Red Hawk Shawnee

Born [date unknown] in Virginia, United States

Died 10 Nov 1777 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Red was Shawnee.

He was killed by soldiers in the fall of 1774.

APPLICATIONS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

APPLICATIONS IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, OF AMHERST [VA] SOLDIERS FOR PENSIONS

“HARRISON, JAMES, -Amherst Co. Va., Sept. 3 1832: b. Sept. 4, 1755, Culpepper Co., Va, “The Year of Braddock’s defeat”, enlisted in Rockbridge [Va], 1774, private under Capt. John Paxton; marched to Point Pleasant against the Shawnee Indians. “Whilst there witnessed the death of Cornstalk, the Shawnee Indian King, and his son, Ellenepsico, and two of his warriors, Red Hawk and Petello. Applicant can not recollect the length of time he served in this tour, he can only say he went early in the fall, having slept comfortably in open barns when he started, and returned a short time before Christmas. . .” pg. 135.

Associated Profiles

Pvt. James Harrison

Red Hawk Shawnee

Ellenepsice Shawnee

Cornstalk "The Indian King" Shawnee

Petello Shawnee

Captain Matthew Arbuckle, in command at the murder of Cornstalk.

Captain Matthew Arbuckle was in Command at the Murder of Cornstalk

Matthew Arbuckle, son of James, Sr., by his first wife, was the famed Captain Matthew Arbuckle on James River who was in command at the murder of the Indian Chief Cornstalk.

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Notes for Cornstalk Shawnee-45

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Sources

• Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 2002] pg. 135. This book is not copyrighted.

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• 2020-05-14 - Revolution - Lt Abraham Seay pg 135 ANNOTATED.jpg. No copyright.