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Comments about Charity Prickett and the nature of historical legends from John Boback

Posted in Charity Prickett, John Boback on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A comment from frontier historian John Boback, regarding a claim made in the story below, “Tales of the Early Pricketts” from the 1917 history, Marion County in the Making: Charity Taylor Prickett was not the first white woman to cross the Allegheny Mountains.  She was not even among the first 100 white women across the Alleghenies.  For example, [...]

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Tales of the Early Pricketts

Posted in Allegheny Mountains, Barnstown Mill, Betty Jeffers, Booth's Creek, Bridget McCallahan, Buffalo Creek, Charity Prickett, David Morgan, Dunkard Bottom, Isaiah Prickett, Jacob Prickett, James Chew, Job Prickett, Josiah Prickett, Koon's Fort, Laban Prickett, Levi Morgan, Lord Dunmore's War, Mrs William Morgan, Paw Paw Fort, Sarah Morgan, Susan Ox, Thomas Merrifield, tomahawk claim, William Crawford, William Haymond, William Morgan, William Palmer, Zackquill Morgan on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Owing to conflicting claims in the Monongahela Valley, no land patents were issued before 1779, but many tomahawk entries were made prior to that time. Jacob Prickett, who located his claim in 1766, seems to have been the first settler in Marion County. In a deposition sworn to by the well-known Capt. William Crawford at [...]

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