Lucky To Be Alive
Posted on September 12th, 2005 by Mark W
In October of 1789, Thomas and Jenny Wiley were pioneers living in a settlement in western Virginia, one of the furthest western outposts in the fledgling country. Thomas Wiley was an immigrant from Ulster who settled with fellow Scots-Irish in the Appalachian Mountains, looking to escape religious and civil authority (and presumably, a chance to [...]
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