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Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758. Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762. | Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758. Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/181623 Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg, eds, ''Documentary history of Dunmore's war, 1774'' Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/181623 Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg, eds, ''Documentary history of Dunmore's war, 1774'' Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905. FS Library Digital] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1673549 Virgil A. Lewis, ''History of the Battle of Point Pleasant : fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia), Monday, October 10th, 1774, the chief event of the Lord Dunmore's War'' Charleston, West Virginia : The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston West Virginia, 1909 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1673549 Virgil A. Lewis, ''History of the Battle of Point Pleasant : fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia), Monday, October 10th, 1774, the chief event of the Lord Dunmore's War'' Charleston, West Virginia : The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston West Virginia, 1909 FS Library Digital] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1127099 Cecil B. Smyth, Jr., ''Dunmore's War, 1774 : a concise narrative of the 1774 campaign of the Virginia frontiersmen against the Indian tribes of the Ohio Valley'' El Paso, Texas? : C.B. Smyth?, 1994?]975.4 M2sm | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1127099 Cecil B. Smyth, Jr., ''Dunmore's War, 1774 : a concise narrative of the 1774 campaign of the Virginia frontiersmen against the Indian tribes of the Ohio Valley'' El Paso, Texas? : C.B. Smyth?, 1994?]975.4 M2sm | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1110119 Warren Skidmore with Donna Kaminsky ''Lord Dunmore's little war of 1774 : his captains and their men who opened up Kentucky & the west to American settlement'' Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, Inc., c2002 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1110119 Warren Skidmore with Donna Kaminsky ''Lord Dunmore's little war of 1774 : his captains and their men who opened up Kentucky & the west to American settlement'' Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, Inc., c2002 FS Library 976.9 M2sw] | ||
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The General Society of Colonial Wars was established in 1893. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars. See [[Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763#General Society of Colonial Wars|General Society of Colonial Wars]] for more information on the society and its records. | The General Society of Colonial Wars was established in 1893. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars. See [[Colonial Wars, 1607 to 1763#General Society of Colonial Wars|General Society of Colonial Wars]] for more information on the society and its records. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/376474 General Society of Colonial Wars, Lineage records, no. 1-14199, 1607-1967; supplemental records, 1-13850, 1607-1967; register of members, | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/376474 General Society of Colonial Wars, Lineage records, no. 1-14199, 1607-1967; supplemental records, 1-13850, 1607-1967; register of members, FS Library 209 rolls] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/398275 A first supplement to the 1922 index of ancestors and roll of members of the General Society of Colonial Wars'' 2volumes, Hartford, Connecticut : The General Assembly, 1941 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/398275 A first supplement to the 1922 index of ancestors and roll of members of the General Society of Colonial Wars'' 2volumes, Hartford, Connecticut : The General Assembly, 1941 FS Library Digital] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/569853 ''A second supplement to 1922 index of ancestors and roll of members, General Society of Colonial Wars'' Baltimore, Maryland : General Society of Colonial Wars, c1977 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/569853 ''A second supplement to 1922 index of ancestors and roll of members, General Society of Colonial Wars'' Baltimore, Maryland : General Society of Colonial Wars, c1977 FS Library 973 D2cw supp. 2] | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians. The fighting and/or troop movements were in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758. Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.
- Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg, eds, Documentary history of Dunmore's war, 1774 Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905. FS Library Digital
- Virgil A. Lewis, History of the Battle of Point Pleasant : fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia), Monday, October 10th, 1774, the chief event of the Lord Dunmore's War Charleston, West Virginia : The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston West Virginia, 1909 FS Library Digital
- Cecil B. Smyth, Jr., Dunmore's War, 1774 : a concise narrative of the 1774 campaign of the Virginia frontiersmen against the Indian tribes of the Ohio Valley El Paso, Texas? : C.B. Smyth?, 1994?975.4 M2sm
Records[edit | edit source]
Colonies:
Native Americans:
- Shawnees
- Mingos
General Society of Colonial Wars
The General Society of Colonial Wars was established in 1893. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars. See General Society of Colonial Wars for more information on the society and its records.
Websites[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Dunmore's War, (accessed 01 February 2012).
- Family History Library US/Canada Consultants, "Lord Dunmore's War, History,"inLAD Release 4.1, Family History Library, 2004, mjm.
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