Samuel Humberd 1730-c1805 Greene Co, TN
I often see the claim that Samuel Humberd was born 1730 at Speers Ferry in present-day Scott Co, VA.Were there any Europeans in that part of southwestern VA as early as 1730?Forts were built there in the 1770s, because it was still a largely unpopulated frontier.
Samuel and Sarah were having children by the late 1750s, and the majority are said to have been born in Frederick Co, VA.If that is the case, then a PoB of Speers Ferry in 1730 makes no sense.Most of Sarah (Painter) Humberd's siblings stayed in Frederick Co, VA
A more likely scenario is that Samuel and his wife Sarah (nee Painter) migrated from Frederick Co., VA to southwestern VA before pushing on south to Greene Co, TN.
I would be very interested in any opinions or documentation of Samuel Humberd's place of birth.