This story begins in 1786 with John Flynn, his wife Elizabeth (Halstead), daughter Mary (b;1772), Nancy (b: 1778 ), Chloe (b:1781) and John W. Flynn (b: 1782) . John had built a cabin about a half mile from the Kanawha River on Cabin Creek. John, Elizabeth and oldest daughter Mary had gone to the corn patch to repair some fence that had been thrown down by bears. They were attacked by Shawnee Indians and two shots rang out, killing John . The Indians thinking Mary had been killed, since she was on the ground by her father, passed her by .They took Elizabeth captive and headed for the cabin.
They captured Nancy, Chloe and John, ransacked the cabin, taking provisions, bedding and anything else they could use, then set fire to the cabin. They began their trip to their village ,driving their captives ahead of them. It is thought that they were headed to what is now known as Sandusky Ohio.
Mary, after the Indians had left, escaped into the woods and made her way to a near by settlement. She later married Adam Mann Sr.
Elizabeth was required to gather wood and do other hard jobs during her three years captivity and endured grief and many hardships and death soon claimed her. Her body was buried after the Indian fashion.
Chloe only remained with the Indians for a short time before being traded for by Daniel Boone. She remained with the Daniel Boone family for some time and later went to live with her sister Mary and her husband Adam. She remained with them until she married John C. ?Peddler John? Ballard in 1799.
Nancy became the Chiefs woman and remained with the Indians until she was re-captured by some settlers, which is thought to be some of the Halstead?s (Nancy?s mother family). She was with child , fathered by the Shawnee chief, when she was taken, and gave birth to a girl in 1796 which she named Elizabeth. Four years later she met George Miller. They were married on November 3, 1800. George gave Elizabeth his last name and He and Nancy added three boys and two girls to the family
.John W. Flynn remained with the Indians for a number of years. When he became old enough he was taught the Indian ways and became a successful hunter. Because of his skills as a hunter he became valuable and was traded between other Indian tribes. During his stay with the Indians he learned six native languages and French.. As he grew older he became dissatisfied with the Indian way of life and decided to leave so went to Fort Wayne. There he met a Mr. Johnson who ran the local trading post.. He hired on at $700 per year, as interpreter. After seven years he left and went to Miami County, Ohio where he bought 320 acres of land. He built a log cabin and made other improvements and then married Miss Agnes Priest.
When the Indian War of 1812 broke out he became employed by the government and returned to the wilderness to scout the number of Indians, their whereabouts and their flaws . After the war he returned to Miami Co., Ohio.
He and Agnes had fourteen children on the farm and he remained there until his death on June 9, 1857. Agnes lived there until her death in Feb. 1866.
They captured Nancy, Chloe and John, ransacked the cabin, taking provisions, bedding and anything else they could use, then set fire to the cabin. They began their trip to their village ,driving their captives ahead of them. It is thought that they were headed to what is now known as Sandusky Ohio.
Mary, after the Indians had left, escaped into the woods and made her way to a near by settlement. She later married Adam Mann Sr.
Elizabeth was required to gather wood and do other hard jobs during her three years captivity and endured grief and many hardships and death soon claimed her. Her body was buried after the Indian fashion.
Chloe only remained with the Indians for a short time before being traded for by Daniel Boone. She remained with the Daniel Boone family for some time and later went to live with her sister Mary and her husband Adam. She remained with them until she married John C. ?Peddler John? Ballard in 1799.
Nancy became the Chiefs woman and remained with the Indians until she was re-captured by some settlers, which is thought to be some of the Halstead?s (Nancy?s mother family). She was with child , fathered by the Shawnee chief, when she was taken, and gave birth to a girl in 1796 which she named Elizabeth. Four years later she met George Miller. They were married on November 3, 1800. George gave Elizabeth his last name and He and Nancy added three boys and two girls to the family
.John W. Flynn remained with the Indians for a number of years. When he became old enough he was taught the Indian ways and became a successful hunter. Because of his skills as a hunter he became valuable and was traded between other Indian tribes. During his stay with the Indians he learned six native languages and French.. As he grew older he became dissatisfied with the Indian way of life and decided to leave so went to Fort Wayne. There he met a Mr. Johnson who ran the local trading post.. He hired on at $700 per year, as interpreter. After seven years he left and went to Miami County, Ohio where he bought 320 acres of land. He built a log cabin and made other improvements and then married Miss Agnes Priest.
When the Indian War of 1812 broke out he became employed by the government and returned to the wilderness to scout the number of Indians, their whereabouts and their flaws . After the war he returned to Miami Co., Ohio.
He and Agnes had fourteen children on the farm and he remained there until his death on June 9, 1857. Agnes lived there until her death in Feb. 1866.
This story begins in 1786 with John Flynn, his wife Elizabeth (Halstead), daughter Mary (b;1772), Nancy (b: 1778 ), Chloe (b:1781) and John W. Flynn (b: 1782) . John had built a cabin about a half mile from the Kanawha River on Cabin Creek. John, Elizabeth and oldest daughter Mary had gone to the corn patch to repair some fence that had been thrown down by bears. They were attacked by Shawnee Indians and two shots rang out, killing John . The Indians thinking Mary had been killed, since she was on the ground by her father, passed her by .They took Elizabeth captive and headed for the cabin.
They captured Nancy, Chloe and John, ransacked the cabin, taking provisions, bedding and anything else they could use, then set fire to the cabin. They began their trip to their village ,driving their captives ahead of them. It is thought that they were headed to what is now known as Sandusky Ohio.
Mary, after the Indians had left, escaped into the woods and made her way to a near by settlement. She later married Adam Mann Sr.
Elizabeth was required to gather wood and do other hard jobs during her three years captivity and endured grief and many hardships and death soon claimed her. Her body was buried after the Indian fashion.
Chloe only remained with the Indians for a short time before being traded for by Daniel Boone. She remained with the Daniel Boone family for some time and later went to live with her sister Mary and her husband Adam. She remained with them until she married John C. ?Peddler John? Ballard in 1799.
Nancy became the Chiefs woman and remained with the Indians until she was re-captured by some settlers, which is thought to be some of the Halstead?s (Nancy?s mother family). She was with child , fathered by the Shawnee chief, when she was taken, and gave birth to a girl in 1796 which she named Elizabeth. Four years later she met George Miller. They were married on November 3, 1800. George gave Elizabeth his last name and He and Nancy added three boys and two girls to the family
.John W. Flynn remained with the Indians for a number of years. When he became old enough he was taught the Indian ways and became a successful hunter. Because of his skills as a hunter he became valuable and was traded between other Indian tribes. During his stay with the Indians he learned six native languages and French.. As he grew older he became dissatisfied with the Indian way of life and decided to leave so went to Fort Wayne. There he met a Mr. Johnson who ran the local trading post.. He hired on at $700 per year, as interpreter. After seven years he left and went to Miami County, Ohio where he bought 320 acres of land. He built a log cabin and made other improvements and then married Miss Agnes Priest.
When the Indian War of 1812 broke out he became employed by the government and returned to the wilderness to scout the number of Indians, their whereabouts and their flaws . After the war he returned to Miami Co., Ohio.
He and Agnes had fourteen children on the farm and he remained there until his death on June 9, 1857. Agnes lived there until her death in Feb. 1866.
They captured Nancy, Chloe and John, ransacked the cabin, taking provisions, bedding and anything else they could use, then set fire to the cabin. They began their trip to their village ,driving their captives ahead of them. It is thought that they were headed to what is now known as Sandusky Ohio.
Mary, after the Indians had left, escaped into the woods and made her way to a near by settlement. She later married Adam Mann Sr.
Elizabeth was required to gather wood and do other hard jobs during her three years captivity and endured grief and many hardships and death soon claimed her. Her body was buried after the Indian fashion.
Chloe only remained with the Indians for a short time before being traded for by Daniel Boone. She remained with the Daniel Boone family for some time and later went to live with her sister Mary and her husband Adam. She remained with them until she married John C. ?Peddler John? Ballard in 1799.
Nancy became the Chiefs woman and remained with the Indians until she was re-captured by some settlers, which is thought to be some of the Halstead?s (Nancy?s mother family). She was with child , fathered by the Shawnee chief, when she was taken, and gave birth to a girl in 1796 which she named Elizabeth. Four years later she met George Miller. They were married on November 3, 1800. George gave Elizabeth his last name and He and Nancy added three boys and two girls to the family
.John W. Flynn remained with the Indians for a number of years. When he became old enough he was taught the Indian ways and became a successful hunter. Because of his skills as a hunter he became valuable and was traded between other Indian tribes. During his stay with the Indians he learned six native languages and French.. As he grew older he became dissatisfied with the Indian way of life and decided to leave so went to Fort Wayne. There he met a Mr. Johnson who ran the local trading post.. He hired on at $700 per year, as interpreter. After seven years he left and went to Miami County, Ohio where he bought 320 acres of land. He built a log cabin and made other improvements and then married Miss Agnes Priest.
When the Indian War of 1812 broke out he became employed by the government and returned to the wilderness to scout the number of Indians, their whereabouts and their flaws . After the war he returned to Miami Co., Ohio.
He and Agnes had fourteen children on the farm and he remained there until his death on June 9, 1857. Agnes lived there until her death in Feb. 1866.
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