Posted By:	Bill F. Lake
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	Subject:	Nicholas Lake(1770's) was from Scotland.
	Post Date:	April 25, 2009 at 18:37:05
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	Forum:	Lake Family Genealogy Forum
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While researching internet books I found very strong evidence of where Nicholas really came from, the following is an excerpt from a pretty reliable book. REF: History of West Virginia in two parts By: Virgil A. Lewis Corresponding member of the Virginia Historical Society. Pub: 1889 page 599-600        About the year 1780, came John Nickell, Andrew Nickell and Robert Campbell, each of who obtained a large tract of land on what is now known as the Pickaway Plains. They were soon joined by Archibald McDowell, William Pritt, Robert Knox and James Humphreys, all of whom were recently from Ireland. Then came James Scott, James Miller, John Lemons, Charles Carr, James Steele, James Dunsmore, James Murdock, Joseph Dunsmore, Christopher Hoke and Nicholas Lake, all of Scotland. I found this at:        http://www.google.com/books?id=EEIofzQFC44C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Early+West+Virginia+Settlers%22&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=1_1#PPA599,M1