Hello all, I'm forwarding a story I found on the KYROOTS list that mentions a couple of my distant HART relatives. Thought others might be interested in this story, too! Regards, Terri McDonald Hauk [email protected] > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:05:05 -0500 > From: GLENDA SIZEMORE <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Calloway Girls History Question > > From: The Life of Daniel Boone by-Lyman C. Draper, LL.D edited by-Ted > Franklin Belue: > > Jemima Boone, the second daughter of Daniel Boone, then in her fourteenth > year, having previously received a cane-stab in her foot, which was quite > painful, asked Elizabeth and Frances Callaway----familiarly known as Betsy > and Fanny Callaway----daughters of Col. Richard Callaway, the former about > sixteen, and the latter fourteen years of age, to accompany her on a little > excursion on the river, where she might plunge her foot in the water to > ease the pain. They readily consented. Nathan Reid, a young Virginian who > had arrived in the country in May preceding with Captain Floyd, was invited > to join them to paddle the canoe, which he promised to do. But when they > were ready to start shortly after, he was just then engaged, and they went > without him. > > To make a long story short. They got too far down river from Boonesborough > and were captured by Indians. > > The rescuers listed in the book are: Daniel Boone, Captain Floyd and Nathan > Reid, Colonel Callaway, Capt. Nathaniel Hart, Capt. David Hart, Capt. David > Gass, Flanders Callaway (who later married Jemima), John McMillen, William > Bush, John Martin, a Smith is mentioned with no first name, and it said > five of six other men from the fort. > > All of the girls were rescued. > > Hope this helps, > Glenda >