Person:William Ice (1)

Records in Virginia

• William Stewart, assignee to William Ice, is entitled to 400 acres of land in Monongalia county, on Cheat river, adjoining lands claimed by Thomas Mills, to include his settlement made in 1770. [Source: History of Monongalia County, West Virginia, pg. 86].

• William Stewart, assignee to William Ice, is entitled to 1,000 acres of land in Monongalia county in the right of preemption, adjoining his settlement on Cheat river. [Source: History of Monongalia County, West Virginia, pg. 86].

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William "Indian Billy" was about 10 years old when he was taken off by the Indians about 1745; he lived with these Indians for about 5 years before escaping.

William was an early settler on Buffalo Creek in Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va. The record of surveys show that he had a tract of 400 acres surveyed on both sides of Buffalo Creek May 28, 1785, to include his settlement "made in the year 1770."

He served in the Virginia Militia, and received his pay at Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1775. (Now And Long Ago, pg. 388)

On May 3, 1796, he had an additional survey for 56 acres also on Buffalo Creek. He sold 35 acres to Thomas Scott on Sept. 12, 1797. In 1811, he conveyed 100 acres to the heirs of Joshua Baker.

He could not read or write and did not know the alphabet.

His grave is in Ice Cemetery on Barracksville Highway, and is marked thus by the Ice Family Association.

William's land was divided among all of his children by all 3 wives folllowing a lawsuit by the children of the first two marriages against the children of the third marriage. The final decree of the Superior Court of Chancery held at Clarksburg, (W.) Va., May term of 1829.

The 16 partitions of the lands of William Ice, decd:

1. 1, 56 acres to Elizabeth Ice, relix of the said William Ice,
2. 2, 10 3/4 acres to Sarah Ice junior,

one of the children and heirs of said William Ice, decd;

1. 3, 10 1/2 acres to John Ice,

one of the children and heir of said William Ice, decd;

1. 4, 10 acres to Aden B. Ice,

one of the children and heir of said William Ice, decd;

1. 5, 10 3/4 acres to Thomas Ice,

one of the children and heir of said William Ice, decd;

1. 6, 12 acres to Abraham Ice,

one of the children and heir of said William Ice, decd;

1. 7, Frederick Ice,

one of the children and heir of said William Ice, decd;

1. 8, 11 acres to Eve Scrieves, late Eve Ice,

one of the heirs of said William Ice, decd;

1. 9, 14 acres to the children of George Ice, decd, who was

one of the children and heirs of said William Ice, decd-Mary Martin late Mary Ice, Margaret Dunn late Margaret Ice, Uriah Ice, Milley Ice, Surrenia Ice, Elizabeth Ice, John Ice, Sarah Ann Ice, George Ice;

1. 10, 11 acres to Isaac Ice,

one of the children and heirs of William Ice, decd;

1. 11, 9 1/4 acres to Benjamin Ice,

one of the children and heirs of do do (ditto, re: William Ice, decd.);

1. 12, 9 1/4 acres to Margaret Bails, late Margaret Ice,

one of the heirs of do do (ditto, re: William Ice, decd.);

1. 13, 9 1/4 acres to heirs of Sarah Watson decd, late Sarah Ice, who was

one of the children and heir of William Ice, decd- George Watson, Mary Freland, Sarah Youst, Susannah Owens, and William Watson, decd (John Watson, James Watson, and Elizabeth Watson, children and heirs of William Watson, decd);

1. 14, 12 1/2 acres to William Ice,

one of the children of William Ice, decd;

1. 15, 20 acres to Mary Scrieves, late Mary Ice,

one of the heirs of do do (ditto, re: William Ice, decd.);

1. 16, 24 acres to James Ice,

one of the children and heirs of William Ice, decd.

Signed William Haymond, CM, Sept. 17, 1829; Filed Oct. 5, 1829.

He was taken by the Shawnee/Mohawk Indian's around 1745, he was around 15 years old along with two sisters, Marguerite Mary, and Christina. They married and lived with the Indians. The Indians killed there mother, Mary Galloway.

1. WILLIAM GALLOWAY "INDIAN BILLY" ICE , SR. (FREDRICK IAAC , JR.2, FREDERICK TEN EYCK , SR.1) was born 1 APR 1730 in Hampshire Co., (W.) Virginia, and died FEB 1826 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va.. He was buried in Ice Cemetery, Barrackville, Marion Co., W. Va.. He married MARGARET (HIGGINBOTHAM) ABT 1766, daughter of RALPH HIGGINBOTHAM , SR. and MARY (________). She was born ABT 1749 in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, and died BET 1798 AND 1801 in Monongalia Co., (W.) Va.. He married MARY SCOTT (MCMULLEN) ABT 1802. She was born in territory of then Virginia, and died JUL 1803 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va.. He married ELIZABETH (SHREVE) 14 MAR 1804 in Harrison Co., (W.) Va., daughter of JAMES SHREVE and MARGARET (________). She was born ABT 1778, and died AFT 1829 in prob. Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va..

Children of WILLIAM GALLOWAY "INDIAN BILLY" ICE , SR. and MARGARET (HIGGINBOTHAM) are:

+ 2 i. GEORGE ICE , SR. was born ABT 1767 in territory of then Virginia, and died ABT 1828. + 3 ii. SARAH "SALLY" (ICE) was born ABT 1768 in territory of then Virginia, and died ABT 1800. + 4 iii. MARGARET "PEGGY" (ICE) was born 6 JUN 1770 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died AFT 1850 in prob. Wetzel Co., W. Va.. + 5 iv. THOMAS ICE was born 1772 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died ABT AUG 1840 in Monongalia Co., (W.) Va.. + 6 v. MARY (ICE) was born 1774 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died ABT 1832 in Tyler Co., (W.) Va.. + 7 vi. JOHN ICE was born 1775 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 28 APR 1853 in Marion Co., (W.) Va.. + 8 vii. WILLIAM GALLOWAY ICE , JR. was born 1779 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died APR 1876 in Wetzel Co., W. Va.. + 9 viii. ABRAHAM "LAME ABE" ICE , SR. was born 1781 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 6 MAY 1856 in Barrackville, Marion Co., (W.) Va.. + 10 ix. EVE (ICE) was born 23 NOV 1783 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 1865 in prob. Wetzel Co., W. Va.. + 11 x. ISAAC ICE was born ABT 1790 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 1 DEC 1860 in Marion Co., (W.) Va..

Child of WILLIAM GALLOWAY "INDIAN BILLY" ICE , SR. and MARY SCOTT (MCMULLEN) is: + 12 i. HAYDEN BAYLES "ADEN" ICE was born 18 JUL 1803 in Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 8 SEP 1880 in Big Fishing Creek, Grant District, Wetzel Co., W. Va..

Children of WILLIAM GALLOWAY "INDIAN BILLY" ICE , SR. and ELIZABETH (SHREVE) are:

  13   i. JAMES S. ICE was born 1805 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died AFT 1833. He married BARBARA (BURTON) 9 AUG 1824 in Monongalia Co., (W.) Va. (bond), daughter of BENJAMIN BURTON.

+ 14 ii. FREDERICK W. ICE , SR. was born 17 MAR 1807 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died 23 MAR 1881 in Mathews, Indiana.

  15   iii. BENJAMIN SHREVE ICE was born 7 OCT 1809 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died AFT 1833.
  16   iv. SARAH ELIZABETH "SALLY" (ICE) was born BET 1806 AND 1810 in Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, Monongalia Co. (now Marion Co.), (W.) Va., and died AFT 1833 in Monroe Co., Ohio.

BOOK: The Ice Family; Kansas State Historical Society; 1969

Various stories have been written regarding him, and especially regarding his escape from the Indians. William was ten years old when he was captured by the Mohawk Indians and carried to their camp. This camp has been designated as near where Chillicothe, Ohio, now stands, but Chillicothe in the Indian tongue, may only have meant, Old Campsite, as an old paper written by George Harmon Bayles, stated that the camp might have been on the forks of Quarry Run.

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Virginia Ice Conaway, in her book "Ice's Ferry" wrote about the escape and travels of Indian Billy. She wrote, "I have heard my father, T. F. Conaway, tell how his grand Uncle Bill Ice, as they called him, escaped from the Indians. He (Indian Billy) said that the Indians treated him very well and that he fared as well as they did, and that he never thought of leaving them until he was seventeen or eighteen. He (Indian Billy) said that the Indians were away out beyond the Ohio River and once they started on a trail through the woods and took him and one of the young Indian boys along. Eventually, they stopped and left most of their horses for him and this boy to take care of. He and Indian Boy got into a fight and he got the best of the Indian in the fight. Then he went into the wigwam. "I did not like the look the boy gave me and decided to leave. The horses were together near camp and I took a horse and followed the trail of the Indians who had left us, and in a few miles, found myself opposite a town. I swam my horse across the river and fastened it in the bushes and walked into Pittsburgh. A white man was sitting in the street and asked me if I was a prisoner of the Indians. I said that I was. He told me "if you want to escape, go into the house and stay until the Indians leave town. I will take care of you." I told this man where I left my horse. He gave me good clothes to wear. I had worn Indian clothes while I was with them. I could talk English learned from other prisoners. I worked awhile in Pittsburgh, then went to Canada and stayed awhile; From Canada I went to Paris, France and then came back to America, landing in Philadelphia just as they were getting hands to cut the Mason and Dixon line. I joined and worked with them until I came to Ice's Ferry. My stepmother was talking to one of the men who belonged to the camp, and told her they had a man who had been with the Indians. She took me home and Father found that Brother John was still with the Indians and arranged to bring him home."

Later in her story, she was telling the story told to her by Grandmother Hall, by Andrew Ice who was grandmother Hall's father. (Written as Andrew Ice speaking) "Brother Bill stayed in Pittsburgh several years after he escaped from the Indians and Daddy (Frederic) was in Pittsburgh several times in those years, but did not hear of him. Mother found Bill. She always saw everything that there was to be seen". Andrew was Bill's half brother. Andrew was also a full brother to my ancestor, David Adam Ice. This story was written some 30 years or more after it had been handed down to Virginia by her grandmothers, but nevertheless appears to have been accurate and very substantial as was the rest of her book.The Mason and Dixon Line was started in 1763, but stopped. It was again started on June 4, 1766 and reached the top of Allegany Mountains. On June 17, 1767, they again started west in Somerset Co., Pa., and pushed on to the Monongahela River in October, 1767. This was to the Warrior Branch, near the second crossing of Dunkard Creek on Indian Trail. If the kidnapping by the Indians was in 1745 when Billy was ten years old and the time he spent with the Indians was approximately 5 to 7 years, then Indian Billy would have spent 1750 or 1752 to 1767 or some 15 to 17 years of which there is no record, except the 'several' years spoken of in Pittsburgh and his trip to Canada and France. During this time, the French and Indian War was taking place and as a prisoner, or possibly as an interpreter or scout with the French who originally built the Fort at Pittsburgh. However, other stories exist to the effect that Indian Billy returned to his people immediately after his escape from the Indians.

From NOW AND LONG AGO: A HISTORY OF THE MARION COUNTY AREA by GLENN D. LOUGH 1969 on pg.122-126 J.

Mahon tells that his Uncle Willey was killed by two Indians, Willey got 1 that had a scalp of a 4 year girl on his belt but 1 Indian got away. The way they knew that there was 2 Indians "was John Ice found sign in some willows where the fracus was, that told that two Indians had hid there. John Ice was a hard man to get along with, but he was the best tracker there was around here. People called him 'Old Lonely Ice' because he always lived around by himself and wasn't very friendly. He told that the Indians had murdered his mother and his sweetheart, and stolen off his brother and two sisters, and that he had killed sixteen of them for it. And I guess he had." The account continues about the murder of John Ice in 1797 not by Indians but by a group of outlaws called "OLD DOANES WHELPS" while working for President Madison.

"In August 1757 Samuel Eckerlin made one of his trips to the eastern settlements for supplies. On his way home he was stopped at Fort Pleasant, accused of being a spy of the French. Only after an appeal to the governor was he released and allowed to start homeward with a squad of soldiers to check on the truth of his story. Among the soldiers, Glenn Lough says (Now and Long Ago, p. 58) were Peter and Tobias Thorn and Garrett and John Decker. With them were Frederick Ice and his son John, searching for Mrs. Ice and three other children, captured by the Indians in 1753."

[Earl L. Core, The Monongalia Story: A Bicentennial History, Part I. Prelude (Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company, 1974), p.153]REFN: 1-3 Captured by the indians when he was a child (1752). When he returned to civilization he patented 500 acres of land. The Barrackville-Ice Cemeteryand the western part of Barrackville, (W)VA are part of this plot May have been born 1875Gravesite says 1725-1830

1. ↑ Ann and Harry Warr - Project Directors. Area History of Fairmount Township, Indiana. (Curtis Media, Inc, 1997)
   Pg. 383.