Capt Silas Zane, Sr.

Ebenezer, William's second son, was born on October 7, 1747, and three more sons followed-Silas, Jonathan, and Isaac. The Zane brothers became explorers and quickly adapted to the fluctuating alliances of local Indian tribes-mainly the Wyandots and Delawares.

'Zane Grey' By THOMAS H. PAULY Published: January 1, 2006

DAR Ancestor #: A130556

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/7856/zane/zane.html

11. SILAS6 ZANE (WILLIAM ANDREW5, NATHANIEL4, ROBERT3, ROBERT SR.2, SIMON1) was born 01 March 1744/45 in Moorefield, Virginia, and died 1785 in Wapatomika Creek, Ohio. He married (1) RACHEL UNKNOWN 1774. He married (2) CATHERINE OR KATHERINE MCCULLOCH Bet. 1777 - 1780 in Ohio Co, VA.

Notes for SILAS ZANE:

Captain Silas Zane.

9th Company - Captain Silas Zane - many men from West Augusta District

Settled on Wheeling Creek.

Captain in defense of Fort Henry.

Killed by Indians on Wapatomika Creek, near Dresden, Ohio.

Notes for KATHERINE or CATHERINE MCCULLOCH:

Catherine OR Katherine McColloch was married three times.

Each husband was reported to have been killed by Indians.

This is not a proven fact, but believed by some researchers to be true.

Children of SILAS ZANE and RACHEL UNKNOWN are:

i. WILLIAM7 ZANE, b. 1774.

ii. ELIZABETH ZANE, b. 1775.

Children of SILAS ZANE and (Catherine)KATHERINE MCCULLOCH are:

iii. SILAS ZANE, b. 1781.

iv. JOEL ZANE, b. 1783, d.1826.

Was Administrator of the estate of his half-brother, Ebenezer Ryan. Joel's will was proved January 21, 1826, in Muskingum Co., Ohio.

Fought in Revolutionary War. Killed by Indians at Wapatomika Creek, near Dresden, Ohio,

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via sister Betty Mclaughlin (born Zane) by SmartCopy: Jan 20 2015, 21:16:42 UTC

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GEDCOM Source

Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Ancestry.com Operations Inc @R-1668579344@ 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1745; Birth city: Wheeling; Birth state: WV 1,4725::2880064

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Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Ancestry.com Operations Inc @R-1668579344@ 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1745; Birth city: Wheeling; Birth state: WV 1,4725::2880064

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