John Stites

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Settled with his parents in Springfield, NJ; lived near Scudder's Mills, in the CT Farms section SOURCE: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=elizawood...

Old uncle JOHN STITES. Mayor of Elizabethtown, a man of wealth and influence, recommended him to JUDGE SYMMES. In the Red-Stone country he was captain of a company of militia, rangers, and occupied Jackson's old fort (right by where Waynesville now is), 3 months at a time. In 1786, he brought down a load of castings and iron and flour to Limestone. While there he went with a volunteer party in pursuit of some Indians that had been about Washington, stealing horses. He went so far, they crossed a creek in which the men had to join hands to get over. The water came up to their necks, and they had to hold up their guns over their head. While thus out he heard of the Miami country. SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohhamilt/miscdraper3.html