This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Quick/ Kentucky to Canada Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TBCBAIB/497.588.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Paul, in response to youre question about My g.g.g.g. grandfather Joseph Quick, he was the son of John Alexander Quick, native of Cornwall, england they came to America and settled in the Kentucky near cinncinatti, Ohio, left America because of the Revolunary war, moved to Canada around 1790, John Quick, father of Joseph, was called Alexander, but on legal records he is named John, John Alexander Quick, in 1794, John and wife Mary, had 14 children, in the cencus john, and mary also had a son Alexander born in 1800, making 15 children , four had been captured by the indians, the story goes , that John Alexander was born in Scotland emigrated to Kentucky, settled in Ohio, Joseph, his son and 2 or 3 sister went picking berries, on the banks of the Ohio River and were captured by the indians,taken to the indian village, kept captive for thirteen years, as a slave, His Indian name was "Black Squrell", the village is possibly that of Joseph Brant, Joseph and another boy esca! ped on foot to the present site of Trenton, MI, located on the banks of the Detroit, River, they swam to an Island in the river, with the aid of a baswood log, the Island was Groose Isle. then to another, Bois de Blanc Isle. finally to the fort at Amhersberb, Ontario, there they entered the fort undetected by anyone, They told their stories to the Col. on charge, " Col. Elloitt. he sent for Mr. and Mrs Quick, and joseph was identified by a scar on his soulder and a crooked toe, the boy remembered that his mother had a mole on her face. which she did, One Daughter, was ransomed by Mr. Quick, for $5. dollars and a horse, this was Polly, who married a Mr. Ramsey. there is no other indication at his time of the others being found.