According to early newspaper chronicles, The Tyners lived on Boyd's Creek in Elbert county Ga.( a number of years prior to the Kettle Creek Battle).
Richard and his son Samuel had gone on a hunting trip and left his family at home when renegade Indians killed his wife, dashed the babys head against a tree, and carried his daughters Mary and Tamar off to Coweta. Eliza and son Benskin was scalped and left to die. His son Noah hid in a hollowed tree which was known after as NOAHS ARK.
An elder son of the Tyners fled to the Savannah River and was chased by a few Indians but he was able to loose them. Tamar & Mary remained in Indian custody for many years when an Indian trader named John Manack come along and noticed the girls. John was able to purchase and later marry Mary but the Indians would not sell or bargain with Tamar. Indians said she was readily to work. Her main purpose was to bring in wood to camp. Tamar had befriended an older woman who knew of her misfortune if she stayed. the Indians figured Tamar would escape so the were going to burn her. The older Indian woman provided her with a canoe and directions how to proceed down the Chattohoochee River. Tamar launched her canoe and started her journey. during the day she would hid amidst the thick swamps and night she would continue her journey. She finally reached the Applachicola Bay embarked on a boat and headed to Savannah. With assistance from nice people she reached her home in Elbert where she afterwards married a Mr. Hunt.
Richard and his son Samuel had gone on a hunting trip and left his family at home when renegade Indians killed his wife, dashed the babys head against a tree, and carried his daughters Mary and Tamar off to Coweta. Eliza and son Benskin was scalped and left to die. His son Noah hid in a hollowed tree which was known after as NOAHS ARK.
An elder son of the Tyners fled to the Savannah River and was chased by a few Indians but he was able to loose them. Tamar & Mary remained in Indian custody for many years when an Indian trader named John Manack come along and noticed the girls. John was able to purchase and later marry Mary but the Indians would not sell or bargain with Tamar. Indians said she was readily to work. Her main purpose was to bring in wood to camp. Tamar had befriended an older woman who knew of her misfortune if she stayed. the Indians figured Tamar would escape so the were going to burn her. The older Indian woman provided her with a canoe and directions how to proceed down the Chattohoochee River. Tamar launched her canoe and started her journey. during the day she would hid amidst the thick swamps and night she would continue her journey. She finally reached the Applachicola Bay embarked on a boat and headed to Savannah. With assistance from nice people she reached her home in Elbert where she afterwards married a Mr. Hunt.
According to early newspaper chronicles, The Tyners lived on Boyd's Creek in Elbert county Ga.( a number of years prior to the Kettle Creek Battle).
Richard and his son Samuel had gone on a hunting trip and left his family at home when renegade Indians killed his wife, dashed the babys head against a tree, and carried his daughters Mary and Tamar off to Coweta. Eliza and son Benskin was scalped and left to die. His son Noah hid in a hollowed tree which was known after as NOAHS ARK.
An elder son of the Tyners fled to the Savannah River and was chased by a few Indians but he was able to loose them. Tamar & Mary remained in Indian custody for many years when an Indian trader named John Manack come along and noticed the girls. John was able to purchase and later marry Mary but the Indians would not sell or bargain with Tamar. Indians said she was readily to work. Her main purpose was to bring in wood to camp. Tamar had befriended an older woman who knew of her misfortune if she stayed. the Indians figured Tamar would escape so the were going to burn her. The older Indian woman provided her with a canoe and directions how to proceed down the Chattohoochee River. Tamar launched her canoe and started her journey. during the day she would hid amidst the thick swamps and night she would continue her journey. She finally reached the Applachicola Bay embarked on a boat and headed to Savannah. With assistance from nice people she reached her home in Elbert where she afterwards married a Mr. Hunt.
Richard and his son Samuel had gone on a hunting trip and left his family at home when renegade Indians killed his wife, dashed the babys head against a tree, and carried his daughters Mary and Tamar off to Coweta. Eliza and son Benskin was scalped and left to die. His son Noah hid in a hollowed tree which was known after as NOAHS ARK.
An elder son of the Tyners fled to the Savannah River and was chased by a few Indians but he was able to loose them. Tamar & Mary remained in Indian custody for many years when an Indian trader named John Manack come along and noticed the girls. John was able to purchase and later marry Mary but the Indians would not sell or bargain with Tamar. Indians said she was readily to work. Her main purpose was to bring in wood to camp. Tamar had befriended an older woman who knew of her misfortune if she stayed. the Indians figured Tamar would escape so the were going to burn her. The older Indian woman provided her with a canoe and directions how to proceed down the Chattohoochee River. Tamar launched her canoe and started her journey. during the day she would hid amidst the thick swamps and night she would continue her journey. She finally reached the Applachicola Bay embarked on a boat and headed to Savannah. With assistance from nice people she reached her home in Elbert where she afterwards married a Mr. Hunt.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement
