(replied only to Collins list- as I'm not on the other) There is a bit of history on Fort Christianna at; http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindiansmonacan.htm RUCollins2@aol.com wrote: > > Kegley's Virginia Frontier_, 1938, F.B. Kegley, says: > > FORT CHRISTANNA BUILT FOR A PROTECTION TO FRIENDLY INDIANS > AND > WHITE SETTLERS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER, 1714 -snip- > > Who were these 12 men that resided in the fort? Fort Christianna is in Brunswick Co, VA, so the Rootsweb site might have more. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabrunsw/ (includes a chat room & query pages- thought htere are no COLLINS folks listed yet) > Who were the these "Friendly Indians"? The Monacans > > Brenda Collins Dillon -- elbrecht@worldnet.att.net or jjelbrec@aol.com >From beautiful, upstate NY. Near Schenectady, the city that used to 'Light and haul the world'.