Ruddell's Station
BEARD, ANDREW SR. (cl730----) He may have been the Andrew "Bartle" who served under Captain Isaac Ruddell in 1779 at Ruddell's Station. He was wounded at Ruddell's Station during the March 10, 1780 Indian attack and it was Captain Ruddell that removed the bullet. He was listed with his family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal.
BEARD, MAGDALENA (c.1739--) Wife of Andrew Beard was born about 1739. She was listed with her family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal.
BEARD, ANDREW JR (c.1768--) Son of Andrew beard Sr. was born about 1768. He was listed with his family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal. He married Sarah Thornhill 1801 in Bourbon Co., KY.
BEARD, MICHAEL (c.1769--) Son of Andrew Beard Sr. was born about 1769. He was listed with his family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal.
BEARD, BARBARA (c1771--) Daughter of Andrew Beard was born about 1771. She was listed with her family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal.
BEARD, GEORGE (c.1771--) Son of Andrew beard was born about 1771. He was listed with his family in a prisoner return dated 1782 as residing in St. Lawrence suburbs near Montreal.
BEARD, JOHN (c.1781----) Son of Andrew beard was born about 1781 in Canada.
BURGER, JOHN Sr. He served at Logan's Station beginning October 7, 1779 then was transferred to captain Ruddell's company. He also served from March 10 to June 24, 1780 at Ruddell's Station. After his return from captivity he married Catherine Eddleman.
BURGER, MRS. (--1780) Mrs. Burger was possibly the wife of John Burger. Daniel Trabue wrote about the death of this woman and said "they killed old Mistress Barger, an old Dutch woman who we were acquainted with. As one company of Indians marched along, this old woman behind, one Indian behind her he would jump up and wave his tomahawk and cut a number of capers and then killed her. The blow came when this old lady was not expecting it. They finished her and scalped her and then raised a dreadful yell."
BURGER, JOHN Jr. Son of John Burger. He served at Logan's Station beginning October 7, 1779 then was transferred to captain Ruddell's company. He also served from March 10 to June 24, 1780 at Ruddell's Station. He may be the same who married Caty Zumwalt May 1, 1788 in Bourbon Co., KY.
BURGER, ANN MARY. Daughter of John Burger who later married Christian Spears.
BURGER, BARBARA. According to an August 23, 1783 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, "Barbary" was listed as a prisoner among the Indians. Many others in the list were from Ruddell's and Martin's Stations, but its not certain she is related to John Burger of Ruddell's Station.
BURGER, HENRY He served at Logan's Station beginning February 20, 1779 then was transferred to Captain Isaac Ruddell's company. He also served from March 10 to June 24, 1780 in Captain Ruddell's company. Henry may be the same who married Elizabeth Maitzy May 12, 1797 in Bourbon Co., KY.
BYRD, JOHN. In 1819 John Byrd deposed that "he came to Ky. in fall of 1779, settled at Ruddle's Station and remained in Station until June 1780; that in Feb., 1780, he went from said station in company with Isaac Ruddle and Wm. Marshall and came to a cabin and remained all night; that Ruddle had a warrant to lay on some land for the father of the deponent. He served at Ruddell's Station in 1779 and 1780.
CLOYD, JOHN "JACK" He served as drummer in Captain Ruddell's company in 1779 and from March 10 to June 24, 1780.
COIL, MARTIN. Son of Valentine "Felty" and Margaret Coil. He was a captive among the Indians in 1782.
COIL, BARBARA. Wife of Martin Coil and a captive of the Indians in 1782.
COIL, VALENTINE "FELTY" (c.1768-1853) Son of Martin and Barbara Coil was born about 1768 in Virginia. He died November 28, 1853 in Fayette County, Ohio.
COIL, MARY "POLLY" (c.1762-1857) Daughter of Martin and Barbara Coil was born about 1762 in Virginia. She died November 28, 1857 in Fayette County, Virginia.
COIL, CHRISTIAN. Son of Martin and Barbara Coil and a captive among the Indians.
COIL, BARBARA. Daughter of Martin and Barbara Coil.
CONWAY, JOHN Sr. (c.1710-1801) He was born near Dublin, Ireland about 1710. He married Elizabeth Bridgwater about 1752 in Henrico Co., Virginia and had ten children. He died December 4, 1801 in Bourbon County, KY.
CONWAY, ELIZABETH (BRIDGEWATER) (c.1735-1809) She was born about 1735 in England. Wife of John Conway. She died July 30,1809 in Bourbon Co., KY.
CONWAY, SARAH "SALLY" (1773-1845) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Conway was born June 25, 1773. She married Nathaniel Underwood February 14, 1793 in Bourbon Co., KY. She died September 19,1845 in Sangamon Co., IL.
CONWAY, JOHN Jr. (1758-1837) Son of John and Elizabeth Conway was born August 10, 1758 in Henrico Co., VA. He married Anna Sutton April 15, 1790 in Bourbon County, KY and they had six children. He died June 15, 1837 in Nicholas Co., KY.
CONWAY, JOSEPH (1763-1830) Son of John and Elizabeth Conway was born December 14,1763 in Greenbriar Co., VA. He married Elizabeth Caldwell February 23, 1792 in Bourbon Co., KY. He and his wife had I I children. He died December 27 1830 in St. Louis, MO.
CONWAY, JESSE (1761-1840) Son of John and Elizabeth Conway was born December 17,1761, Fincastle Co., VA. Jesse married three times. His first wife was Hanna Tharp who he married May 18, 1789 in Bourbon Co., KY. His second wife was Elizabeth McCall and they were married December 25, 1807 in Barren Co., KY. He married Margaret __________November 7, 1825 in Madison Co., IL. He died October 9, 1840 in Green Co., IL. He received a pension in 1832.
CONWAY, NANCY (1770-c.1840) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Conway was born January 28, 1770. She married Basil Wells June 6, 1786 in Bourbon Co., KY. She died after 1840 in Gallatin Co., KY.
DAVIS, GEORGE. There was a George Davis who sold land in Rockingham County, VA in 1779 and could very well be the same man who was serving at Ruddell's Station from March 10 to June 26, 1780.
DAVIS, THOMAS Born about 1768. He later married Sarah Ruddell.
DAVIS, JOHN Brother of Samuel Davis..
DAVIS, SAMUEL (1765--). Brother of John Davis. He was born in Pennsylvania. He came to Ruddell's Station from Rockingham County, Virginia in 1779. He enlisted in Captain Ruddell's company. A Samule Davis was listed as a prisoner among the Indians in 1783. After his captivity he lived in Mercer County, Kentucky. He received a pension in 1834 which stated "in 1779 soldiers father moved from Rockingham Cty VA to Riddle's Station in what is now Bourbon Cty KY (then in VA) & soldier lived there & enlisted there under his brother Lt John Davis & was taken prisoner by the Shawnee Indians & after his release he returned to KY & settled at Danville in Mercer Cty KY & lived there until the death of his wife about 1829 & had been living amongst his children of which some were in Mercer Cty KY some in Todd Cty KY & some in Henry Cty KY where he had been since Aug 1833, soldier was born 1765 in PA."
DAVIS, WILLIAM He served at Ruddell's Station from March 10 to June 24, 1780 and was probably captured.
DAVIS, ISAAC Captive of the Indians in 1782.
DENTON, JOHN Sr. (c. 1742-1824) Son of Robert and Jane (Moon) Denton was born about 1742 in Hampshire Co., VA. He was held captive at Montreal with most of his family until their release in July of 1783.He was married to Elizabeth Johnson about 1767 in Virginia. After his return from captivity he and his family settled in Garrard Co., KY. He died 1824 in Miller Co., AR. John and his wife had one son named Henry Denton who was born about 1778 and does not appear on any prisoner return. It's possible he was captured with the family. John was the grandfather of noted frontiersman, John Bumard Denton, for whom Denton, Texas was named.
DENTON, ELIZABETH (JOHNSON) (c.1752--) Wife of John Denton Sr. was born about 1752. She was held captive with her family at Montreal until their release in July of 1783.
DENTON, JAMES (1770-1827) Son of John and Elizabeth Denton was born 1770. He married Sarah Clarkson about 1794. He died 1827. The city and county of Denton in Texas is named after his son James B. Denton who was killed by the Indians.
DENTON, MARY (c.1770--) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Denton was born about 1770 in hardy Co., VA. She was held captive among the Indians and appeared in a list of prisoners held by the Indians in 1782. She later married John Burnside.
DENTON, JANE (c.1775--) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Denton was born about 1775 in Hardy County, VA. She was held captive with her parents at Montreal until her release in 1782. She later married James Ball.
DENTON, JOHN Jr. (c.1777-1821) Son of John and Elizabeth Denton was born about 1777. He was held captive with his parents at Montreal until their release in July of 1783. He married Nancy Arnold April 27, 1808 in Garrard Co., KY. He died in 1821.
DENTON, PARTHANIA (c.1778-~--) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Denton was born about 1778. She was held captive at Montreal with her parents until their release in July of 1783. She later married John Stevens in 1800.
DEWITT, MARGY (RUDDELL). WIFE, DAUGHTER OF ISAAC AND ELIZABETH RUDDELL
DOUGHERTY, JOHN. Listed as a prisoner with Elizabeth Dougherty and Jesse Dougherty and sent from Detroit to Montreal for exchange. He may have been the husband of Elizabeth Conway and father of Jesse though family records indicated the husband of Elizabeth and father of Jesse was William Dougherty.
DOUGHERTY, ELIZABETH (CONWAY) (1760----) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Conway was born April 16, 1760 in Virginia. She married William or John Dougherty about 1778 in Kentucky. Listed among prisoners sent from Niagra and arrived at Montreal, October 4, 1782. According to an August 23, 1783 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, "Betsy Dougherty" was also listed as a prisoner among the Indians. Many others in the list were from Ruddell's and Martin's stations including her sister Mary (Conway) Long.
DOUGHERTY, JESSE (1781----) Son of William (or John) and Elizabeth Dougherty and was bom about 1781 in Detroit while his parents were prisoners.
EDDLEMAN, CATHERINE. Widow of David Eddleman. The Moravian Diaries report on 1776 July 31, "Mr. Edelman came from Holston's River to take his wife and children thither from Abbott's Creek. He said there was much unrest on account of the Indians, but the people were not frightened and thought they could protect themselves against the enemy." The Eddleman's came to Kentucky about 1778 and the family settled at Logan's Station where David served in Captain Richard May's company. In April of 1779 he was transferred to Captain Isaac Ruddell's company and followed them to the Licking River and started construction on Ruddell's Station. David was in service at Ruddell's station throughout 1779 and probably died during the winter. His wife was received a settlement certificate for land in Kentucky which said the land was settled in 1778. She is listed among the prisoners taken by the Indians reported in the Pennsylvania Gazette, August 13, 1783. Catherine after her captivity married John Burger a fellow captive at Ruddell's station. She died in Indiana.
EDDLEMAN, JOHN (c.1776-c.1839) Son of David and Catherine Eddleman was born about 1776 in North Carolina. He married Mary Zumwalt March 4, 1799 in Bourbon Co., KY and they had several children. John moved to Indiana in 1811, buying 160 acres that year from the U.S. Government. The land was located in Harrison Co., IN where Buffalo Trace crossed Little Indian Creek. He built a sawmill and later a grist mill on that farm. He died about 1839.
EDDLEMAN, DANIEL (c.1779-1867) Son of David and Catherine Eddleman was born May 31, 1769. He married Sarah Rich April 7, 1798 in Bourbon Co., KY. "Daniel Eddleman, with his mother and brother, was sheltered in a strong cabin... and while there they were attacked by Indians and Daniel was taken by Indians to near Lafayette, where he was kept until 12 years old, when he was returned to Kentucky and claimed by his mother. He is listed among the prisoners taken by the Indians reported in the Pennsylvania Gazette, August 13, 1783. It is thought Daniel's brother James was killed or burned to death by the Indians. Daniel died in Jackson County, Indiana, aged 98. He was a hunter, trapper, and loved hunting better than farming. He learned the Indian method of counting on fingers: 'nequita, nesway, netheny, narroway, nollony, cutatha, nesothy, sathaky, sockaty, and metathy' and then up to 100 or more by doubling the hands, etc. Eddelmans came to Decatur County in early twenties and settled in Jackson Township. Their log cabin was replaced..." (History of Decatur Co., IN) He died 1867 in Decatur Co., IN aged 98 years.
FISHER~ MARY (c.1747----) Born about 1747 according to British prisoner returns, she was captured at Ruddell's Station. She was sent from Detroit to Montreal May 16, 1782 and released from captivity in August of 1782. She may have been the wife of Jacob Fisher who served at Ruddell's Station in 1779.
FISHER, ELIZABETH. According to an August 23, 1783 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Elizabeth was listed as a prisoner among the Indians. Many others in the list were from Ruddell's and Martin's stations, but its not certain she is related to Mary Fisher of Ruddell's Station.
FISHER, FREDERICK. According to an August 23, 1783 issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, Frederick was listed as a prisoner among the Indians. Many others in the list were from Ruddell's and Martin's stations, but its not certain she is related to Mary Fisher of Ruddell's Station.
GOODNIGHT GEORGE (c.1707-1780) A native of Germany he was born "Gerik Gudknecht" in 1707. He came to Philadelphia aboard the ship Recovery on October 25, 1754. He was killed on June 24, 1780 during the raid on Ruddell's Station.
GOODNIGHT, CATHERINE. Wife of George Goodnight.
GOODNIGHT, JOHN (c.1760-c.1820) Son of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1760 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died about 1820 in Casey County, Kentucky. Refer to Land Acquisition
GOODNIGHT, CHRISTINA (c.1762--) Daughter of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1762 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She married Thomas Station.
GOODNIGHT, PETER (c.1764-1844) Son of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1764 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died in 1844 in Hamilton County, Illinois. He married Nancy Forhan.
GOODNIGHT, DAVID (c.1765-c.1819) Son of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He never married and died about 1819 in Fayette County, Kentucky.
GOODNIGHT, MICHAEL (c.1766-1851) Son of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1766 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He died August 1851 in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky.
GOODNIGHT, ELIZABETH (c.1770-c.1859) Daughter of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Elizabeth remained a prisoner until she was 22 years old. She died about 1859 in Ripley County, Indiana.
GOODNIGHT, S. CATHERINE (c.1777----). Daughter of George and Catherine Goodnight was born about 1772 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She married a British officer in Canada. She died in England.
GROFF, HENRY. No further record. (Listed in Maud Lafferty's article.)
HINKSON, JOHN (c.1729-1789) A native of Ireland, he was born about 1729, the son of John and Agnes Hinkson. The Hinksons settled in Cumberland Co., PA at an early day and about 1765 John returned to Ireland where he married Margaret McCracken. He settled in Westmoreland Co., PA at an old Delaware Indian town called Squirrel Hill about 1769. He and James Cooper were well known as the murderers of the aged Delaware Indian named Joseph Wipey in 1774 and the same year he volunteered as a lieutenant in Lord Dunmore's War. He served as captain of a company of rangers during the American Revolution and participated in General Edward Hand's unsuccessful campaign of 1778 known as the "Squaw campaign." He made two trips to Kentucky in 1775 and 1776 where he and others made improvements near the future site of Ruddell's station later called Hinkson's Station. He returned again in 1780 with his family leaving them at Louisville while he went to Ruddell's Station. After his capture he made a daring escape and brought the first news of the station capture to the settlers at Lexington. After the Revolution he settled in Bourbon Co., KY where he served as a militia officer in the county eventually attaining the rank of colonel. In 1789 he went to the Spanish territory of Missouri to look at the land in where he sickened and died. John and his wife, Margaret, had nine children.
HON, MARIA (KNODLER) (c. 1744-1834) Wife of Joseph Hon (Indian captive in Blue Jacket's family) was born about 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Joseph Hon Sr. January 27, 1765 in Philadelphia, PA. Maria's husband was away from the fort when she and her children were captured. She was a captive of the Indians and was adopted into the family of Chief Blue Jacket were she was a cook for the tribe. She died September 20, 1834 in Powell County, KY.
HON, CATHERINE (c.1768-c.1853) Daughter of Joseph and Maria Hon was born about 1768 in Pennsylvania. She was a prisoner among the Indians and was ransomed at Detroit by a Mr. Fry who may have been Ensign Philip Fry, an ensign in Bird's army and surveyor on Grosse Ile. She married first to Charles Monger and may have had one child, Joseph Munger. She married second to Joseph Ferriss about 1790. She died about 1853 in Colchester, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.
HON, JOSEPH Jr. (1774-1859) Son of Joseph and Maria Hon was born May 18, 1774 in Pennsylvania. He was a captive among the Indians and was given the Indian name Katch-e-ka-be. Joseph Hon and Eleanor Cave were married on August 25, 1795 in Clark County, Kentucky and they had several children. He died June 6, 1859 in Montgomery County, KY.
HON, MARGARET. Daughter, born in Pennsylvania, married Mr. Sip.
HON, MARY "POLLY." Daughter, born in Pennsylvania, married Mr. Miller.
KARSNER, CASPER (cl750-1797) He served in Captain John Hopkin's company during Loard Dunmore's War in 1774. He came to Kentucky about 1778 and and served in Captain Benjamin Logan's company at Logan's Station in 1779. He he later served in Captain Isaac Ruddell's company at Ruddell's Station until his capture in 1780. He was sent to Fort Ticonderoga July 18, 1783 where he was released from captivity. He married Eva Lail about 1786 in Kentucky after his return from captivity. Refer to Land Acquisition
KRATZ, JOHANN LEONARD (1756-1829) Born February 17,1756, Duedenhofen, Germany, and died August 12, 1829 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
KRATZ, MARIA (MANGER) (c.1758-c.1840) Wife, daughter of William Monger (Indian captive), born about 1758, in Frederick County, Virginia and died about 1840 in Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
KRATZ, PETER (c.1779-1780) He was the son of Leonard and Mary Kratz and was just an infant when the Indians killed him during the march northward to Detroit.
LAIL, PETER Sr. Son of Hans Georg and Maria Elizabeth (Ruedes) Lohl (George Lail Sr.) who came to the American Colonies in 1737. The Indians killed him when Ruddell's station was captured.
LAIL, MARY (-----c.1821) She was wife of Peter Lail and was adopted into and Indian family. John Tofflemire related to draper the following, "A young Dutch woman was solicited to marry a very ugly looking Indian, and she at first stoutly refused, and as a punishment for her unfeeling obstinacy, the Indians forced her to swallow a pint of bear's oil, which she was afraid might kill her; and she was finally compelled to accept of the chosen Indian husband, and had a son by him. She finally got away from the Indians, leaving her boy behind, and married a German named Jacob Markle [Miracle], probably a captive from Ruddell's Station, and settled in Canada, and both lived to be very aged, and died in Colchester." (Draper 20S:218) From the Kentucky Gazette, addressed to Peter "Lale," Kentucky:
"COLCHESTER, (U.C.) August 7, 1821.
"My Dear Sir -- I was taken .... Fort Licking, commanded by Capt. Ruddle, and was ransomed by Col. Magee, and brought into Upper Canada, near Amherstburg, [Fort Malden] where I now live, and after having been 10 years among the Indians. Your eldest sister is now living in Sandwich, but the youngest I never hear of. Now, my dear son, I would be very glad to see you once more before I die, which I do not think will be long as I am in a very bad state of health and have been this great while. I am married to Mr. Jacob Miracle, for whom you can inquire.
Your affectionate mother,
MARY MIRACLE"
(Painesville, Ohio Telegraph, 1822
LAIL,__________ Daughter of Peter and Mary Lail who married and lived at Sandwich, Canada.
LAIL, CATARINAH. Daughter of Peter and Mary Lail. Catarinah may have been the young girl who was recovered from the Indians in 1786. She was mentioned as "Ladle" and it mentioned her father was killed when the station was attacked and her mother was a prisoner among the Indians. She later married William Boyd.
LAIL, PETER Jr. Son of Peter and Mary Lail. No further record.
LAIL, GEORGE Jr. (1737-1797) Son of Hans Georg and Maria Elizabeth (Ruedes) Lohl born January 6, 1737 in Germany. He died August 7, 1797 in Bourbon Co., KY. Refer to Land Acquisition
LAIL, MARGARET (1736-1815) Wife of George Lail. She was born May 5,1736 in Germany and died June 8, 1815 in Bourbon Co., KY.
LAIL, MARGARET (c.1762--) Daughter of George and Margaret Lail. She later married Andrew Charles Zumwalt.
LAIL, EVELEAS "EVA" (1766--) Daughter of George and Margaret Lail was bom 1766 in Rowan Co., NC. Eva was a prisoner among the Indians on Mad River and after several months made her escape and returned to Lexington. She married Casper Karsner a fellow captive about 1786. She was married second to William Dunlap on August 7, 1797.
LAIL, ELIZABETH (c.1756-c. 1832) Daughter of George and Margaret Lail was bom about 1768 in Rowan Co., NC. She married John Martin Franks at Detroit, MI.
LAIL, GEORGE III (1773-1853) Son of George and Margaret Lail was born in 1773 in Mecklenburg Co., NC. He died in 1853. He married Louisa Wolf.
LAIL, JOHN (1776---) Son of George and Margaret Lail was born February 16, 1776 in Mecklenburg Co., NC. He married Mary Susan Williams about 1799 in Harrison Co., KY. He married second to Mary Baxter Brown.
LAIL, HENRY (c.1753-c.1830) Son (or nephew) of Hans Georg and Maria Elizabeth (Ruedes) Uhl. He may have married a Shawnee woman and had two son named George W. and John. He returned to North Carolina eventually moving to Tennessee then Arkansas where he died.
LEONARD, MICHAEL (1766--). Bom in the spring of 1766 in Rowan Co., NC. He came to Ruddell's Station in 1779. He was taken to the Shawnee Indian town and was compelled to run the gauntlet. He said that an Indian became angry at him one day at breakfast and hit him in the head with a tomahawk which nearly killed him. He was eventually taken to Detroit and remained a prisoner until 1783 when he was set free. He returned to Kentucky in 1784 and settled in Bourbon Co. He applied for a pension in 1835 while he lived in Grant Co., KY.
LEONARD, __________ (--1780). Husband of Katrina Leonard. He was killed by the Indians during-the attack on Ruddell's Station.
LEONARD, KATRINA "KITTY." Wife of __________Leonard and was recovered from the Indians in 1786.
LINK, JOHN Sr. (c.1742-~--) Son of John and Margaret (Zumwalt) Link, natives of Germany, and he was born about 1742. John's father was killed by the Indians at Link's blockhouse, PA in 1781. The Link family was sent from Detroit to Montreal by order of Arent Schuyler De Peyster on May 16, 1782. John appeared on a prisoner return dated November 3, 1782 where it mentioned that he "remains on an island at Coteau du Lac where he has obtained permission to build a house."
LINK, MARGARET (c.1747--) She was the wife of John Link.
LINK, JOHN Jr. (c.1770----) Son of Johan and Margaret Link was bom about 1770. (He may be the same John Link who married Mary Funkhouser December 8, 1800 in Shenandoah Co., VA.)
LINK, CATHERINE (c.1773-c.1856) Daughter of John and Margaret Link was born about 1773. She married Michael Copp December 29, 1791 in Shenandoah Co., VA. She died about 1856.
LINK, MOLLY (c.1775--) Daughter of John and Margaret Link was born about 1775.
LINK, SARAH (cf.1777) Daughter of John and Margaret Link was born about 1777.
LONG, JONATHAN. Jonathan Long and his wife were listed as prisoners among the Indians in 1782. He was captured with his wife and five children.
LONG, MARY (CONWAY) (1755--) Daughter of John and Elizabeth Conway was born January 11, 1755. She was listed with her husband as a prisoner among the Indians in 1782.
LONG, MARY (c.1778-1857) Daughter of Jonathan and Mary Long was a small child when captured and remained a prisoner of the Indians. She died in 1857.
LONG, RHODA (1779-1863) Daughter of Jonathan and Mary Long was born July 29,1779 in Kentucky. She married Robert Ground November 24, 1798 in Mercer Co., KY. She died November 17, 1863 in Warren Co., KY.
LONG, WILLIAM. No further record.
MCCUNE, WILLIAM (c.1751-1830) Son of John and Agnes (Hinkson) McCune was born about 1751 in Cumberland Co., PA. He was the half-brother of John Hinkson and settled near him in Westmoreland Co., PA about 1769. He accompanied Hinkson's party to Kentucky in 1780 leaving his family at Lousville, KY. He attempted to escape from his captors during the march to Detroit, but it was foiled where he was then put in irons for the remainder of the journey. He was married to Elizabeth McClintock before 1770 and they had six children. He settled in Harrison Co., KY after his release then moved to Pike Co., MO where he died on December 6, 1830.
MCDANIEL, ENEAS (c.1724-1802) He was born about 1724 (prisoner lists in Canada showed his birth around 1718). He was married to Sydney and settled in the Ligonier Valley in Westmoreland Co., PA. He followed Captain John Hinkson's company to Kentucky in 1776 where he and his sons made land improvements on Townsend Creek. He returned again to Kentucky in 1780 and was captured with his two sons Robert and Alexander. Eneas and his sons were kept at Montreal until October of 1782 where they were sent to America and paroled in November. He later married Isabella and settled in Bourbon County on land he had previously surveyed. He died in September of 1802 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
MCDANIEL, ROBERT (c.1760-) Son of Eneas and Sydney McDaniel was born about 1760. On April 23, 1834 deposed "he was living in Captain Isaac Ruddle's Station when he was taken by the British and Indians on the 24th day of June 1780 and... carried to Detroit, where [they were] kept as prisoners until the month of October 1782 when he was liberated."
MCDANIEL, ALEXANDER (c.1764--) Son of Eneas and Sydney McDaniel was born about 1764. He is listed among the captives released in the month of October 1782.
MCFALL, JOHN Sr. (c.1728-c.1807) John McFall is listed among the prisoners "taken from their farms" during the attacks on Ruddell's and Martin's forts.
MCFALL, BARBARA. Mrs. McFall was the wife of John McFall and was captured with her family at Ruddell's Station. She was liberated in 1782 during George Rogers Clark's raid into Ohio. She is listed alongside her husband, John, in the Pennsylvania Gazette article, dated August 13, 1783, as a prisoner of the Indians. In the 1846 History of Ohio, the reminiscences of Abraham Thomas were published and said "a party of Indians on horseback with their squaws came out of a trace that led to some Indian villages near the present site of Granville. They were going on a frolic, or powwow, to be held at Piqua, and had with them a Mrs. McFall, who was some time before taken prisoner from Kentucky; the Indians escaped into the woods leaving their women, with Mrs. McFall, to the mercy of our company. We took those along with us to Piqua and Mrs. McFall returned to Kentucky.
MCFALL, JOHN Jr. Son of John and Barbara McFall. He is listed in the Pennsylvania Gazette article, dated August 13, 1783, as a prisoner of the Indians
MCFALL, PATRICK (c.1767--) Son of John and Barbara McFall was born about 1767. Patrick McFall is listed among the prisoners "taken from their farms" during the attacks on Ruddell's and Martin's forts.
MCFALL, JOSEPH (c.1769-1821) Son of John and Barbara McFall was born about 1769. He was held captive with his father at Montreal and was released with him. He returned to Kentucky and married Mary "Polly" Marsh October 5, 1793 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died in 1821 in Bartholomew Co., IN.
MCFALL, MARGARET (c.1771--) Daughter of John and Barbara McFall was born about 1771. She was held captive with his father at Montreal and was released with him.
MCFALL, SARAH (c.1773-) Daughter of John and Barbara McFall was born about 1773. She was held captive with his father at Montreal and was released with him.
MCMULLEN, WILLIAM (c.1726--) He was 54 when he was captured at Ruddell's Station in 1780. William Craycraft, son of Major Charles Craycraft, wrote his remembrances of his father's acquaintances with McMillen while they were captives at Detroit and Montreal.
MAKEMSON, JOHN. He lived at Ruddell's Station in 1780, but it's not certain he was present when the station was captured. He eventually settled in Harrison Co., KY.
MANGER, JOHANN WILHELM (1720-1786) He was born in Waltzheim, Germany and was the son of Johan David and Susanna (Weyss) Manger. In America the Manger family were known as "Monger." He was an early blacksmith in Watlzheim and immigrated to Philadelphia in 1749 aboard the ship Dragon. He married Susanna Brodbeck on November 21, 1742 in Waltzheim. William settled in Frederick Co., VA before 1755 and was a blacksmith in the town of Winchester. During the French and Indian War he was a blacksmith for George Washington's army. In 1762 he moved his family to Naked Creek near the present day town of Elkton. He died in 1786 on Hog Island, Michigan Territory.
MANGER, SUSANNA (BRODBECK-) (1723-c.1795) Daughter of Johann Wilhelm and Barbara (Deimer) Brodbeck) was born in Waltzheim, Germany. She died after 1792 in Canada.
MANGER, HEINRICH WILHELM (1762-1819) William was born in Augusta (now Rockingham) Co., Virginia. He followed his parents to Kentucky in 1779 and served in Captain Isaac Ruddell's company. After his capture he was taken to Detroit where he joined Colonel Butler's Rangers. He served in the rangers for three years. He settled on Grosse Ile about 1787 and later received land grants in the Colchester, Canada area. He died in in Essex Co., Ontario, Canada leaving two daughters.
MANGER, JOHANN KARL (1764-1794) Charles was born in Augusta (now Rockingham) Co., Virginia. He followed his parents to Kentucky in 1779 and served in Captain Isaac Ruddell's company. After his capture he was taken to Detroit where he joined the rangers. He settled at Grosse Ile about 1787. He married first to Catherine Hon and had one son. He later married Christena Sycks about 1790 and had three daughters, one of whom died young. He died in 1794 during the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
MARSHALL, WILLIAM. William was taken to Montreal as a prisoner.
MARSHALL, JOHN. No record (listed in Maud Lafferty's article).
PURSLEY, MR. (----1780) Killed by the Indians and may have been the husband father of the listed Pursley individuals.
PURSLEY, MRS. "The paternal great-grandmother of our subject was a woman of courage, and during the Revolutionary War when her husband was wounded by Indians in the British service, she hurried to his side, lifted him up on the horse she rode and although under constant fire from the enemy, escaped from the field. He was destined, however, to meet his death at the hands of the hostile Indians, who afterwards effected their purpose - killing him." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties Kansas)
PURSLEY, ELIZABETH ANN (1764-1857) Born July 5,1764 in Virginia. She married George Ludwig Rupert January 1, 1786 in Fayette Co., KY. She died January 6, 1857 in Fayette County, Ohio. Her obituary made mention of her capture in 1780, "Mrs. Rupert was taken prisoner by the Indians, at Riddle's Station, Kentucky, when quite a small girl - about twelve years old. Although some of her friends who were captured at the same time were cruelly treated and killed, yet she was treated kindly by them, and after six months was taken to Detroit and exchanged. She then returned to her friends."
PURSLEY, JOHN GEORGE (c.1770-1853) Born about 1770. He married Sarah Jones about 1792 in Harrison Co., KY. "Grandfather Pursley, his brother Benjamin and sister Sarah, were captured by the Indians when the former was seven years old and held in captivity seven years. Upon being released he in 1798 removed to Missouri with Daniel Boone when the city of St. Louis was but a French trading post. Both he and grandfather George Zumwalt were pioneers together and settled near the present city of St. Charles, whose site at that time was marked by a fort [Fort Zumwalt] built as a protection against Indians." (Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties Kansas) He died February 3, 1853 in Robertson, Franklin County, Missouri.
PURSLEY, JACOB (c.1778-1856) Mentioned as being taken captive by the Indians with his father. He was present at Elizabeth Pursley's marriage to George Rupert in 1786. Jacob was born about 1778 in North Carolina or Kentucky, he married Rachel Rankin on January 1, 1796, Harrison Co., KY. They moved to Fayette Co., OH. No further record.
PURSLEY, BENJAMIN. Mentioned as being taken captive by the Indians with his father. No further record.
PURSLEY, SARAH. Mentioned as being taken captive by the Indians with her father. No further record.
READING, JOHN MULLEN (1760-1833). Son of George and Rebecca (Mullen) Reading was born February 4, 1760 in Hunterdon, Co., New Jersey. His father, Colonel George Reading, wrote many letters back to N.J., copies of which are in Josiah Granville Leach's Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham and Elkins Families. In one letter dated July 16, 1779 he writes:
"I purpose sending John down to Kentucky and the falls of the Ohio, in a month or six weeks to take up and secure land. We have the most favorable account of that country. It is land to be desired, where the winter (not like Pharaoh's lean kine) don't devour the summer; withal very healthy... where I hope to... MY days."
In several letters he refers to the "long captivity" of his son John, and the pension records of John Mullin Reading state that he was taken prisoner by the Indians at Ruddell's Station and held until May 1783. He married Mary - on August 31, 1787 in Glouchester, New Jersey. He died June 27, 1833. His wife received a pension in 1838.
RUDDELL, ISAAC Sr. (c.1729-1812) Son of John and Mary (Cook) Ruddell was born about 1729 in Culpepper Co., VA. He was married to Elizabeth Bowman about 1756 in Virginia. Captain Isaac Ruddell commanded the fort which bore his name. He and some of his family were taken captive to Montreal. He died February 1812 in Bourbon Co., and is buried in the Old Stonermouth Presbyterian Cemetery, Ruddell's Mills, Kentucky.
RUDDELL, ELIZABETH (BOWMAN) Daughter of George and Mary (Hite) Bowman and wife of Isaac Ruddell. Taken captive and sent to Montreal.
RUDDELL, JOHN (c.1752-c.1800) Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell was bom about 1752 in Virginia. Taken captive and sent to Montreal. He died about 1800 in Bourbon Co., KY.
RUDDELL, ISAAC Jr. (c.1754-c.1794) Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell was born about 1754 in Virginia. He married Nancy Foster June 22, 1790 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died about 1794 in Bourbon Co., KY.
RUDDELL, STEPHEN (1768-1845) Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell was born September 19,1768 in Frederick Co., VA. He was married four times, first to an Indian while he was captive. He married second to Catherine Kingrey October 02, 1797 in Bourbon Co., KY and then to Susan David July 06, 1809 in Bourbon Co., KY and Rachel Wood April 06,1834 in Lincoln Co., MO. He died October 12, 1845 in Adams Co., IL. (Indian captive, named Sinn-a-ma-tha "Big Fish")
RUDDELL, ABRAHAM (1774-1841) He was born August 3,1774 in Frederick County, Virginia the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell. He married Mary Culp August 21, 1797 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died February 25, 1841 in Independence County, Arkansas.
RUDDELL, ELIZABETH (1776--) Daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell was born August 26, 1776 in Virginia. She married John Mulherin January 31, 1789 in Bourbon Co., KY. She died in Pike Co., Mo.
RUDDELL, GEORGE (1757-1846) Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Ruddell was born February 14,1757 in Frederick Co., VA. Along with his brother Stephen, George was captured and lived amongst the Indians form many years. He eventually returned and married Theodosia Lynn April 12, 1779 in Kentucky. He died March 10, 1846 in Independence Co., AR.
RUDDELL, THEODOSIA (LYNN) (c.1760-1830) Theodosia died in 1830, the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette took note of her passing. She Was a native of Pennsylvania, it said, "and among the first settlers of Kentucky. ... She was taken prisoner at the siege of Ruddell's Station, by the British and the Indians, in 1772 [1780], and continued with them about two years, in Upper Canada, undergoing many privations and difficulties without a murmur. She received a slight wound during the above siege, while engaged in preparing balls for her husband and others, but this did not deter her from the arduous task, which she had undertaken."
RUDDELL, SARAH (1781-c.1839) Daughter of George and Theodosia Ruddell was born May 17, 1781 at Hog Island near Detroit. She married Nicholas Anger, August 12, 1797 and then to Summers after 1811. She died about 1839.
RUDDELL, JAMES (1758-1835) Son of Archibald Ruddell and was bom August 20,1758 in Shenandoah Co., VA. He returned from captivity in October 1782. He married Jane Mulherin December 29, 178 8 in Bourbon Co., KY. He died before 1840 in Boone Co., KY. He received a pension in 1833.
RUDDELL, SARAH (1768-1837) Daughter of Archibald Ruddell and was born October 15, 1768 in Virginia. She married Thomas Davis February 21, 1791 in Shenandoah Co., VA., and died May 15, 1865 in Johnson Co., KS.
SELLERS, JOHN (c.1750-1812) Son of Samuel and - (Finley) Sellers was born about 1750 at Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA. He married Mary Woods about 1774 in Cumberland Co., PA and soon after moved his family to Westmoreland Co., PA near the Hinksons and McCunes. He served as lieutenant under Captain Hinkson from 1777 until 1780 and served in General Edward Hand's unsuccessful campaign of 1778 known as the "Squaw campaign." He accompanied Hinkson and others to Kentucky in 1776 and made land improvements along the South Fork Licking River four miles north of the site of Ruddell's Station. He brought his family out to Kentucky in 1780 leaving them at Louisville while he went on to Ruddell's station with John Hinkson, William McCune and others. After his capture at the station, he was the first prisoner who made a daring escape before they reached the Ohio River. After the Revolutionary War he settled in Woodford Co., KY with his family. He was a farmer a tanner in Woodford County until his death on January 5, 1812.
SMITH, JOHN Sr. (cl747--) He served at Logan's Station beginning October 7, 1778 then was transferred to Captain Isaac Ruddell's company until August of 1779. He and his family were imprisoned at Montreal, Canada until 1782.
SMITH, ELIZABETH "LISSY" (c.l775--)
SPEARS, CHRISTIAN (--c.1811) As the story goes, Christian Spears and his wife, went to the Fort for protection from the Indians. Prior to being captured she put her wedding ring on her toe and began the march to Detroit. She drowned crossing a river. Christian then marries Ann Mary Burger, daughter of John Burger. Their daughter, Katherine married Abram Warth. Refer to Land Acquisition
SPEARS, MRS. wife, died enroute to Detroit.
TOFFLEMIRE, MARTIN (c.1749-c.1830) Born 1749 in Maryland, and died about 1830, Essex Co., Ontario.
TOFFLEMIRE, ANNA EVA (MANGER) (1748-c.1830) Daughter of Johann Wilhelm and Susanna (Brodbeck) Manger, baptized December 26, 1748, Waltzheim, Germany, died about 1830, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. The wife of Martin Tofflemire.
TOFFLEMIRE,__________ daughter, Mrs. Coyle of Cincinnati, child returned to Kentucky
TRABUE, JAMES (1746-1803) Son of John and Olympia (Dupuy) Trabue was born January 29,1746 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He made his escape at Montreal in the fall of 1780. He died December 23, 1803 in Charlotte County, Virginia.
WILSON, DAVID (c.1747-1821) He was born about 1747 in Pennsylvania. He served as ensign in Captain John Hinkson's company of rangers in Westmoreland Co., PA. He accompanied Hinkson and others to Kentucky in 1780 and was subsequently captured. He was married to Patsy - and died in Bourbon Co., KY about 1821.
ZINN, JOHN (1763-1847) He was born June 21, 1763 in Berks Co., PA. He came to Kentucky with his uncle John Link. He married Elizabeth Kiser in Pendleton County, Kentucky on August 10, 1795. He died in Grant County on April 17, 1847. He received a pension in 1834.