Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 36

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to ' and tralls to learn the geography of the area and to intercept any Indian the Middle Fort became known far raids. Then things really began happen.

The Indians, admiring courage and Captain Long and some of the riflemen encountered a large group of Tories on the trail en route from the Hudson Valley where they had been recruited to Fort Niagara. The Tory leader Captain Charles Smith of Catskill was killed at the first contact by a wonderful long distance endurance under hardship ,acceded to the pleas and promises and reach- ed their destination in Ogdensburg In eight days. The boys were sold to a Capt. Robinson, taken to Mon- treal where they remained two years, thence to Quebec for three weeks where they were released in Decem- shot of Captain Long near the Gil-'

for the presence of the riflemen at and near almost immediately by the Tories and Indians and they sought no contacts with this hard fighting unit. Governor George Clinton in de- scribing the opening of the "Battle of Newtown on August 29, 1779, says: "But three companies of Mor- gan's riflemen, the pride of Wash- Ington, were in the advance: these veterans of a hundred battles."

(To be continued)

ber 1782. thence by boat to Boston. boa Falls of the Schoharie river. The FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION

riflemen charged the Torles, wound-

boys and home a few days before ing several, taking many prisoners XXX Cream Ale. Two friendly brews

Christmas 1782.

(To be continued)

and succeeded in dispersing the en- tire party of nearly a hundred per-

that are as dry as the finest cham-

pagne. Preferred by Millions .- Adv ..

Utica Club Pilsner Lager and

- Then with a party of six the two

their intention to kill him by freezing the farmers of Weiserdorf, cutting and producing food for themselves

Armv. In the

i of the frantic women, for possible torture at the stake or the custom- ary coupe de grace with tomahawk and scalping knife.

and having completed their mission the riflemen returned to the Middle Fort.

MOHAWK VALLET

GENEALOGY

AND

HISTORY

St. Johnsville Enterprise and News,

St. Johnsvilie. N. Y.

THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1947

Questions and Answers

A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.

DE LACEY

My great grandmother came from Dryden, N. Y. Her name was Mary or Mary Ann Lacey, originally De Lacey, French. I would like any da- ta on her or her family. She mar- ried Milo Cole, son of Matthew Cole who originally came from Sharon, Conn.

Dr. Ira Cole,

1535 Summit Dr., Box 527 West Lafayette, Ind.

KLOCK

Information wanted on the de- scendants of' Peter Klock who was born July 5, 1778 and died August 10, 1873 at Little Falls, N. Y., buried at Little Falls, N. Y. on Klock family plot, lived at Klock. farm, Little Falls, Herkimer turnpike,

Little Falls, N. Y. He was a farmer by oc- cupation. He married Nancy Staring or (Wagoner?) December 25; she born March 2, 1779 and died May 5, 1843 at Little Falls, N. Y., buried at Little Falls, Klock family plot. add Klock query Children of Peter and Nancy (Staring) Klock al lborn Little Falls, N. Y .:

Margaret (Peggy Klock born May 15, 1800 ,died Dec. 5, 1886, married Daniel D. Petrie born 1804, died March 5, 1885.

Henry B. Klock born Feb. 27, 1802 died Sept. 20, 1825 and Elizabeth abeth.

(Betsey) born Feb. 27, 1802. Henry B. died Sept. 20, 18225 and Ellza- beth July 19, 1817.

ePter Klock born July 5, 1804, died Aug. 8, 1869, married March 17, 7. Charity born N. J. ? 1810, 'died April 20, 1884. 1850 Margaret Rosencrantz. born July 14, 1815, died May 19, 1870. Robert, James, Joseph, Elizabeth, William and Charity all died Mc- Laty (?) Klock born Nov. 2, 1806. Isaac Klock born Nov. 12, 1808, Duffietown (East Varick), Seheca died Nov. 8, 1830.

Silas Klock born Dec. 15, 1810, died 1883., married Cornelia Abbott born 1816, died 1873.

Aaron Klock born Feb. 16, 1813, died April 244, 1830.

Nancy Klock born Sept. 15, 1815. Elias Klock bor nFeb. - 14, 1818,

Wanted the name of first wife of died Jan. 1, 1895, marrled Eliza Jonathan Luther Torrey born 1752 Sharp born 1819, died Oct. 20, 1874. | Killingly,

Mary Klock born March 4, 1820. Sources: Tombstones Klock Family| plot, Little Falls, Little Falls Church street, Oak Hill, Herkimer, Inghams Mils; family Bibles, Briggs, Levee. W. B. Carden,

Herkimer, N. Y.

PASSAGE, GROOT

George Passage, Jr. (son of Geo. and Mary (Rutter) Passage ?) was born in the year 1763 (where?) and died Feb. 26, 1840, aged 77 years, 10

tized Jan. 8, 1772, Claverack, Colum- bia county, N. Y. Would like names of their children with all dates and marriages. Also ancestry of Mat- thys (Mattheus) Goes. DENNING

Aaron Denning (Denne ?) married before 1823 Maria (Polly) Argot- singer, dau. of Philip and Bata (Hal- lenbeck) Argotsinger of Montgomery county, New York. Would like names of children with all dates and mar- riages.

PUTMAN (Putnam)

Ancestry wanted of Rebecca Put- man bornMontgomery Co., New York 1831; died Fultonville, Montgomery Co., N. Y. Nov. 3, 1864. Buried vil- lage cemetery. Married Fultonville July 26, 1849 Adam McGee, son of George and Maria (Gershom) Mc- Gee.

McDUFFEE (McDuffie)

Ancestry wanted of the following McDuffees (McDuffies) :

1. Jane born New Jersey March 29, 1772. Married Monmouth Co., N. J. 1789 James McMillan. Died Phelps, N. Y. August 30, 1842.

2. Robert born New Jersey ? 1777, died 1845. Wife Olcha.

3. James born N. J. ? July 1, 1785, died March 9, 1860. Wife, first, Mary A .; second Sarah.

44. Joseph born N. J .? June 6, 1788, died Dec. 29, 1859. Wife Eliz-

5. Elizabeth born N. J .? July 31,

1792, died May 18 , 1886.

6. William born N. J .? 1808 died May 17, 1861. Wife Polly.

Co., New York. Buried Oakhill cem- etery.

Bertha L. McMillan,

31 West Main street, Phelps, N. Y.

TORREY

Conn., died Pierrepont Manor, N. Y. 1832. Had 3 sons Jus- tus, Col. Joseph and Nicholas James. Justus was a prisoner of war 1812, lived in Vt. and at Mount Holly, near Peoria, Ill. Had children Orin, Sheldon, Harry X., Truman, Reu- ben, Agustus; Harriet, Rosetta and Agusta,

Col. Joseph born 1790 Schaghti- coke, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. died 1861 Pulaski, N. Y. Children. An-

Roxana, Hannah,

toinette, Ruth, Homer, Ovid, Helen, George H. born 1834, Colose Oswego Co., N. Y. Wife months and 15 days. He married in - church Arhe- | Sena M. Baccus, married April 13,

Lincklaen, N. Y.

4. Wilhelmus born Nov. 16, 1784, died `April 1872, married Cornelia Decker of Ancoram, N. Y. 5. Cornelia married Solom Wash- burn of Taghkanic.

6. Henry married Maria Wilson of Ancoram born 1759.

7. Catherine born 1770, died 1847 married George Sornborger of Hills- dale, N. Y. Second wife. 8. Jane married Peter Fritz of€ Taghkanic. 1

I belong to the USD 1812 thru my great grandfather Hon, Philo 1 Welton, Lt. Col. and paymaster from Gennessee county (now Erie), N. Y. I have two sheets from pay roll with many · names of N. Y. men, thelr salaries and service. This might be | helpful to some N. Y. people. My daughter Lois M. Green belongs to James Ross chapter DAR, Kansas City, Kans. I am eligible. From Genealogy of Frederick Torrey of Lakehurst, N. J. and Nar- berth, Pa. Mrs. Kate H. Torrey,

Bonner Springs, Kansas

The Petries In America

INTRODUCTION

These notes of and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and descendants in America have been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staenla, Munnsville, N. Y. with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Petrle, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewen, N. Y. and many others whose names will appear later. Our re- cords are far from being com- piete. If any reader of this pa- per is connected with the Petries in any way, we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehla.

(Continued from last week)

After much research in tracing traditions Mr. Bellinger says, "as in many other instances the U. S. Pension records contalned this story found by accident, true, for the pa- pers of Marcus Casler R 1785 (the Marcus of the above story) contain affidavits by Delia Rankin which gave much of the detall recited above and by Catherine (Bellinger) Petrle [. saying she was a sister of Jost and that Marcus Casler lived with her in the little fort .The affidavits cover all the essential facts of the tradi- tion.

(Delia Rankin's marriage record ! gives her name as Delia (Dan) Pe- trie.)

Second Tryon Co. Regiment, Col. Jacob Klock.

(In 1832 Lou D. MacWethy, then editor of the Enterprise and News published lists of the men then

Imown to have been in the Tryon

Margaret (Peggy Klock born May 15, 1800 ,died Dec. 5, 1886, marrled Daniei D. Petrie born 1804, dled March 5, 1885.

Henry B. Klock born Feb. 27, 1802 died Sept. 20, 1825 and Elizabeth (Betsey) born Feb. 27, 1802. Henry B. died Sept. 20, 18225 and Ellza- beth July 19, 1817. .

ePter Klock born July 5, 1804, died Aug. 8, 1869, married March 17, 1850 Margaret Rosencrantz. born July 14, 1815, died May 19, 1870.

Laty ( ?) Klock born Nov. 2, 1806. Isaac Klock born Nov. 12, 1808, | Duffietown (East Varick), Seheca Co., New York. Buried Oakhill cem- etery.

died Nov. 8, 1830.

Silas Klock born Dec. 15, 1810, died 1883., married Cornelia Abbott born 1816, died 1873.

Aaron Klock born Feb. 16, 1813, died April 244, 1830.

Nancy Klock born Sept. 15, 1815. Elias Klock bor nFeb. - 14, 1818,

Wanted the name of first wife of- died Jan. 1, 1895, married Eliza Jonathan Luther Torrey born 1752 Sharp born 1819, died Oct. 20, 1874. | Kiliingly,

Mary Klock born March 4, 1820. Sources:Tombstones Klock Family plot, Little Falls, Little Falls Church street, Oak Hill, Herkimer, Inghams Mils; family Bibles, Briggs, Levee. W. B. Carden,

Herkimer, N. Y.

PASSAGE, GROOT

George Passage, Jr. (son of Geo. and Mary (Rutter) Passage ?) was born in the year 1763 (where?) and died Feb. 26, 1840, aged 77 years, 10 months and 15 days. He married in the Dutch Reformed church, Sche- nectady, N. Y. Feb. 10, 1788 Lea (Leah) Ostrander. The marriage re- cord stated they were both of the Norman's Kill. Leah Ostrander, wife . of George Passage, Jr., died May 5, 1846, aged 80 years. Who were the parents of Leah Ostrander? When and where was she born? They are buried in the cemetery of the Prince- town Reformed church, In the town of Princetown, Schenectady county, N. Y. George Passage served in the 2nd Albany county militia during the Revolutionary war.

Mary Passage ,daughter and eldest child of George, Jr. and Leah (Os- trander) Passage, was born Oct. 6, 1788. When and where did she die? |lowing children:

She married (when and where) John Groot. Would like his dates of birth and death and names of his parents. Mary Passage, wife of John . Groot, residing in Princetown, joined the First Reformed church of Schenecta- dy Feb. 18, 1821. Thelr children bap- tized in St . George's church, Sche- nectady were: 1. George Groot born Oct. 5, 1806, baptized Dec. 2, 1806; 2. Maria Groot, born June 2, 1809, baptized May 19,, 1821; 3. John Groot born April 12, 1812, baptized May 19, 1812. Did any of these children mar- ry? Who was George Groot, mill- wright, who resided at 12 Ferry St., Schenectady In the years 1841 and 1842. In Munsell's "Annals of Al- bany," Vol. III page 361 appears the following: Oct. 18, 1851, Emmeline Shaw, wife of George R. Groot died at Pittsfield, Mass., aged 37, former- ly of Albany. Can anyone identify this George R . Groot? Donald A. Keefer,

RID 2 Sacandaga Road, Schenectady, N. Y.

GOES, HALLENBECK

Matthys (Mattheus) Goes marrled before May 28, 1769, Marytje Hallen- beck, Hillsdale, N. Y.

2. Abraham married Harriet Race

3. Gideon Peter married Feb. 2,

the donan Just TOULLO and descendants in America have been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staenla, Munnsville, N. Y. with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewen, N. Y. and many others whose names will appear later. Our re- cords are far from being com- plete. If any reader of this pa- per is connected with the Petries in any way, we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehia.

(Continued from last week)

After much research in tracing traditions Mr. Bellinger says, "as in many other instances the U. S. Pension records contalned this story found by accident, true, for the pa- pers of Marcus Casier R 1785 (the Marcus of the above story) contain affidavits by Delia Rankin which gave much of the detail recited above and by Catherine (Bellinger) Petrie [ saying she was a sister of Jost and that Marcus Casler lived with her in the little fort .The affidavits cover all the essential facts of the tradi- tion.

(Delia Rankin's marriage record gives her name as Delia (Dan) Pe- trie.)

Second Tryon Co. Regiment, Col. Jacob Klock.

(In 1832 Lou D. MacWethy, then editor of the Enterprise and News published lists of the men then known to have been in the Tryon County regiments. These lists are to be found in The Book of Names com- piled and published by Mr. Bac- Wethy.)

He says in part, "Klock's regiment Is taken largely from "New York in the Revolution," a state publication which was Issued in 1904. The list of names is from state pay rolls sent in by' Col. Jacob Klock and is un- doubtedly correct as to those In the regiment subsequent to 1780 when the state government first began to function. Prior, to that date, records have been gieaned from pension pa- pers, private papers, family tradi- tions, etc. The recent work is the first attempt to treat the subject by regiments and is far from com- plete. Recourse has been had to the Oriskany roster of names, as well as Greene's "Gateway to the West" which contains the best roster yet published. We are also indebted to many family historians who have collaborated liberally in preparing this list. We know that we have fal- len way short and that many of : those not marked were in the bat -: tle of Oriskany. We can only hope that in the fuliness of time addition- al evidence may come to light whereby these men may receive the honor they deserve.

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Mary A .; second Sarah.

44. Joseph born N. J .? June 6, 1788, died Dec. 29, 1859. Wife Eliz- abeth.

5. Elizabeth born N. J .? July 31,

1792, died May 18 , 1886.

6. William born N. J .? 1808 died May 17, 1861. Wife Polly.

7. Charity born N. J .? 1810, 'died April 20, 1884.

Robert, James, Joseph, Elizabeth, William and Charity all died Mc-

Bertha L. McMillan,

31 West Main street,

Phelps, N. Y.

TORREY

Conn., died Pierrepont Manor, N. Y. 1832. Had 3 sons Jus- tus, Col. Joseph and Nicholas James. Justus was a prisoner of war 1812, lived in Vt. and at Mount Holly, near Peoria, Ili. Had children Orin, Sheldon, Harry X., Truman, Reu- ben, Agustus; Harriet, Rosetta and Agusta.

Col. Joseph born 1790 Schaghti- coke, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. died 1861 Pulaski, N. Y. Children. An- toinette, Ruth, Roxana, Hannah, Homer, Ovid, Heien, George H. born 1834, Colose Oswego Co., N. Y. Wife Sena M. Baccus, married April 13, 1871 and Frances, Amelia and Good- ei.

Nicholas James born 1792 probably Schaghticoke, married Jan. 1, 1815 Charity Lotitia Deyo of Schaghtl- coke. 13 children of this union. They removed to Henry county, Ill.

Would like also to know the name of parents of Charity Lotitia Deyo born May 26, 1794. She was a de- scendant of the Deyos of New Paltz. Jonathan Luther Torrey 1752, mar- ried 2nd Katy Lyons and had four sons.

HAMBLETON, HAMILTON

Joseph and Thankful (Talyor) Hamilton- of, Danbury, Ct. had fol-

Joseph born ca . 1758, Eden 1760, Asahel 1763, Eliaklm 1766, Ezra 1768 and Ira bp. Feb. 6, 1774.

Want information on Asahel, a private in Capt. Peter Penfield's Company, 16th Regt., commanded by Nemiah Beardsiey, Esq. on Ex- pendition to Norwalk and Fairfield, Ct. July 17, 1779. 'Asahel was at Pat- terson, Putnam county, N. Y. Nov. 10, 1817 when he signed a quit claim deed to property in Danbury. Want also to know when and where Jo- seph, Sr., the father died. He was alive In 1809 when wife Thankful died at Danbury.

WOLCOTT

Information wanted on Peter Wol- cott, one of the 15 children of Thom- as Woicott, born Windsor, Conn. 1702. Thomas lived several years at Tolland, Conn. After the death of his second wife he removed to Tagh- kanie, N. Y. where he married 3 Fan- nie Dubelovey of Taghkanic. Peter- is supposed to be one of 9 children born to this union. He married' Re- becca Schutte of Taghkanic and had children:

1. Thomas married Lydia Hailen-

beck; she baptized Oct. 25, 1755, Lin- lithgo, Columbia county, N. Y .; dau. of Egremont, Mass.

of Johannes Hallenbeck and his wife Marytje James. Had son Willem bap- 1801 Elizabeth Hollenbeck Killean of

died March 9, 1860. Wife, first,

"In recording the names as prepar- ed from state pay rolls undoubtedly many repetitions occur. The nature of the service called for many short time services and consequent dupli- cation of one individual. But on the other hand there are so many of the same name that it is impossible to attempt correction for fear of rob- bing some individual of the honor to which he was entitled. The difficulty will be appreciated when we point out that there were, during the war, three Major Foxes ,two of them be- ing named Christopher and one Christian. Three distinct and separ- ate George Nellises were engaged and there seems to have been at least 'ive Jacoh Klocks, all separate indi- "iduals."

The same difficulty is encounter- 'd with Petries when all those early 'amilies had a Johan Jost, Johannes, Joseph, John, Dieterich, Marcus, etc. | undergone a radical and most dis- The list of soldiers will be given af- ter description of regiments.

Third Tryon Co. Regt.

Col. Frederick Fisher or Visscher. This regiment was composed of mi- litia from the Mohawk district, both | sides of the river eastward of the Noses to the county line east of Am- sterdam. The men were drawn large- ly from the Fonda settlement, then

Caughnawaga, this being the prin- cipal settlement. Owing to the prox- imity of the Johnsons, this regiment

was handicapped by their influence hip. The eyes of Brant smoulder in

during the early stages of the war. Col. Fisher stood alone in defiance of the Johnsons at one time. After Johnson deserted Johnstown, he (Col. Fisher) was in command of the fort there. When Sir John Johnson invad- ed the valley early in 1780, by way of Johnstown, his Indians attacked the Fishers. They scaiped and left for dead, Col. Frederick and his aged mother, but both recovered. Two brothers of Col. Frederick, Capt. John and Harmon were killed, but nis sisters escaped. Col. Frederick Fisher was a member of the Com- mittee of Safety for the Mohawk dis- trict prior to the outbreak of the war. He was afterwards first Judge of Montgomery Court of Common Pleas. He died June 9, 1809.

(To be continued )

Morgan's Riflemen at the Middle Fort

(Continued from last week.)

And in a letter written August 16, 1777 by Washington he says: "These men are all chosen men selected from the army at large." How well they merited his confidence !!

The great record of Morgan's Ri- flemen ,officially the 11th Virginia Regiment, was no accident. The men 'were a tough seasoned crew, bred on the frontier and accustomed to hard- ship and danger from infancy. Many of them had earned their livelihood before the war with their fifles and traps. The Blue Ridge Mountains were full of game and sometimes these hunters and trappers were in the forests for months before com- ing out.

The Rifle Corps was not a Baron. Von Steuben trained outfit. The Corps was trained to load and fire on the run, to fire on their own ini- +ar_

Andrustown-a Page from Herkimer County's Past

expression of the Indian was one Continued from last week) Proudly stalking forward with an of mad hate and rage; of cruel and malignant viciousness over the scalp losses caused by the absence of the family of Grimms. The savage shift- indescribable gait, feline-like, yet awkward, carrying his high shoul- ders almost hunched, came Joseph Thayadanaga, called Brant. Clothed | ed his position, peered sharply to in green military coat, with towering war bonnet with rainbow hues amongst its feathers, and trailing downward, splendid in his pride of red ochre, yet there was something serpentine, hypnotic in the very pres- ence of this native monarch. Gone were the civilized and courtly ways he had assumed in the salons of Lon- don completely thrown aside, as one sheds a worn out garment. His ex- pression, attitude and demeanor had

concerting change. He paused beside the old brick oven where the inter- rupted baking stood in its shining pans of tin. Of him it might be fitly said that he had a brow like Shakes- peare and a face like Satin. A cloud of the early morn cost a shadow on his malignant yet intellectual face. This massacre was real. Here was life. His nostrils dilate as he sniffs the smoke, and his brawny fingers clasp and move like a brood of young vipers until he grips the dirk at his

their howwod sockets like glowing coals of fire as he views the horrible tragedy staged in its black setting influence of civilization is gone; for- gotten are his school days, the courtly airs and influence of the sen- ior Johnson. All this has receded from his mind into a remote past. Mis heavy body quivers as his snake eyes gaze before him. The purpose- ful cruelty of the man is inert, it is entirely unassumed. His English is perfect, though at times his words are oddly chosen and the delivery is alternately gutteral and sibilant. Had you chanced to meet the rep- tilian expression conveyed by those eyes, haunted forever more are your dreams. Now he leans like a sinister statue half hidden behind a swing- ing cabin door, and malignant glanc- es dart from his glowing orbs as he watches Great Britain's allies sub- due her own.

Then with long strides to the front came the renegade, Sir John John- son, and other infamous Tories who were in the rear laughing in de- moniac fashion at the terrible melo- drama enacted each second in that isolated settlement above the Mo- hawk. An Indian suddenly discover-

ed the head man and family missing. With tomahawk in hand, are showing many ghastly marks, and a dripping scalping knife between his teeth ,the savage leaps upon a fallen tree whose great unearthed roots shield a rough dirt hollow which holds more than three. Standing in his moccasined feet on' the old tree the savage thought to discern thru the thicket the fleeing occupants of the deserted cabin. From where Paul Grimm lay crouched amid the head of ibrush he. could plainly see the color-smeared face of the redman. The savage placed one hand over

the right then to the left, swinging in his mighty' hand a stout, oddly- shaped war club with a bone handle. It is a human thigh bone, surmount- ed by a head of polished flint and garnished with a fillet of gaudy feathers. Some strangely fashioned articles of copper are tied to the handle, and below the ornaments dangled an object hideous in outline -a severed and shriveled human hand. A score of Indians came quick- ly into view. Half nude they were, all lithe and muscular and terrible to look upon. The faces of some were smeared more deeply than others with red ochre till it seems as tho blood were flowing from their cleft skulls. One savage sported a neck- lace composed of some kind of teeth, bits of blue crockery and beads. Ah- other wore a red flannel night short and a pair of brass rimmed specta- cies-the mournful loot, doubtless, of some dead and long forgotten mis- sionary. Grimm shivered with horror at the savagery of the scene. The warrior on the fall, moss-grown tree jumped, down and led a plunder raid 'into Grimm's house. One color- streaked Indian brought out the great German Bible that Paul von Grimm had brought with him from Prussia, and placed it on a boulder. All then assembled and cautiously opened the brass clamps and an In- dian with reddened hands slowly

turned the pages as all intently looked at 'the quaint Biblical pic- tures. Suddenly the savage with the war club gave a screech and half raised the weapon at several who showed a disposition to convey the book away. The effect of the inter- ruption caused a savage to jolt heavily against the individual wear- ing the red shirt, who lost his

glasses, Angered at the disappear- ance of his cherished spectacles he pushed several violently out of his way. He rescued his glasses and re- placed the big brass spectacles. Then the owner of the war club com- menced to gesture wildly and artic- ulate loudly. Among the band were two or three praying Indians, as con- verted savages were called, and they told the other aboriginies to leave the book alone as it was filled with talk of strange Gods and if the In- dians maddened these unknown

deities they would cause some ser- ious calamity to fall upon the sav- ages. The others obeyed and left the Bible on the rock. Then the savage in the red shirt found a babe lying in a crude cradle near a burning' cabin and held it aloft, thinking that the mother would return when she heard its feeble cries and he could secure another scalp for the British govern- ment. But the mother was deep in the depts of the great swamps and heard not its sobs, and the Indian carried the babe to a huge boulder, his brow and wickedly blinked for poised the infant by its tiny feet for only a glimpse of the runaway a moment in the air, and then a lit- Grimms. Grimm, scarcely concealed tle crushed figure was flung among

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 36

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 222

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 222