Re: William Logan/Mary Smith etc.
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William Logan/Mary Smith etc.
sarah depriest 11/02/10
Lost Bird...This is Doug Buffington. I have more information on Mary Smith that points to her being the sister of Chief Logan. Here is what I wrote on the subject:
One last explanation of Mary Smith’s origins that deserves consideration is that she was the sister of Chief Logan who married William Logan (not related). These events would place her connected to the family and within the proper time frame. Mary Smith’s birth in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is also significant because Chief Logan and his father’s family were know to have lived in Cumberland county where Chief Shikellamy governed the Susquehanna (Susquehanna) of Shamokin. It was there that Mary Smith met and married her husband William Logan whose family had lived in Cumberland for three generations.After moving on to settle in Missouri, William and Mary Smith moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia where both Joel Buffington and Elizabeth Logan were born. Because five of theirchildren were born there, we may assume this is where they were also married.
William Logan
Marriage 1 Mary SMITH b: ABT 1740 in Missouri
Children:
?John LOGAN b: ABT 1751 in Missouri
?Alexander LOGAN b: ABT 1753 in Moissouri
?Tennant LOGAN b: ABT 1757 in Missouri
?Elinor LOGAN b: ABT 1759 in Missouri
Elizabeth LOGAN b: ABT 1754 in Hampshire, West Virginia.
Her siblings were twins, Alexander and John; Tennant and Elinor
?Amelia Ann LOGAN b: 1783 in Missouri
The Miller family has provided the following family tree:
Name: Shikellamy Surname: Shikellamy Sex: M Birth: in Montreal, Canada Marriage 1
Mrs. Shikellamy, Cayuga Indian
Children:
1. Taghneghdoarus (John) Shikellamy
2. Taghahjute Shikellamy (James Logan) Mingo Chief
b: 1725 in Osco, New York
3. John Petty
4. Cajadies
5. Mary Smith b: Cumberland, Pennsylvania
The Cox and Tarrant Families in Illinois have provided a different family makeup for Chief Shikellamy.
1. Anne Shikellamy Logan
2. John Talgyeeta Logan
3. James Tahgahiute
4. Sayugntowa
5. Unhappy Jake
6. Tachnechdorus
IT APPEARS THAT THESE ARE DIFFERENT WIVES OF CHIEF sHIKELLAMY.