INDEX

INDEX

A.

Abingdon (Penn.), Boone family at, 25. Adair, James, pioneer trader, 59-74, 158 (note). Alabama, Creek nation in, 57, 68. Alamance, Battle of the, 104. Allaire, Lieutenant, officer under Ferguson, 200, 213. Allen, General Ethan, tries to enlist Indian aid in Canada, 176 (note). Alvord, C. W., The Mississippi Valley in British Politics, cited, 110 (note), 113 (note). American Archives, cited, 8 (note), 123 (note), 176 (note). Anne, Queen, invites Palatines to England, 15. "Apostle, The," Count Zinzendorf, Moravian leader, 16-17. Attakullakulla, Cherokee statesman, 188. Audubon, J. J., and Boone, 279-280. Avery, Waightstill, 162.

B.

Baker, John, companion to Boone, 95. Bean (or Been), William, erects first cabin on Watauga River, 159. Beautiful River, 125, 274. Big Bone Lick, Boone finds, 102. Big Turtle, name given Boone by Indians, 145. Black Fish, Shawanoe chief, 145, 146, 147, 148. Bledsoe, Captain Anthony, 121, 125 (note), 149. Blount, William, Governor of Tennessee, 265. Blue Licks (Ky.), 97, 102, 143; battle at, 152. Bluff Hector, nickname for Hector MacNeill, 12. Bogart, W. H., Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky, cited, 135 (note). Boone, Albert Gallatin, grandson of Daniel, 278 (note). Boone, Daniel, nationality, 24-25; family, 24-26, 27-28; born (1734), 26; early life, 26-27; journey to North Carolina, 29-30; home on the Yadkin, 48; Findlay and, 52-53, 83, 90, 97, 98, 100, 131-132; in Braddock's campaign, 83; marriage, 90-91; in Virginia, 92; removes to North Carolina, 92; carving on tree, 93; with Waddell's rangers, 93; travels to Florida, 94; first expedition into Kentucky, 95-97; second Kentucky expedition, 97-103; lonely explorations, 101-102; personal characteristics, 105-106; removes family to Powell's Valley, 106-109; part in Dunmore's war, 120-122, 128; and Henderson's venture, 129, 130 (note), 131, 133, 134-136; at Boonesborough, 140-141, 143, 147-149; captured by Indians, 144-147; adopted by Indian chief, 145; and Hamilton, 145-146; goes to West Virginia, 156; last days, 273 et seq.. Boone, Daniel Morgan, son of Daniel, 278 (note). Boone, Edward, brother of Daniel, 152. Boone, George, grandfather of Daniel, 24-25. Boone, George, Jr., uncle of Daniel, 25. Boone, Israel, second son of Daniel, 152. Boone, James, eldest son of Daniel, 93, 107-108. Boone, Jemima, daughter of Daniel, 141. Boone, John, son of Daniel, 106. Boone, Nathan, son of Daniel, 278. Boone, Rebecca, wife of Daniel, 91, 107, 278. Boone, Sam, brother of Daniel, 27. Boone, Sarah, daughter of George, 25. Boone, Sarah Morgan, mother of Daniel, 26, 28-29. Boone, Squire, brother of Daniel, 100, 102. Boone, Squire, father of Daniel, 25, 91; marriage, 26; expelled from Society of Friends, 28; leaves Pennsylvania, 28-29. Boone's Fort, 137. Boone's Settlement (La Charette), 280-281; see also La Charette. Boonesborough, Transylvania settlement, 138, 142, 245; Boone in, 140-141, 143, 148-149; Indian attacks on, 146-148; Robertson goes to, 246. Bowman, John, 149. "Braddock's Defeat," 82. Branching Oak of the Forest (Tach-nech-dor-us), Indian chief, 119. Brandywine, Battle of, Ferguson in, 197. Broglie, Comte de, French agent in America, 249. Brown, Widow, at whose inn Sevier is arrested, 241. Brown, Dr. Samuel, Clark's letter to, 127 (note). Bryan, Joseph, father of Rebecca Boone, 91. Bryan, Rebecca, marries Daniel Boone, 91; see also Boone, Rebecca. Bryan party on expedition to Kentucky, 107, 108. Buffalo (Tenn.), Court at, 257. Bull, Colonel William, pioneer trader, 55. Bullitt, Captain Thomas, 113, 121.

C.

Caldwell, David, Presbyterian minister, 162. Calloway, Flanders, son-in-law of Daniel Boone, 277, 278. Calloway, Richard, daughters captured by Indians, 141; accuses Boone of treachery, 146 (note). Cameron, Alexander, British agent to Cherokees, 170, 174, 176 (note). Camp Union (Lewisburg), rendezvous for expedition in Dunmore's War, 115. Campbell, Major Arthur, 121-122, 125 (note), 236. Campbell, David, judge in Tennessee, 237, 240. Campbell, Rev. James, 50. Campbell, Colond William, at battle of Point Pleasant, 124 (note); and King's Mountain, 205, 211, 219, 222. Carolinas, Cherokees in, 57; Regulation Movement in, 159-164; see also North Carolina, South Carolina. Carson, Kit, grandson of Daniel Boone, 278 (note). Catawba Indians, 56, 57. Céloron de Blainville, 77. Chads Ford, Ferguson's account of incident at, 198-199. Charleston (S. C), Scotch-Irish in, 6. Cherokee Indians, in the Yadkin, 36; location and number, 57; and Adair, 58-74; customs, 62; and French, 66-68; Priber compiles dictionary, 69; in French and Indian Wars, 83-87; Indian policy of South Carolina, 84-86; treaty with English (1761), 87, 118; trouble in Kentucky, 114; Henderson purchases land from, 130-133; in Tennessee, 158, 228, 255; South Carolina sends ammunition to, 177; peace made (1777), 183; attack Watauga, 226-227, 228; North Carolina and, 232; McGillivray and, 257; forced westward, 271. Chickamaugan Indians, 173. Chickasaw Indians, location, 57; Adair and, 58, 59, 62, 72-73, 246; in Tennessee, 158; McGillivray and, 257; forced westward, 271. Chillicothe, Indian town, 146, 153. Choctaw Indians, location, 57; and French, 58; Adair and, 63; McGillivray and, 257; forced westward, 271. Choiseul, Étienne François, Duc de, French Minister, 249. Chota, deputation of Indians at, 178; Robertson as Indian agent at, 183. Chronicle, Colonel, 209. Civil War, part of mountaineers in, 224. Clark, G. R., 283, 285; in "Cresap's War," 116-117; with Dunmore's forces, 125 (note); and Chief Logan, 127 (note); at Harrodsburg, 129, 139, 151-152; and Harrodsburg Remonstrance, 140; brings ammunition from Virginia, 142; made a major, 149; founds Louisville, 150; builds Fort Jefferson, 150; war on Indians, 153, 262; letter to Governor of Virginia, 154; later life, 155; death (1818), 155; and Wilkinson, 262-264; personal characteristics, 263. Clark, William, brother of G. R., 155; Lewis and, 282. Clark, Elijah, 212. Cleveland, Colonel, at King's Mountain, 209, 220, 222. Cocke, William, 238. Colbert, white leader of Indians, 150-151. Connolly, Dr. John, Dunmore's agent, 113 (note). Cooley, William, accompanies Boone to Kentucky, 98, 100. Cooper, J. F., on Ferguson's story of Washington, 199 (note). Cornstalk, Shawanoe chief, 118, 123-124, 126. Cornwallis, Edward, 195, 196, 202, 213, 214, 222, 228, 229. Corporation Acts, 4. Cowpens, frontiersmen at, 215; Morgan's victory at, 222. Craighead, Rev. Alexander, Presbyterian minister, 8, 162. Creek Indians, disclose Spanish plot, 55; location, 57; and McGillivray, 58-59, 255-256; forced westward, 271. Cresap, Captain Michael, of Maryland, 116, 117, 127. "Cresap's War," 117. Croghan, George, "King of Traders," 58, 112-113, 115, 118. Cross Creek (Fayetteville), MacNeill at, 12. Culloden, victory of, 9, 11. Cumberland, Duke of, directs extermination of Gaels, 11. Cumberland Gap, Findlay leads Boone through, 52-53; Boone robbed in, 103. Cutbirth (or Cutbird), Benjamin, nephew of Daniel Boone, 95.

D.

Dartmouth, Lord, Secretary for the Colonies, letters to, 6, 175, 176 (note). Day, Sarah, marries Sam Boone, 27. De Lancey, Major, father-in-law of J. F. Cooper, 199 (note). De Peyster, Captain, officer under Ferguson, 200, 218, 219. Delassus, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Louisiana, 276. Delaware Indians, 178; location, 57; and French, 58; and Dunmore's War, 114, 118. Dequindre, French Canadian leader of Indian band, 143, 147-148. Detroit, in hands of English, 87; Boone at, 145-146. Dinwiddie, Robert, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 77-80, 81. Doak, Rev. Samuel, 207, 235. Dobbs, Arthur, Governor of North Carolina, 79, 86. Dobbs, E. D., son of Governor, 83. Donelson, Captain John, 186; Journal, 187-193. Dorchester, Lord, Governor of Canada, 265. Dragging Canoe, Chickamaugan chief, 133-134, 173, 179, 180, 181, 183, 206, 229. Draper, L. C., King's Mountain and its Heroes, cited, 199 (note), 204 (note), 213 (note). Dunmore, Lord, Governor of Virginia, 112 (note), 113, 114-116, 118, 120, 123, 125, 126, 176 (note). Dunmore's War, 114 et seq. Duquesne, Fort, 81, 82, 87, 88.

E.

English, W. H., Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio, cited, 127 (note).

F.

Falling, William, 173. Fanning, Edmund, agent of Lord Granville, 160. Femme Osage Creek, Boone settles at, 274-275. Femme Osage Syndic, 275-277. Ferguson, Dr. Adam, letter to, 196. Ferguson, Major Patrick, as a soldier, 196-198; as a man, 198-200; commands loyalists in Back Country, 200-206, 211; at King's Mountain, 212-220; death, 219-220, 221. Findlay, John, pioneer trader, and Daniel Boone, 52, 83, 90, 97, 98, 100, 131-132; in Braddock's campaign, 83; captured by Shawanoes, 97, 131. Fitzherbert, letter quoted, 252 (note). Fleming, William, 124. Florida, Spanish and Indians in, 55, 56; Boone explores, 94. Floridablanca, Spanish Minister, 250. Floyd, John, Washington's agent, 113-114; and Boone, 121, 141. Forbes, General, expedition in 1759, 87. France, Highlanders flee to, 9; and Indians, 53, 54, 58, 178-179; possessions in America, 56, 57; Adair's account of struggles with French, 63; Priber sent by, 66-70; French and Indian Wars, 750 et seq.; attitude toward American independence, 248-253. Frankfort (Ky.), Daniel Boone's grave in, 284. Frankland, State of, 234-238; see also Franklin, State of. Franklin, Benjamin, 238. Franklin, State of, 238, 240, 259, 260, 266; see also Frankland, State of. Frémont, J. C, 278 (note). French and Indian Wars, 75 et seq. Friends, Society of, expel Squire Boone, 28. Furniture of the pioneers, 45-46.

G.

Gaels, see Highlanders. Gage, General Thomas, quoted, 176 (note). Galphin, pioneer trader, 59, 256. Gates, General, 202, 210, 221. Gazette, Knoxville, Jackson's letter in, 268. Georgia, Creek nation in, 57; Tories in, 195; and State of Franklin, 238; and McGillivray, 256-257, 258. Germain, Lord, and Stuart, 176 (note), 177. German Palatinate, persecution of Protestants in, 15. German Reformed Church, 15. Germans, in Virginia and North Carolina, 14-15; as immigrants, 16. Gibson, Major, 126. Gibson, Colonel John, 117-118. Girty, George, 143. Girty, James, 143. Gist, Christopher, 77, 78. Glen, Governor of South Carolina, 63, 64; Indian policy, 84. Gottlob, Brother, Moravian leader, 19, 21, 23, 24. Gower, Fort, 123. Grant, Colonel James, 94. Grantham, Lord, letter to, 252 (note). Granville, Lord, Proprietor in North Carolina, Moravians purchase land from, 18; agents oppress people, 104, 159. Great Meadows, Washington at, 81. Great Telliko, Cherokee town, 62, 66, 69, 158. Great War, part of mountaineers in, 224-225. Greathouse, trader, 117. Greene, General Nathanael, 221-222. Greene, T. M., The Spanish Conspiracy, cited, 264 (note). Grube, Adam, Moravian Brother, 18; Journal, 19-24. Guilford Court House, battle of, 222.

H.

Hamilton, Henry, British Governor at Detroit, 139, 145-146. Hampbright, Colonel, 209. Hanna, C. A., The Wilderness Trail, cited, 97 (note). Harding, Chester, and Boone, 278-279. Harrod, James, 139; establishes first settlement in Kentucky, 110, 114, 121, 129; as surveyor, 113; and Henderson, 138; goes to Watauga for supplies, 141-142; made a Captain, 149; accompanies Clark, 153. Harrodsburg, 136, 142, 149, 153, 245, 246; founded, 114, 129; Remonstrance, 140, 151; Indian attacks on, 146. Henderson, Judge Richard, leader of Transylvania Company, 130-140, 160, 184-185; Donelson's party meets, 193. Henry, Patrick, Preston writes to, 125. Heydt, Joist, 16. Highlanders, in Revolutionary War, 8, 13-14; in North Carolina, 9; clan system, 10; characteristics, 10-12; and Indians, 54-55; see also Scotch-Irish. Hill, William, 96. Holden, Joseph, 98, 100. Holston River settlement, 141, 158, 159, 168, 176. Honeycut, pioneer at Watauga, 165. Hooper, William, 160. Houston, Rev. Samuel, 235. Hoyt, W. H., The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, cited, 8 (note). Huguenots in America, 54. Hunter, James, 164. Husband, Hermon, 161, 163, 164.

I.

Illinois, Clark's troops, 124, 125 (note), 283; Robertson journeys to, 185; and Clark, 285. "Indian Summer," origin of term, 41. Indiana and Clark, 285. Indians, relation to white men in West, 38-48; use of hickory, 45; and the traders, 52 et seq.; and French, 53, 54, 58, 178-179; and Spanish, 53, 54, 55, 255; Boone and, 101-102; 103; Dunmore's War, 114 et seq.; "Cresap's War." 117; treachery toward, 117-118 purchase of land from, 131-134; trouble in Kentucky, 135-136, 139, 143, 152-153; see also names of tribes. Ireland, Scotch-Irish from, 6; see also Ulster Plantation. Iroquois Indians, location, 57; loyalty to English, 58; Croghan and, 118; cede Kentucky to British, 132; see also Six Nations.

J.

Jackson, Andrew, 243, 266. Jay, John, On the Peace Negotiations of 1782-1788 as illustrated by the Secret Correspondence of France and England, cited, 252 (note). Jefferson, Thomas, and navigation of Mississippi River, 254. Jefferson, Fort, 150, 151. Jennings, Mrs., Donelson's account of, 188, 190, 191. Johnson, Sir William, and Iroquois Indians, 58, 179; and sale of Indian land, 111. Johnston, Gabriel, Governor of North Carolina, 9. Jonesborough (Tenn.), county seat of Washington, 184; delegates meet to form State, 233; court at, 237; Andrew Jackson at, 266.

K.

Kalb, Johann, French agent in America, 249. Kansas, Daniel Boone in, 277. Kenton, Simon, 125 (note), 143. Kentucky, meaning of name, 95 (note); Boone's first expedition to, 95-97; expedition of Boone and Findlay into, 97-103; settlement and Indian troubles, 104-156; admitted as State (1792), 156; and Mississippi River, 254; as Boone's monument, 284; bibliography, 289-290. Keppoch, Laird of, legend concerning, 11. King, trader, 117, 118. King's Mountain, Battle of, 214-221. Knoxville (Tenn.), Sevier and Jackson in, 268; Sevier buried in, 269-270.

L.

La Charette (Mo.), Boone at, 274-275, 281; see also Boone's Settlement. Le Bœuf, Fort, 79. Lewis, Colonel Andrew, 114-115, 122-123, 124 (note), 158. Lewis, Colonel Charles, 115, 124. Lewis, Meriwether, 282, 283. Logan, Mingo chief Tach-nech-dor-us, 119, 120, 126-127. Logan, Benjamin, 125 (note), 135, 136, 141-142, 149. Long Hunters, 103. Loudon, Fort, 158. Louisbourg in hands of English, 87. Louisville, Findlay reaches site of, 97; Clark founds, 150; Wilkinson at, 262. Lulbegrud Creek, 100. Lutheran Church, 15. Luzerne, French Ambassador at Philadelphia, 251. Lytle, Captain, 203-204. Lytle, Mrs., and Ferguson, 204. Lyttleton, Governor of South Carolina, 85.

M.

McAden, Rev. Hugh, of Philadelphia, 50. McAfee, James, 136. McAfee brothers, 113, 136. McDowell, Colonel Charles, 200-201, 202, 206, 210, 211-212, 213, 243. McDowell, Joseph, 243. McGillivray, Alexander, Creek chief, 59, 255-261. McGillivray, Lachlan, father of Alexander, 58-59, 256, 257. McGregor, William, 9. Macdonald, Allan, of Kingsborough, 14. MacDonald, Flora, 14. MacLean, J. P., An Historical Account of the Settlement of Scotch Highlanders in America, cited, 11 (note). MacNeill, Hector, (Bluff Hector), 12. MacNeill, Neil, of Kintyre, 12. Mansker, Gasper, 103, 185. Marion, General Francis, 229. Martin, Josiah, Royal Governor of North Carolina, 13. Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 8. Mereness, N. D., ed., Travels in the American Colonies, cited, 18 (note). Mingo Indians, 114, 117, 118, 119-120, 126. Miró, Don Estevan, Governor of Louisiana, 254-255, 259, 260-261. Mississippi (State), Choctaws in, 63. Mississippi River, French territory on, 56; Choctaws on, 57; Stewart's party reaches, 95; Spain refuses right of navigation of, 253-254. Missouri, Boone settles in, 274; Boone dies in, 284. Mobile, French hold, 57. Mohawk Indians, 178, 179. Montgomery, John, 125 (note). Montreal in hands of English, 87. Mooney, James, 98, 100. Moore's Fort, Boone commands, 122. Moravians, 15, 16-24. Morgan, David, 125 (note), 222. Morgan, Sarah, marries Squire Boone, 26; see also Boone, Sarah Morgan. Morgantown (N. C), Sevier sent to, 242-244. Mountain Leader (Opimingo), Indian chief, 247. Mountaineers of the South, 223-224. Müller, Adam, 16. Musgrove's Mill, engagement at, 202.

N.

Nantuca Indians, deputation of warriors from, arrive at Chota, 178. Nash, General Francis, 163, 186 (note). Nashborough, Nashville first named, 186. Nashville, founded, 186; Andrew Jackson at, 266; Robertson buried at, 270. Nathanael, Brother, one of the Moravian Brethren, 21. Navigation Acts and Ireland, 4. Necessity, Fort, 81. Neely, Alexander, 100. New France, 87, 88. New Market (Va.), Sevier founds, 167. Nolan, aids Wilkinson, 264. "Nolichucky Jack," nickname of John Sevier, 184; see also Sevier. North Carolina, Scotch-Irish in, 7; Craighead in, 8; Highlanders in, 12-13; Moravians in, 18; journey of Moravian Brethren into, 19-24; rainfall, 43; pioneer homes in, 45-47; in French and Indian Wars, 82-83, 86; Indian policy, 83-84; Daniel Boone in, 92; Regulation Movement, 104, 137, 159-164; Transylvania Company formed in, 129-130; emigrants go to Tennessee, 159; Robertson from, 165; boundary line, 170, 185, 186; Watauga petitions for annexation, 171-172; erects Washington County, 172; Colonial Records, cited, 176 (note), 177 (note); sends out Robertson as Indian agent, 183; Ferguson in, 203; Ferguson's proclamation to, 212-213; Cornwallis expected to retreat through, 228; resolution of gratitude to overmountain men, 230; cedes overmountain territory to United States, 231-233; and State of Frankland, 234, 236-237, 238; and Sevier, 239, 240-245; and State of Franklin, 240; and Tennessee settlements, 259-260. North Wales (Penn.), Boone family in, 25.

O.

Oconostota, Cherokee chief, 118, 132. O'Fallon aids Wilkinson, 264. Ohio, Clark against Indians of, 151, 153. Ohio Company, 77, 78, 81, 111-112. Old Tassel, Cherokee Indian, 270. Oley Township, Berks County (Penn.), George Boone at, 25, 26. Opimingo (Mountain Leader), Chickasaw chief, 247. Oswego in hands of English, 87. Ottawa Indians, 118, 178.

P.

Palatines, see Germans. Paris, Treaty of (1763), 94. Patrick Henry, Fort, 186. Penn, William, Boone seeks information from, 25. Pennsylvania, Scotch-Irish in, 1, 6; Germans in, 15, 16; Boone family in, 25-28; disputes Fort Pitt with Virginia, 112. "Pennsylvania Dutch," 15. "Pennsylvania Irish," 6. Peyton, Ephraim, one of Donelson's party, 189. Peyton, Mrs. Ephraim, Donelson's account of, 188, 189, 190. Philadelphia, Boone family reaches, 25. Pickett, History of Alabama, cited, 257 (note). Piqua, Indian town, 153. Pitfour, Lord, of Aberdeen, 196. Pitt, Fort, 88, 112-113, 115. Pittsburgh site a crucial point in 1754, 81. Point Pleasant, Battle of, 123-124, 164, 272. Pontleroy, French secret agent in America, 249. Powell's Valley, 135; Boone's journey to, 106, 107. "Powwowing Days," 41. Presbyterian Church, and Scotch-Irish, 3, Charles I suppresses, 4. Preston, Colonel William, 115, 120, 125. Priber, French agent to Cherokees, 66-70. Proclamation of 1763, 110-111, 113, 170. Puck-e-shin-wa, Shawanoe chief, 125. Pulaski, Count, 199 (note).

Q.

Quaker Meadows, Sevier's troops at, 209. Quakers, see Friends, Society of.

R.

Red Shoe, Choctaw chief, 63. Regulation Movement, 104, 137, 159-164; Revolutionary War, Highlanders in, 13-14; Indian raids in Kentucky, 139; King's Mountain, 195 et seq.; attitude of France and Spain in, 248 et seq. Roane, Archibald, Governor of Tennessee, 267. Robertson, James, "father of Tennessee," 124-125 (note), 133; at Watauga, 165-166, 170, 181; personal characteristics, 165; and Sevier, 167, 239; commands Wataugans, 172; Indian agent at Chota, 183; leads settlers into middle Tennessee, 185; founds Nashville, 186; and Ferguson, 195; and Indian war, 246, 255; characterizes McGillivray, 259; death (1814), 270. Robertson, Mrs. James, 246. Robertson, Mark, 185. Robinson, Colonel David, 149. Rogers, John, 88. Rogers, Joseph, 153. Roosevelt, Theodore, The Winning of the West, cited, 134 (note). Russell, William, 107, death of his son, 108. Rutherford, Griffith, 163. Rutledge, John, President of South Carolina, 176 (note).

S.

St. Asaph's Station founded, 136. St. Augustine, Spanish at, 55, 56. St. Vincent, Island of, Ferguson on, 197. Sapperton, trader, 117. Scotch-Irish, as immigrants, 1-2, 6; characteristics, 2-3, 5-6; religion, 3, 4; persecution of, 4-5; and American Independence, 7-8; bibliography, 287; see also Highlanders. Seven Years' War, casus belli, 76; in Europe, 82; land promised to soldiers of, 118; Ferguson in, 196. Sevier, John, 133; probably seen by Brother Grube, 20-21; marriage, 48; at Watauga, 166-167, 169, 170, 171; and New Market, 167; and Robertson, 167, 168, 239; personal characteristics, 168-169; writes Virginia Committee, 173-174; and Indian troubles, 174, 181-183, 226-228; and "Bonnie Kate," 182; nicknamed "Nolichucky Jack," 184; and King's Mountain, 200-201, 205-206, 208 et seq.; as a statesman, 226 et seq.; feud with Tipton, 227, 234, 239-240, 241, 267; elected Governor of Tennessee, 265; and Jackson, 266-269; death (1815), 269. Sevier, John, Jr., 243 (note). Sevier, Valentine, 125 (note). Shawanoe Indians, 178; location, 57; and French, 58; Findlay a prisoner of, 97; and Boone, 98-99, 108, 143-148; war with, 114, 118, 123-126; relinquish right to Kentucky, 131; capture girls from Boonesborough, 141. Shelby, Isaac, at battle of Point Pleasant, 124 (note); Colonel of Sullivan, 184; at King's Mountain, 200 et seq.; moves to Kentucky, 230. Sheltowee (Big Turtle), name given to Boone by Indians, 145. Sherrill, Bonnie Kate, wife of John Sevier, 182. Six Nations, right to dispose of territory, 76; see also Iroquois Indians. Social customs, of seaboard towns, 32; of pioneers, 32 et seq. South Carolina, Yamasi Indians in, 56; and Cherokees, 177; Tories in, 195; see also Carolinas. Spain, and Indians, 53, 54, 55; attitude toward American independence, 248-255; plots against United States, 255-265; State of Franklin and, 259. Spangenburg, Bishop, 18. Spanish Succession, War of (1701-13), 15. Spencer, Judge, issues warrant for Sevier, 241. Stanwix, Fort, treaty of (1768), 132. Stephen, Adam, Boone, 125 (note). Stewart, John, brother-in-law of Daniel Boone, 95, 98, 100. Stoner, Michael, 120, 121. Stover, Jacob, husband of Sarah Boone, 25. Stuart, Henry, deputy Indian agent, 177. Stuart, John, with Dunmore's forces, Boone, 125 (note); British agent, 174, 176 (note); in Revolution, 229. Sullivan County, formed from Washington County, 184; troops in, 201. Sycamore Shoals, conference with Indians at (1775), 132-134, 170; troops mustered at, 206.

T.

Tach-nech-dor-us (Branching Oak of the Forest), Mingo chief, see Logan. Tarleton, Sir Banastre, British officer, 218. Taylor, Hancock, 113, 121 (note). Tecumseh, 125. Tennessee, 157 et seq., 259; name, 158 (note); and Mississippi River navigation, 254; admitted as State (1796), 265; bibliography, 290-291; see also Frankland, Franklin, Watauga. Test Acts, 4. Thomas, Isaac, trader, 173, 174, 177, 178, 228. Thwaites, R. G., Daniel Boone, cited, 25 (note), 276 (note); Documentary History of Dunmore's War, cited, 125 (note). Tipton, Colond John, feud with Sevier, 227, 234, 239-240, 241, 267; judge for North Carolina, 237. Tipton, Jonathan, 226-227. Todd, John, 149. Tories, 195. Traders among the pioneers, 52 et seq. Traders' Trace, 94. Transylvania Company, 130-140. Trent, Captain William, 81. Tryon, William, Governor of North Carolina, 104, 169. Tuckabatchee, Creek town, Sevier buried at, 269. Turner, F. M., Life of General John Sevier, cited, 243 (note).

U.

Ulster Plantation, 3-4. Ulstermen, see Scotch-Irish.

V.

Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de, French Minister, 250, 251, 252. Virginia, claim to the Ohio, 76-77; Indian policy, 83; Indians apply for redress to, 85; Daniel Boone in, 92; disputes Fort Pitt with Pennsylvania, 112; Harrodsburg Remonstrance, 140; Clark and, 140, 142; and Boone, 141; and Mississippi River navigation, 254. Virginia, Valley of, Müller's settlement in, 16.

W.

Wachovia Tract, 18. Waddell, Hugh, of North Carolina, in French and Indian wars, 86, 87; erects fort on Holston, 158; and Regulation Movement, 163. Walpole Company, 112. War of 1812, part of mountaineers in, 224. Ward, James, 95. Ward, Nancy, half-caste Cherokee prophetess, 174, 177. Warriors' Path, 107, 132, 134, 186. Washington, George, journeys to Fort Le Bœuf, 79; at Great Meadows, 81; "Braddock's Defeat," 82; surveys in Kentucky, 111; tries to secure land patents for soldiers, 113; and Indian allies, 176 (note); Ferguson's story of, 179. Washington, District of, 233. Washington County, erected by North Carolina, 172; divided, 184. Watauga Colony, lands leased to, 134; Harrod and Logan get supplies from, 141-142; William Bean builds first cabin, 159; and Regulators, 163; Robertson at, 165-166, 170, 181; Sevier at, 166-167, 169, 200; found to be on Indian lands, 170; petitions North Carolina for annexation, 171-172; made into Washington County, 172; Indian attacks on, 176, 181-183; and King's Mountain, 200-201, 205; see also Frankland, Franklin, Tennessee. Wayne, Mad Anthony, 263. Welsh in America, 54. Wheeling (W. Va.), as rendezvous for troops, 115; Cresap at, 116. White Eyes, Delaware chief, 118. Wilkinson, General James, 261-265. Williams, Colonel, 209. Williams, Jaret, 173. Winchester, German settlement near, 16. Winsor, Justin, The Westward Movement, quoted, 176 (note). Winston, Major, 176 (note). Woolwich, Ferguson studies at, 197. Wyandot Indians, 114.

Y.

Yadkin Valley, Scotch-Irish in, 7; Craighead in, 8; Highlanders in, 12-13; Moravians in, 23; life in, 36, 47; hunting, 43, 105; Boone's home in, 48, 90, 97; Presbyterian ministers in, 50. Yamasi, Indians, 56; Massacre, 55. Yellowstone, Daniel Boone in, 277. Yorktown, Cornwallis surrenders at, 229.

Z.

Zeisberger, David, Moravian missionary, 17-18, 118. Zinzendorf, Count (the Apostle), Moravian leader, 16-17.