It is my understanding George KORNEGAY and George KOONCE were the only surviving children of the melee. They were held by the Indians for 3 months and then rescued by the newly formed militiamen. Jacob MILLER, a Swiss Schoolmaster and Justice of the Peace were their guardians til they reached majority. Thank you for sharing this information. If, by chance, anyone has the opportunity to read the 4 volumes of the VIRGINIA COMPANY BOOKS usually copies are in the State Archives Libraries. Much history will be gained from these books. A similiar massacre in Colonial Virginia happened and it listed the names of the people. The wording and spelling was much different in 1609-1624. Interesting reading. Kathy and Eddie thank you for sharing. Gayle W. Licari Kathy J Chruscielski wrote: > I have come across this in a book called 'Cape Fear' I don't have the > author's name but can find it if need to. Thanks to him/her this sheds > light into our ancestors lives on that fatal day. I hope the author does > not get mad at me for this. It is being offered free of charge with the > heartfelt thanks of the Kornegay clan (at least my heartfelt thnaks). on > pg 22 the following was written: The New Bern colony on the Nuese River > had cheated the indians in trade and had taken game, ammunition, and arms > away from them. The Indians had saved up their resentments until one > September morning in 1711 when five hundred braves in small bands drifted > into New Bern, pretending friendly errands. Within two hours of the > signal for attack they slaughtered 130 settlers. Infants they swung > against trees. Stakes were driven through women's bodies. In one account, > the pillage is so unlike Indian warfare as to suggest a renegade white > among them. Says Samuel A'Court Ashe: Bodies were fancifully arrayed by > the savages in their wild and merry glee. Mr. Nevill, an old gentleman, > was laid on the floor with a clean pillow beneath his head, which was > ornamented with his wife's headdress, while Mrs. Nevill was set upon her > knees in the chimney corner, her hands lifted up as though in prayer; and > a son was laid out in the yard with a pillow under his head and a bunch > of rosemary at his nose. > > Then on pg 31 the following: Warfare among the whites suggested to the > unhappy indians that a good time had arrived--perhaps the best and last > opportunity ever--to rid their country of the invaders. Tuscarora > Indians, who occupied much of the coastal plain, arose quickly and on > September 22, 1711, began three daysof slaughter that came very close to > wiping out the whole colony. Men, women, and children fell > indiscriminately beneath their bloody axes. The town of Bath and the old > Albemarle area excaped only because a friendly Tuscarora chief in that > part of the colony refused to join the fight. > > Note: If anyone would like to comment on this they are welcome. My name > is Eddie Lynn Davis davises@airmail.net > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ====