History of Ashland County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 48

Author: Hill, George William, b. 1823; Williams Bros
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: [Cleveland] Williams
Number of Pages: 896

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Jerometown. The whites present were the Rices, the Coulters, Tannehills, and the Rev. James Copus, and a few others. Some of these are yet living. They all de- scribe him as "Old Captain Pipe." Armstrong, then sixty-five of seventy; Thomas Lyon, seventy five or eighty, and other aged Indians, were present. In the opinion of nearly all the white persons present, the majority of whom have furnished statements, Captain Pipe is represented as being quite advanced in years, in fact, "Old Captain Pipe." Captain Pipe, when last seen at Jerometown and Greentown by the pioneers, appeared to be about seventy years of age, was tall, straight, dig- nified, and very imposing in appearance. He always dressed as an Indian. This corresponds with the de- scription of Mr. Adams. *

This was the Pipe of Crawford, Richland, Ashland, Summit, Knox, and Muskingum counties, and was none other than "old Captain Pipe," the executioner of the unfortunate Colonel Crawford. The Pipe, of Pipestown, south of Upper Sandusky, was too young to be "old Captain Pipe" in 1812. He was about the age of Silas Armstrong, who resided at Greentown, with whom Wes- ley Copas, and other pioneers yet surviving, ran races and wrestled in their boyhood in sugar camps along the Black fork of Mohican. Armstrong, the father of Silas, was never seen in this region after the war of 1812; neither was young Pipe nor the old captain, his father. Young Pipe could not have been over twenty-two or twenty-three years of age at that period.

In 1814, after the close of the war, Captain Pipe, Kiil- buck, and White Eyes, and thirteen Delawares, signed a treaty in the presence of William Walker, a Wyandot interpreter-General Harrison, and Governor Lewis Cass, being commissioners of the United States. This was probably young Captain Pipe, son of old Captain Pipe; and the Killbuck and White Eyes bere mentioned were evidently the sons of the chiefs of that name, who were then deceased. It is supposed by an old author that the elder Captain Pipe survived until 1818, when he vis- ited Washington city on business connected with the Mohican reservation. He is probably mistaken in the identity of the parties, for young Captain Pipe was then a half chief. Old Captain Pipe probably died some time between r$12-14, perhaps in Canada. There is a shade of mystery covering his later years. His son was half chief

* In 180;, Seth: Adams, father of W. A. Adains, of Covington, Kentucky, settled on the present site of Dresden, Ohio, and opened a store to trade with the Indians. His customers were principally Deiz- wares, from the branches of the Mohican. They exchanged peltries and furs for ammunition, blankets and cloths. Among the leading Indiaus were "Old Captain lipe" and his wife, from Jerometown. Mr. Adams says he was a tall, aged, and fine looking chief. He and his stjutev, on one ocension, took supper with Seth Adaras, on which ove- sion he gave utterance to the following sentiments. Mr. Adams said: "Captain Pike, I notice you do not drink whiskey like the other Indians." Pipe said: "You are mistaken; I love whiskey, but refuse to drink beeruse it sets a bad example. Among gentlemen I drink.' Mr. Adams, at the table, hum led the captain a bottle and a glass, and h. drank the health of all, remarking: . We bahaus Have a saying which is good. It is, "Captain Whiskey is a brave warrior; you tight I'm long enough and he is sure to get your scalp."-Randabsences of the carly settlements on the Muskingum, by W.A. Adams of Coins .a. Kentucky

with Silas Armstrong, son of old Captain Thomas Aria- strong, who ruled the Turtle tribe at Greentown, in Ash- land county. The younger chief, o: sub-chief, Captain Pipe, never married. He removed with his tribe to Kansas, and died in 1839 or 1840, aged about fifty-five or sixty years.

It will be seen at once that in 1808-12 he was too young to be called "old Captain Pipe." He was too young to be called "old Captain Pipe" at Wakkatomica, at Mohican Johnstown, and at Greentown. "Old Cap- tain Pipe" was generally accompanied on these occasions by his wife. The young captain had no wife. The dis- tinction is marked. There can be scarcely a doubt, then, that after the disastrous battle at Fallen Timbers, Cap- tain Pipe and a remnant of the Wolf tribe located at Mo- hican Johnstown, on the Jerome fork, with John Baptiste Jerome, wife and daughter, where he was residing when the pioneers of Mohican, Lake, Green, and Mifflin town- ships commenced to erect cabins and open up farms in 1808-9.

To confirm this opinion, we now offer an authority often quoted as reliable, and of undoubted weight in In- dian tradition and history. We mean the late Governor William Walker, of Wyandotte, Kansas. In a letter on the subject of Pipe and the Delevures, addressed to the author some months prior to his death, he says :

WYANDOTTE CITY, November 10, 1873. "DEAR SIR :- Yours of the twenty-seventh ultimo I received yes- terday. I regret, deeply, that owing to certain untoward circumstances, I have been prevented from attending to and complying with your re- quest earlier. And now, being able to do some clerical work at short intervals, I cheerfully proceed to give you what little information I am in possession of, though I fear you will be disappointed on reading my meager details. To begin then : 1 am not an Ohio, but a Michigan Wyandot, came to Ohio after General Harrison's campaign into Can- ada. That winter, 1813 and 1814, I saw several of the Delectures and Mohegans at the Indian agency (my father then an officer of the Indian department) from what they called Greentown. Among these were a very aged man named Lyons and his son George Lyons, Billy Non- tour, Solomon Jonacake. Buck" heni, Monis Daliedoxis, Jim Jerk. At the head of these Indians as ruling chief, it seems, was a shite or part white man named Armstrong. I never saw him, as he died the winter or the following spring. He was succeeded by Captain Pipe, jr., and Silas Armstrong, son of the deceased. Silas died of small- pox in Washington city, in the winter of 1817. The elder Armstrong left eight or nine children. Among these were James, Mrs. Margaret FIili, Silas Joseph, Tobias, Robert, and two or three younger. Those were all smart, stirring men, jovial, foml of fun ind frolic. James, if living, resides in Canada. They are all dead except Tobias, who is somewhere down South. The following summer, 1814. I was west on the borders of fudiana. and on my return a part, if not all, of these people had settled on the Sandusky river, five miles south of Upper Sandusky. This settlement took the name of "Pipetown." At the treaty of Maumee, held in the summer of 1817, at the instance of the Wyandot chief, a party to the treaty, a reservation of a township. to include " Pipetown," was made to these people. When the coloniza- tion of Indians in the west. under General Jackson's administration, went into operation, they, with other Ohio tribes, ceded their domain and went west and rejoined their kindred from Indiana, under the leadership of Captain Pipe, their surviving chist. The elder Captain I'me could not have died as early as 1794. for he certainly was if the trenty of Greenville, when the picification took place in the following year; and Howe, in his pictorial Instory, savs the Delaware Indans had a settlement at of war Jeromeville, which they left at the begin- ring of the watt. Their chief wie bel & aplant Fare, who resulted near the road running to Mansfield, one mare south of Jeronmale. When Hang he was a great warrior and the implacalde Ine of the whites. He was in St. Chi's defeat, where, acc adding to his own account, he distinguished himself, and "slaughtered white, men det his allt with

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weary with the work " Lean not learn where he died. Lean gather no reliable information about him from the present generation of ty- andofs. Thw Inte Captain Pipe was umlouistedly the son of the former, and the only son. Ile died in this country in 1839 of 164G. leaving no children. I do not think he ever married. He was a man of fine natura! abilities, good-natured and genial in disposition, and popular with his people. I do not know whether 1 have answered all of your questions or not. Most of my papers are in Kansas City, Missouri, where I reside. If I can add more, will cheerfully do so. I expect to return south the last week in this month to attend the grant Okmulgee council, which will meet simultaneously with Congress, to organize the prospective Indian Territory, determine the question whether the fadians will organize their own government, or Congress. The former. Lopine, will be the finale. I thank you warmly for the papers you were so kind to send me. They interest me a good deal. Very respectfully. WILLIAM WALKER."

This would seem to be conclusive as to the existence of "old Captain Pipe" after the year 1794, as well as his residence on the branches of the Mohican, as late as 1812. There is not a scintilla of evidence that the younger Pipe fought against Harmar and St. Clair, as well as Wayne. The story of John Baptiste Jereme concerning the last battle, and the part Pipe and him- self took in those campaigns, confirms his identity, and renders his presence on the branches of the Mohican as definitely certain as any human event, not recorded at the time of its occurrence, can be.

ABRAHAM HUFFMAN

was borr: in Brooke county, Virginia, November :9, 1785. In rằng he enlisted with the Brooke county soldiers to serve in the northwest part of Ohio; but before secing active service the war closed. He entered the east bali of section thirty one, in Clearcreek township, Richland county, in the spring of 1815, and came on with a hand and erected a small open cabin, and returned about the middle of the summer, after having prepared a few acres of new ground for corn, and brought his family. His was among the first families who located in Clearcreek --- :

the families of Robert Mcbeth, James Haney, John and Richard Freeborn, and William Shaw having arrived about the same time. When Mr. Huffman first landed he found large numbers of Delaware and Wyandot In- dians encamped along the stream, engaged in hunting and trapping. After a few weeks they returned to San- dusky. In the fall they came on again. A hrge and weil worn trail passed near his cabin. The hanters passed up and down this trail on their way to Whoster and Pittsburgh, on their trips to exchange furs and peltry for lead, powder, tomahawks, kuives, clothing, and " white men's fire-water." There were two burial spots on the farm of Mr. Huffman, one near the modern site of his barn, and where one Mr. Mykrants erected a resi- dence, cast of the Savannah road. In their hunting excar- sions along the streams of Clearcreek, they frequently stopped at these cemeteries, and seemed to mourn the departed. Mr. Huffman was careful not to disturb the last sleeping place of their braves. It was bife som to feed the Indians when they called at his cabin, and 5; doing so he won then esteem. They never disturbed him, although they passed in large numbers mmtil about

1322. Mr. Huffinan was a large, energetic and thorough- going man. His land contained a splendid sugar cianp, and the second year he made enough sugar to complete his payments on his farm. It sold at the trading points / at eighteen cents per pound, in cash. For three or four years his toil was constant, for, when not engaged in leveling the forests on his own premises, his services were freely given to aid his neighbors in erecting cabins, rolling logs and the like. The timber of the native for- ests of Clearereck was very dense and exceedingly tall. To prepare felds for tillage, therefore, required much Fard labor and coil for a number of years. Mr. Huff- man, in his prime, possessed uncommon endurance. In a few years he had a model farm, and was surrounded by all the comforts of the thrifty agriculturist. He resided on his homestead until his family had grown up and be- came somewhat scattered. He had been foremost in en- couraging the common schools of the township, in erect- ing-public highways and in support of houses of worship. He was always ready to aid the needy, and was the foe of every species of vice. In his intercourse with his neighbors, he was frank and outspoken. He was an ac- tive member and official of the Methodist Episcopal church for over fifty years. He removed to Ashland in 1848, disposing of his farm, and died October 19, 186c, at the age of seventy-five years. Mrs. Huffman died in 1862, aged seventy-three years. The family consisted of Zachariah, Susan, Abraham, Benjamin, John, William, Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, Daniel, and Perrin. Zachariah, Abraham, Joha, William, and Sarah are dead, and the balance of the family are very much scattered.

JOSIAH GALLUP,

born at Leadyard, Connecticut, in :793, came to Union- town, now Ashland, in the winter of 1817. He obtained a good English education, including mathematics and surveying, in the schools of his native village. In the winter of 18:7, in company with a cousin, Jabez Gatiup, he came west in a one-horse wagon, and at the end of six weeks travel, over rough roads and ami! wintry storms, landed at Cleveland. Here his cousin remained, and Mr. Gallup concluded to locate in Uniontown. Misper- sonal appearance in 18ty is remembered by a number of the pioneers. He was a reticent young man, of propos- sessing manners, and noted for his intelligence, love of order, and gentlemanly bemting. He taught school five or six successive winters in and about the neighborhood of Ashland. Itt the surmer season, having the in,de- ments of a surveyor, he was extensively employed in what are now Ashland and Richland counties, in funding lines for the pioneers, surveying and Iccating nes roads and the like. In 1322 he married Miss Vilata Pentruy, and built a house not a great way from the present site of the jail in Ashland. While reading here be opened the first Sabbath school in Unionsom mate a note at the time. The people of the village then atende "Oid HopendH," about one mile west in the Olives! ! road.

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After disposing of his Uniontown property, Mr. Gallup purchased what is now Known as the Fulton farm, south of Mi. Andrews, on the Mansfield road, where he re- sided until his death, in March, 1833. He aided in the survey of a road from Richland coanty to Detroit, Mich- igan, about the year 1825-6, and was extensively em- ployed in surveying in every part of Richland county. About the year 1824 he was elected one of the justices of the peace for Montgomery township, and it is believed was re-elected three terms. As a justice he is well re- membered. At that period in the history of Montgom- ery township, there were a great number of rugged, rol- licking, fun-loving pioneers. Corn whiskey was very cheap, and was freely used on all public occasions. In fact, there were but few cabins that were without it. It was deemed essential in cold weather to keep up animal . heat, and proper in warm weather to keep it down. On election days and other village gatherings, there being only three distilleries in and about town, many of the pioneers became excessively patriotic, and it was not en. cominon to see half a dozen well contested pugilistic battles in the streets, and hear any amount of profanity. It is reported that after Squire Gallup got his court fairly organized, he set to work to reform the obstreperous pu- gilists. He commenced with moderate fines, and if the same parties reappeared he doubled the amount each time, until fighting became an expensive luxury. In this way he succeeded in checking the noisy fellows who as- sembled on Saturday evenings to have a spree and a few innocent (?) fights, and go home. Mr. Gallup had served a short time in the year of IS12, in Connecticut : and during his residence in Richland, now Ashland, county, he served as brigade inspector of the militia. He was about forty years old at the time of his death. His widow re-married. She resides at Ottawa, Putnam county, Ohio. Her second husband's name is J. R. Clark. Most of these particulars were obtained from Hon. M. E. Gallup, his son, who resides in Strongsville, Ohio, and was born in Ashland.

PATRICK MURRAY

was born in Ireland, March 17. 1755, and emigrated to America in 1782. He located at Harrisburgh, Pennsyl- vania, where he married Mary Beattie, also of Irish de- scent. He remained at Harrisburgh until 1866, and then removed to Greensburgh, Pennsylvania. About the year 1809, he located in Stark county, Ohio, where he continued to reside until 1815. In the fall of 1812, Mr. Murray volunteered in the brigade of General Reasin Beall to go to the defence of the border settlers in the northwest. His son Jones, then thirty-five years of age, also entered the same brigade. While quartered at Fort Mvigs, the army became much distressed for want of rations. The roads to the settlements were long, rough and in poor condition, pissing mostly through dense forests and across marshes and bogs. The quantity of forage consumed by the cavalry, as well as the supply of the quartermaster's department for the troops, made it

difficult to furnish the necessary rations at the proper time.

For a time, the rations were reduced to but a few ounces per meal, and the half starved soldiers began to murmur over their hardships. The weather was inclem- ent, and their sufferings were regarded as almost unbear- able. General Harrison deeply sympathized with the half famished troops; and was urgent in regard to im- mediate supplies; but "red tape" made many delays in forwarding and distributing food. In the midst of the general distress, the privates began to remonstrate with their officers, and threaten retaliation if their hunger was not soon alleviated. Little knots of clamoring soldiers continued their discussions, notwithstanding the guard- house menaced them.

Among those who were particularly active and persist- ent, was Patrick Murray, who took it upon himself to enter the marquee of General Harrison, to expostulate with him concerning the distribution of food. On en- tering the general's tent, Mr. Murray was asked by one of the aides de-camp what he desired, and how he dared enter without permission?

Mr. Murray -- "May it plase your honor, I am very hungry, and wish to know whin our rations will be in- creased?"

General Harrison -- "I am sorry to learn that the troops are suffering for food. We have been urgent for an increased supply, which we hope will be here in a few days."

Mr. Murray -- "But, gineral, in the manetime we may all starve. We can't stand it much longer, sur."

General Harrison --- "You will have to be patient. We are doing the best we can."

Mr. Murray -- "Do you think, gineral, a man woukl commit a great sin to steal, rather than starve?"

General Harrison -- "That is a hard question. I would not like to starve so long as I could obtain food."

Mr. Murray -- "I thank you, gineral, you are right, and, as there seems to be a spare loaf or two bere, I will begin at headquarters to supply meself."

Mr. Murray appreached the larder, and, taking a large loaf of bread, commenced to devour a part of it, intend- ing to take the balance to his comrades. An officer in the general's tent ordered him to put it back.

Mr. Murray -- "The gineral has relaxed the moral law that he might not starve; and I decline to depart from the same principle, sur."

At this response the general laughed heartily, and or- dered the officer to permit Mr. Mrrray to return to his company.

For this act of generous forbearance Mr. Murray al- ways remembered General Harrison, and declared that he was "a brave officer, a patriot and gintleman."

I have preserved this reminiscence, because it is char- acteristic of Mr. Murray, who was never known to be without a reply, and wit enough to escape the sharp re- partee of an adversary

After Bealf hid retmed, Mr. Murray and his son served a second enlistment, and were at the battle of Fort Meigs. In that contest Mr. Murray was separated

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from his company, and the grass being very tall, it was presumed, by bis comrades, that he had been killed and scalped by the Indians. After a few hours, he appeared in the camp amid the cheers of his companions at his safe return. Upon the expiration of his term of service. he returned to his home in Stark county, where he re- mained until 1815, and then removed to what is now Orange township, in what was then Richland county. The members of his family at that time were James, Edward, Catharine, Susannah, William, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Alice, Sarah, Rebecca, George, and Hester, and, in 1816, Hugh.

Mr. Murray was a tailor by trade, and worked at that occupation in Harrisburgh and Greensburgh, Pennsylva- nia, and in Stark county, Ohio. He was a "live Irish- m'in" in company-full of wit and original humor. Al- though his education was defective, he had a very retentive memory, and, if now living, would relate a vol- ume of exploits and border achievements. On the fourth of July, the year he was ninety nine years of age, he rode to Ashland in a buggy, walked about one mile during the day, and returned home, some three miles, in the evening. He was enthusiastic, like all his coun- trymen when they have become Americanized, on the observation of the natal day of American Indepedence. Mr. Murray voted for ten different Presidents of the United States. He died at his farm in Orange township, July 23, 1854, aged ninety-nine years and nearly four months. His wife had preceded him to the grave a short time.

James Murray studied medicine, and resided for a time in Cincinnati, where he died. John studied sur- veying, and afterwards became treasurer of Richland county for two terms, and then removed west, where he died. Of his numerous family. all have deceased, except three married daughters, who do not reside in the county.

JOSEPH MARKLEY,

from Somerset county, Pennsylvania, purchased the Trickle farm in Montgomery township, and moved to the cabin, a twelve by twelve structure, early in the spring of 1815. When he arrived, there was a camp of Indians on the present site of the residence of Jerry Fulkerson, in South Ashland, and two or three camps down the stream about haif a mile, all of which con- tained about fifty Indians, including their squaws and pappooses. They were engaged in hunting and making sugar, and had twenty or thirty ponies, and a number of dogs with them. They left early in the summer. Mr. Markley's family consisted of himself, wife, and seven sons-Jonathan, John, Matthias, Moses, Aaron, Horatio, and Solomon ; and two daughters, Matilda and Frances. They left four sons, grewn, In Pennsylvania -Philip, Peter, David, and Joseph. They came by Canton and Wooster. They brought seven horas, and a fine covered wagon, and six milch cows. The forests were filled with grass, pea-vines, and shrubbery upon which the cattle and horses fed.

The first summer, Mr. Markley, wife and two daugh- ters slept in the little cabin, and the boys in and under the covered wagon. Conrad Kline, who had purchased the Carter farm (since owned by John Mason), and John Heller, were kind enough to supply Markley and family with corn-meal at a neighborly price, until they could purchase corn and get it ground at one of the mills. Aaron Markley, the only member of the family in this county, says: "Corn-bread, hominy, a little pork, and a tin of good milk constituted their luxuries the first summer and winter."

The old gentleman, aided by bis seven sons, soon prepared a few acres of corn, which they cultivated with care, and which yielded a tolerable crop. Their next care was to put np a hewed log cabin. It was completed and ready to be occupied early in the fall.

When winter began to approach, Mr, Markley went to Mansfield and purchased three large hogs, for which he paid eighty-four dollars and fifty cents. This consti- tuted the winter meat for the family. Jonathan and Horatio took five horses with pack-saddles, and following the Indian paths proceeded to Owl creek, the "Egypt " of northern Ohio, for corn. They purchased five loads of shelled corn, and went to Shrimplin's mill to get it ground; but the mill having given out, they brought it home, and it was crushed in the hominy block by pound- ing. After this process, it was sifted, and the coarse fragments being separated, were converted into hominy. and the balance into corn-bread. Thus the winter of 1816 passed with the Markleys.

The Markley family soon became famous for their uncommon size and strength. The old gentleman weigh- ed two hundred and sixty pounds, the old lady two hundred and forty, and the boys, when grown, averaged abont two hundred and fifty, while Aaron, the runt of the family, weighs two hundred and thirty. The boys, with the exception of Aaron, averaged about six feet three inches in height-Aaron being about five feet seven. It is asserted by the carly settlers that David, the third son, could lift by the chimes a barrel of sugar water, and drink from the bung-hoic. It is rare that such a family of giants is found in a new country. No one had the temerity to contend with David. Samuel, Thomas, and Solomon Unie, all six feet high, and very stout; sometimes had a little tilt with the Markleys, but rarely won a laurel.

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History of Ashland County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches, Part 48

Author: Hill, George William, b. 1823; Williams Bros Publication date: 1880 Publisher: [Cleveland] Williams Number of Pages: 896

Author: Hill, George William, b. 1823; Williams Bros
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: [Cleveland] Williams
Number of Pages: 896