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Excerpt from Annals of Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania, 1755-1855 The most celebrated of his sons was Logan, the Mingo chief. By the journal of Mack and Grube, Moravian missionaries, it appears he lived at the mouth of the Chillisquaque creek, August 26, 1753. In 1765 he lived in Raccoon valley, at the foot of the Tuscarora mountain. London, in his collections, says he could speak tol crable English, was a remarkably tall man - over six feet high and well proportioned; of brave, open, and manly countenance, as straight as an arrow, and apparently afraid of no one. In 1 768 and 1769 he resided near Reedsville, in Mifflin county, and has given his name to the spring near that place, to Logan's branch of Spring creek, in Centre county, Logan's path, 810. See a notice of an interview with him in the memoir of Samuel Maclay, postea, year 1811. Heckewelder says he was introduced to Logan in 1772. I thought him a man of superior talents. He then intended set tling on the Ohio, below Big Beaver. In April, 177 3, I called at his settlement, and was received with great civility. In 1774 oc curred Lord Dunmore's expedition against the Shawanese towns, now Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which was the occasion of Logan's celebrated speech, commencing I appeal to any white man to say if he ever entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat 3 which will go down to all time, whether properly or not, as a'splen did outburst of Indian eloquence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This updated and revised book covers the gamut of Union County's history. It begins with the region's earliest days when the Delaware Indians were in residence and how the arrival of settlers, who ventured into this frontier area from Berks and Lancaster counties, marked the beginning of major changes. Synder's text, first published in 1976, has been expanded and updated to reflect newly discovered material on such groups as the Amish and the developments in Union County up to 2000. Distributed by Penn State University Press by arrangement with the Union County Historical Society.
Located in the heartland of Union County, New Berlin was considered a cultural, educational, and governmental center for craftsmen, farmers, and tradesmen. The county seat from 1813 to 1855, New Berlin was the gateway to the Buffalo Valley. Located in an area rich in natural resources, New Berlin is bounded by Penns Creek and Shamokin Mountain. The creek was a busy waterway that was used to transport goods, while Shamokin Mountain is known for being rich with iron ore and timber. New Berlin and the Buffalo Valley highlights what life was like in New Berlin and the surrounding communities of Dry Valley, White Springs, Vicksburg, Buffalo Crossroads, Mazeppa, Cowan, Red Bank, Rand, and Forest Hill, the latter a gateway to lush woodlands and clear streams.
George May (1730-1797) of Mifflin and Juniata Co, Pennsylvania married Katherine DeWalt (1742-d.before 1795) the daughter of Michael DeWalt and Maria Barbara Schmidt. He married (2) Mary Miller, the widow of Theobald Miller of Penn's Twp. Eleven children were born to the first marriage. Their son George (1766-1849) married Barbara VanGundy, the daughter of Christian VanGundy, and they lived in Ross Co., Ohio. Another son John (1771-1859) married Maria Margaret Strouse, the daughter of Philip Strouse, and they also lived in Ross Co. Nine generations of descendants are given. Family members lived in Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas and elsewhere.
