This is a wonderful clue. Thank you so much for posting it. I have a biography of Daniel Boone (recently published) that also suggests another possibility. I'm writing this from school and don't have my records in front of me. Apparently about 1768 a band of hunters were hunting with Daniel Boone's brother-in-law. They went all the way to New Orleans, where they sold their hides, etc. On the way back, they were attacked by Indians and robbed of their money. Several of them were killed and a number of them were wounded. I will look up that reference tonight and post it to the list tomorrow. By the way--while we are on the subject of Meshach--the "German connection" came up again in a letter I received from a distant relative. She claims that old family lore states that these Inmans owned property in Germany and were very rich. Their properties were confiscated after they came to America. I believe that Meshach's wife was definitely German--so family lore may have crossed the two individuals--just as family lore may have crossed Daniel Boone with his brother-in-law. Barbara --- ScandalMcC@aol.com wrote: > Many of you are familiar with the tale of Meshack > Inman's death in 1767 on > what would have been called a "long hunt." The > version told in the Missouri > Historical Society publication c. 1902/4 (?) first > claimed he had died while > on a hunt with Daniel Boone near Nick-a-Jack Cave, > but the extensive > descriptions of Boone's hunts (Draper, et.al.) - and > particularly those on > which comrades died - has never mentioned an Inman > or anyone associated > closely with them. > > You will recall that the Inman holdings in Burke Co. > were near Linville R. > which drew its name from the family of William > Linville, a close relative by > marriage of Boone. > > Dr. Archibald Henderson (a relative of land > speculator/developer Richard > Henderson of Orange Co. NC) , in his "The Conquest > of the Old Southwest," > includes a reference to hunters/traders killed in > 1767 that might provide > some clue as to when/where Meshack died, > particularly if you look in the > archives of Gov. William Tryon of colonial North > Carolina. > > Henderson writes: > > "During the summer of 1766, while Boone's friend and > close connection, > Captain William Linville, his son John, and another > young man, named > John Williams, were in camp some ten miles below > Linville Falls, they > were unexpectedly fired upon by a hostile band of > Northern Indians, and > before they had time to fire a shot, a second volley > killed both the > Linvilles and severely wounded Williams, who after > extraordinary > sufferings finally reached the settlements." In May, > 1767, four traders > and a half-breed child of one of them were killed in > the Cherokee > country. In the summer of this year Governor William > Tryon of North > Carolina laid out the boundary line of the > Cherokees, and upon his > return issued a proclamation forbidding any purchase > of land from the > Indians and any issuance of grants for land within > one mile of the > boundary line. Despite this wise precaution, seven > North Carolina > hunters who during the following September had > lawlessly ventured into > the mountain region some sixty miles beyond the > boundary were fired > upon, and several of them killed." > > This last reference, which I had never seen before, > could include Meshack > Inman. The timing, however, is problemmatic: I've > never seen a reference to > the Inmans in early Rowan (later Burke) Co. before > 1771 when Ezekiel was > constable in the Linville Falls area, or four years > after Meshack reportedly > was killed. Long hunters, too, originated in > Albemarle Co., where the Inmans > lived before Burke. > > Randy McConnell > ===== Dr.Barbara Inman Beall, BBeall43@yahoo.com, BIBeall@email.msn.com Online Journal: http://twigs-of-inman-spence.rootsweb.com For permission to access MyFamily.com database: Barbara 4902@myfamily.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/