Here's a site with much more about the Calloway girls and the Harts in Boonesborough http://www.airtanker.com/mcnally/hart/index.html Terri Hauk wrote: > 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 > >