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Gibbs/Waggoner Family Tree, Owner: RebeccaFilley, Record for Johannes M W Waggoner
John Waggoner
John (Johannes) Waggoner, a son of Wilhelm and Agnesa Waggoner, was born in Philadelphia County PA November 24, 1751 and died in Lewis County VA about 1842, when his will was probated in that county. He married Margaret Bonnett in Hampshire County VA in 1778. Margaret, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth (Lorentz) Bonnett, was born about 1759 and was killed by marauding Indians led by Tecumseh in present day Preston County WV May 7, 1792.
When the Indians raided the Waggoner cabin, John was working in a field. Tecumseh fired at him but missed. John was unarmed and ran to his cabin for a gun, but saw Indians in possession and ran to a neighbor's for help. The Indians killed one child at the cabin and carried off Margaret, 13 year old Elizabeth, 12 year old Mary, six year old Peter and three unidentified children. Margaret and the three unidentified children were killed about a mile from the cabin and Elizabeth, Mary and Peter carried beyond the Ohio River.
John married Susannah Richards February 19, 1799. Susannah born about 1782 and probably died before 1840. She was not mentioned in John's will, which was dated 1840. She was a ward of John Runyon when she was married and was a daughter of Paul Richards, who was killed by Indians in August 1782. The following is a land grant to Susannah and her sister, Mary (Richards) King.
" Mary King and Susanna Waggoner, 207 Acres, Monongalia (County) and delivered to Mr. Priestly 19 Jany 1802
James Monroe Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all To whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that by virtue of a Certificate in right of Settlement given by the commissioners for adjusting the Titles to impatented lands in the District of Monongalia Yohogania and Ohio & in Consideration of the composition of four dollars and forty four Cents paid into the Treasury of this Commonwealth There is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto Mary King late Mary Richards and Susanna Waggoner late Susanna Richards surviving heirs of Paul Richards Dec'd a Certain tract or parcel of Land containing Two hundred and seven acres by survey bearing date of the tenth day of March seventeen hundred & eighty three lying and being in the County of Monongalia on the west forks of the Monongalia River adjoining lands claimed by Arnold Richards including said Paul Richard's settlement made in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at a beach and white oaks on the river bank and running thence north three degree west eighty four poles to a white oak east four and a half poles to a sourwood north six degrees east one hundred and thirty two poles to a hickory north eighty three and a half degrees west sixty poles to a white oak south sixty four degrees west sixty six poles to a white oak south fourth eight degrees west eighty poles crossing a branch south one hundred and thirty four poles crossing the drain to a black oak on the river thence down the river south eighty eight egrees est one hundred and sixty three poles to the beginning, with it Appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with it appurtenances to the said Mary King and Susanna Waggonerand their heirs forever,
"In Witness Whereof the said James Monroe Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hath hereunto set his hand and Caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the seventeenth day of December in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and one, and of the Commonweath the Twenty Sixth."
James Monroe
John Appeared in Lewis County VA Court August 7, 1832 to be examined regarding his service in the American Revolution. He stated that he was first drafted in 1778 to serve under Major Carroll VAn Meter and Captain John Harness to join an expedition to Ohio to build Fort Lawrens. He served a tour of 6 months and 15 days and was discharged by Orderly Sergeant Joseph Mall at McIntosh's Fort.
In 1780, he was drafted to serve under Colonel Charles Martin and Captain Owen Cavey for a six months's tour of duty on the MonongahelaRiver. He was discharged by Captain Davey in 1781.
He was drafted in 1781 to served under Colonel Lewis and Captain Neal and was at Yorktown, VA when Cornwallis surrendered. He then guarded prisoners taken at Yorktown. He returned home after a tour of nine months in the fall of 1782.
RebeccaFilley added this on 17 Mar 2010
kathrynantonelli originally submitted this to Seifert/Antonelli Family Tree on 3 Aug 2007
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An Account of the Attack on the Waggoner Family, May 1792, from Haymond's "A History of Harrison County", pp. 120-121
About the middle of May a party of savages came upon Jesse's Run, a branch of Hackers Creek and approached John Waggoner's cabin late in the evening and found him seated on a log in his clearing. In this party of Indians was the afterwards celebrated chief Tecumseh, who was detailed to shoot "Waggoner. Placing his gun on a rail of the fence, he fired
but missed, the ball passing through the sleeve of his shirt. Waggoner fled and got safely away.
In the meantime the rest of the party approached the cabin, killed a, small boy in the yard, and made prisoners of Mrs. "Waggoner and her six children and departed immediately with them. A party of whites followed on their trail, and about, a mile from the house found the body of one of the children, a short distance further on lay Mrs. Waggoner and two others of her children. The savages avoided pursuit and reached their towns in safety with the remaining prisoners-two girls and a boy.
The elder of the two girls soon escaped to the neighborhood of Detroit and remained there until Wayne's treaty in 1795. Her sister was retained with the Indians until the close of the war-and the boy, Peter, until the war of 1812, when he was recognized by one of his former neighbors and his father notified, who visited him, and with great difficulty persuaded him to return to the whites. Peter had an Indian wife and children, and left them with the greatest reluctance, promising to return.
Upon his return to his people, they, by kind treatment, induced him to remain until he married, had a family of children, and abandoned his savage life-but at times his heart yearned towards his children in the forest, and he seemed to regret that he had forsaken them.
At a County Court held on May 19, 1795 for Harrison County John Hacker, Jacob Cozad and John Wagoner came into Court and on motion informed that on the 20th of this instant, they intend to take their journey to the treaty to be held by General Wayne in June next, and that their intentions were to apply for certain persons captivated by the Indians in this County, and prays that as they are unknown to General Wayne and his principal officers, that the Court would lend their aid to assist them in the aforesaid application. Ordered that the Clerk certify that the said Hacker, Cozad and Wagoner reside in this County and that they are gentlemen of good character in whom General Wayne may confide as touching the said business.
General Anthony Wayne had defeated the Indian tribes who had scourged the Virginia Border on the 20th of August, 1794 on the Miami in Northern Ohio with such disastrous results that they agreed to come in to his camp at Greenville during the following June, hold a council and conclude a treaty of Peace, which was finally signed on August 7, 1795. Before the assembling of the Council the various tribes were directed to bring in and surrender all white captives in their possession to General Wayne. There is a pathos about this simple order of the Court, in it there is a touch of human nature that makes all the world akin. It certifies to the character of these fathers who, drawn by natural affections, were going on a long and dangerous journey through the wilderness in search of their children who were held in captivity by the savages."
RebeccaFilley added this on 17 Mar 2010
kathrynantonelli originally submitted this to Seifert/Antonelli Family Tree on 7 Aug 2007
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