This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: farmgand88 Surnames: PEARCE, VAUGHN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.illinois.counties.white/4535.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found this article on the Internet. I may have some more on the Pearces as a distant cousin is a Pearce, descended from the Vaughn family. Dick Williams. Scamper at srt.com Among the early settlers to Indian Creek Township was a John Pond, who settled there about 1815. In a few years he had neighbors, and the community was called the Pond Settlement. One day Pond was away from home, helping some of his new neighbors raise a cabin, and when he returned in the evening he found the Indians had scalped his wife and two little boys. Pond lost no time in calling upon his neighbors, and before midnight a pursuing party of vengeance was formed composed of Pond, Hosea Pearce and a Mr. Trousdale. They soon found their trail, which they could easily follow by noting the disturbed condition of the wild pea vines and prairie grass. Not till the fourth day did the party discover a "fresh sign." Next morning at sunrise they found in the Okaw bottoms three Indians, making their breakfast off of a wild turkey. Each white man picked out his Indian and fired at him. One of the guns missed fire. Two Indians fell dead. The other one got away by getting to the river, where they lost his track. (Continued next week) ........ The Genealogy Library is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ........ Address letters to Genealogy, White County Historical Society, PO Box 121, Carmi, IL 62821. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the Notes from the White County Historical Society Page Return to the White County ILGenWeb Page The Coordinator for the White County, Illinois ILGenWeb page is Cindy Birk Conley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2001 by Cindy Birk Conley, all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercial use of the information contained in these pages is strictly prohibited without prior permission. If copied, this copyright notice must appear with the information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.