Person:James Moore (171)

Monument marker in Tazewell County

"Near here lie the remains of James Moore, ’The Captive’, second son of Captain James Moore, who was captured by the Shawnee Indian Black Wolf on a raiding foray in 1784, taken to Canada and rescued four years later with his sister Mary and Martha Evans, also captive, by Thomas Evans, brother of Martha. 1770-1851". [Geographic location of this plac needed] Note: a photograph of this marker can be found at the Library of Virginia, but no exact location is mentioned in the description other than Tazewell County. [1]

1. ↑ Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, Together with Geopraphical and Statistical Descriptions ... (Baltimore, Maryland: Regional Pub. Co., 1969), 489-.

   Detailed account of his kidnapping and murder of his family.

2.   Williams, Frances Leigh. The Shawnee tomahawk. (Holt), 1958.