I live within 3 miles of Paint Creek or in the book Painted Creek, part of the trail that they took to the salt springs at Malden, W.Va. about 10 miles from me, where they camped, hunted and took back salt to the Shawnee camp in Ohio. I was born in Pulaski, Va, near Dublin. It's my understanding that Mary Draper Ingles was living in Draper Valley on the New River in now Pulaski County, when she was captured. I have a photo of her family's ferry landing taken where I wrote in the early 1900's. Ingles Ferry. On her way back home with the Dutch woman, she made it to Mr. Harman's farm in Eggleston. I have seen the field before. I'm in Eggleston at least once a year. have relatives that live there. I love that part of the New River, very calm and deep with cliffs in some places. Curtis ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <mosesm@earthlink.net> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:58 AM Subject: [VAMONTGO] Indian captive stories > Wow, Sandy, that is a wonderful synopsis of places to look to do further > research on the subject of Mary Draper Ingles! Wish I was that > organized to send out information on the Indian incident that I do some > research on (Cornstalk 1763 Greenbrier County (nowWV) and Kerr's Creek > in Va....) Thanks for sharing all of that good information. I am a > member of the Rootsweb Indian Captives mail list : > > INDIAN-CAPTIVES-L@rootsweb.com > > I think that your letter would be very welcome on that mail list. It is > not a very active list, but by chance we have been chatting about two > females with the last name Castle on Col Bouquet's list of captives > released in 1764: > > >In the fall of 1764 Col Henry Bouquet of Fort Pitt Pa., returned many > >> Indian captives to their homes. Among them was an Elizabeth Castle of > >> Augusta Co. Va. > > > None of us can trace these females to a particular Indian incident from > our own research. I am descended from the Castle family that was in > Southwest Va in the 1700's and have no family stories of a > capture/massacre event in the tales told of my Castle family. Yet I > suspect that these girls may have been in the same area described below > when captured. But the released prisoners were from many areas of the > western frontier of the era---yet I feel as if they were RETURNED to > Augusta County which may have included the Blacksburg area (I am unclear > where the line between Augusta and Botetourt would have been in 1764). > > I guess that my questions are two: First does anyone on this list > recognize the Castle surname related to a Indian event? > > Second, Sandy, would you be interested in joining the Indian Captives > mail list and posting your letter? Or if not, would you mind if I > posted the letter giving you credit for having sent it originally on > another mail list? marsha in WV > > TracingMyRoots wrote: > > >The book "Follow the River" by James Alexander Thom is a story based on the > >experiences of Mary Draper Ingles who, in 1755, was captured in Montgomery > >Co, VA, by the Shawnee Indians, & taken to Ohio. She escaped and walked all > >the way back home, following the Ohio River, then the New River. Legend is > >that the 800 mile trek took ...... > > > >As you can probably tell, I'm fascinated by this story! :-) > >Sandy in Montgomery Co, Va > > > > > >> <> > > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Be sure and visit the Montgomery County VAGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/ >

Wow, Sandy, that is a wonderful synopsis of places to look to do further research on the subject of Mary Draper Ingles! Wish I was that organized to send out information on the Indian incident that I do some research on (Cornstalk 1763 Greenbrier County (nowWV) and Kerr's Creek in Va....) Thanks for sharing all of that good information. I am a member of the Rootsweb Indian Captives mail list : INDIAN-CAPTIVES-L@rootsweb.com I think that your letter would be very welcome on that mail list. It is not a very active list, but by chance we have been chatting about two females with the last name Castle on Col Bouquet's list of captives released in 1764: >In the fall of 1764 Col Henry Bouquet of Fort Pitt Pa., returned many >> Indian captives to their homes. Among them was an Elizabeth Castle of >> Augusta Co. Va. > None of us can trace these females to a particular Indian incident from our own research. I am descended from the Castle family that was in Southwest Va in the 1700's and have no family stories of a capture/massacre event in the tales told of my Castle family. Yet I suspect that these girls may have been in the same area described below when captured. But the released prisoners were from many areas of the western frontier of the era---yet I feel as if they were RETURNED to Augusta County which may have included the Blacksburg area (I am unclear where the line between Augusta and Botetourt would have been in 1764). I guess that my questions are two: First does anyone on this list recognize the Castle surname related to a Indian event? Second, Sandy, would you be interested in joining the Indian Captives mail list and posting your letter? Or if not, would you mind if I posted the letter giving you credit for having sent it originally on another mail list? marsha in WV TracingMyRoots wrote: >The book "Follow the River" by James Alexander Thom is a story based on the >experiences of Mary Draper Ingles who, in 1755, was captured in Montgomery >Co, VA, by the Shawnee Indians, & taken to Ohio. She escaped and walked all >the way back home, following the Ohio River, then the New River. Legend is >that the 800 mile trek took ...... > >As you can probably tell, I'm fascinated by this story! :-) >Sandy in Montgomery Co, Va > > >> <> >

The book "Follow the River" by James Alexander Thom is a story based on the experiences of Mary Draper Ingles who, in 1755, was captured in Montgomery Co, VA, by the Shawnee Indians, & taken to Ohio. She escaped and walked all the way back home, following the Ohio River, then the New River. Legend is that the 800 mile trek took her 6 weeks during Fall & Winter. This book was made into a movie and airs every now & then on the Hallmark Channel. www.amazon.com has the book & the DVD. Another book about the same story is "Shawnee Captive: The Story of Mary Draper Ingles" by Mary Furbee. I haven't read this one, but did find it on Amazon. The description sounds like it gives more background on Mary & her family before her capture, as well as telling the story of her capture and escape. Mary's capture took place near what is now called the Duck Pond on the Virginia Tech campus, in Blacksburg, VA. This area used to be named Draper's Meadow. (Note that there is some disagreement over the exact location of her capture, though.) The Palisades which Mary climbed are located at Eggleston, VA (Giles Co), off Rt. 460. See websites below for a photo of the Palisades. Here's a site written by a descendant of Mary Draper Ingles. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/draper.html Here are some sites with more of the story.....and some with photos. http://www.blueridgecountry.com/ingles/ingles.html http://www.aceraft.com/mediapg/medapg13.html http://maryinglestrailblazers.homestead.com/ Smithfield Plantation gift shop sells the first version of the story which was written by Mary's son. http://www.smithfieldplantation.org/giftshop.html Here's a site for descendants of Mary Draper Ingles, and a notice for a family reunion. http://genforum.genealogy.com/ingles/ As you can probably tell, I'm fascinated by this story! :-) Sandy in Montgomery Co, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: <chp_hays@yahoo.com> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:42 PM Subject: [VAMONTGO] Indian captive stories > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/954 > > Message Board Post: > > In tracing my various family lines I have come across some "Indian > captive" stories that are very interesting as well as entertaining. I > would like to collect some of these stories. If you have an "Indian > captive" story in your family, please email me, I would love to read about > them. > > Thanks, > > Curtis >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/950.1 Message Board Post: I read your message. My family was from Christiansburg and knew the Pates. I went to Heritage Quest Online and found Thomas and Katie Pate in the 1930 Census. In 1930 they had 5 children listed---William B age 15, James age 12(I think this should be Jane. There was a Jane in the 1920 Census listed as age 2 and 8/12), Richard E. age 8, Frank R. age 6 and Hyburnia age 3. In the 1920 Census they also had a daughter named Henrietta age 11, Bertha D. age 8 and a Katie E. age 11/12 months(she must have died as she's not listed in the 1930 Census) I hope this helps you in your search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/954 Message Board Post: In tracing my various family lines I have come across some “Indian captive” stories that are very interesting as well as entertaining. I would like to collect some of these stories. If you have an “Indian captive” story in your family, please email me, I would love to read about them. Thanks, Curtis

Walter Fulton King (no parents named) is a widower on 2/25/ 1919 and is 27 years old when he married Virginia Elizabeth Smith age 23 d/o Eldred & M. J. Smith Source Montgomery County Marriages 1919 line # 19 Living beside Norval Martin in 1930 census. Norval Martin lived in Riner, Va His son Ambrose still lives on the old home place property. 1920 living inChristiansburg, Montgomery County Va.; beside Samuel Keith & William Lawrence. It also states his parents were born in Tennessee. ----- Original Message ----- From: <davesytta@myway.com> To: <VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:52 AM Subject: [VAMONTGO] King in Montgomery County! > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: King-Pannell-Etc. > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/952 > > Message Board Post: > > I don't have very much on this King family. I am looking for info on the > family of Katherine Jane King Pannell. She was the Ggrandma of my nieces & > Grandma of my brother-in-law. She passed away a couple of weeks ago. Her > parents were Walter F. King & Virginia ?. She was b. abt 1928 in > Montgomery Co. VA.. She had brothers Walter F., & Gene, & a sister > Elizabeth who died before she did. I know that I am grasping at straws, > but would love to find something on her family. Any and all info on this > family is greatly appreciated. > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > This list's archives may be searched by going to URL: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VAMONTGO-L/ >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kiddoo, Lloyd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/953 Message Board Post: Looking for any birth/death/offspring information on William Kiddo Lloyd (lived Christiansburg, VA). Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: King-Pannell-Etc. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/952 Message Board Post: I don't have very much on this King family. I am looking for info on the family of Katherine Jane King Pannell. She was the Ggrandma of my nieces & Grandma of my brother-in-law. She passed away a couple of weeks ago. Her parents were Walter F. King & Virginia ?. She was b. abt 1928 in Montgomery Co. VA.. She had brothers Walter F., & Gene, & a sister Elizabeth who died before she did. I know that I am grasping at straws, but would love to find something on her family. Any and all info on this family is greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/yAC.2ACE/951 Message Board Post: I am looking for an obituary or any information regarding Ethel Gobble born in 1908 in possibly White Shoals District in Lee County, VA. Her father was possibly William Gobble born 1855 in VA. Mother Sarah Jane Roberts Gobble born 1869 in VA. Ethel had many siblings according to the 1910, 1920 and 1930 VA censuses. In the 1930 Wise county, Gladesville, VA census her siblings were Della, Coy, and Olin Gobble. At that time Ethel was 20 years old and worked as a waitress at a coffee shop. In later years I am told that she was a teacher in either Christiansburg or Radford, VA. She was still living in 1969. Do not have her death date if she is deceased. Any help would be greatly appreciated

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pate, Campell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/950 Message Board Post: Hello everyone! I'm seeking the names of Thomas and Katie (Campbell) Pate's children. I believe them to be listed on the 1930 census of Christiansburg, VA (Montgomery County). Thomas would have been about 63 years old and Katie 44 respectfully. Any assistance would be most appreciative. Have a great day and happy hunting!!

While this did not help me, I must say to you, thanks so very much for sharing. How nice of you to take the time to do this for others. Kathleen Estes

Column 4 (see top of all tax list postings) is for horses, not slaves. "0003" means he had three horses, mares, colts or mules. The Surname THARSH is indeed THRASH, but I spelled it the way it appeared on the lists. mike

_http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~plowscrew/_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~plowscrew/) In my studies, I have seen that MANY Hessians deserted and became Americans. Since there were so many Germans, still speaking German, in VA and PA, it was a snap! I am not sure the Continentals cared that much about them deserting, either, since they had "no dog in the hunt" but had been pressed into service by their Duke. Sharon

Oops, I also have a great-great grandmother PINES who was born in Lexington, Fayette County, KY in 1816 who married Christopher Columbus RAND in Charleston, Kanawha County, VA/WV in 1830. So, maybe you have just showed me her father or grandfather PINES here. She stated in the Census that her father and mother were born in VA. Does anyone have anything on this PINES reference here? Thanks again! Sharon Lee Gates Apopka, FL

Hi, thanks so very much for posting this. Can you please check Gasper Link again, though? How can he only have 3 blacks and no white? He is my forefather and had a wife and children, and one slave named "Bob" he left in his will. He was a Hessian soldier pressed into service by his Duke (of Hessia) who deserted and blended in with the Virginia Germans after being marched south after the Battle of Saratoga Springs as a POW of the Continental Army. Two of his daughters married Harless boys (Horlasch) and his granddaughter, Catherine's daughter with Abraham Harless, married John Fillinger and they crossed the mountains into what is now WV. If you can verify this information with Gasper Link, I would appreciate it. I am also descended from Sebastian "Boston" Nosler and the Price (Preiss) family-- all Germans. I hope to come up there this summer from Florida and see that place. How much lan d did 1795 Montgomery County, VA, encompass? Sharon Lee Gates Apopka, FL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pates, Burnett,Clark Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/949 Message Board Post: I looking for any information on a Thomas Pate and family. They might have lived in Christiansburg, VA on about 1918-19 on in Montgomery County. They are related somehow to my great grandmother Philis Pate. I believe Phillis parents were Lewis and June Pate. Phillis married Henry Burnet or Burnett and were living in Pulaski County, Va on or about 1878-79. Any assistance on the Pate faily would be most appreciative. Thank you for your time and efforts.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCoy-Franklin-Crist-Wyatt-Edwards-Garrett-Lewis-Parks-Long-Montgomery-Lessor-Flint- Melville=Mollenkamp-Wideman- Kumbeir- Barber Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAC.2ACE/948 Message Board Post: I have been trying for over 20 years to learn the identity of Harvey’s parents/siblings & the location of his birth. Place. Any help, suggestions & or information would be very much appreciated, I have really hit a brick wall. Below is a list of his & His wife’s children. I would be very interested in where Louisa was born, Her parents names were: John Crist, born in 1789 & Nancy Woodcock, born November 05, 1797, Louisa was one of nine children, she had 8 brothers & sisters. Thank You His great great-grandson Gayle M. Garrett Husband: Harvey McCoy Born: December 23,1813 in: Virginia, or could now be West Virginia or part of a neighboring State Married: October 03, 1842 in: Perry County, Indiana Died: December 17,1895 in: Appanoose County, Iowa Burial: December 1895 in: Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Monroe County, Iowa Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Louisa Crist Born: About. 1821 in: Indiana Died: December 18, 1893 in: Appanoose County, Iowa Burial: December 1893 in: Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Monroe County, Iowa Father: John Crist Mother: Nancy Woodcock Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1 Name: Matthias McCoy Born: July 10, 1843 in: Perry County, Indiana Married: in: M Died: Apri130, 1864 in: Killed in action in Civil War Battle at Mark's Mills, Arkansas Burial: Spouse: 2 Name: Jehu Hardy McCoy, my great grandfather Born: October 18, 1844 in: Perry County, Indiana M Died: August 04,1926 in: Graham County, Kansas Burial: in: Leland Cemetery, Leland TWP ., Graham County, Kansas Married: August 09, 1866 in: Centerville, Iowa Spouse: Elizabeth Wyatt. 3 Name: John Riggs McCoy Born: November 20, 1846 in: Perry Co. , Indiana M Died: February 22,1935 in: Ottumwa, Iowa, Wapello County Burial: February 22,1935 in: Brooks Cemetery, Wapello County, Iowa Married: May 10,1866 in: Appanoose County, Iowa Spouse: Eliza Ann Gillman 4 Name: Lewis C. McCoy Born: September 28,1848 in: Perry County, Indiana Died: October 05,1925 in: Appanoose County, Iowa M Burial: in: Hillcrest Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Appanoose County, Iowa Married: in: Spouse: Sarah K. Gray 5 Name: Melissa Ann "Sis" McCoy Born: August 10, 1853 in: Moravia, Iowa, Appanoose County Died: December 31, 1929 in: Iowa F Burial: in: Hillcrest Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Appanoose County, Iowa Married: in: Spouse: William Henry Pence 6 Name: Isaac Madison McCoy Born: May 27, 1855 in: Moravia, Iowa, Appanoose County M Died: January 09,1937 in: Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma Burial: January 12, 1937 in: Collinsville Cemetery Married: May 30, 1875 in: Spouse: Alice Jane Main 7 Name: Arstarkus McCoy Born: April 11, 1858 in: Iowa M Died: March 11, 1926 in: Moravia, Iowa, Appanoose County Burial: in: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Moravia, Iowa, Appanoose County 1