Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-02-26

vain that he pleaded his friend
ship for them, and the many ser
vices he had rendered their nation:
their fell purpose was fixed, and
nothing could appease them bat
his blood, and that Of his innocent,
unoliendiDg and helpless wife and
children. They commenced their
operations by the most cruel
tOrtures upon Mr.. Hite, cutting
him to pieces, a joint at "A time ;
and whilst he was thus in the most
violent agonies, they barbarously
murdered his wife and several Of
her little offspring. After Mr..
Hite, his wife, and several Of the
children were dispatched, they
took two Of his daughters, not
quite grown, and all his slaves as
prisoners. They also carried oil
what plumber they chose, and their
booty was considerable.
Mr.. Hite kept a large retail store,
aud dealt largely with the Creek
and Cherokee tribes. II is said a
man by the name Of Parish, who
went to Carolina with Hite, and to
whom Hite had been very friendly,
growing jealous Of lllte's pOpu-
larity with the indians, instigated
the sayages to commit the murder.
About the year 1855 the author
saw the late Capt. llite, (wbo had
been an officer in the revolutionary
army,) and who had just returned
from an unsuccessful search after
his two young sisters, who were
taken captiyes at the time Of the
murder of his father. He had
traversed a great part of the south
ern county, among the various
tribes OF Indians, but never could
hear any thing Of them. Capt.
Hite, some short time after the
war of the revolution, recovered a
part Of his fathers slaves, who had
been taken off by the Indians, one
Of whom is now owned by Maj,
Isaac Hite, Of Frederick county,
This woman brought home an In
dian son whom the author has
frequently seen, a nd who had all
the features of an Indian -
a part Of Hlte's slaves are
to this day remaining with th'
Indians, and are kept in rigoron,
slavery. In the winter Of lSlJ--lG
the author fell in with Col. William
Triplett, Of Wilkes county, Georgia
who informed him, that in thC
autumn Of the year 1909 he wa,
travelling through the Creek coun
ty, and saw an old negro man whC
told him he was one of Jacob IIte';
slaves, taken when his master ant
family were murdered in Soutl
I Carolina. He further informed
/ Col. Triplett, that there were theI
sixty negroes in possession Of tn,
Indians, descended from slave.
taken from Hite, the greater mum
Der of whom were claimed by tb'
little TallapOosa king.
In October, l77S, the town 0
Abingdon was established il
Washington county.
In the month Of May, 1853, tn
town of HarrisOnburg, in th
county of Rockingham, was estab
lished. 1t appears that Mr. Th0m
Harrison had laid oil fifty acre
of his land into lots and streets
and the legislature simply confirm
ed what Mr.. Harrison bad done
without appointing trustees tor th
town, as was the usual practice
The privileges, however, granite
by law to the citizens Of other in
corpOrated towns, were given t
tho inhabitants Of HarriSonbure
In the month Of October, 'l1o-
the town of Lewisburg, in th
county of Greenbrier, was estat
lished. The act Of assembly az
, propriates forty acres OF land a
the court. house, to be be laid o.
into half acre lots and Streets
Samuel Lewis, James Reid, SamuC
Brown, Andrew DOnnelly, job
Stuart, Archer Matthews, William
Ward, and Thomas Edgar, gentle
9 men, were appointed trustees.
In October, 17SJ, Clarksbnrg, i
the county Of Harrison, was estal
lished. VIM. Raymond, Nlchola
Carpinert, John Myers, JOhl
MAlly, and Johu Dawson, gentle
men, were appointed trustees.
In the same month and yea
f Morgantown, in the county @
Monongalia, was established Tn
f act appropriates fifty acres Of LAM
of Zackquell Morgan, to be lap
of INTO lots aud streets for a town
Samuel IIanway, John Evans
David Scott. Michael kearnos, an
James Daugherty, trustees.
In October, 1856, Charlestown
in the county Of Berkeley, (aoy
the seat OF justice for the connt,
of JefIerson.) was established. Thi
town was laid of by the late Col
Charles Washington, a brother t.
the illustrious Gen. George Wash
ington, on his own land. Eighty
acres were divided into lots an'
streets; and John Augustine
Washington, William Drake, RobI
Rutherford, James Crane, Cat
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