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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 159 Today's Topics: #1 PART 2- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES [Jamescassidy22@cs.com] #2 PART 3- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES [Jamescassidy22@cs.com] #3 PART TWO- GEORGE AND ELIZABETH FOU [Jamescassidy22@cs.com] #4 PART 4- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES [Jamescassidy22@cs.com] #5 PART 5,GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES, [Jamescassidy22@cs.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 14:52:41 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <63.52f0437.26447279@cs.com> Subject: PART 2- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES, AND THE TUCKER FAMILY, INDIAN CAPTIVES CONT; Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit pp. 277 & 278 From Joseph Quigley, born in York Co, PA December 26, 1780; parents settled south of the Ohio 8 miles below Pittsburg, four miles back from the River. (This as before 1790- L.C.D) No recollection of the Kennedy, Wm.Baily or Walker Families. Foulkes and Tucker taken in 1780- George Foulks and sister Elizabeth - Lewis and Polly Tucker, were among the captives taken by Indians at a sugar camp- 11 altogether taken or killed. Polly Tucker married an elder Frenchman named Wine at Sandusky and had several children, then came back to live on her father, Old Wm. Tuckers farm, there Wine died about 1798, his widow survived him several years and died there also. Some of the Turners were taken but never returned. These families all lived in a settlement about 12 miles west of Pittsburg, and there being no sugar maple in their immediate neighborhood & it being the only mode of getting sugar that that day- they went off several miles west of where they lived on Reardons Run on Raccoon Creek. The Indians had evidently watched this camp, and learned their names. the young men would come only occassionly to provide wood, and then returned home leaving the girls and young boys to gather and boil sap. Overhearing those at camp speak of the arrival of the young men to get a new supply of wood, the Indians awaited their arrival, then attacked them when they captured them and called their names quite familarly. Don't recall the Castlemans nor names of Indians. George Foulkes lost his father when quite young and his mother had remarried Old Mr. Tucker, then her children and his children by their former marriages were brought together and hence together in sugar making. Is quite certian George Foulkes and Lewis Tucker came in together about 1791, both went a short time to the same school where Quigley went, but never averse to learning, gave it up and became spies. Lewis Tucker married Mary Turner about 1793 and commenced farming and died about 1794, after a brief illness, left no children. He had been full of frolic in winter, attending parties and sleigh-rides, and fond of Fisti-cuffs. He was not a large man, sort, well set, very stout and quite successful in fights. Thinks he was never regularly in spy service only a volunteer in 1792, He did not show any Indian habits except a wildness when in liquor. His wife was not of the Turner family who were captured with the Foulkes and Tuckers. An Old brother William Tucker, wer not captured at the sugar camp. Thinks he was in spy service. He lived in Warren Turnbull Co Ohio, while a carpenter by trade, then carried the mail from Warren to Meadville, PA and went but one or two trips when he got drowned in crossing Slippery Rock Creek about 1804, unmarried. He as a very worthy young man until he took too much liquor and neglected his trade. Will cont: ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 15:14:19 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <7a.4d6c53e.2644778b@cs.com> Subject: PART 3- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES INDIAN CAPTIVES.CONT: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit pp. 289-290 From Mrs. Cline, Richland Co, Ohio, daughter of Geroge Foulks George Foulkes father, John Foulks,dropped dead while plowing in the fall of 179, then his widow married shortly after married on Tucker, father of Lewis Tucker. At the sugar camp, some 5 miles from their home on Raccoon Waters, Indians came in a moonlight night; Elizabeth Foulkes asked her brother Beorge to get some sugar water to make sassafras tea for supper - he went and said he could find none at the first tree, she wished him to go to another pointing to one but he got some at nearer tree and the Indians afterwards said if he had gone to the tree his sister had directed him to go to, some other Indians hiding behind it would have had to tomahawk him. During the evening the dogs barked and made much fuss. John Foulks laid down in a large sugar trough with his gun & had his dog with him, when the Indians attacked. They tomahawked George on top of his head but did not enter the skull and made him senseless and when he recovered his senses he found himself before the fire with a hoppus string around his neck. Indians chased John Foulkes and he made off towards the Run but his dog tripped him and the Indians tomahawked him. It was about 11 O'clock at night. There were seven Indians in the part, they had brought some horses. Took them over the Ohio River, when they reached there , the girls had their gowns cut off so they could travel better, their shoes were thrown in the Ohio and moccassins were given to them which the Indians had brought along. There were horses enough for each of the girls to ride, Elizabeth Foulkes would sometime put her little wounded brother on in her place, but the Indians would soon drag him off and make him walk-weak and feeble from loss of blood. It was the second or third day after being taken before his wound was dressed. On the return trip to their town the Indians had but little to eat- a very scanty supply of dried vension but when the reached the nearest Indian settlement at Old Town and Snip's Town, just south of Rome, Richland County , they there got plenty of Hominy, venison, dried turkey boiled in sugar. Here his wound was cleaned with slippery elm bark and bear's oil, As they were children they did not have to run the gauntlet. Don't remember about his Indian parents names - George Foulkes weas adopted, stripped naked, a wampum belt put around him- probably washed, then painted and pronounced a good Indian. His Indian mother was very kind- he was never desired to go to war. He went one day hunting-came home late- the Indians laughed at him sayng he must have gotten lost, he replied "not much" half acknowledging the soft impeachment. Next day he went again and was yet later than before in his return, and the Indians laughed still more heartily as they thought at his expense, for getting lost again; the third day he took his horse, went off, determined to make his escape, rode his horse about to Jerometown, when the horse gave out, he went on foot and reached the Ohio opposite from where Henry Ullery lived, when Katy and one of her sisters went and ferried him over. Each of the first two days he went out hunting he took some of his food, so as to have a supply close to him for his intended flight. Ullery lived 14 miles below Pittsburg, near Sewickley Bottom. Immediately after Waynes treaty , Foulkes made a visit to the Wyandotts and stayed some time. The Indians greatly commended him for visiting his Indian mother and friends. About 1798 after he was married, he went after the two Castlemen girls, Mary and Margaret, the latter was married to a Williams, a half Indian. Mrs. Whittaker (Elizabeth Foulkes) had them secreted some time, when Foulkes started off with them in the night aided a part of the way by an Indian, brought them into the settlements. This was after he had married and settled in LIttle Beaver, he was promised $50. and 4 cows for this service, if successful but he only got a worthless cow. After this period he engaged in Indian trade purchased goods at Pittsubrgh and would go to Sandusky and the Indian towns and barter them off for furs. Can't tell about his spy services and fights, Parties of Indians would encamp at his place on Little Beaver, 25 or 30 at a time. He made a large property. The Foulkes were of German origin, don't know where they settle on Ohio. Will Cont: ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 15:15:12 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: PART TWO- GEORGE AND ELIZABETH FOULKS AND OTHER'S TAKEN AT THE SUGAR CAMP Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Part 2 Testamony given to Lyman C. Draper , not stated by whom pg 273 George Foulks a prisioner- George Foulks said while he was a prisioner, the Indians caught small pox, it was very bad- when his adopted father went and caught a couple live skunks, had them tied up in the cabin and he would daily switch them around the wigwam so as to thoroughly impregnate the atmosphere with the odor they emitted thus to sheild his family from the small pox. pp. 277 &278 From Joseph Quigley born in York Co, PA December 25, 1780; parents settled south of the Ohio, 8 miles below Pittsburg, four miles back from the river. (This was before 1790 L.C.D.) No recollection of hearing about the Kennedy family being taken nor of Wm. Bailey nor of the Walker Family. Foulkes & Tucker taken 1790- George Foulks and his sister Elizabeth - Lewis and Polly Tucker, were among the captives taken by Indians at a sugar camp-eleven altogether killed or taken. Polly Tucker married an elderly Frenchman at Sandusky named Wine, had several children, then came back and lived on her father, old Wm Tucker's farm, there Wine died about 1708 and his widow survived him several years and died there also. These families all lived in a settlement about 12 miles west of Pittsburg. and their being no sugar maple in their immediate neighborhood & it being the only mode of getting sugar at that day- they went off several miles west of where they lived (on Reardon's Run of Racoon Creek) The Indians had evidently watched this camp and learned their names. The young men would come only occassionally to provide wood and then arrive home, leaving the girls and young boys to gather and boil the sap. Overhearing those at camp speak of the expected arrival of the young men to get a new supply of wood, the Indians awaited their arrival, then attacked them. When they capture them and called their naes quite familiarly. Don't remember about any Castlemans, nor the names of the Indian leaders. Goerg Foulks lost his father when quite young- his mother had married Old Mr. Tucker, then her and his children by their former marriage were brought together and hence together at the sugar making. Is quite certian George Foulks and Lew tucker came in together about 1791, both went a short time to the same school where Quigley went, but never averse to learning, soon gave it up and becam spies. No recollection of their being in any fights. Lewis Tucker married Mary Turner about 1793, and commenced farming and died in or about 1794, after a brief illness and left no children. He had been full of frolic in wnter, attending parties and sleigh-rides, and fond of fisti-cuffs. He was not a arge man, short, well set, very stout and quite successful in fights. Thikns he was never regularly in spy service, only a volunteer n 1792. He did not who any Indian habits except a wildness when in liquor. His wife is not of the Turner family who were captured. An older brother William Tucker, was not captured at the camp. Thinks he was in spy service. He lived in Warren, Trumbul, Co Ohio a while- a capenter by trade, then carried the mail from Warren to Meadville PA and went but on or two trips when he got drowned in crossing Slippery Rock Creek about 1804- unmarried. He was a worthy young man until he took too much liquor and neglected his trade. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 16:02:32 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: PART 4- GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES INDIAN CAPTIVES Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit pg. 291 Whittaker- Geo. Foulk's captivity and family record- Brady's Trial 1793, Castleman- Sproats James Whittaker, when taken prisioner, was made to run the gauntlet in Old Town or Hell Tow on the Black Fork of Mohikan, 10 miles due north of Mansfield, Ohio, when he was whipped, had his arm broken. From Jessee W. Davidson, a son-in-law, and Henry Foulks, a son of George Foulkes. Goerge Foulks was born in Leasburgh, VA, December 4, 1769, captured Marach 20the 1780 returned Feb. 20, 1792, married Catharine Ulery born in Balitmore County Maryland, Sept 26th, 1775. Nov. 21, 1796 settled on Little Beaver March 20th 1797, he died there July 10th 1840, she died at Rome O Feb. 26, 1852, George Foulkes was kept prisioner for eleven years. Elizabeth Foulkes was taken when she was about 15, married Whittaker and there ws a Miss turner and another girl. John Foulkes the brother who was killed were all buried by Frankfort Springs and the initials of their names cut into a white oak at their graves. Lewis Tucker was taken. while in captivity Foulkes and two other Prisioner lads went fishing.down the Sandusky River, left their lne, pole and blankets on the drift wood and went aboard a vessel, whose commander said he would take them off and send them home. For some reason Foulks did not join them. When questioned by the Indians as to what became of the other boys, he said he last observed them fishing on the driftwood. The Indians raked the river for their bodies but never discovered their fate. Foulkes went out with horse and dogs again supposidly to hunt and ran away and was 30 days from Lower Sandusky to Old Ft. McIntosh opposite Ullery'shallooed for help. There were no men at home, there were two girls about grown up-Charlotte Ullery the elder ( who afterwards married James Randolph) was a good rower and said she would venture over if her sister would go with her. Their mother suggested that it was an Indian as he was dressed and appeared as one. "No" said Charlotte, he is a poor prisioner escaped and needs assisitance; so she and her younger sister Catharine sent over and conveyed Foulkes accross to their hojme. The younger in after years became his wife. Georg Foulkes came in alone as this bringing over woulsd seem to indicate. Had their been another with him the girls could hardly have ventured over. Brady 's Trial, May 1793- It was a hot day and Brady was sweating when a youth asked quietly if he would like some water. Said he, would like some. He brought him some and when Brady had slaked his thirst, he asked "Who are You?" "I', William Sproats, the child tied to the Indian you killed the day you rescued my mother:. George Foulkes was there as an interpreter, related this incident. George Foulkes had a broad face- round balk head, medium height, fleshy and had a light grey eye. The two Castleman girls lived on Island Creek in Jerrerson Co Ohio, both were married, one died several years ago. pg 292 Deposition copied from the origionals in J.W. Davidson's possession. Mary Wells b her mark signs a deposition Nove. 21, 1853, then of Ross Twp, Jefferson Co Ohio aged 75 deposes: That she was well acquainted with George Foulkes who was a prisoner with the Indians 12 or 13 years, that he ran away and went home to his people and was employed by the Gen. Government in service until the close of the Indian Wars whe Gen Wayne deported the Indians. George Foulkes was a prisioner at the same time I was, with the Wyandotts, I was with them about 9 years when George came and stole and released me from them. I went home with him to his people in Alleghany Co PA. He was at this time an active spy under Capt Brady. I am a daughter of Wm Castleman, who then lived in Jefferson Co O. My sister Margaret and I were both taken prisioner at the same time at the sugar camp in the evening near my fathers. George Foulkes and his sister were both taken. She married James Whittaker who was alsoa prisioner at the same time we were; he was afterwards poisened. My sister and I both came home with George Foulkes and stayed with his folks till he took us home to our people now Jefferson Co Ohio. He could speak the Indian language well. He was wounded in the head at the time he was take. He afterwards married Catharine Ullery and they are both now dead. Jessee W. Davidson, states that Mrs. Wells, a widow, lives not farm from a little village called Knoxville, on porbably Yellow Creek some 14 or 15 miles from Steubenville, thinks she is still living. Her sister married a Williams , a half Indian from whom she escaped leaving her child a girl, who married White Cap. Thinks she never married again. James Moss, of Richland Co Ohio, on Sept 16, 1853, deposes, that he was a Lieut in Capt Peters Co PA Militia and stationed at Crow's Station and Reggons Station near the banks of Wheelling in May 1792, and remained 33 days. He is now 36 years of age. He was well acquainted with George Foulkes who was a prisioner 11 or 12 years with the Indians, four years a member of Capt Brady's compay of spies and scouts and from his thorough knowledge of the Indians, their language and the geography of their country being able to converse with six different tribes rendered his services very important. During this period and until Wayne Treaty, this affient was employed in the John Pender Store at Pricelands Cross Roads at which store the spies obtained their supplies. To be cont: ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 19:50:00 EDT From: Jamescassidy22@cs.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: PART 5,GEORGE & ELIZABETH FOULKES, TUCKERS, TURNERS & OTHER CAPTIVES Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit pp. 302 & 303 Foulks, Tuckers all captured, March 1780. It was on the waters of Mountour's Run, whre the Foulkes, Tuckers all resided say about 8 miles east of where they went to make sugar. Quigley says his father lived 8 milesewest of Pittsburg and Mr. Wilson says it was 20 miles from the mouth of Reardon's Run to Pittsburg and Qigley says the Foulkes and Tucker neighborhood commenced some three miles west of his father's and extended further west-hence about eight miles east of Raccoon. Their sugar camp was one or two hundred years above the mouth of Reardon's Run. Wm Reardon was the first settler on the stream, near its head, an eastern tributary of Raccoon, and perhaps a hundred yards east of the Run, on a level sugar tree bottom. May have been up two or three nights watching and got wearied and whn all were asleep the Indians who had been mostly secreted, a large hill skiring the bottom some three hundred yards east of the camp now made their attack. Several were killed and several captured--these were Foulks, Tuckers, Turner, perhaps McMinns among them--the Turners were the greatest sufferers. All then killed were buried in one common grave where they were killed don't recall.. don't remember any memorial,, might be some tree marker. Is quite confident Lewis Tucker and George Foulkes came in from captivity together. Tucker said to my informant that the first time they made their escape, they happened unfortunately to meet a part of Indian hunters and the runaways excused themselves by feigning that they got lost. The Indians were afterwards suspicious and rather watchful of them--made their second attempt with greater precaution and success. Tucker used to say, that at times when the Indians were short of provisions, they would even then not forget nor neglect to devote a supply for their deceased friends at their graves and Tucker when on short allowance would steal off in the night and appropriate it to his own use. Once when an Indian child was born in the winter, Tucker was directed to cut a hole though the ice in the frozen stream near by, in which to bathe the little stranger-an invariable custom among the Indians. It happened that the stream had a strong current and the careless Mother in some way missed her hold on the child, it was instantly carried under the ice and lost. Tucker expected to suffer at the hands of the Indians for this mishap, but the squaw though much grieved at the accident, fully acquited Tucker of all blame in the matter. Tucker used to say that he only regretted the childs loss from fear of ill consequenes to himself aside from which he heartily wished the whole Indian race were all under ice. He always hated them to the last and lost no opportunity to evince it as long as he lived. He was afraid of being recaptured, lest the Indians would burn him. He was a native of one of the eastern countys of Pennsylvania, was a good sized man, five feet ten inches hight. Soon after Waynes Treaty of 1796, a party of Wyandotts, Mrs. Whittaker (Elizabeth Foulkes) coming with them came to the settlement--Mrs. Whittaker to visit her friends and acquaintances--she and the Indians visited Tucker. He died at the settlement near Montour's Run where the Foulkes and Tuckers lived, My informant thinks 1796. Would think from his appearance that he was some older than Sam McDole Wilson. Knows nothing of his descendants or family. 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