Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone - Wikipedia
WEBThe capture and rescue of Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls is a famous incident in the colonial history of Kentucky. Three girls were captured by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party on July 14, 1776, and rescued three days later by Daniel Boone and his party, celebrated for their success.
Jemima Callaway (Boone) (1762 - 1834) - Genealogy - Geni.com
WEBDec 23, 2023 · Jemima Boone was the daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan Boone. She was the wife of Flanders Callaway. Jemima and two Callaway girls were kidnapped by the Shawnee. The story of their kidnapping and rescue by Daniel Boone and some of the other men from the settlement, inspired the Story " The Last of The Mohicans".
Jemima Boone Callaway (1762-1834) - Find a Grave Memorial
WEBJemima was the daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan Boone. She was the wife of Flanders Callaway. Jemima and two Callaway girls were kidnapped by the Shawnee.
Kentucky in the Eyes of Women: Jemima Boone
WEBMar 9, 2021 · Two years after settling, Jemima was canoeing with two friends – Elizabeth and Frances Callaway – on the Kentucky River. The girls were overtaken by a Cherokee and Shawnee raiding party, captured, and forced to march north towards Shawnee villages.
Frontier Kidnapping - Fort Boonesborough Foundation
WEBFlanders Callaway died in 1829 and Jemima died on August 30, 1834. Flanders and Jemima’s home was built about 1812, on their farm of over 1,000 acres. It was a two-story, five bay, walnut hewn-log frontier house.
The Boone Family, the Struggle for Kentucky, and the Kidnapping …
WEBOct 7, 2021 · Alongside Jemima walked Betsy and Fanny Callaway. Betsy, sixteen, had dark hair and complexion, and Fanny, fourteen, would be described as a “fairy blonde.” At thirteen, Jemima was the youngest of the trio and, having arrived before Betsy and Fanny, had eagerly welcomed companions near her own age.
Jemima Boone (1762–1834) • FamilySearch
WEBWhen Jemima Boone was born on 4 October 1762, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Daniel Boone, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Ann Bryan, was 23. She married Flanders Isham Callaway in August 1777, in Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky, United States.
Jemima (Boone) Callaway (1762 - 1834) - WikiTree
WEBMay 14, 2023 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Jemima (Boone) Callaway born 1762 Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina died 1834 Warren, Missouri, United States including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + 2 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in the free family tree community.
The Abduction of Jemima Boone - NCpedia
WEBOn July 14, 1776, Jemima (age 13) and her friends Elizabeth and Frances Callaway, were canoeing down the Kentucky River when a Cherokee and Shawnee raiding party ambushed and captured them. It consisted of five men, including two Shawnee braves named “Big Jimmy” and “Catfish,” and was led by Hanging Maw.
July 17, 1776: Capture of Jemima Boone — Nations & Cannons
WEBOn July 14, 1776, a raiding party caught three teenage girls from Boonesborough as they were floating in a canoe on the Kentucky River. They were Jemima, daughter of Daniel Boone, and Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Colonel Richard Callaway.
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