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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The Hoosier Genealogist
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana
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Category : Bloomington (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Category : Bloomington (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Diggin' for Davises
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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History of Warren County, N.J.
Author: George Wyckoff Cummins
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Category : Warren County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Category : Warren County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Captives of Abb's Valley
Author: James Moore
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ISBN: 9781782820406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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A tragedy of Virginian colonial frontier In the summer of 1786 a large war party of Shawnee Indians entered Abb's Valley, Virginia, and descended on the household of militia officer Captain John Moore which included members of his immediate family together with hired labourers. The family occupied a substantial log building and were well armed, so Moore believed that his family was well placed to fight off a small Indian attack. The nearest homestead was six miles away and Moore, relying on his own abilities, thought it unnecessary to follow the example of neighbours by taking refuge in the nearest fort. The attack achieved complete surprise and Moore was killed before he could reach the safety of the house. What followed was an appalling, but typical, Indian massacre of the colonial period frontier in the 18th century. Various family members, young and old, were slaughtered on the spot, the property was set alight and a substantial herd of livestock was taken. Surviving members of the Moore family were taken as captives to the Indian townships, several of them being murdered on the journey. Once the survivors reached the Indian village there followed another period of torture which for Mrs. Moore and a teenage daughter proved fatal. Two young women survived their ordeals to eventually be ransomed. The story of this notable frontier tragedy was written by James Moore, a son of Mary Moore, who was one of the two ransomed captives. This a vital account of the struggles endured by the early settlers of the American wilderness and will be of essential interest to anyone interested in the early history of the state of Virginia. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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ISBN: 9781782820406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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A tragedy of Virginian colonial frontier In the summer of 1786 a large war party of Shawnee Indians entered Abb's Valley, Virginia, and descended on the household of militia officer Captain John Moore which included members of his immediate family together with hired labourers. The family occupied a substantial log building and were well armed, so Moore believed that his family was well placed to fight off a small Indian attack. The nearest homestead was six miles away and Moore, relying on his own abilities, thought it unnecessary to follow the example of neighbours by taking refuge in the nearest fort. The attack achieved complete surprise and Moore was killed before he could reach the safety of the house. What followed was an appalling, but typical, Indian massacre of the colonial period frontier in the 18th century. Various family members, young and old, were slaughtered on the spot, the property was set alight and a substantial herd of livestock was taken. Surviving members of the Moore family were taken as captives to the Indian townships, several of them being murdered on the journey. Once the survivors reached the Indian village there followed another period of torture which for Mrs. Moore and a teenage daughter proved fatal. Two young women survived their ordeals to eventually be ransomed. The story of this notable frontier tragedy was written by James Moore, a son of Mary Moore, who was one of the two ransomed captives. This a vital account of the struggles endured by the early settlers of the American wilderness and will be of essential interest to anyone interested in the early history of the state of Virginia. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind
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Category : Greene County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Category : Greene County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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(New York, N.Y.) ... March 4, 1974
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation
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Category : Transportation and state
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Transportation and state
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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The Tunis Hood Family
Author: Dellmann Osborne Hood
Publisher: Binford & Mort Publishing
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Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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This is the biography of the Tunis Family a more or less typical very early American Family; its ancestry, national origin and far flung branches of thousands of known descendants and allied connections.
Publisher: Binford & Mort Publishing
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Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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This is the biography of the Tunis Family a more or less typical very early American Family; its ancestry, national origin and far flung branches of thousands of known descendants and allied connections.
Genealogical memoir of the Newcomb family
Author: John Bearse Newcomb
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Languages : en
Pages : 642
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Languages : en
Pages : 642
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Workman Family History
Author: Thelma Chidester Anderson
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Languages : en
Pages : 872
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This is a record of the Workmans from 1534 in England.
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Languages : en
Pages : 872
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This is a record of the Workmans from 1534 in England.