Person:Elizabeth See (3)
Elizabeth See
b.26 Feb 1754 Hampshire County, Virginia
d.1807 Adams County, Ohio
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1744
  1. Margaret 'Peggy' See1744 - 1815
  2. Lois Sarah See1746 - 1841
  3. Michael See1751 - 1792
  4. Catherine "Caty" See1753 - 1830
  5. Elizabeth See1754 - 1807
  6. George See1755 - Bef 1836
  7. Rev. John See1757 - 1837
  8. Mary See1761 - 1823
  9. William See1763 -
Spouse and Children
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  1. Wabeleganequa Cornstalk1770 - 1843
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Jan 1776
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Elizabeth See
Unknown[1] Elizabeth Lee
Gender Female
Birth? 26 Feb 1754 Hampshire County, Virginia
Marriage to Young Peter Cornstalk, I
Marriage 4 Jan 1776 Greenbrier County, Virginiato Peter John Shoemaker
Death? 1807 Adams County, Ohio
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About Elizabeth See

Elizabeth See, daughter of Frederick See and Catherine Vanderpool, was abducted with her mother and several siblings in the "Muddy Creek Massacre" in Greenbrier County, Virginia in 1763. She remained in captivity of the Shawnee Indians for several years, became the wife of Young Cornstalk, a Shawnee Indian Chief, and had two children with him. After the death of Young Cornstalk and her release in abt. 1775, she married 2nd, John Peter Shoemaker abt. 1776.

From "Shawnee Heritage I", by Noel Schutz, Don Greene, pg. 246:

See, Elizabeth - adopted (by the Shawnee Indians) - white, born 1754 Hampshire Co. WV - died 1807, Adams County OH. - daughter of Catherine Vanderpool & Frederick See, adopted 1763, returned to whites about 1775, wife of 1st, 1769, Young Cornstalk/44-15/16th Chalakatha-Mekoche-Metis, 2nd, 1776, John Peter Shoemaker/50 -white, mother with Young Cornstalk of White Wing/70 & Cornstalk (3)/72 - both 15/32nd Chalakatha-Mekoche-Metis, with (John Peter) Shoemaker of several children.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brasel, Irene See, and Henry M. Conor. A Chronicle of the See family and their Kindred.

    Excerpt: There is little, too, regarding the youngest Elizabeth. But a tattered copy of Reverend John Anderson's marriage records from 1776 to about 1785 gives Peter Tho- or Sho- to Elizabeth Lee (See) in January 1776.

  2. ↑ .

    Shawnee Genealogy & Family History, volume I, page 90, 2008.
    title: Shawnee Heritage: Shawnee Genealogy & Family History
    author:Don Greene
    publisher: lulu.com
    series: Shawnee Heritage
    https://books.google.com/

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