Do any of the Ferrell researchers have info regarding this John Pharrell? Any opinions re: his relationship to William?? > > > > While thumbing through a copy of Charles A. Hanna's THE WILDERNESS > > TRAIL, OR THE VENTURES AND ADVENTURES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TRADERS ON THE > > ALLEGHENY PATH, 1911, REPRINTED 1995, I found this tantalizing fragment > > that may be of interest to Ferrell researchers: > > > > Vol. II, p. 380..... "Killed in the Lower Shaney Town, by Wapthamy, a > > Shaney (Shawnee): > > > > Lazarus Lowery > > John Quigly > > William Write > > John Edny > > Pat'k Moran > > JOHN PHARRELL > > John McCotter > > Samuel Gest > > Pat'k Quinn" > > > > This list is from a much larger list of persons killed in the conflicts > > stirred up by the French and Indian War. This larger list is in the > > British Museum Collection of the Bouquest Papers and is not dated, but > > appears to have been wriiten in 1763 or 1764. Appears to be summary in > > nature.... > > > > The William Ferrell who was killed at New Garden, 15 June 1778, my > > ancestor and ancestor of at least the Logan county Ferrells, was bound > > out as an orphan to a man named John Archer 26 Nov. 1759 per Augusta > > County Parish register book. Chalkley's court minutes for March, 1759 > > has this orphan William's father as John Farrell..... Could these Johns > > be the same. Any comments, please? > > > > Is anyone familiar with WAPTHAMY, or the Lazarus Lowery and Samuel Gest > > on this list? > > > > Brenda >