Thomas Ingles, Sr.

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Thomas Ingles, Sr.

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Birthplace: New River, Augusta County, Virginia
Death: May 16, 1829 (73-82)
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Col. William Ingles and Mary Ingles
Husband of Eleanor Ingles
Brother of George Ingle; Bettie Eleanor Ingles; Mary Polly Ingles; Susannah Trigg; Rhoda Smith and 3 others

Managed by: David Grant Harris
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About Thomas Ingles, Sr.

Mary's son George died in Indian captivity, but Thomas, who was four when taken captive, was ransomed and returned to Virginia in 1768 at the age of seventeen; after 13 years with the Shawnee, he had become fully acculturated and spoke only Shawnee. He underwent several years of "rehabilitation" and education under Dr. Thomas Walker at Castle Hill, Virginia.

Thomas Ingles later served as a lieutenant under Colonel William Christian in Lord Dunmore's War (1773-1774) against the Shawnee. He married Eleanore Grills in 1775 and settled in Burke's Garden, Virginia. In 1782 his wife and three children were kidnapped by Indians. Thomas came to rescue them and in the ensuing altercation, the two older children were killed. Eleanore was tomahawked but survived. The youngest daughter was rescued by her father.

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Thomas Ingles, Sr.'s Timeline

1751
1751
New River, Augusta County, Virginia
1829
May 16, 1829
Age 78
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States