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    1. [OHWASH] RE: George Miller & Ohio Indian captives
    2. I can't help you with George Miller inquiry. The names you are searching are not in my Miller or Carpenter ancestry. I think you join most of us genealogists who hear stories about Indians in our heritage; some true, some fancy. Well, here's mine -- which I accept as being more than fancy but not absolutely proven as true. You may have heard the legend of Chief Blue Jacket, born Marmaduke Van Swearingen b. Jan. 2, 1763 in Pennsylvania. He was captured June 5, 1771 by the Shawnees while he was hunting with his brother. They let his brother go and he willingly went with the Shawnee warriors who adopted him. Legend has it he taught a young Tecumseh to be a warrier. In 1785, he was elected Chief of the Maykujay Shawnees. Blue Jacket led the Shawnee Nation in wars against the white men. He married Wabethe and they had no children that were verified. In August 1795, Blue Jacket & 90 chiefs from 12 tribes of the Old Northwest signed their marks to the Treat of Greenville. He died June 26, 1810 in Sandwich, Canada. Chief Blue Jacket was my 1st cousin, 7 times removed. And since he was adopted by the Indian Nation, I do not claim any direct Indian blood. If you decide to research this further, you'll find a raging controversy (probably as old as Blue Jacket himself) as to whether or not he was Marmaduke Van Swearingen. I'm on the "he was" side. You'll find his story fascinating.

    11/20/2003 04:43:55