Chronicles of border warfare

by Alexander Scott Withers

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INDEX.

Acosta, Father Joseph, on origin of Indians, [14].
Adair, James, History of American Indians, [17-23].
Adair, Maj., attacked by Indians, [413].
Albermarle county, Va., [54].
Alexander, Archibald, early settler, [52];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81].
Alexander, John, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81].
Alexandria, O., old Shawneetown at, [82], [92].
Alexandria, Va., [60], [181].
Alleghany county, Va., census (1830), [55].
Alleghany mountains, early Indians in, [44], [45], [47];
crossed by English, [63-66].
Alleghany river, early Indians on, [45], [46], [73];
discovered by Le Moyne, [64];
French on, [65];
Grant’s defeat, [71];
in Dunmore’s war, [150];
in Revolution, [301], [309].
Allen, –––, killed at Point Pleasant, [171].
Almon, J., Remembrancer, [355].
Amherst county, Va., militia of, [99].
Amherst, Jeffrey, orders Bouquet’s expedition, [107].
Anderson, James, early settler, [126].
Appalachas, Indian village, attacked by Narvaez, [7].
Arbuckle, Matthew, in Dunmore’s war, [165], [170], [175];
at murder of Cornstalk, [211], [212], [216];
commandant of Ft. Randolph, [209], [241].
Archæology. See Mound-builders.
Archer, Betsy, daughter of Sampson, [52].
Archer, Sampson, early settler, [52], [89].
Arkansas river, Salling at, [48].
Armstrong, Capt., on Harmar’s campaign, [394].
Ashcraft, Uriah, attacked by Indians, [397].
Ashly, Lieut., killed by Indians, [332].
Athol, Thomas, [93].
Au Glaize river, treaty of, [376];
Wayne on, [424], [425].
Augusta county, Va., formed, [55], [57], [61], [151];
early settlers in, [53];
census (1830), [55], [56];
militia of, [49], [52], [66], [68], [81], [90], [164], [166], [170], [209], [210];
McDowell’s fight, [52];
ransom of Moores, [374];
Preston’s Register of Indian Depredations, [87];
History of, [246].
Bailey, –––, in Dunmore’s war, [169].
Bailey, Minter, [240].
Baker, –––, discovers Peter Waggoner, [410].
Baker, Henry, killed by Indians, [291], [292].
Baker, Joshua, murders Logan family, [125], [148-150].
Baker, William, explores Kentucky, [115].
Baker’s bottom, massacre of Indians at, [134], [142], [148-150], [184].
Bald Eagle, killed by whites, [135], [136].
Barkley, Elihu, with Braddock, [66].
Barlow, Joel, agent of Scioto Co., [60].
Bartlett’s run, [248].
Bath county, Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Baxter’s run, [247].
Bean, Capt., on Sandusky campaign, [328].
Beard, Samuel, early settler, [127].
Bear Grass river, early settlements on, [274];
foray on, [384], [385].
Beaver, Delaware chief, [45].
Beaver river, Shingiss Old Town, [45];
Moravians on, [314];
Ft. McIntosh built, [237];
treaty at Ft. McIntosh, [366].
Bedinger, George M., in Bowman’s campaign, [271].
Bedford county, Pa., [190];
in “Black boys” uprising, [112-114].
Bedford county, Va., [70]; militia of, [164].
Bell, James, with Braddock, [66].
Berkeley county, W. Va., census (1830), [55], [56];
militia of, [164].
Berkeley, Sir William, fosters western exploration, [64].
Berlin, W. Va., [290];
foray near, [421].
Beverly, W. Va., origin of, [74].
Big Beaver river. See Beaver.
Big Bone creek, Clark at, [146].
Big Bone lick, [271].
Biggs, Benjamin, early settler, [125], [203];
killed by Indians, [332].
Big Hockhocking river. See Hockhocking.
Big Kanawha river. See Great Kanawha.
Big Knives. See Long Knives.
Big lick, [162].
Big Miami river. See Miami.
Big Sandy river, in Shawnee campaign, [81-86].
Big Sewell mountain, origin of name, [57].
Bildercock, –––, militia officer, [227], [228].
Bingamon creek, forays on, [367], [369].
Bird, Henry, attacks American borderers, [254];
beseiges Ft. Laurens, [262];
invades Kentucky, [286], [297-300], [305].
Black Beard, Shawnee chief, [268].
Black boys, border regulators, [105], [106];
attack Pennsylvania traders, [109-116].
Black Fish, Shawnee chief, [201], [202], [266], [268], [273].
Black Hoof, Shawnee chief, [268].
Bledsoe, Anthony, in Dunmore’s war, [167].
Blevins, William, early settler, [59], [60].
Blue licks, [268];
Boone’s captivity, [265-267];
battle of, [351-354], [388].
Blue ridge, [69], [83], [100];
early tribes of, [44], [47];
early explorations of, [64];
Borden grant, [51];
first settlements beyond, [50], [52], [55].
Bluestone river, [61];
in Sandy creek voyage, [82].
Boiling Springs, Ky., represented in Transylvania legislature, [193].
Bolivar, O., [261].
Bonnett, John, killed by Indians, [377].
Boone county, N. Y., Delawares in, [136].
Boone, Daniel, on Holston, [59];
first explores Kentucky, [142-144];
second trip (1773), [144], [145], [147];
in Dunmore’s war, [152], [153], [190];
founds Boonesborough, [190-197];
captured by Indians, [265-267];
in Chêne’s attack on Boonesborough, [268], [269];
in Paint creek expedition, [267], [268];
at battle of Blue licks, [351-353].
Boone, Mrs. Daniel, first white woman in Kentucky, [196], [197].
Boone, James, killed by Indians, [144], [145].
Boone, Squire, explores Kentucky, [143], [144].
Boonesborough, Ky., founded, [190-197];
first attacked by Indians, [200], [202], [205];
Bowman’s arrival, [207], [208];
during Boone’s captivity, [265-267];
Chêne’s attack on, [268], [270];
during Revolution, [350], [351].
Booth’s creek, origin of name, [122], [123];
forays on, [247], [248], [290], [309], [343].
Booth, James, early settler, [122], [123];
killed by Indians, [247].
Borden, Benjamin, Sr., land-grant, [50-54], [66];
sketch, [51].
Borden, Benjamin, Jr., [52].
Boshears, William, scouting service, [227], [228].
Botetourt county, Va., [66], [70];
census (1830), [55], [56];
Holston settlement, [59];
militia of, [81], [164], [165], [167], [209], [210].
Bouquet, Henry, campaign against Indians, [106-109], [173];
treaty with Indians, [91], [141], [173], [179].
Bourbon county, Ky., [67], [115].
Bowman, James L., [79].
Bowman, John, campaign (1779), [190];
early defense of Kentucky, [207], [208];
Chillicothe expedition, [271-274];
cited, [268];
sketch, [271].
Boyd, John, killed by Indians, [222].
Bozarth, George, adventure with Indians, [429], [430].
Bozarth, John, Sr., attacked by Indians, [279], [429], [430].
Bozarth, John, Jr., adventure with Indians, [429], [430].
Bozarth, Mrs., adventures with Indians, [279], [280].
Braddock, Edward, campaign and defeat of, [65-69], [71], [72], [77], [105], [106],
[143], [145], [147], [169].
Braddock, Pa., [68].
Braddock’s road, history of, [77].
Brain, –––, killed by Indians, [240].
Brain, Benjamin, captured by Indians, [280], [281].
Brain, Isaac, captured by Indians, [280], [281].
Brain, James, killed by Indians, [280], [281].
Brant, Joseph, Indian chief, [254].
Braxton county, Va., Bulltown massacre, [136-138].
Breckenridge, Robert, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81].
Brenton, Capt., on Sandusky campaign, [328].
Bridger, –––, killed by Indians, [292].
Brinton, Maj., on Sandusky campaign, [328].
Brodhead, Daniel, expedition to Muskingum, [300-305], [309];
receives news from Moravians, [315].
Brooke county, W. Va., census (1830), [55], [63];
forays in, [380], [381].
Brooks, Thomas, scout, [266].
Brown, –––, in New-river foray, [96], [97].
Brown, –––, killed by Indians, [161].
Brown, Adam, Sr., imprisoned by Indians, [96], [97].
Brown, Adam, Jr., [96].
Brown, Coleman, killed by Indians, [156].
Brown, James, chases Indians, [246];
attacked by Indians, [311].
Brown, John, early hunter, [121].
Brown, Samuel, captured by Indians, [96].
Brownsville, Pa. See Redstone.
Bryan, William, companion of Boone, [144].
Bryant, William, killed by Indians, [348].
Bryant station, Ky., threatened by Bird, [296];
beseiged by Caldwell, [348-351], [353], [354].
Buchanan, John, diary of, [49].
Buckhannon river, early settlements on, [117-122], [127];
Bulltown massacre, [136];
in Dunmore’s war, [151];
Indian forays on, [151], [275], [282], [284], [288], [290], [318], [319], [340], [342],
[343], [422], [428].
Buffalo creek, first settlement on, [125];
Indian forays, [318], [374-376].
Buffalo gap, Mackey’s settlement near, [50].
Buffington, Jonathan, captured by Indians, [311].
Buffington, Mrs., killed by Indians, [311].
Buford, –––, captain in Dunmore’s war, [164], [165], [170], [171].
Bulger, Maj., killed at Blue licks, [353].
Bulgess, Adj., killed by Indians, [403].
Bull, Capt., killed by whites, [136-138].
Bullitt, Thomas, in Forbes’s campaign, [71];
surveys Connolly tract, [145], [146];
sketch, [71], [72].
Bullock, Leonard Henley, of Transylvania Co., [191].
Bulltown, Va., massacre of Delawares near, [136-138].
Burd, James, at Redstone, [77-79].
Burning Spring, [82], [85].
Burns, James, killed by Indians, [245].
Bush, Adam, chases Indians, [397].
Bush, John, adventure with Indians, [341], [343];
killed by Indians, [396].
Bush, Mrs. John, adventure with Indians, [396], [397].
Bushy run, Bouquet’s fight on, [108].
Butler, Mann, Kentucky, [193].
Butler, Richard, treaty commissioner, [366], [388];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [401-403].
Butler, Robert, early settler, [126].
Butterfield, Consul W., Crawford’s Expedition Against Sandusky, [328];
History of the Girtys, [153], [178], [189], [224], [308], [347], [404];
Washington-Irvine Correspondence, [262].
Cabell county, W. Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Cahokia, Ill., founded by La Salle, [6];
Indian mounds at, [40];
captured by Clark, [253].
Caldwell, William, expedition against Kentucky, [348-354].
California, O., founded, [392].
Calf Pasture river, in Pontiac war, [97].
Callaway, Richard, at Watauga treaty, [192].
Cameron, Charles, at Point Pleasant, [174].
Cameron, Daniel, killed by Indians, [311].
Campbell, Arthur, militia officer, [268].
Campbell, Capt., on Wayne’s campaign, [426], [427].
Campbell, George, border poet, [110], [111].
Campbell, John, at Point Pleasant, [174].
Campbell, William, settles on Holston, [59];
at Point Pleasant, [174].
Camp Charlotte, Indian treaty at, [145], [173], [176-186], [190], [197].
Camp Union, in Dunmore’s war, [164], [165], [167].
Canaan, Joseph, killed by Indians, [422].
Canestoga Indians, killed by Paxton boys, [104], [105].
Captina creek, in Dunmore’s war, [134], [138], [148], [149], [153];
in Revolution, [230].
Carder, William, attacked by Indians, [419], [420].
Carlisle, Pa., trial of Smith, [113-115];
Scotch-Irish at, [143].
Carmichael’s, Pa., founded, [123].
Carpenter, Benjamin, killed by Indians, [414].
Carpenter, Dr., captured by Indians, [96], [97].
Carpenter, Jeremiah, [414].
Carpenter, John, captured by Indians, [319].
Carpenter, Nicholas, adventure with Indians, [399], [400].
Carpenter, William, killed by Indians, [96], [97].
Carr’s creek, massacre on, [172], [173].
Carver, –––, settles on Greenbrier, [57].
Carver, Jonathan, visits western Indians, [20], [21], [23], [24];
on Indian creek, [38].
Casper’s lick, [152].
Catawba Indians, early strength of, [46];
attack Delawares, [47];
fought by McDowell, [52];
claim Kentucky, [142], [194].
Catawba river, early Indians on, [46];
Patton’s settlement, [51];
forays on, [96], [98].
Catholics (Roman), missionary efforts of, [36];
at Gallipolis, [60]. See Jesuits.
Cayahoga river, Delawares on, [45].
Cayuga Indians, strength of, [46];
in Dunmore’s war, [155], [172].
Cedar creek, early settlement on, [52].
Champlain, Samuel de, founds Quebec, [4], [5].
Charleston, S. C., [49], [59].
Charlevoix, Father, on origin of Indians, [15], [16].
Cheat river, [63], [118];
first settlements on, [75], [76], [126];
massacre of Indians on, [135];
Indian forays on, [240], [291], [310], [311].
Chêne, Isidore, attacks Boonesborough, [268-270].
Cherokee Indians, early strength of, [46];
capture Salling, [48], [49];
Williamson among, [104];
visit Gov. Glen, [59];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [82];
opposition to Kentucky settlers, [142], [145];
cession to Henderson, [192], [195];
during Revolution, [347].
Chevrout, Joseph, relieves Carder, [420].

Chew, Colby, explores Kentucky, [81].
Chickamauga Indians, claim Kentucky, [142].
Chickasaw Indians, early strength, [46];
claim Kentucky, [142];
cession to Henderson, [195];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [403-405].
Childers, William, settles on Youghiogheny, [117], [118].
Chillicothe towns, Dyer’s captivity, [87];
in Dunmore’s war, [176], [179], [182], [183], [187];
Boone’s captivity, [266], [267];
Bowman’s expedition against, [271-274];
in Piqua expedition, [305], [307-309];
Indian council at, [346], [347];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393], [394].
Chillicothe (Old), Renick captivity, [91];
Hannah Dennis’s escape, [91-93].
Chillicothe (New), Hannah Dennis’s escape, [92].
Chippewa Indians, early strength, [46];
fight Clark, [252];
during Revolution, [347];
at Ft. McIntosh treaty, [366], [388].
Chiyawee, Wyandot chief, [172].
Christian, William, in Cherokee campaign, [59];
in New-river foray, [99];
in Dunmore’s war, [165], [167], [170], [171], [190];
killed by Indians, [385].
Cincinnati, Indian relics found in, [42];
Clark on site of, [306];
genesis of, [390-393];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393-395];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [401], [405];
in Wayne’s campaign, [413], [419], [423].
Circleville, O., Indians mounds at, [41].
Clark, –––, on St. Clair’s campaign, [402].
Clark, George, scout, [271].
Clark, George Rogers, on Indian mounds, [40];
in Dunmore’s war, [134], [164];
arrival in Kentucky, [197], [200];
in early defense of Kentucky, [207];
founds Louisville, [146];
Illinois campaign, [121], [123], [190], [252-255], [257-261], [270], [294], [295], [411];
Piqua campaign, [305-309];
Shawnee campaign, [354], [355];
Wabash campaign, [386];
treaty commissioner, [366], [388];
in Spanish conspiracy, [130];
sketch, [253], [254].
Clark, John, ambushed by Indians, [262].
Clarke, Col., Pennsylvania militia officer, [263], [264].
Clarksburg, W. Va., [275];
founded, [127];
in Dunmore’s war, [151];
during Revolution, [284], [310], [311], [341], [342], [345];
miscellaneous forays near, [376], [381], [383], [397].
Clay, –––, killed by Indians, [166].
Clegg, –––, family captured by Indians, [398], [399].
Clendennin’s settlement, Hannah Dennis at, [93];
massacre at, [93-95];
family captured by Indians, [172], [173].
Clinch river, first settlements on, [59], [60];
Boone on, [145], [152];
in Henderson’s grant, [193];
foray on, [374].
Coburn, Capt., chases Indians, [410], [411].
Coburn’s creek, [248], [249].
Cochran, Nathaniel, captured by Indians, [247], [250], [251].
Cocke, William, at Watauga treaty, [192].
Cohunnewago Indians, strength of, [46].
Colden, C., Five Nations of New York, [194].
Coleman, Moses, killed by Indians, [285].
Columbia, O., founded, [391], [392].
Congo creek, [176].
Connecticut, relinquishes Western land claim, [389].
Connelly, –––, early settler, [126].
Connoly, Darby, killed by Indians, [234].
Connolly, John, agent of Dunmore, [74], [142], [145], [149];
in Dunmore’s war, [164], [179-181], [188];
land claim at Louisville, [145], [146].
Conococheague valley, massacre in, [101], [105];
a fur-trade centre, [109], [113].
Cooley, William, companion of Boone, [143].
Coomes, William, adventure with Indians, [201].
Coon, –––, daughter killed by Indians, [218], [219].
Coonce, Mark, French trader, [79].
Cooper, –––, killed by Indians, [311].
Coplin, Benjamin, kills an Indian, [344].
Corbly, John, attacked by Indiana, [345].
Corn island, Clark at, [253], [294].
Cornstalk, Shawnee chief, at Point Pleasant, [168], [170], [172], [173];
at treaty of Camp Charlotte, [183-186];
imprisoned at Ft. Randolph, [209], [215], [216];
murder of, [173], [211-214], [235], [236], [241], [266];
sketch of, [172], [173].
Cornwallis, Lord, surrender of, [347].
Coshocton, O., [153], [314].
Coshocton, Indian village, Brodhead’s expedition against, [302-305], [309],
[316].
Cottrial, Andrew, early settler, [127].
Cottrial, Samuel, early settler, [127];
attacked by Indians, [284], [285].
Cowan, John, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
Coward, –––, adventure with Indians, [166].
Cowpasture river, [91].
Cox, Joseph, captured by Indians, [419].
Cozad, Jacob, Sr., sons killed by Indians, [420].
Cozad, Jacob, Jr., escapes from Indians, [420], [421].
Craig, Lieut., killed by Indians, [424].
Craig, James, adventure with Indians, [203].
Craig’s creek, [90].
Crawford, –––, killed by Indians, [344].
Crawford, James, early settler, [123].
Crawford, John, killed by Indians, [331], [334], [336].
Crawford, William, in Dunmore’s war, [164], [168], [179], [185], [220];
Sandusky campaign of, [328-339];
sketch, [334].
Crawford, William (nephew of foregoing), killed by Indians, [331].
Cresap, Michael, in Dunmore’s war, [134], [149], [154], [164];
accused by Logan, [184].
Cresap, Thomas, opens Braddock’s road, [77].
Crooked creek, [169], [170].
Crooked run, Indian forays on, [282], [344].
Cross creek, [78].
Cross, Thomas, Sr., [91].
Crouch, James, wounded by Indians, [287].
Crouse, Peter, killed by Indians, [282].
Culpeper county, Va., [59];
militia of, [66];
in Dunmore’s war, [159], [164].
Cumberland county, Pa., [143].
Cumberland Gap, Walden’s trip, [60];
Boone opens path, [143], [192].
Cumberland, Md., Ohio Co.’s post at, [77].
Cumberland river, Walden’s trip, [60];
explored by Smith, [115];
Boone on, [152];
in Henderson’s purchase, [192], [193];
foray on, [200].
Cundiff, –––, killed at Point Pleasant, [171].
Cunningham, Edward, fight with Indians, [238], [239], [367-370], [373].
Cunningham, Robert, early settler, [126].
Cunningham, Thomas, [218];
family attacked by Indians, [367], [373].
Cunningham, Mrs. Thomas, captured by Indians, [367-373].
Curl, Jeremiah, attacked by Indians, [288], [289].
Curner, –––, on Mad-river campaign, [387].
Cusick, David, Ancient History of Six Nations, [18], [26], [40].
Cutright, Benjamin, early settler, [122].
Cutright, John, Sr., early settler, [122];
murders Indians, [137];
wounded by Indians, [290].
Cutright, John, Jr., [122].
Cutright, Peter, attacked by Indians, [288], [289].
Danville, Ky., origin of, [274];
convention at, [115], [190].
Davis, –––, settles on Holston, [59].
Davis, Mrs., daughter of John Jackson, [121].
Davisson, –––, killed by Indians, [373].
Davisson, Daniel, early settler, [127].
Davisson, Josiah, brother of Nathaniel, [283].
Davisson, Nathaniel, killed by Indians, [283], [284].
Davisson, Obadiah, early settler, [127].
Decker, Thomas, early settler, [123];
attacked by Indians, [77], [78].
Decker’s creek, first settlement on, [77].
De Creve Cœurs, St. John, Lettres, [153].
De Hass, Wills, History of Indian Wars, [222].
De Huron, George, on origin of Indians, [15].
De Kalb, Baron, [86].
De Laet, John, on origin of Indians, [14].
Delaware Indians, on Upper Ohio, [45], [46];
attacked by Catawbas, [47];
in Decker’s creek massacre, [77-79];
Seybert massacre, [88], [89];
New-river foray, [96-99];
Bulltown massacre, [136-138];
Pontiac’s conspiracy, [136];
claim Kentucky, [142];
in Dunmore’s war, [150], [172], [179];
during Revolution, [219], [263], [301], [303], [314], [315], [320], [332], [333], [347];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393];
Ft. McIntosh treaty, [366], [388];
subsequent foray, [371];
Wayne’s campaign, [421].
Delaware river, massacre on, [101-104].
De Moraez, Emanuel, on origin of Indians, [14].
Denman, Matthias, founds Cincinnati, [390-392].
Dennis, Hannah, imprisoned by Indians, [89-93], [95].
Dennis, Joseph, killed by Indians, [89].
Denton, –––, assists Mrs. Cunningham, [372].
Denton, Mrs., settles in Kentucky, [197].
Deny, William, coroner of Bedford, [114].
De Peyster, Arent Schuyler, commandant at Detroit, [295], [317], [365].
De Soto, Ferdinand, discovers Mississippi, [7], [8].
Detroit, [91];
Indian villages near, [46];
under French domination, [72];
Logan at, [155], [156];
Connolly at, [181];
Boone at, [266], [267];
English headquarters during Revolution, [252], [254], [255], [257];
English machinations at, [207], [231], [247], [286], [295], [299], [317], [320], [336],
[337];
arrival of peace news, [365].
De Villiers, defeats Washington, [74];
destroys Redstone fort, [77].
Dickinson, John, in Dunmore’s war. [170], [175].
Dillon, –––, killed at Point Pleasant, [171].
Dillon, Mrs., killed by Indians, [240].
Dinwiddie, Robert, governor of Virginia, [53], [65];
authorizes Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [83], [84];
Papers, [68], [86].
Dix, Webster, [119].
Dodd, Ensign, on Wayne’s campaign, [424].
Doddridge, John, early settler, [125].
Doddridge, Joseph, Notes on the Settlements, [125], [126], [153], [183];
MS. of, [221].
Donelson, Col., runs Indian boundary, [195].
Donnelly, Andrew, beseiged by Indians, [242-245];
repulses them, [291].
Dorman, Timothy, captured by Indians, [340], [341];
turns renegade, [341], [342].
Dougherty, Daniel, captured by Indians, [311], [312].
Dougherty, Mrs., killed by Indians, [311].
Doughty, Maj., builds Ft. Washington, [391].
Douglas, James, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
Dragging Canoe, Cherokee chief, [192].
Dragoo, Mrs., killed by Indians, [374], [375].
Drake, Lieut., on Wayne’s campaign, [424].
Drake, Lieut.-col., on St. Clair’s campaign, [402].
Drake, Samuel G., Aboriginal Races of North America, [409].
Draper, Lyman C., historical notes by, [40], [50-53], [57-60], [65], [66], [68], [71],
[72], [75], [79], [81], [83], [85-88], [90], [96], [97], [99], [101], [104], [106-108], [115],
[121], [123];
interviews Salling’s descendants, [48];
on aboriginal claims to Kentucky, [193-195];
cited, [183], [203], [254].
Drinnon, Thomas, attacked by Indians, [292], [293].
Drinnon, Lawrence, attacked by Indians, [291], [292].
Duke, Francis, killed by Indians, [359], [360].
Dunbar, Pa., settled by Gist, [74].
Dunkard bottom, settled, [126];
massacre on, [240].
Dunkard creek, a war trail, [75]:
first settled on, [75];
forays on, [249], [250], [279], [398], [399].
Dunkards, early settlements by, [75];
massacre of, [76], [77].
Dunkin, John, militia officer, [207].
Dunlap, James, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81];
killed by Indians, [87].
Dunlap creek, first settlement on, [77];
foray on, [96].
Dunmore, Lord, [74];
in Dunmore’s war, [135-190], [197], [209], [220], [253], [385];
opposes Henderson’s purchase, [192].
Du Pratz, Le Page, History of Louisiana, [49].
Durrett, Reuben T., Centenary of Louisville, [294].
Dutch, introduce African slavery, [10];
in New York, [48].
Dyer, James, imprisoned by Indians, [87], [88].
East Meadows, Braddock at, [67].
Eckarly family, early settlers, [126].
Eckarly, Thomas, Dunkard pioneer, [75];
massacre of his brother, [76], [77].
Economy, Pa., [413].
Ecuyer, Simeon, under Bouquet. [107].
Edwards, David, killed by Indians, [252].
Edwards, William, Moravian missionary, [314], [317].
Elk creek, in Caldwell’s invasion, [351];
during Revolution, [284];
foray on, [367].
Elk river, origin of name, [118], [119];
first settlement on, [126], [127];
Stroud massacre, [136], [137];
in Dunmore’s war, [166], [167], [175];
foray on, [414].
Elk’s Eye creek. See Muskingum.
Ellinipsico, Cornstalk’s son, [172], [211-213].
Elliott, Matthew, in Dunmore’s war, [182], [189];
attacks Wheeling, [316], [317];
encourages forays, [347], [388].
Ellis, Franklin, History of Fayette Co., [77].
English, territorial claims of, [1-5], [7];
emigration to Virginia, [49];
first occupation of the Ohio, [63];
struggle for Forks of Ohio, [64-74];
Braddock’s campaign, [65-69];
Forbes’s campaign, [69-73];
Bouquet’s expedition, [106-109];
Dunmore’s war, [134-190];

Bird’s invasion, [294-300], [305], [336], [337];
Caldwell’s invasion, [348-354];
second seige of Wheeling, [356], [357];
encourage forays on American borderers, [147], [207-210], [215], [216], [224],
[225], [231], [236], [252], [253], [260], [285], [286], [317], [388], [425-427].
Episcopalians, [50], [57].
Fairfax, Lord, land-grant of, [50], [51], [334];
militia officer, [101].
Fairfield, Va., settled, [52].
Fallen Timbers, battle of, [425-428].
Falling Spring, Va., [86].
Falls of Ohio. See Louisville.
Fauquier county, Va., [145].
Fauquier, governor of Virginia, [86].
Fayette county, Pa., settled, [74], [123];
militia from, [328].
Fayette county, W. Va., [57].
Fayetteville, N. C., [192].
Field, John, with Braddock, [66];
adventure with Indians, [159-161];
in Dunmore’s war, [164], [166], [169], [171].
Files. See Foyle, Robert.
Files creek, first settlement on, [74].
Files family, massacre of, [126].
Filson, John, partner of Denman, [391];
Boone’s Narrative, [268].
Fincastle county, Va., [56], [220];
Preston as surveyor, [140], [146];
militia of, [167].
Findlay, John, explores Kentucky, [142-144].
Fink, –––, killed by Indians, [340].
Fink, John, killed by Indians, [318], [319].
Fink, Henry, early settler, [126];
attacked by Indians, [288], [318], [319].
Fink’s run, [122].
Fish creek, a war trail, [75], [399];
Clark at, [134], [253];
foray on, [399].
Fishing creek, foray on, [374];
garrison on, [417].
Fitzpatrick, John, on Bullitt’s survey. [146].
Fleming, William, in Dunmore’s war, [164], [167-170], [174], [175].
Flesher, Henry, attacked by Indians, [366], [367].
Floyd, John, Kentucky surveyor, [152];
Diary of, [196];
builds fort at Louisville, [294];
in Piqua campaign, [307].
Florida, discovered by Spanish, [7], [8].
Folebaum, George, killed by Indians, [362].
Folke, George, killed by Indians, [102], [103].
Fontaine, Maj., killed by Indians, [395].
Forbes, John, campaign against Ft. Du Quesne, [69-73], [77], [79], [108], [145],
[190].
Fordyce, Capt., [72].
Foreman, William, defeated by Indians, [228-230], [356].
Fort Bedford, in “Black boys” uprising, [112-114].
Fort Bolling, during Revolution, [226].
Fort Boone, seat of Henderson colony, [153].
Fort Buckhannon, during Revolution, [313].
Fort Burd. See Redstone.
Fort Bush, [121].
Fort Casinoe, in Dunmore’s war, [151].
Fort Coburn, during Revolution, [248].
Fort Crevecœur, built by La Salle, [6]; Salling at, [48].
Fort Cumberland, [71].
Fort Dickenson, massacre of children, [100].
Fort Dinwiddie, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81];
in New-river foray, [97], [99];
during Revolution, [291].
Fort Du Quesne, erected, [65];
Braddock’s expedition, [65-69];
Forbes’s campaign, [69-73];
destroyed, [73].
See Pittsburg.
Fort Fincastle. See Wheeling.
Fort Finney, built, [392];
treaty of, [388].
Fort Frederick, [71].
Fort Frontenac, built by La Salle, [6];
Salling at, [48].
Fort Gower, in Dunmore’s war, [179], [182].
Fort Greenville. See Greenville, O.
Fort Hadden, during Revolution, [286].
Fort Hamilton, built by St. Clair, [401];
in Wayne’s campaign, [413].
Fort Henry. See Wheeling.
Fort Holliday, during Revolution, [226], [227].
Fort Jackson, in Dunmore’s war, [151].
Fort Jefferson (Ky.), built by Clark, [254].
Fort Jefferson (O.), built by St. Clair, [401-403], [405];
in Wayne’s campaign, [413].
Fort Laurens, during Revolution, [256], [261-265].
Fort Le Bœuf, Washington at, [74], [77].
Fort Ligonier, in Forbes’s campaign, [73].
Fort Littleton, in French and Indian war, [190].
Fort Loudon, in “Black boys” uprising, [110], [111].
Fort McIntosh, built, [237];
during Revolution, [263], [265];
treaty of, [366].
Fort Martin, during Revolution, [282].
Fort Massac, Clark at, [253].
Fort Miami, Indian villages near, [46].
Fort Necessity, Washington’s defeat at, [69], [74], [77], [145].
Fort Nutter, in Dunmore’s war, [151];
during Revolution, [275], [341].
Fort Pitt. See Pittsburg.
Fort Pleasant, Eckarly at, [76].
Fort Powers, during Revolution, [247].
Fort Pricket, in Dunmore’s war, [151];
during Revolution, [240], [275], [279].
Fort Randolph. See Point Pleasant.
Fort Recovery, [401];
built by Wilkinson, [419];
in Wayne’s campaign, [423], [424].
Fort Richards, during Revolution, [240], [241].
Fort Sackville. See Vincennes.
Fort St. Joseph, Indian villages near, [46];
in Wayne’s campaign, [413].
Fort Seybert, massacre at, [87-89].
Fort Shepherd, in Dunmore’s war, [151].
Fort Stradler, during Revolution, [249], [250].
Fort Stanwix, treaty of, [70], [195].
Fort Washington. See Cincinnati.
Fort Wells, [381].
Fort West, during Revolution, [240], [241], [245], [246];
forays against, [287-290], [410].
Fort Westfall, in Dunmore’s war, [151];
during Revolution, [343].
Fort Wilson, during Revolution, [343].
Fort Young, Hannah Dennis at, [93];
in New-river foray, [96], [97].
Fox river, explored by French, [6].
Foyle, Robert, settles on Files’s creek, [74];
massacre of family, [75].
Franklin, Benjamin, [145].
Franklin county, Pa., [106].
Franklin, W. Va., [87].
Frederick county, Va., established, [55];
census (1830), [55], [56];
Borden manor, [51];
militia of, [101], [164].
Freeman, –––, killed by Indians, [412].
Freeman, Mrs., killed by Indians, [245], [246].
Freeman’s creek, forays on, [396], [419].
French in America, territorial claims, [5];
early explorations, [4-6];
occupy Upper Ohio, [45], [63], [64];
ransom Salling, [48];
conflict with Ohio Co., [64], [65], [74], [77], [123], [147];
on Muskingum, [79]:
on Scioto, [82];
Braddock’s campaign, [65-69];
Forbes’s campaign, [69-73];
French and Indian war, [143], [145], [156], [159], [190], [334];
found Gallipolis, [60], [82];
make peace with England, [106], [120];
in attack on Boonesborough, [268-270];
relations with Clark, [254].
French creek, Smith’s expedition to, [106].
French lick, [193].
Friedensstadt, Pa., Moravian village, [314], [319].
Friend, Joseph, chases Indians, [311].
Frothingham, Lieut., killed by Indians, [395].
Fry, Col., in Braddock’s army, [66].
Fullenwieder, Peter, defends Rice’s fort, [362].
Fur trade, tribal barter, [34];
at Winchester, [47];
Borden’s trade, [51];
of Ohio Co., [64], [65], [67], [74], [77], [147];
on Scioto, [82];
French and English rivalry, [138], [139];
Findlay’s adventures, [143];
of Dunkards, [76];
Gibson’s, [79];
“Black-boys” trouble, [106], [109-116];
Simpson’s adventures, [118], [119];
at Pringle’s fort, [120];
in Dunmore’s war, [150];
McKee’s, [347];
in W. Va., [361].
Furrenash, Charles, children killed by Indians, [313].
Gaddis, Thomas, on Sandusky campaign, [328].
Gage, Thomas, confers with Connolly, [181].
Gallatin, Albert, founds Geneva, W. Va., [117].
Gallipolis, founded by French, [60], [82], [84].
Game, pioneers as hunters, [131];
on Greenbrier, [56], [57], [126];
in Kentucky, [196], [198], [199], [206], [265], [266];
in Valley of Virginia, [119-122];
in Tygart’s valley, [232], [234];
in West Virginia, [280], [283], [367], [374], [375], [410], [411].
Garcia, Gregorio, on origin of Indians, [14].
Gates, Horatio, at Saratoga, [86].
Gatliff, Charles, fights Indians, [244].
Gauley river. [57];
Stroud massacre, [136], [137].
Genêt, Edmund Charles, commissions Clark, [254].
Geneva, W. Va., founded, [117].
George, Robert, attacks James Smith, [114].
George’s creek, Pringle settlement, [117];
murder of Bald Eagle, [136].
Georgia, early slavery in, [9], [10];
in Tecumseh’s conspiracy, [36].
Germans, at Gallipolis. [60].
Gibson, Col. John, at Fort Pitt, [78], [79];
in Dunmore’s war, [176], [184];
expert swordsman, [207];
commands Ft. Laurens, [256], [261-265].
Gibson, John, family captured by Indians, [287].
Giles county, Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Gilmore, –––, killed by Indians, [211], [212].
Girty, George and James, renegades, [178];
during Revolution, [295].
Girty, Simon, in Dunmore’s war, [178], [179], [184], [189];
not at Wheeling seige, [224], [225], [231];
during Revolution, [254], [262], [273], [295], [308], [333], [334], [347], [350-353];
subsequent forays, [372], [388];
in St. Clair’s defeat, [404].
Gist, Christopher, visits Shingiss, [45];
trip down Ohio, [79];
settles Fayette Co., Pa., [74], [77], [123].
Glass, –––, family attacked by Indians, [380], [381].
Glenn, –––, governor of South Carolina, [59].
Glum, Mrs., at seige of Wheeling, [225].
Gnadenhütten, Moravian village, [314], [317];
sacked by whites, [319], [321-327].
Gnatty creek, foray on, [382].
Goff, John, early settler, [126].
Goldsby, –––, killed at Point Pleasant, [171].
Gooch, Sir William, grants Borden manor, [50], [51].
Gordon, Capt, killed at Blue Licks, [353].
Goschocking. See Coshocton.
Graham, James, killed by Indians, [245].
Grand Portage, Carver at, [20].
Grand river. See Ottawa.
Grant, James, with Braddock, [66];
defeated by Indians, [68-73];
in “Blackboys” uprising, [110], [111].
Grave creek, Indian mounds on, [40];
first settlement on, [125];
in Dunmore’s war, [134];
in Foreman’s defeat, [229], [230], [235], [356].
Grayson county, Va., census (1830), [55].
Great bridge, Va., defeat of Fordyce, [72].
Greathouse, Daniel, murders Logan’s family, [125], [149].
Great Kanawha river, [60], [61];
Salling on, [49];
discovered by Wood, [64];
in Sandycreek voyage, [82], [85];
in Hannah Dennis’s escape, [93];
Squire Boone on, [143];
in Dunmore’s war, [145], [159-161], [164-167], [169-174], [178];
in Hand’s expedition, [209-211];
during Revolution, [291-292];
salines of, [265].
Great Meadows. Washington at, [77], [145].
Great Miami river. See Miami.
Great Sandy river, [60], [61];
in New-river foray, [96].
Green, George, at seige of Wheeling, [356].
Green river, Henderson’s grant on, [196];
early surveys, [365];
early settlements, [274].
Green, Thomas M., Spanish Conspiracy, [386].
Greenbrier county, W. Va., [53], [54], [57], [71], [91];
census (1830), [55], [56];
Shawnee attack (1755), [81];
Clendennin massacre, [93-95];
militia from, [210], [211];
emigrants from, [286];
forays into, [242-245], [291-293].
Greenbrier river, [61];
explored, [126];
origin of name, [49];
Loyal Co.’s grant, [49];
first settlements on, [56-59];
Lewis on, [68];
in Pontiac’s war, [97].
Greenlee, Mary, enters land on Borden manor, [52], [53].
Greenville, O., Ft. Hamilton built, [401];
treaty at, [420], [430].
Gregg, Mrs., attacked by Indians, [343].
Grenadier Squaw, in Dunmore’s war, [176];
at Ft. Randolph, [242];
in Mad-river campaign, [388].
Grigsby; Charles, family killed by Indians, [217], [218].
Grim, John, [183].
Grollon, Father, on origin of Indians, [15], [16].
Grundy, Felix, [247].
Grundy, William, killed by Indians, [247].
Gunn, Catharine, imprisoned by Indians, [98].
Gwinnett, Button, killed by McIntosh, [237].
Hacker, John, settles on Buckhannon, [121], [122];
daughter wounded by Indians, [378-380].
Hacker, Mrs., attacked by Indians, [245].
Hacker, William, early hunter, [121];
murders Indians, [135], [137];
attacked by Indians, [245].
Hacker’s creek, Indian relics on, [42];
origin of name, [121], [122];
first settlement on, [127];
in Dunmore’s war, [151];
Bulltown massacre, [136], [137];
killing of Hughes and Lowther, [240], [241];
Waggoner massacre, [408], [411];
miscellaneous forays on, [275], [287-290], [367], [377], [382], [419], [420].
Hadden, –––, early settler, [126].
Hadden, John, [234].
Hagerstown, Md.,

[361].
Hagle, Michael, killed by Indians, [341].
Haldimand, Sir Frederick, English general-in-chief, [252], [261].
Half King, Wyandot chief, [230], [316].
Hall, Capt., murders Cornstalk, [211], [212].
Hall, James, Sketches of the West, [193].
Hall, Minor C., [287].
Hamilton, –––, adventure with Indians, [211], [212].
Hamilton, Capt., chases Indians. [245].
Hamilton, Henry, English lieutenant-governor, [207], [210];
encourages Indian forays, [224], [225], [252], [266], [268], [269];
attacks Clark, [253], [257], [258];
captured by Clark, [254], [255], [259-261].
Hamilton, Miss, captured by Indians, [234].
Hammond, Philip, scouting adventure, [242], [243].
Hampden Sydney College, Va., [81].
Hampshire county, W. Va., census (1830), [56];
militia from, [101], [230].
Hamtramck, J. F., on Harmar’s campaign, [394];
on St. Clair’s campaign, [401].
Hancock, William, escapes from Indians, [267], [268].
Hand, Edward, commands Ft. Pitt. [209-211], [213], [214], [216], [219], [221], [230];
MS. of, [221];
sketch, [210].
Handsucker, –––, killed by Indians, [398], [399].
Hangard. See Redstone.
Hanover county, Va., [191].
Haptonstall, Abraham, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
Harbert, –––, killed by Indians, [233].
Hardin county, Ky., origin of name, [123].
Hardin, John, early Kentucky settler, [123];
on Harmar’s campaign, [394];
killed by Indians, [412].
Hardman, –––, of Hacker’s creek, [410].
Hardy county, W. Va., census (1830), [56].
Hargus, John, kills an Indian, [154], [155].
Harlan, Silas, in Bowman’s campaign, [271].
Harland, Maj., killed at Blue Licks, [253].
Harmar, Josiah, at treaty of Ft. McIntosh, [366];
occupies Ft. Washington, [391], [392];
campaign of, [384], [393-395], [400], [408].
Harpold, Nicholas, kills Indians, [135].
Harrison, –––, attacked by Indians, [344].
Harrison, Benjamin, in Dunmore’s war, [170];
governor of Virginia, [366].
Harrison, Burr, rescued by Logan, [203].
Harrison county, W. Va., [373];
census (1830), [56], [63];
first sheriff of, [127];
forays in, [217], [369].
Harrison, S. R., cited, [310].
Harrison, William, killed by Indians, [331], [334], [336].
Harrison, William H., defeats Tecumseh, [36].
Harrod, James, on Bullitt’s survey, [146];
founds Harrodsburg, [152], [190], [191];
prominence as a pioneer, [197], [200];
sketch, [190], [191].
Harrod, Samuel, explores Kentucky, [190].
Harrod, William, with Clark, [190];
in Bowman’s campaign, [271], [273].
Harrodsburg, Ky., founded, [146], [152], [190], [191], [197];
represented in Transylvania legislature, [193];
first attacked by Indians, [200-202], [205], [208];
Clark’s defense of, [253];
settlers’ council at, [271].
Hart, David, of Transylvania Co., [191].
Hart, Nathaniel, of Transylvania Co., [191-193].
Hart, Thomas, of Transylvania Co., [191].
Hartley, Cecil B., Life of Wetzel, [161].
Hartshorn, –––, ensign in Harmar’s campaign, [394];
captain with Wayne, [423], [424].
Haymond, John, chases Indians, [398].
Hayward, John, History of Tennessee, [60].
Hazard, Samuel, U. S. Register, [193].
Heavener, Nicholas, [121].
Heckewelder, John G., Moravian missionary, [97], [301], [302], [314], [315], [317];
peace commissioner, [412];
Narrative, [325];
sketch, [301], [302].
Hedgman river, [55].
Hellen, Thomas, captured by Indians, [156], [157];
killed by Indians, [161].
Helms, Leonard, holds Vincennes, [258], [260].
Henderson, Archibald, [193].
Henderson, Nathaniel, at Watauga treaty, [192].
Henderson, Richard, founds Transylvania, [153], [191-196];
sketch, [191-193].
Henderson, Samuel, father of Richard, [191].
Henderson, Leonard, [193].
Hennepin, Father Louis, French explorer, [6].
Henry county, Va., [60].
Henry, Patrick, governor of Virginia, [173], [186], [220], [366].
Herbert, William, in Dunmore’s war, [167], [175].
Hickenbotham, Capt., attacks Indians, [99].
Hickman, Adam, Jr., [127].
Hickman, Sotha, early settler, [127], [284].
Hill, Richard, attacked by Indians, [291].
Hinkstone, –––, captured by Indians, [297], [298], [305].
Hite, Isaac, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
Hockhocking river, in Dunmore’s war, [168], [179], [182], [183];
Indians raided on, [383].
Hockingport, O., founded, [179].
Hogan, Mrs., settles in Kentucky, [197].
Hogg, James, of Transylvania Co., [191].
Hogg, Peter, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81-85].
Hogg, William, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81].
Hoggin, –––, of St. Asaph’s, [205].
Holden, Joseph, companion of Boone, [143].
Holder, John, in Bowman’s campaign, [271].
Holder’s station, Ky., during Caldwell’s invasion, [349].
Hollis, John, Indian spy, [245].
Holmes, John, informs against James Smith, [114].
Holston, Stephen, settles on Holston, [59].
Holston river, [60]; first settlements on, [58], [115];
forays on, [158], [184].
Holston settlements, militia of, [165], [170], [268];
Harrod at, [190];
Boone at, [196];
Logan at, [204-206];
Mrs. Cunningham at, [372], [373].
Hornbeck, Benjamin, captured by Indians, [311].
Hornbeck, Mrs., killed by Indians, [311].
Horse Shoe bottom, settled, [126].
Horton, Joshua, explores Kentucky, [115].
Howard, John, companion of Salling, [49].
Hudson, William, killed by Indians, [203].
Hughes, Charles, chases Indians, [246].
Hughes, Elias, scouting service, [312];
fights Indians, [345], [376], [377].
Hughes, Jesse, early hunter, [121];
chases Indians, [246], [378], [379], [410];
services at Ft. West, [288];
scouting service, [312];
escapes from Indians, [399], [400];
daughter captured by Indians, [377-380];
character, [137].
Hughes, Thomas, early settler, [121], [123];
defense of borderers, [367];
killed by Indians, [240], [241].
Hughey, Joseph, killed by Indians, [168].
Hull, Samuel, killed by Indians, [383].
Huron Indians, possible origin of, [16].
Husted, Gilbert, captured by Indians, [248].
Hutchins, Thomas, geographer, [46].
Iberville. Lemoyne d’, finds Mississippi, [7].
Ice, John, killed by Indians, [374].
Illinois, early French in, [6], [7];
Clark’s expedition to, [146], [252-255], [257], [261].
Illinois Indians, claim Kentucky, [142];
agree to keep peace, [412].
Ingles, Capt., on New-river campaign, [99].
Indian creek, foray on, [312], [313].
Indian Short creek, [380], [381], [415].
Indians, origin of, [12-27];
beliefs, customs and traditions, [17-43];
forest commerce, [34];
prehistoric remains, [39-43];
intimacy with French, [5], [64];
relations with Spanish, [7-9];
claims to Kentucky reviewed, [193-195];
relations with first settlers, [129-133];
Christian missions among, [106].
See the several tribes.
Iroquois Indians, supposed origin of, [44];
oppose French on Ohio, [64];
at Easton treaty, [58];
at Ft. Stanwix treaty, [70];
claim Kentucky, [194], [195].
Irvine, William, releases Moravians, [317];
Indian campaign of, [355].
Isaac’s creek, [312].
Ivens, Sally, captured by Indians, [373], [374].
Jackson, –––, adventure with Indians, [289].
Jackson county, O., [175].
Jackson county, W. Va., [137].
Jackson, Edward, early settler, [121].
Jackson, George, early settler, [121];
attacked by Indians, [313];
defends Buckhannon, [342];
chases Indians, [398].
Jackson, John, early settler, [121];
attacked by Indians, [313].
Jackson, Ned J., [287].
Jackson’s river, [57], [71], [81];
Hannah Dennis on, [93];
in Pontiac war, [97];
forays on, [90], [96], [173].
James, Enoch, adventure with Indians, [218], [219].
James river, [61], [66], [86];
Salling on, [48], [50];
early settlements on, [52];
McDowell’s fight, [52];
Borden’s grant, [50-53];
forays on, [89-91], [96].
Jefferson county, W.Va., census (1830), [56].
Jefferson, Thomas, on origin of Indians, [13], [14], [25], [26];
on Indian mounds, [41];
“improves” Logan’s speech, [184];
Notes on Virginia, [134].
Jesuits, early missions to Indians, [14], [15], [60], [64], [410], [411]:
Relations, [194].
Jew, –––, killed by Indians, [91].
Jew, Sally, imprisoned by Indians, [90].
Johnson, –––, thought to have been killed by James Smith, [113-115].
Johnson, Henry and John, escape from Indians, [415-417].
Johnson, Richard M., [348].
Johnson, Robert, arrives in Kentucky, [348].
Johnson, William, family massacred by Indians, [381], [382].
Johnson, Sir William, British Indian superintendent, [108], [136].
Johnston, William, of Transylvania, [191].
Joliet, Louis, discovers Mississippi, [5], [6].
Judah, Henry, kills Indians, [135].
Juggins, Elizabeth, adventure with Indians, [309], [310].
Juggins, John, killed by Indians, [290].
Juniata river, [112], [113].
Kanawha county, W. Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Kaskaskia, Ill., [294];
founded by La Salle, [6];
Salling at, [48];
Clark’s capture of, [253-255], [257], [258], [260], [411].
Kate (negress), at seige of Wheeling, [356].
Keeney’s knob, massacre at, [173].
Kekionga, Miami village, [393].
Kellar, Isaac, killed by Indians, [385].
Kelly, Tady, in Dunmore’s war, [153].
Kelly, Walter, killed by Indians, [159-161].
Kennedy, John, wounded by Indians, [203].
Kenton, Simon, border scout, [161];
in Dunmore’s war, [164], [167];
arrival in Kentucky, [197].
Kentucky, [66], [67], [75];
Indian antiquities in, [43];
exploration by Salling, [48], [49];
by Bullitt, [71];
by Walker, [81];
by Smith, [115];
by Findlay, [142], [143];
by Boone, [142-145], [147], [152], [153], [190];
by Stone, [190];
Indian claims to, [193-195];
Connolly’s survey, [145], [146];
first settlements in, [123], [197];
early land jobbing, [196], [197];
Harrodsburg founded, [146], [190];
Indian opposition to first settlers, [140-142], [189], [190], [200-208];
character of pioneers, [197-200];
rapid increase of population, [274];
Transylvania Co., [191-196];
early missions, [106];
Spanish conspiracy, [130];
state convention, [106].
Kentucky river, Boone on, [152], [153];
Harrod on, [190];
Catawbas on, [194];
in Henderson’s
purchase. [192], [193], [195], [196];
forays on, [268], [269], [374].
Kercheval, Samuel, History of Valley of Virginia, [49], [87], [88].
Kersey, Lieut. [Kearsey, John], builds at Columbia. [390], [391].
Kettle, Richard, chases Indians, [311].
Killbuck, Delaware chief, [88].
Kimberlain, Jacob, escapes from Indians, [99].
King, Thomas, Iroquois chief, [58].
Kinnikinnick creek, [174], [176].
Kiskepila. See Little Eagle.
Kittanning, in Hand’s expedition, [210].
Knight, John, captured by Indians, [332-335], [338].
Knoxville, Tenn., [60].
Kuhn, Abraham, Wyandot chief, [97].
Kuydendall, Capt., in Dunmore’s war, [182].
Lackey, Thomas, warns settlers, [286].
Lake Cayuga, early Indians on, [46].
Lake Erie, Catawbas on, [47].
Lake Michigan, early French on, [6].
Lancaster, Pa., massacre of Canestogas, [104], [105];
treaty of, [195].
Land claims, Loyal Co., [49], [58];
Lord Fairfax, [50], [51];
Borden manor, [50-53];
Ohio Co., [64], [65], [67], [74], [77], [147];
Pittsylvania, [145];
Virginia military warrants, [145];
Transylvania Co., [191-196];
Connolly, [145], [146];
early Kentucky jobbers, [196], [197];
“tomahawk rights,” [126];
Indian attitude toward, [140], [141];
commissioners killed by Indians, [311];
post-Revolutionary military warrants, [365], [366];
Ohio Co. of Associates, [389], [390];
Scioto Co., [60];
Miami purchase, [390-392].
Lane, Lalph, attempts western exploration, [64].
Langlade, Charles, at Braddock’s defeat, [68].
L’Anguille, Miami village, [407].
La Salle, Chevalier, explorations of, [6], [7];
at falls of Ohio, [64].
Lanson run, [421].
Laurel hills, [126];
explored by Walden, [60];
by Cresap, [77];
by Boone, [192].
Lawless, Henry, explores Kentucky, [81].
Leading creek, [419];
forays on, [311], [428].
Lederer, John, on Blue ridge, [64].
Lee. Arthur, treaty commissioner, [366],

[388].
Lee county, Va., census (1830), [56].
Leet, Maj., on Sandusky campaign, [330].
Leffler, George, early settler, [125];
defends Rice’s fort, [362].
Leffler, Jacob, Jr., defends Rice’s fort, [362].
Legget, George, lost in Indian foray, [399].
Le Moyne, Father, discovers Alleghany, [64].
Lewis, –––, escapes from Indians, [422].
Lewis, Andrew, [49], [50];
explores Greenbrier, [57], [58];
with Braddock, [66];
in Forbes’s campaign, [68-73];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81-83], [86];
in Dunmore’s war, [151], [164-168], [170], [174-176], [178-183], [190];
Journal, [81], [82].
Lewis, Charles, with Braddock, [66];
in Pontiac’s war, [97];
in Dunmore’s war, [151], [159], [166-168];
death, [168-171];
Journal, [69].
Lewis county, W. Va., census (1830), [56], [63].
Lewis, John ([1]), father of Andrew, [53], [62];
explores Greenbrier, [57], [58];
with Braddock, [66];
settles Augusta, [66];
sketch, [49], [50].
Lewis, John ([2]), scalped by Indians, [102].
Lewis, John, Jr., with Braddock, [66].
Lewis, Margaret, wife of John ([1]), [53].
Lewis, Samuel, defends Greenbrier, [244], [245].
Lewis, Thomas, son of John ([1]), [50];
with Braddock, [66].
Lewis, William, with Braddock, [66].
Lewisburgh, W. Va., founded, [164], [165], [244];
massacre near, [172], [173].
Lexington, Ky., [271];
founded, [52], [274];
threatened by Bird, [296-298], [305];
during Caldwell’s invasion, [349], [351].
Licking river, Thompson’s surveys, [146];
early settlements on, [274];
Boone’s captivity, [265], [266];
Bird’s invasion, [295], [297], [298];
in Piqua campaign, [305], [307];
in Caldwell’s invasion, [348];
other Revolutionary happenings, [271], [352].
Lichtenau, Moravian village, [314].
Limestone creek, [348].
Lincoln, Benjamin, peace commissioner, [412].
Lineback, –––, Relation, [324].
Linn, John, in defense of Wheeling, [356], [358].
Linn, William, at Foreman’s defeat, [229], [230].
Linsey, Joseph, settles on Youghiogheny, [117], [118].
Little Carpenter, a Cherokee, [192].
Little Eagle, Mingo chief, [78], [79].
Little Kenawha river, Bulltown massacre, [136-138];
in Dunmore’s war, [165], [179];
during Revolution, [232], [284];
miscellaneous forays on, [376], [397], [400], [411], [419].
Little Meadow creek, [166].
Little Meadows, [77].
Little Miami river, Shawnees on, [271];
Boone on, [266];
during Revolution, [273];
Symmes’s land-grant on, [390-392];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [400-405].
Little Saluda river, Holston on, [59].
Little Sewell mountain, origin of name, [57].
Lochaber, treaty of, [195].
Lockard, Patrick, with Braddock, [66].
Lockport, O., [314].
Lockridge, –––, at Point Pleasant, [175].
Locust Grove, Ky., [254].
Logan, Ann, adventure with Indians, [203].
Logan, Benjamin, builds Logan’s station, [197];
in seige thereof, [200], [202-207];
in Bowman’s campaign, [271-273];
in Piqua campaign, [306];
at Blue Licks, [351-354];
in Shawnee campaign, [355];
in Miami campaign, [386-388];
sketch, [204].
Logan county, O., [153].
Logan county, W. Va., census (1830), [56].
Logan, Mingo chief, massacre of family, [125], [134], [138], [142], [148-150], [184];
attacks whites, [155-158];
speech of, [184].
Logan’s station, Ky., founded, [197];
represented in Transylvania legislature, [193];
attacked by Indians, [200], [202-208].
Logstown, old trading post, [413];
Dyer’s captivity, [87];
treaty at, [195].
Long, –––, assists Mrs. Cunningham, [372].
“Long Knives,” origin of term, [79], [80];
use of, [183], [186], [207], [406].
Looney’s creek, [89];
Pringle settlement on, [118].
Losantiville, origin of name, [391], [392].
See Cincinnati.
Loss creek, [218].
Lost creek, foray on, [383].
Louisa Company, settles Kentucky, [191].
Louisiana, founded, [7];
French in, [64];
Spanish in, [130].
Louisville, [271], [357];
Iroquois defeat Shawnees, [194], [195];
La Salle at, [64];
Findlay at, [143];
Boone at, [152];
surveyed by Bullitt, [145];
founded by Clark, [146], [253], [254];
threatened by Bird, [294];
in Clark’s Wabash expedition, [386];
Literary News-Letter, [193].
Love, Philip, in Dunmore’s war, [170].
Lowdermilk, Will H., History of Cumberland, [77].
Lowther, Jonathan, killed by Indians, [241].
Lowther, Robert, early settler, [127].
Lowther, William, militia officer, [127], [128];
chases Indians, [312], [313], [376], [377].
Loyal Company, land grant on Greenbrier, [49], [58].
Loyal Hanna river, in Forbes’s campaign, [73];
foray on, [108].
Ludlow, Israel, partner of Denman, [391].
Luttsell, John, of Transylvania Co., [191], [193].
Lynn, Jane, marries Hugh Paul and David Stuart, [53], [54].
Lynn, Margaret, wife of John Lewis, [49].
Lytle, William, on Mad-river campaign, [387], [388].
McBride, Capt., killed at Blue Licks, [353].
McClannahan, Robert, killed at Point Pleasant, [171].
McClelland, John, on Sandusky campaign, [328], [336].
McClelland’s station, Ky., attacked by Indians, [200].
McClure, Mrs., captured by Indians, [385].
McCollum, John, in New-river foray, [99].
McCulloch, William, in Dunmore’s war, [180].
McCullough family, early settlers, [125].
McCullough, Maj., at seige of Wheeling, [228].
McCullough, Miss, at seige of Wheeling, [356].
McDonald, Angus, Wapatomica expedition, [138], [153-155], [164], [165];
in Dunmore’s war, [220].
McDowell, Ephraim, early settler, [52].
McDowell, James, [52].
McDowell, John, early settler, [53];
killed by Indians, [49], [51], [52], [66].
McDowell, Thomas, killed by Indians, [196].
McFeeters, Jeremiah, killed by Indians, [196].
McGary, Maj., of St. Asaph’s, [205];
at Blue Licks, [352];
in Mad-river campaign, [388].
McGary, Mrs., settles in Kentucky, [197].
McGuire, Maj., wounds an Indian, [381].
McIntire, John, killed by Indians, [397], [398].
McIntosh, Lachlan, commandant at Pittsburgh, [210], [237], [300];
expedition against Sandusky, [252], [255], [256], [261], [264], [265].
McIver, Hugh, killed by Indians, [292].
Mack, John, family massacred by Indians, [382].
McKee, Alexander, in Dunmore’s war, [189];
during Revolution, [254], [295], [347];
ransoms Mrs. Cunningham, [372];
encourages forays, [388];
property destroyed by Wayne, [426].
McKee, Capt., commandant at Ft. Randolph, [241-243].
McKee, William, at Point Pleasant, [174].
McKenley’s run, [410].
Mackey, John, early settler, [49], [50], [66].
Mackinaw, in Tecumseh’s conspiracy, [36];
Chippewa villages near, [46].
McKinley, John, killed by Indians, [333].
McKnight, Charles, Our Western Border, [373].
McLain, John, killed by Indians, [287].
McMahon, Maj., killed by Indians, [423].
McMahon’s creek, [162].
McMechen, James, a Wheeling settler, [222], [228], [230].
McMurtry, Capt., killed by Indians, [395].
McNutt, John, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [85], [86];
in Revolution, [86];
Journal, [86].
McWhorter, Henry, early settler, [287], [288], [410].
McWhorter, J. M., [288].
McWhorter, L. V., cited, [119], [137], [278], [287], [340], [368-371], [376], [377],
[409-411], [421].
McWhorter, Mansfield, [410].
Mad river, [124];
Logan’s campaign to, [386-388].
Mahoning creek, [210].
Manear, John, killed by Indians, [311].
Mann’s lick, [152].
Marietta, O., the Scioto purchase, [60];
settled by Ohio Co., [389], [390];
cattle supply attacked, [399], [400].
Marion county, W. Va., [279].
Marks, Lieut., on Wayne’s campaign, [424].
Marquette, Father James, discovers Mississippi, [5], [6].
Marshall, James, militia officer, [327], [328].
Martin, –––, settles on Greenbrier, [57].
Martin, –––, in seige of St. Asaph’s, [204].
Martin, Gov., opposes Henderson’s purchase, [192], [193].
Martin, Jesse, [123].
Martin, William, [123].
Martin’s station, Ky., sacked by Bird, [296], [298];
defended, [350].
Martinsville, Va., [60].
Maryland, emigrants from, [125].
Mason county, W. Va., census (1830), [56].
Mason, Samuel, at seige of Wheeling, [221-224], [228].
Massachusetts, relinquishes Western land claim, [389].
Massawomee Indians, in West Virginia, [44].
Matthew, John, early settler, [52].
Matthews, George, attacked by Indians, [90], [91];
in Dunmore’s war, [169], [170], [174].
Matthews, John, with Braddock, [66].
Matthews, Maj., [52].
Maumee Indians, [374].
Maumee river, Mrs. Cunningham on, [372];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [401];
peace commissioners sent to, [412];
in Wayne’s campaign, [424-426].
Maury, Thomas, killed by Indians, [91].
Maxwell, Audley, attacked by Indians, [90], [91].
Maxwell, William, attacked by Indians, [90], [91].
May, John, [385].
Maysville, Ky., [348].
Meadow river, [242].
Merrill, John, wounded by Indians, [405], [406].
Merrill, Mrs. John, adventure with Indians, [406].
Myers, R. C. V., Life of Wetzel, [161].
Miami Indians, early strength of, [46];
Renick captivity, [91];
operate against Clark, [252];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393-395];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [400-405]:
raided by Scott, [407], [408].
Miami river, Indians on, [46];
in Renick captivity, [91];
in Clark’s campaign, [254];
during Revolution, [295], [299], [355];
arrival of peace news, [365];
military land-claims on, [366];
Logan’s campaign on, [386];
treaty of Ft. Finney, [388];
Symmes’s land-grant on, [390], [392];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393-395];
in St. Clair’s campaign, [400-405].
Michael, Lieut., on Wayne’s campaign, [424].
Michillimackinac, [255].
See Mackinaw.
Middle Island creek, foray on, [381], [398].
Miller, Jacob, killed by Indians (Delaware river), [102].
Miller, Jacob, killed by Indians (Ft. Coburn), [249].
Miller, Jacob, defends Ft. Rice, [361], [362].
Mills, Thomas, killed by Indians, [338], [339].
Minear, John, early settler, [126].
Mingo Bottom, Indian village at, [78];
in Moravian expedition, [320];
in Crawford’s campaign, [328], [329].
Mingo Indians, on Upper Ohio, [45];
Decker’s-creek massacre, [77-79];
New-river foray, [96-99];
claim Kentucky, [142];
massacre of Logan’s family, [134], [138], [142], [148-150];
Logan’s forays, [155-158];
Dunmore’s war generally, [172], [179], [184], [185], [253];
during Revolution, [219], [262], [308], [336], [347].
Mingo Junction, O.
See Mingo Bottom.
Missions among Kentucky and Tennessee Indians, [106].
See Catholics and Moravians.
Missasago Indians, in St. Clair’s campaign, [404].
Mississippi river, [255];
territorial claims in basin of, [5];
French on, [5-7], [63];
Spanish on, [7], [8], [130], [254];
Salling on, [49];
Holston on, [59];
Chickasaws on, [195];
in Tecumseh’s conspiracy, [36];
Cornstalk’s knowledge of, [211].
Mitchell, John, [122].
Moffett, Capt., ambuscaded, [97].
Mohican Indians, in King Philip’s war, [32], [33].
Moluntha, Shawnee chief, [268].
Monday, –––, killed by Indians, [293].
Monongahela river, [73-75];
early Indians on, [45], [47];
French on, [65];
Braddock’s defeat, [67-69], [72];
Grant’s defeat, [71];
Gist’s settlement, [74];
Pringle settlement, [117], [118], [122];
other early settlements, [77], [117]. [123], [125], [190];
in Dunmore’s war, [135], [141], [146], [150], [151], [161];
during Revolution, [221], [222], [237], [271], [309];
militia from, [320];
forays on, [381], [414], [419].
Monongalia county, W.Va., census (1830), [56], [63];
during Revolution, [311];
forays in, [344], [374], [398], [399].
Monroe county, W. Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Montgomery, Col., companion of Clark, [254].
Montgomery county, Va., census (1830), [55], [56].
Montgomery, John, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81].
Monteur, –––, family massacred, [318].
Monticello, Va., [253].
Montour, John, Delaware chief, [179].

Mooney, James, adventure with Indians, [168];
companion of Boone, [143].
Moore, –––, attacked by Indians, [385].
Moore, Andrew, early settler, [52];
in Dunmore’s war, [174].
Moore, James, Sr., killed by Indians, [373].
Moore, James, Jr., captured by Indians, [374].
Moore, Jane, burned by Indians, [374].
Moore, Mrs. John, burned by Indians, [373], [374].
Moore, Lieut., killed by Indians, [241].
Moore, Mary, captured by Indians, [374].
Moorefield, W. Va., founded, [124].
Moorehead, –––, Youghiogheny settler, [114].
Moravians, missionaries and Indians, [36], [412];
give information to Hand, [219];
visited by Brodhead, [301], [302];
villages sacked by whites, [313-327], [340];
historical sketch, [314].
Morgan county, W. Va., census (1830), [56].
Morgan, Daniel, [276].
Morgan, David, early settler, [123];
adventure with Indians, [276-279].
Morgan, George, Indian agent, [219], [224].
Morgan, Greenwood S., [279].
Morgan, Levi, adventures with Indians, [375], [376], [417], [418].
Morgan, Sarah and Stephen, adventure with Indians, [276-279].
Morgan, William, early settler, [126];
escapes from Indians, [240].
Morgantown, Pa., [75];
founded, [123];
foray near, [248], [249].
Morlin, Thomas, early peddler, [47], [48].
Morrow, William, in Dunmore’s war, [169], [171].
Mound-building, by early Indians, [39-43].
Moundsville, W. Va., “big mound” at, [40];
settled, [125], [230].
Mount Braddock. Pa., settled, [123].
Muddy creek, [123];
first settled, [58];
Clendennin massacre, [93-95];
miscellaneous forays on, [159], [161], [172], [173], [293], [345].
Mulhollin, Polly. See Mary Greenlee.
Munsee Indians, on Susquehanna, [46];
raided by Brodhead, [301];
during Revolution, [347].
Munseka, Shawnee chief, [266].
Murphey, John, killed by Indians, [238].
Murphy, Samuel, [183].
Muscle shoals, [59].
Muskingum river, early Indians on, [46];
Gist on, [79];
Bouquet’s expedition, [108];
Indian atrocities on, [150], [396];
Wapatomica campaign, [153-155];
Moravian villages on, [219];
during Revolution, [300-305], [314], [320], [328];
land cession by Indians, [366];
Ohio Co.’s grant, [389];
Waterford founded, [392].
Nain Indians, threatened by Paxtons, [105].
Nanny’s run, [127].
Natchez, Holston at, [59].
Narragansett Indians, war with Puritans, [31-33].
Narvaez, Pamphilio de, in Florida, [7].
Nashville, Tenn., [115].
Neal, Henry, killed by Indians, [411], [412].
Neal, James, slave stolen from, [400].
Neely, Alexander, companion of Boone, [143], [144].
Nelson, –––, early settler, [126].
Nelson county, Va., foray in, [405], [406].
Nelsonville, O., [183].
Nemacolin, Delaware Indian, [77].
Nemacolin’s path. See Braddock’s road
Nequetank Indians, threatened by Paxtons, [105].
Newcomerstown, O., [314].
New Englanders, on Greenbrier, [57].
New France. See French.
New Inverness, Ga., founded, [237].
New Martinsville, O., [417].
New Orleans, founded, [7];
Spanish at, [130].
New Philadelphia, O., [261], [314].
Newport, Christopher, attempts western exploration, [64].
New river, first settlements on, [59];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [82];
Delaware and Mingo foray, [96-99].
See Great Kanawha.
New Schönbrunn, Moravian village, [314], [325], [326].
New York, Delawares in. [136];
relinquishes Western land claim, [389].
Nicholas county, W. Va., [96];
census (1830), [56].
Nicholson, –––, interpreter, [184].
Nicholson, Thomas, in Dunmore’s campaign, [153].
North Bend, O., founded, [392].
North Branch, [63].
North Carolina, Cherokees in, [46];
Boone in, [143], [144], [266];
Henderson family in, [191-193];
emigration from, [348], [384].
North river, early settlement on, [52].
Northwest Territory, early tribes in, [45];
cession of land claims in, [131];
ordinance of 1787, [389];
St. Clair’s arrival, [391], [392];
first settlements in, [392], [393].
Norton, Thomas, Journal of Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [82].
Nutter, John, early settler, [127].
O’Brien, Adam, [414].
Ochiltree, Alexander, killed by Indians, [245].
Oghkwaga, Delaware village, [136].
Ogle, Joseph, at seige of Wheeling, [221-224], [228];
in Foreman’s defeat, [230].
Oglethorpe, James, attitude toward slavery, [10].
Ohio (state), Indian mounds in, [41], [42];
first settlements in, [392], [393].
Ohio Company, relations with French, [45];
open Ohio valley to settlement, [64], [65], [67], [74], [77], [147].
Ohio Company of Associates, settles Marietta, [389], [390].
Ohio county. W. Va., census (1830), [55], [56], [63];
during Revolution, [311].
Ohio river, [36], [40], [55], [78], [115], [117], [121], [123], [125];
early Indians on, [45-47];
Salling on, [49];
Holston on, [59];
as a war trail, [75];
first English occupation, [63], [64];
French and English rivalry for, [64-74], [95];
Decker captivity, [78], [79];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [83-85];
Renick captivity, [91];
Hannah Dennis’s escape, [92], [93];
character of early settlers on, [130], [131];
in Dunmore’s war, [134], [138], [145], [146], [148], [149], [151-153], [156], [162-165],
[167-175], [179], [183];
in Henderson’s purchase, [192], [193];
Shawnees on, [194], [195], [209], [211], [216], [219];
during Revolution, [219], [220], [227], [230], [254], [257], [264], [266], [267], [271],
[273], [285], [286], [294], [295], [297-300], [305], [320], [335], [347], [355], [360], [363],
[384], [389], [390], [399], [411], [415], [417];
after Revolution, [367], [372], [374], [380], [381], [383];
as a race boundary, [412].
Old Town creek, [168], [170], [172];
Shawnee village at, [85].
Oneco, chief of Mohicans, [32].
Orange county, Va., [55];
early settlement of, [55], [66].
Ordinance of 1787, [389].
Orme, Robert, with Braddock, [68].
Osage Indians, stature of, [29].
Ottawa Indians, early strength of, [46]:
during Revolution, [347];
at Ft. McIntosh treaty, [366], [388].
Ottawa river, early French on, [5].
Ouisconsin river. See Wisconsin river.
Owens, James, killed by Indians, [247].
Owens, John, Sr., killed by Indians, [290].
Owens, John, Jr., attacked by Indians, [290], [343], [344].
Owens, Owen, attacked by Indians, [290].
Ox, Susan, captured by Indians, [161].
Pack, –––, trapper, [96].
Paint creek, Boone’s expedition to, [267], [268];
Shawnees on, [374];
Waggoner on, [410].
Parsons, James, early settler, [126].
Parsons, Samuel H., treaty commissioner, [388].
Patterson, Robert, founds Lexington, Ky., [274];
partner of Denman, [391];
at battle of Blue Licks, [353].
Patton, Elizabeth, marries John Preston, [51].
Patton, James, early settler of Catawba, [51], [52], [68].
Patton, John W., [127].
Pattonsburgh, Va., [51].
Paul, Audley, son of Hugh, [53];
at Ft. Redstone, [77], [78];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [83], [85];
in James-river foray, [91];
in New-river foray, [97-99];
in Dunmore’s war, [169].
Paul, Hugh, [53].
Paul, Polly, marries Gov. Matthews, [53].
Pauling, Henry, militia officer, [207].
Paull, James, at Redstone, [80].
Paxton boys, kill Canestoga Indians, [104], [105].
Paynter, Elias, killed by Indians, [341].
Pekillon, Delaware chief, [303], [304].
Pendleton county, W. Va., census (1830), [56];
Seybert massacre, [87-89].
Penn, William, [124].
Pennsylvania, boundary dispute with Virginia, [74];
Western settlements in, [74], [75], [123-125], [143];
fur trade of, [101];
Paxton boys, [104], [105];
“Black-boys” uprising, [109-116];
Findlay’s adventures, [143];
Records, [58];
Archives, [323].
Pentecost, Dorsey, [323].
Peoria Indians, claim Kentucky, [142].
Perry, Thomas, killed by Indians, [89].
Perrysburgh, O., [372].
Peter, Captain, Indian chief, [135].
Petro, Leonard, captured by Indians, [232], [233].
Peyton, John L., History of Augusta county, [53], [246].
Philadelphia, [105], [109], [124].
Philip, chief of Narragansetts, [31], [32].
Phillips, Capt., ambuscaded, [97].
Phoebe’s Falls, W. Va., settled, [52].
Pickaway plains, Indian treaty at, [183-186].
Pickering, Timothy, peace commissioner, [412].
Pike run, Indian foray on, [283].
Pindall, Rachel, chased by Indians, [344].
Pindall, Thomas, attacked by Indians, [344].
Piomingo, Chickasaw chief, [405].
Pipe, Delaware chief, [333].
Pipe, Wyandot chief, [316].
Pipe creek, massacre of Indians at, [134], [142], [148].
Piqua, Shawnee village, [273];
Clark attacks, [305-309].
Pitman, –––, trapper, [96].
Pittsburg, [117], [120];
French fort at, [45];
treaties at, [66];
Braddock’s defeat, [68], [69], [106];
in Forbes’s campaign, [69-73], [77], [79], [80];
Connolly at, [74]; Dyer’s escape, [87];
in Bouquet’s expedition, [107-109], [173];
in Dunmore’s war, [134], [141], [142], [145], [148], [150], [165], [167], [177-179],
[181], [182];
“Blackboys” uprising, [109];
asked to aid Kentucky, [205];
during Revolution, [220], [221], [224], [230], [254], [256], [262], [283], [318],
[321-323], [335], [357], [362];
arrival of peace news, [365];
Hand’s administration, [210], [211], [214], [216], [219];
McIntosh’s administration, [210], [237];
warned by Moravians, [315], [317];
Brodhead’s expedition, [300], [301], [303], [304], [316].
Pittsylvania, proposed colony of, [145].
Pleasant creek, [118].
Pocahontas county, W. Va., census (1830), [56].
Poe, Adam, adventure with Indians, [362-364].
Poe, Andrew, adventure with Indians, [363], [364].
Point Pleasant, W. Va., battle of, [59], [60], [66], [143], [152], [165-178], [180],
[182], [185-187], [189], [190], [208];
Ft. Randolph at, [173], [291];
surrender of Cornstalk at, [173], [209], [211-216];
during Revolution, [237], [241-243].
Pointer, Dick, fights Indians, [243].
Pollens, Henry, fur trader, [109].
Pompey (negro), friend of Indians, [268].
Pontiac, uprising of, [73], [141], [172].
Poole, William F., on Clark’s campaign, [254].
Port Washington, O., [301], [314].
Portsmouth, O., old Shawnee town at, [92].
Post, Charles F., Moravian missionary, [301].
Potomac river, [55];
fur trade on, [77];
Seybert massacre, [87-89].
Pottawattomie Indians, early strength of, [46];
during Revolution, [347].
Powell, Richard, sons captured by Indians, [280], [281].
Powell’s valley, [60];
Walden in, [60];
attack on Boones, [144], [145];
Henderson’s grant, [193].
Power, Major, shot at, [366].
Powers, John, early settler, [126].
Powers, William, [122].
Presbyterians, [50], [54], [57], [168].
Presque Isle, [65].
Preston county, W. Va., [280];
census (1830), [56], [63].
Preston, James Patton, governor of Virginia, [51].
Preston, John, marries Elizabeth Patton, [51].
Preston, William, militia officer, [51];
settles on Holston, [59];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81], [83];
surveyor, [145], [146];
in Dunmore’s war, [152], [165];
Journal, [82];
Register of Indian Depredations, [57], [75], [87], [90].
Price, Maj., on Wayne’s campaign, [425].
Price’s settlement, Ky., [200].
Pricket, –––, killed by Indians, [245].
Pricket, Josiah, killed by Indians, [161].
Pricket’s creek, [151].
Prince William county, Va., [71].
Pringle, Charity, [119].
Pringle, John and Samuel, adventures of, [117-122].
Prior, John, killed by Indians, [292].
Pritchet, John, killed by Indians, [243].
Province, John, early settler, [123].
Province, Mrs., buries Bald Eagle,

[136].
Pryor, John, scouting adventure, [242], [243].
Purgatory creek, [89], [91].
Purgatory mountain, [89].
Putnam, Rufus, heads Marietta colonists, [389], [390];
peace commissioner, [412].
Quakers, [124], [240].
Quebec, founded by Champlain, [4], [5].
Raccoon creek, [299].
Radcliff, Daniel, killed by Indians, [367].
Radcliff, John, early settler, [121], [122].
Radcliff, Stephen, attacked by Indians, [311].
Radcliff, William, early settler, [121], [122].
Ralston, James, killed by Indians, [287].
Ranck, Geo. W., [274].
Randolph, Beverly, peace commissioner, [412].
Randolph county, W. Va., census (1830), [56], [63];
settled, [74].
Ray, James, adventures with Indians, [201].
Ray, William, killed by Indians, [201].
Read, John, finds Davisson, [283].
Red Hawk, Shawnee warrior, [209].
Red river, De Soto on, [8].
Redhawk, Delaware chief, [172].
Redstone (Brownsville, Pa.), first settled [77-80], [123], [216];
De Villiers at, [74];
Decker massacre, [77], [78];
in Dunmore’s war, [134], [141], [150];
tory trials, [231], [232]:
militia from, [271];
emigrants from, [390], [392];
road to Marietta, [399].
Reece, –––, attacked by Indians, [239].
Reece, Miss, wounded by Indian, [239].
Renick family, attacked by Indians, [89-91].
Reynolds, –––, at seige of Bryant’s station, [350], [351], [353], [354].
Rice, Daniel, attacked by Indians, [361].
Rich mountain, [126].
Richards, Arnold and Paul, killed by Indians, [345].
Richards, Conrad, attacked by Indians, [251], [252].
Richmond, Va., [62].
Riffle, –––, early settler, [126].
Roanoke county, Va., [61]; Salling in, [49].
Roanoke river, [70];
explored, [48];
in New-river foray, [96], [99];
settlements raided by Shawnees, [61], [81], [82].
Robertson, Dr., on origin of Indians, [25].
Robertson family, killed by Indians, [158].
Robertson, James, at Watauga treaty, [192].
Robinson, –––, explorer, [124];
killed by Indians, [161].
Robinson, Mrs. Edward, discovers Hull’s body, [383].
Robinson, Maj., searches for Mrs. Cunningham, [370].
Robinson, William, captured by Indians, [156-158].
Rockbridge county, Va., Salling in, [48];
district of Augusta, [49];
first settled, [53];
census (1830), [56];
militia of, [66], [174], [211], [212];
massacre in, [172].
Rockcastle river, Boone on, [143], [192].
Rockford, Pa., [210].
Rockingham county, Va., census (1830), [56], [66].
Rogers, John, on Clark’s campaign, [258], [259].
Rogers, Joseph, killed by Indians, [308].
Roney, Alexander, killed by Indians, [311], [312].
Roney, Mrs. Alexander, captured by Indians, [311], [312].
Roosevelt, Theodore, Winning of the West, [80], [130], [183], [184], [193],
[261], [386].
Rooting creek, [217].
Ross, Tavenor, renegade, [168].
Rowell, Daniel, adventure with Indians, [411].
Royall, Ann, Sketches, [57], [95].
Ruddell, Isaac, arrival in Kentucky, [207];
defeated by Bird, [295-297], [350].
Rule, Henry, early settler, [122].
Runner, Elijah, murders Bald Eagle, [135].
Runyan, John, daughter killed by Indians, [419].
Rush run, foray on, [380], [381].
Russell county, Va., census (1830), [56].
Russell, William, treaty commissioner, [66];
in Dunmore’s war, [152], [167], [170], [176].
Ryan, John, kills Indians, [135].
Ryswick, treaty of, [195].
St. Asaph’s. See Logan’s station.
St. Clair, Arthur, arrives at Ft. Washington, [391], [392];
names Cincinnati, [391], [392];
reports on Harmar’s campaign, [395];
campaign against Miamis, [400-405], [407], [408], [413];
resigns command, [412].
St. Clairsville, O., [338].
St. Joseph river, in Harmar’s campaign, [393], [395].
St. Lawrence river, Champlain on, [5].
St. Louis, attacked by English, [254].
St. Mary’s river, in Harmar’s campaign, [393].
Salem, Va., Salling at, [49];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [82].
Salem, Moravian village, [301], [302], [314], [319], [322], [325], [327].
Salisbury, N. C., [191].
Salling, Henry, brother of John Peter, [48].
Salling, John Peter, explorations of, [47-49]:
settles Augusta, [66].
Salt creek, [175].
Salt licks, in Kentucky, [48], [196], [199], [265], [266];
in West Virginia, [265], [361];
in Ohio, [267].
Salt river, foray on, [405].
Saluda Old Town, S. C., [59].
Sam (negro), at seige of Wheeling, [356], [357].
Sandusky, early Indians at, [46];
in Dunmore’s war, [187];
McIntosh’s expedition against, [252];
Moravians at, [316], [317], [320], [327];
Crawford’s campaign, [327-339];
Irvine’s expedition, [355];
Cozad at, [420].
“Sandy-creek voyage,” against Shawnees, [81-86].
Sandy island, Iroquois defeat Shawnees at, [194], [195].
Sandy river, foray on, [373].
Sapoonie Indians, strength of, [46].
Sappington, John, murders Indians, [148], [149].
Sargent, Winthrop, expedition against Ft. Du Quesne, [68].
Savannah, Ga., [237].
Schoolcraft, Austin, killed by Indians, [290].
Schoolcraft, Henry A., Indian Tribes, [40].
Schoolcraft, John, family massacred, [284].
Schoolcraft, Leonard, captured by Indians, [282];
turns renegade, [377-379].
Schoolcraft, Matthias, killed by Indians, [310].
Schoolcraft, Michael, captured by Indians, [310].
Schoolcraft, Simon, attacked by Indians, [288], [289];
captured by Indians, [310].
Schönbrunn, Moravian village, [314], [319], [328], [329].
Scioto Company, settles Gallipolis, [60].
Scioto river, Shawnees on, [46];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [82], [84];
Renick captivity, [91];
Hannah Dennis on, [92];
in Pontiac’s war, [172];
Clendenning captivity, [173];
in Dunmore’s war, [170], [175], [180], [182], [183], [185];
during Revolution, [329];
military land-claims on, [366];
Moore captivity, [374];
in Harmar’s campaign, [393].
Scoppathus, Mingo chief, [172].
Scotch and Scotch-Irish, on the border, [49], [54], [101], [104], [168];
in Georgia, [237];
in Pensylvania, [143];
in Virginia, [191], [334]:
in West Virginia, [373].
Scott, Andrew, at seige of Wheeling. [356].
Scott, Capt., killed by Indians, [395].
Scott, Charles, campaign against Miami and Wabash Indians, [406-408];
in Wayne’s campaign, [426].
Scott county, Va., census (1830), [56].
Scott, David, daughters killed by Indians, [283].
Scott, Jacob, murders Bald Eagle, [135].
Scott, Molly, at seige of Wheeling, [356].
Seekonk, Mingo village, [185].
Seneca Indians, [194];
at Easton treaty, [58];
rob Findlay, [143].
See Mingo Indians.
Senseman, Gottlob, Moravian missionary, [314], [317].
Severns, Ebenezer, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
Sevier, John, at Watauga treaty, [192].
Sewell, Stephen, settles on Greenbrier, [57].
Seybert, Capt., defeated by Indians, [87-89].
Shabosh, killed by whites, [322], [326].
Shakers, [106].
Shamokin, Cayuga village, [155].
Shane manuscripts, [221].
Shawnee Indians, on Upper Ohio, [45];
in Ohio, [46];
attack Roanoke, [61], [81];
Sandy-creek voyage, [82-86];
Seybert massacre, [87-89];
foray on James, [89-91];
villages on Scioto, [92];
Stroud massacre, [136], [137];
Findlay among, [143];
attack Boones, [145];
in Dunmore’s war, [134], [142], [166], [167], [172], [175-186], [253];
murder of Cornstalk, [209-214];
Clendenning captivity, [173]; Bouquet’s expedition, [173];
in Kentucky, [194], [195], [201];
raided by Clark, [123], [254];
during Revolution, [219], [236], [265-268], [271], [273], [333], [334], [336], [347],
[354], [355], [374];
raided by Logan, [386-388];
at Ft. Finney treaty, [388];
raided by Wayne, [428].
Shawnee springs, [201].
Shelby, Evans, settles on Holston, [59];
in Dunmore’s war, [167], [168], [174].
Shelby, Isaac, in Dunmore’s war, [169], [170], [174];
at Watauga treaty, [192].
Shenandoah county, Va., census (1830), [56];
militia of, [164].
Shenandoah valley, [66];
explored, [47];
early settlers in, [46], [50], [190];
Borden grant, [50-53]; Fairfax survey, [334];
fur trade in, [76], [120];
Mrs. Cunningham in, [373].
Shepherd, David, early settler, [125];
militia officer, [221], [226], [228], [230];
in Brodhead’s expedition, [300], [301];
at seige of Wheeling, [359];
manuscripts of, [221].
Shepherd, Moses, [124].
Shesheequon, Pa., Moravian village. [319].
Shikellemus, Cayuga chief, [155].
Shingiss, Delaware chief, [45], [190], [194], [237].
Shinn, Benjamin, attacked by Indians, [247].
Shinnston, W. Va., [343].
Shiver, John, captured by Indians, [282], [283].
Shores, Thomas, captured by Indians, [201].
Short creek, settled on, [125].
Silver creek, [196].
Simcoe, John G., governor of Canada, [412].
Simpson’s creek, [156], [247], [343];
settled on, [118], [126];
foray on, [366].
Simpson, John, adventures of, [118], [119].
Sims, Bernard, killed by Indians, [291].
Sims, John, attacked by Indians, [291], [383].
Six Nations. See Iroquois.
Skegg’s creek, foray on, [385].
Skidmore, John, in Dunmore’s war, [170].
Skillern, George, in Hand’s expedition, [210], [211].
Slaughter, Col., in Dunmore’s war, [167], [175];
commandant at Louisville, [291];
in Piqua campaign, [305], [307];
at Moravian massacre, [321].
Slavery, first importation of negroes, [9], [10].
Sleeth, Alexander and Thomas, early settlers, [121].
Slover, John, captured by Indians, [335-338];
Narrative, [335].
Small pox, feared by Indians, [291].
Smally, James, killed by Indians, [282].
Smith, –––, of St. Asaph’s, [205].
Smith, Ballard, [94].
Smith, Benjamin, killed by Indians, [91].
Smith, James, imprisoned by French, [67];
captured by Indians, [79]:
chief of “Black-boys,” [105], [106], [109-115];
explores Kentucky, [115].
Smith, John, attempts western exploration, [64].
Smith, John, in Sandy-creek voyage, [81];
militia officer, [90].
Smith, Thomas, killed by Indians, [89], [90].
Smith, Mrs. Thomas, imprisoned by Indians, [90].
Smith, William H., St. Clair Papers, [404].
Snake, John and Thomas, Wyandot chiefs, [316], [317].
Snip, Wyandot chief, [316].
Snodgrass, James, killed by Indians, [374].
Snowy creek, massacre on, [280].
Snyder, Jacob, killed by Indians, [102].
Sodousky, James, on Bullitt’s survey, [146].
South Branch (or Fork) of Potomac, [75];
Dunkard massacre on, [76], [77];
Indians defeated on, [97];
Seybert massacre, [87-89];
emigrants from, [118-120], [122], [124-126];
Indians massacred on, [135].
South Carolina, [46], [59], [160].
Spanish, territorial claims of, [5];
colonizing efforts, [7];
capture Salling, [48], [49];
in Kentucky conspiracy, [130], [254], [258];
attack on St. Louis, [254].
Speed, Thomas, Wilderness Road, [384].
Spottswood, Gov., crosses Blue ridge, [64].
Springfield, W. Va., [91].
Sprout run, Borden Manor on, [51].
Squissatego, Seneca brave, [58].
Stalnaker, –––, settles on New, [59].
Stalnaker, Adam, attacked by Indians, [343].
Stalnaker, Jacob, settles on Tygart, [126];
attacked by Indians, [343].
Stamford, Ky., [197].
Station Camp creek, Boone on, [143].
Staunton, Va., [91];
settlement near, [49], [50];
Spectator, [53].
Steele, John, at Point Pleasant, [174].
Stephen, Adam, in Forbes’s campaign, [70];
in Sandy-creek voyage, [81];
in Dunmore’s war, [164].
Steeth, John, chases Indians, [246].
Steubenville, O., [78], [320].
Stewart, John, killed by Indians, [234].
Stites, –––, makes Miami purchase, [390].
Stone Coal creek, origin of name, [121].
Stone, Uriah, explores Kentucky, [115].
Stoner, Michael, explores Kentucky, [152], [190].
Stone’s river, origin of name, [115].
Stout, Benjamin, [126].
Strait, Jacob, killed by Indians, [375].
Stroud, Adam, killed by Indians, [136-138].
Stuart, Betsy, marries Woods, [54].
Stuart, Charles A., [53].
Stuart, David, marries Jane Lynn, [53].
Stuart, James, killed by Indians, [280].
Stuart, John, pioneer on Greenbrier, [53], [54], [57-59];
companion of Boone, [143], [144];
in Dunmore’s war, [159-161], [169], [170], [174];