): DUTCH PIONEER of FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO

Download or read book ISAIAH VORYS (1750-1834): DUTCH PIONEER of FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO written by Dr. Frank "Mike" Davis, RootsQuestPress, LLC and published by RootsQuest Press, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay was created to give the reader an opportunity to quickly discover if s/he is related to a Dutch founder of Columbus, Ohio; namely, Isaiah Vorys (1750-1834), who was was descended from the USA "Van Voorhees" Dutch family. Isaiah himself was a New Jersey Revolutionary War soldier who served under General George Washington. He migrated to the Columbus, Ohio area around 1808 C.E., and his descendants (including the author) eventually "connected" to 82 out of 88 Ohio Counties over the past 200 years. This essay also provides the details Isaiah Vorys' interesting life (and death), and reveals how he and his family helped to shape the formation of Ohio.