Simon Girty (November 14, 1741 – February 18, 1818) was an American, Pennsylvania-born frontiersman. As a child he and his brothers James and George were...
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ritual torture applied to war captives, and was said to be rescued by Simon Girty. He was later adopted by a Shawnee widow to replace her son and became...
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Girty or Girtys may refer to: People George Herbert Girty (1869–1939), American paleontologist Simon Girty (1741–1818), American colonial Other Girty...
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Guyasuta (section Adoption of Simon Girty)
children, among whom were 15-year-old Simon Girty, his three brothers, and his mother and stepfather. Simon Girty was adopted by Guyasuta and lived with...
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Wingenim tribal village by Chiefs Pipe and Wyngenim under the guidance of Simon Girty. Crawford and Knight first observed the severed head of Lt. John Mckinley...
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James Girty was the son of, an Irish immigrant, Simon Girty (died 1751) and the younger brother of Simon Girty (1741–1818). The brothers were taken prisoners...
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claim it was named for John Girty. Others claim it was named for Thomas Girty, brother of the famous renegade Simon Girty. However, most scholarly investigations...
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warriors led by British Indian Department officials Alexander McKee, Simon Girty, and Matthew Elliott set out to attack Wheeling, on the upper Ohio River...
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burned at the stake by Crawford's former soldier turned British agent, Simon Girty, and Captain Pipe, a Chief of the Delaware Nation. Crawford was born...
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Native Americans gathered on the Sandusky River under the direction of Simon Girty, the "white Indian". This force met with a company of Butler's Rangers...
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simultaneous raids on Baker's and Dunlap's Stations. The "white Indian" Simon Girty was honoured with the leadership of these attacks. Everything started...
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Girty Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Girty Run most likely has the name of Simon Girty (1741–1818), an American colonial. List of...
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Lochry's Defeat, Brant and Simon Girty got into an altercation along the Ohio River. According to contemporary gossip, Girty took exception to Brant's...
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part in the formation of the United States: Walter Butler, a Loyalist Simon Girty, a Loyalist King Philip, sachem of the Wampanoag people, who fought against...
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Richards The Garden of Allah (1936) as Sand Diviner Daniel Boone (1936) as Simon Girty Winterset (1936) as Bartolomio Romagna Laughing at Trouble (1936) as...
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back country, there were also Scotch-Irish who were Loyalists, such as Simon Girty. The Cherokee lands between the Tennessee and Chattahoochee rivers were...
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former ally the Odawa. In August 1782, the Wyandot joined forces with Simon Girty, a British soldier. On August 15 through 19, 1782, they unsuccessfully...
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became known as Girty's Town for the Indian traders James and Simon Girty, who had a trading post on the site.[citation needed] James Girty was originally...
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Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore Patrick Sinclair John Butler William Caldwell Simon Girty Robert Rogers The following Native American leaders from various nations...
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late in the month. For a week in October, pro-war factions (especially Simon Girty, the Shawnee, and the Miami) debated moderate factions—particularly the...
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Travel (1958-1962) - Rusty Doggett / Max Clay Maverick (1959-1962) - Simon Girty / Captain Bly / Zindler / Ben Chapman Tales of Wells Fargo (1960-1962)...
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Simon Girty, and trader James Girty. A trading post operated by Jame Girty was located on the northern bank of the Maumee River across from Girty's Island...
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frightening advantage over dismounted warriors. McKee, Matthew Elliot, and Simon Girty tried to rally the retreating forces one last time, but they were largely...
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with news of the Grand Council's failure, blaming Alexander McKee and Simon Girty for the outcome. He also delivered a dire warning that a force of over...
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Lake Erie. The Seneca people hunted and fished the lands. The European Simon Girty and his father settled in the area. During a major raid by Chief Tewea...
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formal peace talks. It was here that an agent of Chief Logan (possibly Simon Girty) recited a speech by Logan which became one of the most famous speeches...
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they face two threats: Native American raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes the colony; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to...
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leaders of the Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe units to the left. Tarhe and Simon Girty were among the leaders of the Wyandot, Mingo, and Cherokee units that...
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force were killed or captured by Mohawk forces led by George Girty, the brother of Simon Girty, and Chief Joseph Brant. This skirmish is famously known in...
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Daniel Boone David Howard Biography, family, western. Daniel Boone, Simon Girty 1939 United States Drums Along the Mohawk John Ford Drama, romance, war...
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