Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite in West Virginia

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This is a mass grave for those who died at the hand of Killbuck and his men in Apr. 1758.

It is believed that there were approx. 30 to 40 people who were in the Fort at the time of the attack. Below are the people who are known to have lived and died there on that day.

Roger Dyer
George Mouse/Maus/ Mauss
Mallo/Mallow
Johan 'Jacob' SEYBERT
Maria Elisabetha "Elizabeth" THEISS Seybert wife of Jacob
Henry Haus
John Regger/ REAGER
Dorothea Pfu Regger/ REAGER
Hannah Hinkle
bound boy Wallace

Also buried in the same mass grave was Roger Dyer's son William who was killed the same day as the others.

Taken by Killbuck and the others with him.

Elizabeth Mouse/Maus/ Mauss daughter of George
James Dyer son of Roger Dyer
Nicolas Seybert
John Heinich Seybert
Christian Seybert
Maria Margaret Seybert
Catherine Seybert
George Seybert
Elizabeth Seybert
Barbara Regger/ REAGER
John, jr. Regger/ REAGER
Dorothy Regger/ REAGER
Havener girl.
Sarah Dyer Hawes
Wife of Jacob Peterson

Mary Miller Mallow was captured near Fort Seybert along with a boy Adam, 7 yrs old, and a baby girl (baby girl killed on march by one of the Native Americans)

Escaped Killbuck and his party

Robertson (first name unknown)