Sketch of Nathan Heald, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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A Mr. Heald, of England, settled in Massachusetts at a very early
date.  He was married twice, and by his first wife he had two sons,
Nathan and Jones.  Nathan was born in April, 1775.  He received a 
military education, and entered the army as Lieutenant, but was soon
afterward promoted to the rank of Captain, and at the commencement 
of the war of 1812 he was placed in command of Fort Dearborne, where
Chicago now stands.  Here they were attacked by a large body of In-
dians, who captured the fort, murdered the garrison, and carried
Capt. Heald and his young wife away as prisoners into their own 
country.  During his captivity he was promoted to the rank of Major,
but did not receive his commission until after he had been exchanged.
In 1817 Major Heald came to Missouri with his family, and settled in
St. Charles County, not far from the present town of O'Fallon, where
he spent the remainder of his life.  He died in 1832, leaving a widow
and three children: Mary, Darius and Margaret.  Mary married David
McCausland.  Darius is now living on the old place.  He was married
twice; first to Virginia Campbell, and second to Mattie Hunter.  He
has seven children.  Margaret died unmarried, in 1837.  Jones Heald,
brother of Major Nathan Heald, never married.  He lived in St. Louis
until after the death of his brother, when he went to St. Charles
County, and lived part of the time at the home of his sister-in-law,
and part at Judge Bates'.  He died in St. Louis not many years ago. 	

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