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Revolutionary War Figure. Known as "Mad Ann" Bailey, she was born in Liverpool, England, and came to America at age 19, probably as an indentured servant. Her first husband, Richard Trotter, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on October 10, 1774, of which battle Congress called the first battle of the American Revolution. Thereafter Ann took up "male dress" and the rifle and tomahawk, and she became a frontier scout, messenger, spy, and Indian fighter. She was the subject of many adventures both true and legendary. She became known as the "White Squaw of the Kanawha", but was more widely known as "Mad Ann". She married her second husband, John Bailey, in roughly 1790 and moved with him near present-day Charleston, West Virginia. Her most famous exploit was in 1791 when Fort Lee, near Charleston, was under siege by Native Americans. When the fort's powder supply ran low, Ann volunteered to go for help. She escaped the fort and the besiegers, rode a hundred miles to Fort Union (present-day Lewisburg, West Virginia), and returned on the third day with powder, thereby saving the men and the fort. Her second husband was later killed, and Ann lived with her son, William Trotter, along the Kanawha River. In 1818 they moved to Harrison Township in Ohio where in her old age she taught school. She died there in 1825 at age 82 or 83, being buried in Point Pleasant, at the site of her first husband's death.

Added by: sdonley on 08/10/2019 DB#:1521
Source(s):
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10517103/ann-t...

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Shawnee Chieftain. Born in what is now Western Pennsylvania he was known as Hokolewsqua among his people. The Shawnee migrated to the Ohio Territory as they gave ground in the face of expanding American settlement. He fought with the French against the British during the French and Indian War. He continued to battle settler encroachment into Ohio Territory, and in 1763 he led an expedition against settlements along Muddy Creek in Greenbrier County in what is now West Virginia. In the early 1770s, Cornstalk became the leader of a confederacy of Indian tribes living in the Territory. He led a mixed group of Shawnee and Mingo warriors against troops from Virginia at the Battle of Point Pleasant near the juncture of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers in present day West Virginia, where both sides suffered heavy losses, and Cornstalk was forced to withdraw. He was then forced to accept the Ohio River as the boundary line in the subsequent treaty. During the American Revolution, Cornstalk worked to keep the Shawnee neutral, representing his people at treaty councils at Fort Pitt in 1775 and 1776. When the British attempted to build a coalition of Indians to fight against the colonists, Cornstalk refused to join, though many Shawnees hoped to take advantage of the war and use British aid to reclaim lands lost to the Americans. By the winter of 1776, the Shawnee were divided into a neutral faction led by Cornstalk, and other various militant bands. In the fall of 1777, Cornstalk and a small party made a diplomatic visit to the American Fort Randolph, Cornstalk and his two companions were detained by Captain Arbuckle, the fort commander, who had decided on his own initiative to take the Shawnees hostage. According to an nineteenth century History of Kanawha County, two young men were later fired upon and one was killed, and the militia blamed Cornstalk's son, Elinipsico, who had come to check upon his father. Elinipsico denied the charge, but Cornstalk, his men, and his his son, were summarily shot to death. American leaders were thoroughly alarmed by the murder of Cornstalk who they believed was their only hope of a Shawnee neutrality. Patrick Henry demanded Cornstalk's killers be brought to trial, but no one was arrested and the militiamen who perpetrated the murders were shortly ordered to return home. Subsequently, some inquiries into the murderers were made, but no actions were ever taken. His name has also been recorded as Hokolesqua and Hokolewskwa.

Added by: sdonley on 08/10/2019 DB#:1522
Source(s):
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5782/chief-cor...

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Wikipedia Entry Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Wikipedia entry for this location.
Haunted WV, Tu-Endie-Wei State Park: The Curse of Chief Cornstalk Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Information about the location, see link for details.
Chief "Hokolewskwa" Cornstalk (1720-1777) - Find A Grave Memorial Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Shawnee Chieftain. Born in what is now Western Pennsylvania he was known as Hokolewsqua among his people. The Shawnee migrated to the Ohio Territory as they gave ground in the face of expanding American settlement. He fought with the French against the British during the French and Indian War. He continued to battle...
The Old Mansion House Museum at Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Information about the location, see link for details.
Ann Trotter Hennis Bailey (1742-1825) - Find A Grave Memorial Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Revolutionary War Figure. Known as Mad Ann Bailey, she was born in Liverpool, England, and came to America at age 19, probably as an indentured servant. Her first husband, Richard Trotter, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, West Virginia on October 10, 1774, of which battle Congress called the first battle of...
5 Things You Didn't Know About Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Whether you are a local or passing through town, we bet you didn't know these five things about this old favorite.
Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State: The River of Evil Spirits Added: 08/10/2019 By: sdonley	Information about the location, see link for details.

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