Evidence of "white man who married Cornstalk Daughter"
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In reply to:
Children of Chief Cornstalk
Reba Shepard 9/13/00
Pension Application of Henry Aleshite mentions a "white man who married Cornstalk's daughter".This man would have been killed Nov. 1777. Any ideas who this pension refers to?
Excerpt from Pension: Before he enlisted at all, he had served a tour against the Indians as a volunteer. There were two
companies marched from the County of Shenandoah, one under Capt. Thos. Buck, who is believed to
be yet living near Front Royal in the Cty. of Fredk., and the other company, in which deponent was,
was commanded by Capt. Michael Rader ( Rader ). We joined Capt. Lucas's company from Berkeley -
Capt. Niesmanger's from Frederick - Capt. ____ [blank in original] from Rockingham - and Capt.
Foreman's from Hampshire, and also some other companies, and marched to what was then called Fort
Pitt. From thence we went down the Ohio by water, to Fort Wheeling, and from thence we marched by
land to Point Pleasant. He was present at the Point, when the Indian King Cornstalk was killed, - and
two other Indians and a white man who had married Cornstalk's daughter, were also killed. He was
privy to all the particulars of that affair. He had volunteered for 6 months, but our service being no
longer necessary, we were discharged at the end of four months, leaving only a guard at the Point. We
were not commanded by a field officer, except for a short time, by Genl. Hand. His discharges are all
lost or destroyed.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
In presence of.
S/ John Prince S/ Henry Aleshite, X his mark
S/ John Ruffner
S/ Adams [illegible last name]