Person:Simon Girty (5)

m. Abt 1737
  1. Thomas Girty1739 - 1820
  2. Simon Girty, UEL1741 - 1818
  3. James Girty1743 - 1817
  4. George Girty1746 - 1796
  5. ??? GirtyAbt 1750 -
m. Abt 1779
  1. Ked-zah-saw Girty1782 -
m. 1791
  1. John Girty1785 - 1785
  2. Nancy Ann Girty1786 - 1829
  3. Thomas Girty1788 - 1812
  4. Sarah Girty1792 - 1868
  5. Prideaux Girty1796 - 1853
Facts and Events
Name Simon Girty, UEL
Gender Male
Birth? 1741 Chambers' Mill, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1779 North Bass Island, Northwest Territory, USAto daughter of Cokundiawsaw and Coocoochee _____
Marriage 1791 Hesse District, Lower Canadaprobably
to Catharine Malott
Death? 18 Feb 1818 Amherstburg, Essex, Upper Canada, Canada
Burial? Malden, Essex, Upper Canada
Reference Number? Q2287510?

Faithful Servant of the British Indian Department

  • Simon Girty Memorial Stone
http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Monuments/Girty-Simon.php


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Simon Girty (November 14, 1741 – February 18, 1818) (sometimes referred to as Katepacomen), was an American colonial of Irish descent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who served as a liaison between the British and their Indian allies during the American Revolution. He was portrayed as a villain, and was also featured this way in 19th and early 20th-century fiction from the United States.

As children, Girty and his brothers were taken captive in Pennsylvania in a Seneca raid and adopted. He lived with the Seneca for seven years and became fully assimilated, preferring their culture. He was returned to his birth family but retained a sympathy for the Indians.

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    Simon Girty
    Birth: 14 Nov 1741 Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Death: 18 Feb 1818 (aged 76) Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Burial: Simon Girty Gravesite, Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Plot: 1173 Front Road South, Highway 18, Detroit Riverfront,
    Memorial #: 17363998
    Bio: Frontiersman, British Soldier and Scout.

    He was born on the American frontier in Chambers' Mill, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1756 his family was captured by a French led Native American war party in Pennsylvania. Simon was adopted by the Seneca Indians and lived with them until 1764. In that time Simon became a gifted linguist and a trained interpreter fluent in eleven native languages. In physical appearance he was described as six feet tall with impressive build, large head and black eyes.

    He was a friend of Indian fighter and frontiersman Simon Kenton and had once saved his life. Among the frontier settlements of the Ohio River valley, Simon Girty became a familiar sight with his Indian mode of dress and lifestyle. Like his contemporaries Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton, Girty would become a legend in his own lifetime.

    His military career began as a scout during Lord Dunmore's War in 1774, a brief conflict pitting Virginia and Pennsylvania against the Shawnee tribes for control of southwestern Pennsylvania. At the time of the American Revolution he was operating out of Fort Pitt with the Americans working as interpreter and intermediary to The Six Nations. Disgusted by an ugly episode in action against an Indian village in March of 1778 he deserted the Americans and made his way to Fort Detroit and was employed by the British Indian Department as a negotiator, scout and military leader.

    In this capacity he led numerious excursions against American settlements and forces along the Ohio and Kentucky frontier. For these depradations in the Indian manner, he became known as the "White Savage". American authorities offered a reward of $800.00 for his capture or death.

    He is most famous for not ending the suffering of American Militia Colonel William Crawford while he was being tortured to death by Delaware Indians in retaliation for the Gnadenhutten Massacre a few months earlier in 1782. Simon Girty could not openly free Colonel Crawford or the Indians would have killed Girty in his place. Girty suggested to Crawford an escape plan that if successful would have left Crawford safe in British hands at Detroit but the Indians were determined to have their revenge. Once the torture started Crawford pleaded with Girty to end his life by shooting him in the heart. If he interfered with Crawford's execution, Girty would forfeit his own life. He did all he could for the Colonel short of risking his own life.

    Girty is credited with saving other American captives by buying their freedom at his own expense. After the American Revolution, Girty continued to assist the Indians in resisting American settlement in the Ohio Country.

    In the summer of 1784 he married Catherine Malott, reputedly the most beautiful woman in Detroit, who had been a captive of the Delaware Indians of Ohio.

    Following the defeat of Indian forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers by General Anthony Wayne on the banks of the Maumee River in Ohio in 1794, Girty lost his influence among the Native American tribes. When the British were ceding control of Detroit in 1796, and seeing the approaching American troops he swam his horse across the Detroit River to Canada hurling invectives all the way.

    Simon settled near Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada on land given him by the British government for his loyalty and he resided there until his death. His memorial stone and plaque is at 1173 Front Road South, Ontario Route 20, on the Detroit Riverfront, Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

    http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=34688
    Family Members
    Parents
    Simon Girty 1717-1750
    Mary Eckerlin Newton Turner 1718-1785
    Spouse
    Catherine Malott Girty 1764-1852
    Siblings
    Thomas Girty 1739-1820
    James Girty 1743-1817
    George Girty 1745-1812
    Half Siblings
    John Turner 1754-1840
    Children
    Ann Girty Geauvreau 1786-1829
    Thomas Girty 1788-1812
    Sarah Girty Munger 1791-1867
    Prideaux Girty 1796-1853
    Created by: Donald Claeys (46860785)
    Added: 9 Jan 2007
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17363998/simon-girty?_gl=1*zg67ek*_ga*MTg2NDM4Njg4OC4xNjU0MTAzODAx*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3NTI2NzI4NS40My4xLjE2NzUyNjc0MTMuNTguMC4w
    Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17363998/simon-girty: accessed 01 February 2023), memorial page for Simon Girty (14 Nov 1741–18 Feb 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17363998, citing Simon Girty Gravesite, Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Donald Claeys (contributor 46860785).