Claim: Daniel Claus(1727–1787)  who lived with Joseph Brant arrived in America in 1749 and soon made Lieutenant.
Evidence: Christian Daniel Claus (1727–1787) was a Commissioner of Indian Affairs and a prominent Loyalist during the American Revolution. He had lived with Joseph Brant and the Mohawks for a while and could speak their language. He arrived in America in 1749. In 1755 he was made a Lieutenant in the Indian Department and a Deputy Secretary of Indian Affairs.