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knoxcotn-digest Friday, April 13 2001 Volume 01 : Number 146
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John Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan By Emory L. Hamilton From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers, page 16. On September 29, 1774, five days after the murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort unhurt. It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow that night, and the next day they were unable to find them. (1) John Duncan, with his brother Raleigh Duncan, had settled in 1773 near the ford of Clinch River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott County, where he was living at the time he was slain. (2) He, of course, along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., VA, on June 20, 1780, and William and John Duncan, who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian, Melcher Oyler. Some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many legal actions. (1) Col. Campbell's letter to Col. Preston, dated October 1, 1774, Draper Mss 3 QQ 108; Dunmore's War, pages 214-222. (2) Augusta County Court Causes Ended, Simon Cockrell vs Duncan. This file contributed by:<A HREF="mailto:rsr@mounet.com"> Rhonda Robertson</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/7.html <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html">Indian Atrocities</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html
- --part1_d3.135a34db.2808b32f_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>John Duncan Killed at Moore's Fort by Chief Logan <BR><P ALIGN=LEFT> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>By Emory L. Hamilton <BR> <BR><P ALIGN=LEFT>From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell <BR>and Holston Rivers, page 16. On September 29, 1774, five days after the <BR>murder of the Roberts family, Logan was still on the war path. Secretly lying <BR>in wait for anyone who might venture out of Moore's Fort, at Castlewood, in <BR>Russell County, which was under the command of Daniel Boone. Between sunset <BR>and dark, three men, who went out to visit a pigeon trap about three hundred <BR>yards distant from the fort, were fired upon by Logan's warriors. John Duncan <BR>was shot dead, but the other two, whose names are not given, reached the fort <BR>unhurt. It was too dark for Boone and the defenders of Moore's Fort to follow <BR>that night, and the next day they were unable to find them. (1) John Duncan, <BR>with his brother Raleigh Duncan, had settled in 1773 near the ford of Clinch <BR>River, then called Hunter's Ford, but now the village of Dungannon, in Scott <BR>County, where he was living at the time he was slain. (2) He, of course, <BR>along with his neighbors were refugeeing at Moore's Fort as all the frontier <BR>settlers had to spend the time between early spring and late fall in the <BR>forts from 1774 until after the last raid on the Virginia frontier when the <BR>half breed Chief Benge was slain in 1794. Besides his widow, John Duncan left <BR>three known children, one named Martin Duncan who chose William Cowan as his <BR>Guardian at a court held for Washington Co., VA, on June 20, 1780, and <BR>William and John Duncan, who on August 15, 1780, chose as their guardian, <BR>Melcher Oyler. Some might wonder why six years had elapsed before guardians <BR>were chosen for infant children, but in early days on the frontier, the <BR>distance and dangers from remote settlements to the Court house delayed many <BR>legal actions. (1) Col. Campbell's letter to Col. Preston, dated October 1, <BR>1774, Draper Mss 3 QQ 108; Dunmore's War, pages 214-222. <BR>(2) Augusta County Court Causes Ended, Simon Cockrell vs Duncan. <BR> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>This file contributed by:<A HREF="mailto:rsr@mounet.com"> Rhonda Robertson</A> <BR>http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/7.html <BR> <BR> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html">Indian Atrocities</A> <BR>http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html <BR></P></P></P></P></P></FONT></HTML> - --part1_d3.135a34db.2808b32f_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:15:55 EDT From: Mamt1984@aol.com Subject: [KnoxCoTN] The Henry Family of Tazewell County Massacred - --part1_2d.a4d9ee1.2808b87b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
The Henry Family of Tazewell County Massacred By Emory L. Hamilton From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers, pages 7-8. On the morning of September 8, 1774, John Henry's family which consisted of a wife and three children were slain by the Shawnee Indians. The Henry family lived in Thompson's Valley on the south side of Rich Mountain, a short distance east of Plum Tree Gap, where they had settled in 1771. The details of the massacre are best told in a letter written by Lieutenant Arthur Campbell to Col. William Preston, dated 9 September 1774. (1) Sir, - Yesterday morning early, one John Henry was dangerously wounded upon Clinch, about four miles from Captain (Daniel) Smith's Station, and it is supposed his wife and three small children are taken prisoners. Henry was standing in his door when the Indians fired at him, his wife and children were in bed. He immediately ran to the woods and shortly after, accidentally met with old John Hamilton who concealed him in a thicket until he could go and alarm the fort and bring him assistance. Hamilton had the courage to go by Henry's house, but saw nothing either of the Indians, or the woman and children. Afterward he took (met?) one Bradshaws on his way, who just before he came, was alarmed by some Indian signs in his cornfield. Bradshaws immediately set out for the settlement through the woods. After he came about three miles past the place where the mischief had been done in the morning, he came upon a place where about twelve or fifteen Indians had breakfasted; they leaving behind them some of their provisions. Afterwards he followed the track a small distance and found they escaped to steer their course toward this river. (Holston). He then made the best of his way toward the settlement in Rich Valley, which he alarmed last night and this morning, the principal part of which is just now arrived here in a distressed situation. I have sent out orders to this, add the two next companies on Holston, for all the men that have arms and ammunition to assemble tomorrow in order to patrol a few days in the Rich Valley, and some of the best hands (men) to go over and see what has become of Captain Smith, as he is very weak at his own Station, having only eight men, the last account, notwithstanding repeated orders and requests there has not gone out a man of Doack's or Herbert's (2) companies to join him. William Doack writing from Black Lick, on September 22, 1774, to Col. William Preston, at Smithfield, states: (3) Sir, - Thursday night 8th of this ultimo information that hostilities had been committed that morning by some Indians on the head of Clinch, without delay gathered 17 men and went to the place where the damage was done. Using our utmost endeavors to make discoveries which way they had gone from that place, but in vain. John Henry is dangerously wounded, his wife and three small children captivated. Both William Doak and "old" John Hamilton were mistaken in saying that the wife and children of Henry had been captured and in some way, overlooked them, for they had been killed, scalped and piled up a short distance from the house, where they were later discovered. John Henry did not long survive his wounds. On the 30th of September, 1777, John Hamilton was granted administration on Henry's estate, with William and Rees Bowen, the latter killed at King's Mountain, and David Ward, Rees Bowen's son-in-law, as securities. (4) (1) Draper Mss 3 QQ 94 (2) William Herbert, of Herbert's Ferry, Wythe Co. who died in 1776. (3) Draper Mss 3 QQ 101 (4) Court Order, Washington Co., VA This file contributed by:<A HREF="mailto:rsr@mounet.com"> Rhonda Robertson</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/3.html <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html">Indian Atrocities</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html
- --part1_2d.a4d9ee1.2808b87b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>The Henry Family of Tazewell County Massacred <BR><P ALIGN=LEFT> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>By Emory L. Hamilton <BR> <BR><P ALIGN=LEFT>From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell <BR>and Holston Rivers, pages 7-8. On the morning of September 8, 1774, John <BR>Henry's family which consisted of a wife and three children were slain by the <BR>Shawnee Indians. The Henry family lived in Thompson's Valley on the south <BR>side of Rich Mountain, a short distance east of Plum Tree Gap, where they had <BR>settled in 1771. The details of the massacre are best told in a letter <BR>written by Lieutenant Arthur Campbell to Col. William Preston, dated 9 <BR>September 1774. (1) Sir, - Yesterday morning early, one John Henry was <BR>dangerously wounded upon Clinch, about four miles from Captain (Daniel) <BR>Smith's Station, and it is supposed his wife and three small children are <BR>taken prisoners. Henry was standing in his door when the Indians fired at <BR>him, his wife and children were in bed. He immediately ran to the woods and <BR>shortly after, accidentally met with old John Hamilton who concealed him in a <BR>thicket until he could go and alarm the fort and bring him assistance. <BR>Hamilton had the courage to go by Henry's house, but saw nothing either of <BR>the Indians, or the woman and children. Afterward he took (met?) one <BR>Bradshaws on his way, who just before he came, was alarmed by some Indian <BR>signs in his cornfield. Bradshaws immediately set out for the settlement <BR>through the woods. After he came about three miles past the place where the <BR>mischief had been done in the morning, he came upon a place where about <BR>twelve or fifteen Indians had breakfasted; they leaving behind them some of <BR>their provisions. Afterwards he followed the track a small distance and found <BR>they escaped to steer their course toward this river. (Holston). He then made <BR>the best of his way toward the settlement in Rich Valley, which he alarmed <BR>last night and this morning, the principal part of which is just now arrived <BR>here in a distressed situation. I have sent out orders to this, add the two <BR>next companies on Holston, for all the men that have arms and ammunition to <BR>assemble tomorrow in order to patrol a few days in the Rich Valley, and some <BR>of the best hands (men) to go over and see what has become of Captain Smith, <BR>as he is very weak at his own Station, having only eight men, the last <BR>account, notwithstanding repeated orders and requests there has not gone out <BR>a man of Doack's or Herbert's (2) companies to join him. William Doack <BR>writing from Black Lick, on September 22, 1774, to Col. William Preston, at <BR>Smithfield, states: (3) Sir, - Thursday night 8th of this ultimo information <BR>that hostilities had been committed that morning by some Indians on the head <BR>of Clinch, without delay gathered 17 men and went to the place where the <BR>damage was done. Using our utmost endeavors to make discoveries which way <BR>they had gone from that place, but in vain. John Henry is dangerously <BR>wounded, his wife and three small children captivated. Both William Doak and <BR>"old" John Hamilton were mistaken in saying that the wife and children of <BR>Henry had been captured and in some way, overlooked them, for they had been <BR>killed, scalped and piled up a short distance from the house, where they were <BR>later discovered. John Henry did not long survive his wounds. On the 30th of <BR>September, 1777, John Hamilton was granted administration on Henry's estate, <BR>with William and Rees Bowen, the latter killed at King's Mountain, and David <BR>Ward, Rees Bowen's son-in-law, as securities. (4) (1) Draper Mss 3 QQ 94 <BR>(2) William Herbert, of Herbert's Ferry, Wythe Co. who died in 1776. <BR>(3) Draper Mss 3 QQ 101 <BR>(4) Court Order, Washington Co., VA <BR> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER>This file contributed by:<A HREF="mailto:rsr@mounet.com"> Rhonda Robertson</A> <BR> <BR>http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/3.html <BR><P ALIGN=LEFT> <BR><P ALIGN=CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html">Indian Atrocities</A> <BR> <BR>http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/indian/index.html <BR></P></P></P></P></P></P></P></FONT></HTML> - --part1_2d.a4d9ee1.2808b87b_boundary-- ------------------------------ End of knoxcotn-digest V1 #146 ******************************
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