Frederick is referred to as the "eldest son" in his mother's will.
NOTES:
While earlier, undocumented genealogies incorrectly identify Frederick Zeh as Frederick Michael See, his actual name was Johann Frederick Zeh, as documented in the Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever, living in the Swatara region of Pennsylvania before moving to Virginia. His father George is also listed in those same records. Based on 18th century German naming patterns which use the middle name rather than the first or saint's name (Johann) show that Johann Frederick Zeh went by the name of Frederick. By mistakenly calling him Frederick Michael See, family researchers continually confuse his with his brother Michael See of the South Branch Valley.
Frederick is listed in his mother's will and all other Virginia documents in the South Branch Valley and in Greenbrier as Frederick See, while his brother is listed as Michael of the South Branch.
Frederick's birth date and place has not been documented to date even though numerous family histories claim a variety of locations and dates. Among these are Schoharie NY and Silesia, Germany between 1710-1720. Based upon the documented year of his first marriage to Maria Stempel in 1744 (listed in Rev. Stoever's records), his year of birth appears to have occurred in the early 1720s. Being born before 1725 would place his birth in Schoharie, New York as it is known that the family was still living there before moving to the Tulpehocke and Swatara regions of Pennsylvania around 1725. (His father George first appears in PA records in Jan. 1726.) An effort to uncover any existing records which prove the time and location of his birth is still underway, as of 03 Feb 2012.
DEATH Frederick See was killed by Shawnee Indians on his farm on Muddy Creek in the Greenbrier region of West Virginia. Contemporary accounts of the event state that he and brother-in-law Felty Yoakum, welcomed the large party of Indians (about 60) who were encamped on See land, killing a hog and giving them bread and other things they asked for. The following quote is from the story told to Felix Renick in 1798 by Catherine See Johnson/Johnston, the daughter of Frederick See, who was present at the time of the attack: "Several Indians one day entered the house in a friendly manner as usual, and at a certain signal drove their tomahawks into the heads of the old gentleman and his son-in-law, and made prisoners of all the balance of the family. The blood of the father fell on the head and face of a little son, who was at the time fondling on him. The Indian not wishing to kill the boy, on seeing him so bloody, was fearful he might be hurt, took him up, carried him to the creek, and washed him, and found that he was safe. The Indians had divided, and while this tragedy was going on many other families nearby were sharing the same fate." [1]
In addition to killing Frederick and his son-in-law , the warriors also killed brother-in-law, Valentine (nickname Felty) Yoakum. Only one man in the Greenbrier settlements is said to have escaped -- Conrad Yoakum, the younger brother of Felty. The remainder of both families, along with most of the neighboring wives and children, were taken captive and marched across the mountains, canoed across the Ohio River to the Shawnee towns in Ohio. Most of the family was released a year and a half later, except for daughter Elizabeth and son John. Upon their release, they were taken in with their families in the South Branch, later returning to the Greenbrier in the early 1770s.
Some 8 months after the Shawnee attack, the estates of Frederick See and brother in law, Valentine Yoakum were appraised and administered by the same men--all from Bedford County, VA, located on the eastern side of the Blue Ridge. Since the See and Yoakum wives were in captivity and no other immediate family remained in Augusta Co, Charles Lynch as the chief creditor, was allowed to settle the estates. His appointment as administrator provides an important clue as to the whereabouts of Frederick See during the perod between 1756-1761 before his death, when the French and Indian War forced the abandonment of the Greenbrier region.
While there is no record of Frederick See in area court or land records during this period, we do find evidence of Valentine (Felty) Yoakum living in Bedford Co, along with his father and several siblings. (Bedford Co. was a popular destination for families fleeing Indian hostilities west of the Blue Ridge during the French and Indian War.) Both men appear to return to the Greenbrier about the same time. Lynch's listing as "greatest creditor" to both ment indicates that Frederick may have been with Felty in Bedford, both men borrowing money from Lynch prior to their return to the Greenbrier. Their estates are listed in sequence in Augusta Co court records.
Based on the appraisals of both Frederick See and Valentine Yoakum, the appraisers of the estate, John Candler, Robert Brooks, and Zachariah Moorman, didn't find much of value after the Indian attack. They only mention a "small stone colt of three years old also one mare of the same age belonging to the Estate of Frederick See deceased to Fifty shillings each" (dated August 1764, Augusta Co. WB4) It was common practice for the Indians to take what they thought was valuable--horses, pots, rifles, etc-- and burn the cabins and kill the livestock they couldn't take with them. These horses may have been pastured elsewhere or got loose during the attack.
The Shawnee attack on the Muddy Creek settlement occurred in mid-July around the 13th-15th. Several contemporary accounts ( John Stuart's Memorandum, Felix Renick's account given him by Catherine See, and the Clendening version related in 1826 Anne Royall book) provide a good description of the actual attack. See text under MISC NOTES.
1764, March 21: Charles Lynch bond to administer estate of Frederick Sea with William Thompson and Alexr Thomspon as securities. Signed in presents of Pet Hog. March 21 1764 (Augusta Co, VA Will Bk 3:319-20)
1764-1769: Estate of Frederick See appraised and recorded. (Augusta Co, VA Will Bk 4:185) "August 1764 Agreeable to an Order of Augusta Court we being first sworn do appraise one Small Stone Colt of three years old also one mare of the same Age belonging To the Estate of Frederick See deceased to fifty Shilling each 5- - John Candler Robert Brooks Zachariah Moorman (Note: All men from Bedford Co.)
To the Worshipfull Court of Augusta The above Horses is all of the Estate of Frederick (page torn) that has ever Come to my Knowledge. Chas Lynch Admr
At a Court held for Augusta County March the 21st 17 (page torn) This Appraisement of the Estate of Fredrick See (torn) being returned is Ordered to be Recorded Test. [Note: Preceding entry was appraisal of Valentine "Yoacon" estate, dated March 21, 1769, also for one colt--apparently the only property not taken or destroyed by the Indians.]
Administrator of the estates of Frederick See and Valentine Yoakum was Charles Lynch, the "greatest creditor" to both men. CHARLES LYNCH came from Ireland to settle large tract on James River in sight of Peaks of Otter in early 1700s. The Lynches lived near Matthias Yoakum's family during the latter part of the French and Indian War. The Lynches, Candlers, Brooks, and Moormans (the last 3 appointed appraisers of the 2 estates), were all from Bedford Co and all interrelated. Originally they appear to be tied to the Quaker church.
MUDDY CREEK MASSACRE:
On Saturday, July 16, 1763, a party of 80 or 90 Shawnees, led by Chief Cornstalk and assisted by the Great War Chief Puksinwah, having crossed over the Ohio River, swept up the Kanawha on a murderous rampage. Simultaneously, they hit the 9 member See Family and the 6 member Felty Yocum Family.
Suddenly the Indians appeared at the See cabin, with all the appearance of friendship, grinning and laughing. The Sees welcomed them, and as it was near mealtime they offered to share food with them. The Shawnees agreed, and when the meal was finished, they lounged around for a bit and rested. Suddenly with a whoop the Indians fell upon the whites, killing the father (Frederick) and the son-in-law, scalping them before the eyes of their families. Other men & older boys were also killed. The remaining family was placed under guard and hurried along the back trail to Old Town, Ohio.
A monument commemorating the Muddy Creek Massacre in the area where it occurred, proclaims the names of Frederick "Sea", Felty (Valentine) Yokum, and Joseph Carroll as victims. However, the earliest narrative on the Muddy Creek Massacre and the Clendenin Massacre, which was not written down until the year 1798, a full 35 years after the incident, by Col. John Stuart, does not give a great deal of detail as to exactly which persons were killed on Muddy Creek. This account was published in the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. XXII, Apr. 1914, No. 4., covering pages 229-234. Here is an excerpt on the happenings at Muddy Creek that day of 14th July in 1763:
"The Indians breaking out again in 1763, came up the Kanawha in a large body to the number of sixty and coming to the house of Frederick Sea on Muddy Creek, were kindly entertained by him and Felty Yolkum; not suspecting their hostile design were suddenly killed & their families, with many others made prisoners; then, proceeding over the mountain they came to Archibald Clendenens, who like Sea & Yolkum, entertained them until they put him to death, his family with a number of others living with him being all made prisoners or killed, not any one escaping except Conrad Yolkom who doubting the design of the Indians when they came to Clendenens took his horse out under the pretense of hobbling him at some distance from the house. Soon after, some guns were fired at the house and a loud cry raised the people, whereupon Yolkom, taking the alarm, mounted his horse and rode off as far as where the Court House now stands, and there beginning to ruminate whether he might not be mistaken in his apprehension, concluded to return to know the truth; but, just as he came to the corner of Clendenens fence some Indians placed there, presented their guns and attempted to shoot him; but, their guns all missing fire (he thinks at least ten) he immediately fled to Jackson's river alarming the people as he went, but few were willing to believe him. The Indians pursued after him and all that fell in their way were slain until they went on Carr's Creek now in Rockbridge County. So much were people in them days intimidated by an attack of the Indians that they suffered to retreat with all their Booty, and more prisoners than there was Indians in their party."
An accounting of this and other early narratives of the incident may be found on the web site of the West Virginia State Archives at the following address:
http://www.wvculture.org/history/cornstalkraid.html
Here, also, it is presented that the actual date of the Muddy Creek Massacre was 14 July 1763, the day before the Clendenen Massacre, which occurred on 15 July 1763, rather than 26 June 1763, as is reported elsewhere.
LAND HOLDINGS:
480 Acres surveyed on 24 Apr 1751 in Augusta County, Virginia. Parts of Augusta County later became Greenbrier County, Virginia.
Frederick was born 1710 New York the son of George Zeh and Margaret Unknown.
Marriage: NOTE: That his wife's maiden name was Vanderpool has not been proven.
Death:
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The reason why Catharina is connected to two husbands is that these two profiles seem to be the same man.
I searched the Minisink area church records (Walpack, whether New Jersey or New York, is in that area) and I did not find any evidence of a marriage of a man named See or Zeh to a woman named Catharina or van der Poel in or near 1744. There were hardly any marriages recorded there in 1744. I may have missed a record, of course....