Amaziah Morgan

BIOGRAPHY-MARRIAGE-RESIDENCE-DEATH: A Standard history of Ross County, Ohio Lyle S. Evans, ed. 1917. Amaziah was captured by the Indians in Virginia when he was five years of age and carried into the wilderness to Paint Valley, which is located in what is now Ross Co. OH. Ten years later he was discovered by some Indian traders. His father was notified of his discovery and an attempt was made to recover him. The father made various offers for his release, but without avail. By his own will he remained with his captors, married an Indian woman and reared three daughters. He was killed as a chief fighting with the Indians in St. Clair's defeat. BIOGRAPHY: Ross County, Ohio families by Ross County Gen. Soc. 1976. seems to be a later source which just uses info in the 1917 book.* Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: May 15 2016, 0:23:38 UTC