E-mail from Marsha Moses:
When I asked Mary Miller if I could share information provided by her in
June her answer was:
by all means - share, share, share.
It does not cost much to get the publication with the complete listing -
I only gave a part of it.
I would love to hear from anyone with more lists. I understand the
eastern newspapers were very interested in any Indian attacks or release
of Indian captives on the frontier, so they wrote article about what was
going on. I would love to know where to find some of those.
Also - since 1750s, 1760s we were British, there are a lot of records of
Indian captives in Britian.....would like to find out how to find those.
So it would be a big help to me for you to pass on the info and let me
know anything you find out. As I said, I found Josiah Ramsey was an
Indian captive but nothing on my Henry Turney who was German speaking by
the way. He was born around 1742-1750....either in PA or most likely in
VA. I have a lot on him and his siblings and connecting families - but
cannot trace down that one reference that Henry Turney and Josiah Ramsey
were once Indian captives. I know an attack took place not far from
where the Turneys were living on North Branch Shenandoah River near
Edinburg / Woodstock VA - and that several captives were taken.
(I am passing along Mary's reply because she gives some very excellent
ideas to follow up on that perhaps someone on this list might be able to
help give some guidance on where to find newspapers, etc....)
Now below is the e-mail that Mary sent to the Shenandoah mail list in
June (there are only a few of the names in the lists below that I don't
recognize --as I said before it has been serendipty that I have slowly
added to my information--and I would be extremely happy to sort out the
remaining people that I don't know. The Williams family, Yokeham,
See/Sea, Clendenin, Gilmore, Ewing, and Cunningham are all well
recognized in the 1763 event. I haven't looked at the Hamilton nor
Counsman before, but it is possible that I have something in my files
and piles that I have just forgotten. I tend to only look at this event
every fall.):
I have some on the list - let me know if they are yours......
THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE
Volume 39 Fall, 1956 Number 3
article: Indian Captives Released by Colonel Bouquet
by William S. Ewing
List C
Inclosed in Mouquet to Gage, November 30, 1764, Gage Papers, Clements
Library, University fo Michigan.
List of Necessaries furnished to the Captives of Pennsilvania
Fort Pitt Nov 30th 1764
Females
20 Catherine Williams 1 shirt, 1 shoe pack, 1 blanket
21 Conogoniony......in the Virginia List./81 besides her
List D
Inclosed in Bouquet to Gage, November 30, 1764, Gage Papers, Clements
Library, University of Michigan.
List of Captives taken by Indians in Augusta County, Virginia
going home under the Care of Col McNeill, Vollunteers, with a Return of the
Necessaries delivered to them at Muskingum & Ft. Pitt.
3. Geo. Yokeham 1 shirt, 1 leggings, 1 shoe pack
6. Michael See 2 shirts, 1 blanket
7. George See 1 shirt, 1 leggings, 1 shoe pack
Females
15. Margart Yokeham 1 leggings, 1 shoe pack, 1 blanket
20. Mary See 2 shirts, 1 leggings, 1 shoe pack, 1 blanket, 1 pair of
shoes
21. Catherine See 1 shirt, 1 shoe pack
Fort Pitt Dec 1st 1764 Received of Col Bouquet the within mentioned,
forty six Captives, with the necessaries affixed against their Names
respectively.....signed John McNeill
List E
British Museum. Additional Manuscripts 21655,f.249
List of Prisoners going to Fort Pitt under the Command of Capt Lewis Nov.
15, 1764
Males
16 Michael See
17 George See
Females
23 Margaret Yokeham
28 Mary See
Camp at Muskingum Nov 15 1764
Received from Capt Lewis Ourry, A.D.Q.M.G. the above Sixty Captives, which I
am to deliver to the Commanding Officer at Fort Pitt having signed two
receipts of this same tenor & date
signed CHA LEWIS
List F
Inclosed in Bouquet to Gage, March 4, 1765, Gage Papers, Clements Library,
University of Michigan
List of Prisoner's delivered up by the Shawanese Indians at Mackwayack and
arrived at Fort Pitt 5 January 1765
1. Mary hamilton 15 years old Taken in July 1763 from Kerrs Creek
Augusta County
2. Jane Gilmore a woman taken at the same time & place
3. Miriam Hamilton 10 years old taken at the same time & sister to
Mary hamilton
4. Margaret Bird an old woman taken years ago from Jackson River
Augusta Couty, died since her arrival at Fort Pitt
5. Elizabeth Yoakim 12 years old taken July 1763 from Green Bryar
Augusta County.
6. Elizabeth Fulkison 16 years old taken about Seven years ago from
Smiths River Augusta County
7. Elizabeth Counsman 9 years old taken in July 1763 from Green Bryar
her mother was given up at campt No. 16.
8. Mary Williams an old woman taken in July 1763 from Augusta County,
Gren Bryar.
9. David Williams 4 years old Son to Mary Williams
Indorsed:
List of Prisoners from the Shawanese arrived at Fort Pitt January 5 1765
List G
Inclosed in Crogham to Gage, May 12, 1765, Gage Papers, Clements Library,
Univ. of Michigan
List of the Prisoners delived'd up by the Shawanese Nation of Indians at
Fort Pitt the 10th May 1765
No. English or Indian Names age from where taken time prisoners
3 John Ewins 17 Augusta Co, VA 2
years
11 John Sea 7 Catapin, VA 7
years
12 Netumpsico 9 Green Bryer, VA 7 years
19 Joseph Silkspiner 15 Green Bryer, VA 2 years
Women
2 Peggy Sea 19 Green Bryer, VA 2
year
12 Sally Sea 10 Green Bryer, VA 2
years
13 Magdalen Schlyer 7 Green Bryer, VA 2years
14 Margt Cuningham 8 Green Bryer, VA 2 years
15 Jeany Williams 6 Green Bryer, VA 2
years
16 Mekethiva, sister of Jacob 7 Green Bryer, VA 2 years
17 Molly Bird 12 Green Bryer, VA 10
years
18 Nalupua, sister to Molly Bird 7 Green Bryer, VA 6 years
19 Jean Clandinnon 5 Green Bryer, VA 2 years
20 Sally Yokim 5 Green Bryer, VA 2
years
21 Mary Sea 7 Green Bryer, VA 2
years
Indorsed:
List of the prisoners deliverd up by the Shawanese Indians at Fort Pitt 10
May 1765
I don't understand the listing of a John Sea age 7 as a prisoner for 7
years, while the 3 Sea females had been captives for 2 years......John Sea
could have been taken as an infant, but appears to be a different family
from the others.
Anyway - perhaps you can figure it all out. I hope I got them all. There
are perhaps other lists, but these are the ones in the article.
Mary Turney Miller
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