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tomahawked Ann Bush. Mary jumped down the bank and escaped any violence.” This incident is also described in “The Great Wagon Road”; author Parke Rouse Jr., pg 123. 1782, On the Wednesday prior to the 19th of May, Indians murdered Joseph Ray and several members of his family, at Hamblin’s Mill. As they approached Bush’s Fort, at Castlewoods, they encountered Ann The traders and British government agents dealing with the Southern tribes in general and the Cherokee in particular Bush who was tomahawked, scalped and left for dead. After the Indians were gone she staggered back to the fort with blood were nearly all of Scottish extraction, especially from the , though a few were Scots-Irish, English, French, even German streaming down from every pore that had held a hair. Three men with only two guns had defended the fort against 17 Indians. “L.

(see ). Many of these married women from their host people and remained after the fighting had ended, some fathering P. Summers, History of Washington County and Southwestern Virginia, page 367.”: “Pension statement of James Fraley, among children who would later become significant leaders.

the fort occupants”: Tombstone of Charles Bickley - states he was Capt of militia defended Bush’s Fort against 17 Indians.” The In contrast, a large portion of the settlers encroaching on their territories and against whom the Cherokee (and other grave is in the family cemetery at Castlewoods, VA.

Indians) took most of their actions were , Irish from of Scottish descent, a group which also provided the backbone for More About Ann Bush and Henry Neas:

the forces of the Revolution (a famous example of a Scots-Irishman doing the reverse is ). It is a historical irony that those Marriage: 02 Jun 1779, Castlewoods, VA.

from a group seen as rebels or “Whigs” back home in the Isles became Tories in the Americas while those from a group now considered one of the most “Tory” in regards to the United Kingdom became in the Americas.

Children of Ann Bush and Henry Neas are:

lxxxix. , b. Abt. 1783, Castlewoods, VA, d. 15 Sep 1881, Breathitt Co. KY.

Mary Polly Plunket (b. Abt. 1740, d. Aft. 11 Nov 1808)

Nathan Noble.

Born in 1781 in Culpepper, Va.

Mary Polly Plunket was born Abt. 1740, and died Aft. 11 Nov 1808 in Castles Woods, Russell Co., VA. She married on 01 Jun Died March 23, 1858 in Lost Creek. Kentucky. Age 77.

1757 in Amherst Co. VA, son of and . Supposed to be full blooded Cherokee. Can’t be.

m. Jane Virginia Neace, the daughter of Henry Neace & Ann Bush - daughter of James Bush and Mary Plunkett. James Notes for Mary Polly Plunket:

is the son of Austin Bush and unknown.

Her other children were Drury 1758, Austin 1759, and Mary 1756.

George Washington Noble

xc.

b. 1824. d. 1862. Age 38.

Some researchers think James’ wife was Elizabeth Barlow married on same date, her birth 1740 in VA and death 1853 in VA.

xci.

m. Phoebe Campbell (Part Cherokee)

More About Mary Polly Plunket:

xcii.

Caleb Jacob Lovejoy Noble

Burial: Unknown, Russell Co. VA.

xciii. b. 1859, KY. d. 1928. KY Age 78.

xciv.

m. Sarah Jane Noble b. 1878. d. 1954. Daughter of James Noble and Rachel Napier

More About Mary Polly Plunket and James Bush:

xcv.

Ambrose Noble

Marriage: 01 Jun 1757, Amherst Co. VA.

xcvi.

b. circa 1896. d. 1963. Age 67.

Children of Mary Polly Plunket and James Bush are:

xcvii. m. Omega Noble

i.

, b. 1763, Amherst Co. VA, d. 1800, Russell Co. VA.

xcviii. Vesta Noble

xcix.

b. 1921. d. 2003 Age 83.

Ann Bush (b. 1763, d. 1800)

c.

m. Edward Fugate (1912-1964)

ci.

Inez Fugate

cii.

b. 1948

Ann Bush (daughter of and ) was born 1763 in Amherst Co. VA, and died 1800 in Russell Co. VA. She married on 02 Jun ciii.

m. Robert Liftig. 1971. b. 1947

1779 in Castlewoods, VA, son of and Anna Maria Dittemore (b. 13 Sep 1743, d. Dec 1830)

civ.

Anya Liftig

Anna Maria Dittemore was born 13 Sep 1743 in PA, and died Dec 1830 in Green Co. TN. She married , son of and , daughter cv.

b. 1977

of Anna Dorothea Pfiffer (d. date unknown)

cvi.

m. Noel Hartman, 2011

Anna Dorothea Pfiffer died date unknown.

cvii.

Children of Anna Maria Dittemore and Hans Jacob Neece are:

cviii. Dorothy Liftig

v.

, b. 1755, Richmond, Spotsylvania Co. VA, d. 1815, Russell Co. VA.

cix.

b. 1981

cx.

m. David Martin, 2009

Notes for Ann Bush:

-1780, July, Ann and her sister Mary were attacked by Indians Ann was captured and later rescued by a company of militia in what is now Floyd County, KY, at Jenny’s Creek. Ann was scalped. “Pension Statement of James Fraley” “I enlisted as an Indian Spy under Col. Campbell in April 1780. Ear;y in June the Indians made their appearance in Washington County. First they stole many horses. In July they killed one Dorton and stole two girls, Ann and Mary Bush, and made off for Canada. They seceded in getting down the water of the Sandy with them as far as Jenny’s Creek. Our company came up on the Indians as they were skinning a buffalo. Our men fired on the Indians and they retreated to the camp about 200 yards, distant. As they ran by they 337

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