The Ottomans retaliated and persecuted the children of the priest Nicholas Alexis and anyone that happened to be named Alexis. The older child Giorgis escaped to Cefalonia and changed his name to Moses. Another two of his children, Alexander and Manolis, were killed by the Ottoman Turks. Seven moved to other villages to hide and avoid arrests. During the struggles which continued for many years, three more young boys of Nicholas were captured in 1823, sold as slaves and expatriated; their whereabouts were unknown for many years.