I was surprised at the speaker's pronunciation of Chillicothe and Scioto County. I grew up in Ashland, Ky., on the banks of the Ohio River. We pronounced the city name as ChillacothEE, not ChilliKOTH. Scioto County as SYOTO, not SKYOTO.
You mentioned in the video that you weren't sure where Hancock Taylor died. He was killed in a Shawne eattack near Beattyville when he was prospecting with my 5th great-grandfather Abraham Haptonstall one month before the Battle of Point Pleasant. I'm still piecing the story together and the deeper I dig the more I find. Thank you posting this.
Those were hard men. A note for those watching this, the gentleman mentioned tallow and that he didn't know what they used it for. Tallow is one of the most important and versatile products of the time period. If not sure what it's used for then research it.
Robert McAfee was buried in New Orleans in 1795 after being murdered. His younger brother Capt. William McAfee died at Floyd's Station in 1780 and is buried at the Floyd-Breckinridge Cemetery in St. Matthews. George McAfee was my 5th Great Grandfather.
I have been searching for links to the Fincastle County Re-enactment group, and I can't find any. I'm interested in joining in the fun. How can I get connected?
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I was surprised at the speaker's pronunciation of Chillicothe and Scioto County. I grew up in Ashland, Ky., on the banks of the Ohio River. We pronounced the city name as ChillacothEE, not ChilliKOTH. Scioto County as SYOTO, not SKYOTO.
You mentioned in the video that you weren't sure where Hancock Taylor died. He was killed in a Shawne eattack near Beattyville when he was prospecting with my 5th great-grandfather Abraham Haptonstall one month before the Battle of Point Pleasant. I'm still piecing the story together and the deeper I dig the more I find. Thank you posting this.
Those were hard men.
A note for those watching this, the gentleman mentioned tallow and that he didn't know what they used it for. Tallow is one of the most important and versatile products of the time period. If not sure what it's used for then research it.
Robert McAfee was buried in New Orleans in 1795 after being murdered. His younger brother Capt. William McAfee died at Floyd's Station in 1780 and is buried at the Floyd-Breckinridge Cemetery in St. Matthews. George McAfee was my 5th Great Grandfather.
I have been searching for links to the Fincastle County Re-enactment group, and I can't find any. I'm interested in joining in the fun. How can I get connected?
Try contacting the local historical society, they should be able to help