From e-mail correspondence, James Sellars, August 3, 1998: Rhoda (LONG) GROUND should be listed with John LONG, her father. She was later married to Robert Ground and lived in Warren Co., KY.
Hello --
Rhoda Long, her father John Long, her mother (Mrs. John Long), and sisters were at Ruddle's Station when it was overrun. Rhoda was later interviewed by Lyman Draper. She was married to Robert Ground.
It seems to be generally accepted that Mrs. John Long is Mary Conway, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bridgewater) Conway, but does anyone have documentation of that?
My descendancy: John Conway-Elizabeth Bridgewater/Mary Conway-John Long/Rhoda-Robert Ground/Drusilla Ground-Jacob Gardner Boydstun/Martha Virginia Boydstun-Andrew Jackson Dukes/Roberta Drusilla Dukes-Jewell Moser Richardson/Jackson Moser Richardson-Margaret Loraine Lumpkin/Margaret Richardson-Michael Julian Bates
E-mail correspondence from James Sellars:
Bob,
Here's another brief account of the capture of Ruddell's Station.
James
Draper MSS 29J:18 - Draper's interview with Rhoda Ground
Bird's expedition - Ruddell's and Martin's Forts. >From Mrs. Rhoda (Long) Ground, Warren Co., Ky., Oct. 1844.
Ruddell's Station taken, June 1780 - The Indians first came and attacked with the (British?) - An old man named Goodknight was killed - Simon Girty and Micapah Calloway were with the enemy. Capt. Ruddell's family - John Long's family consisting of himself, wife and five children - one of the latter, a small boy, was scalped; John Denton, wife and one daughter, recollected and perhaps their children; also a family of Sellars.
Some of the prisoners were shortly after released; and others were kept in captivity till Wayne's Treaty of 1795.
Mrs. Ground (one of the children of Mr. Long) was a small girl when taken and can give no further information.
Subject: Error on Long Page
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:43:17 -0500
From: Margaret Bates <mrbates@swbell.net>
To: darby@visi.net
Hello --
http://www.shawhan.com/Long.html has an error in Rhoda Ground's
deposition -- there are some words left out.
"John Long's family consisting of himself, wife and five
children - one of the latter, a small boy, was scalped;"
is what the text says, but should say:
"John Longs family consisting of himself, wife and five children,
John Conaway, wife
and seven children -- one of the latter a small boy was scalped..."
Just happened to notice that, and it could be misleading.
Thanks!
Margaret Bates