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29-547: Killbuck may refer to: Bemino (fl. 1710s–1780s), known as John Killbuck Sr, medicine man and war leader of Delaware (Lenape) and Shawnee warriors Gelelemend (1737–1811), known as John Killbuck Jr, Bemino's son, Delaware (Lenape) chief Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio , U.S. Killbuck, Ohio Killbuck Creek Killbuck Creek (Kishwaukee River tributary) , Illinois, U.S. See also [ edit ] Kilbuck (disambiguation) Lenape , an indigenous people of

58-612: A horseshoe bend at Wappocomo 's Hanging Rocks around the George W. Washington plantation, Ridgedale . To the west of Three Churches on the western side of South Branch Mountain , 3,028 feet (923 m), the South Branch creates a series of bends and flows to the northeast by Springfield through Blue's Ford. After two additional horseshoe bends (meanders), the South Branch flows under the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline between Green Spring and South Branch Depot , and joins

87-473: A member of a clan other than one's own. He may have been born or raised in what is now eastern Ohio , where his father, Sachem (principal Chief) and Spiritual Leader Netawatwees , and family had migrated from the Delaware River Valley by pressure from European (white) colonists. Bemino became a medicine man. By the 1740s and '50s, Bemino was well acquainted with white settler families in

116-674: A northeastern course along the western side of Jack Mountain (4,045 ft), followed by Sandy Ridge (2,297 ft) along U.S. Route 220 . North of the confluence of the South Branch with Smith Creek, the river flows along Town Mountain (2,848 ft) around Franklin at the junction of U.S. Route 220 and U.S. Route 33 . After Franklin, the South Branch continues north through the Monongahela National Forest to Upper Tract where it joins with three sizeable streams: Reeds Creek, Mill Run, and Deer Run. Between Big Mountain (2,582 ft) and Cave Mountain (2,821 ft),

145-512: A number of historic plantation farms adjoining it. En route to Romney, the river is fed by Buffalo Run, Mill Run , McDowell Run, and Mill Creek at Vanderlip . The South Branch is traversed by the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50 ) and joined by Sulphur Spring Run where it forms Valley View Island to the west of town. Flowing north of Romney, the river still follows the eastern side of Mill Creek Mountain until it creates

174-479: A ritual mutilation, putting the parts at the corners of the cabin, and impaled his head upon a fence stake at the front door. The house, with many additions, still stands with the old Williams family graveyard nearby, at Williamsport, West Virginia (named for the settler), in present-day Grant County . Bemino was involved in an engagement known as the Battle of Great Cacapon , on April 18, 1756. Several years after

203-546: A row upon a log, with an Indian standing behind each; and at a given signal, each Indian sunk his tomahawk into the head of his victim: an additional blow or two dispatched them. Bemino had married and had a son Gelelemend (John Killbuck Jr.). He became an important Delaware chief during the American Revolutionary War . In his later years, the elderly Bemino was visited in the Ohio Country by

232-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bemino He was a son of Netawatwees , at one time principal chief of the Delaware (Lenape). Bemino lived with his people in what is now eastern Ohio . During the war he allied with the French against British settlers and engaged with his warrior bands in attacks mostly in the upper Potomac River watershed, in what

261-498: Is fed by Anderson Run and Stony Run. At McNeill , the South Branch flows into the Trough where it is bound to its west by Mill Creek Mountain (2,119 ft) and to its east by Sawmill Ridge (1,644 ft). The Trough passes into Hampshire County and ends at its confluence with Sawmill Run south of Glebe and Sector . The South Branch continues north parallel to South Branch River Road ( County Route 8) toward Romney with

290-619: Is northwest of Hightown along U.S. Route 250 on the eastern side of Lantz Mountain (3,934 ft) in Highland County, Virginia . From Hightown, the South Branch is a small meandering stream that flows northeast along Blue Grass Valley Road through the communities of New Hampden and Blue Grass . At Forks of Waters , the South Branch joins with Strait Creek and flows north across the Virginia/West Virginia border into Pendleton County . The river then travels on

319-470: Is now Hardy County, West Virginia . A one- or two-hour firefight left seven whites (out of about 18) dead, as against three Indians (out of 60 or 70). At around the same time, Bemino and a small band encountered Vincent Williams, a settler on Patterson's Creek , some 9 miles across Patterson Creek Mountain from Fort Pleasant. They besieged him in his house: Bemino's band lost 5 of 7 warriors, but they finally killed Williams. The survivors quartered his body in

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348-624: Is now the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia . His son Gelelemend (John Killbuck Jr.), was a Delaware chief during the American Revolutionary War . Bemino was born into a Delaware, or Lenape (their autonym) family. This is an Algonquian language and the people historically occupied territory along the mid-Atlantic coast, from present-day Connecticut to New Jersey and Delaware, including Long Island in New York. They were gradually pushed out of this area by European colonists . As

377-643: The River Knobs , 2,490 feet (759 m) to its east. At Seneca Rocks , the North Fork is met by Seneca Creek . From Seneca Rocks, the North Fork continues to flow northeast along the western edge of North Fork Mountain 3,389 feet (1033 m) into Grant County . Flowing east through North Fork Gap, the North Fork joins the South Branch Potomac at the town of Cabins , west of Petersburg . The South Fork South Branch Potomac River , sometimes called

406-583: The British colonies) as the French and Indian War . After the outbreak of hostilities at the Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania (May 28, 1754), Bemino was among those Indian leaders siding with the French against the British. In March or April 1756, Bemino is said to have led Lenape and Shawnee warriors in an ambush (the " Battle of the Trough ") of Virginian settlers near Fort Pleasant , in what

435-580: The Delaware (Lenape) had a matrilineal kinship system, Bemino would have been considered born into his mother's family and clan , which would have determined his social status. Within the Delaware system, Bemino is believed to have belonged to either the Turtle or the Turkey clan. Phratries were the next level of kinship in tribes with an uneven number of clans. This division grouped certain clans together. Marriages had to be exogamous ; that is, taking place with

464-735: The North Branch to form the Potomac. The North Fork South Branch Potomac River , 43.6 miles (70.2 km) long, forms just north of the Virginia/West Virginia border in Pendleton County at the confluence of the Laurel Fork and Straight Fork along Big Mountain 3,881 feet (1,183 m). From Circleville , the North Fork flows northeast through Pendleton County between the Fore Knobs 2,949 feet (899 m) to its west and

493-639: The Northeastern Woodlands Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Killbuck . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Killbuck&oldid=1146678050 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

522-620: The South Branch bends around the Eagle Rock (1,483 ft) outcrop and continues its flow northward into Grant County . Into Grant, the South Branch follows the western side of Cave Mountain through the 20-mile (32 km) long Smoke Hole Canyon , until its confluence with the North Fork at Cabins , where it flows east to Petersburg . At Petersburg, the South Branch Valley Railroad begins, which parallels

551-740: The eastern edge of the Allegheny Front . After a river distance of 139 miles (224 km), the mouth lies east of Green Spring , Hampshire County, West Virginia , where it meets the North Branch Potomac River to form the Potomac . The Native Americans of the region, and thus the earliest white settlers, referred to the South Branch Potomac River as the Wappatomaka. Variants throughout

580-551: The leaders inside the gates. He detained them and, assuming that the encounter was a ruse, humiliated them (perhaps by dressing them in women's clothing) before expelling them from the fort. Bemino and his mixed band of warriors attacked the British settler stockades at Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert (on the South Fork of the South Branch in what is now Pendleton County ) on 27 and 28 April 1758, respectively. Fort Seybert (about 12 miles northeast of present-day Franklin )

609-412: The outbreak of the French and Indian War (1754), colonist Peter Casey hired Bemino to retrieve a "runaway negro" (or, by another account, a runaway "Irish servant" ). In trying to collect his payment, however, he quarreled with Casey, who knocked him to the ground with a cane. Bemino long held a grudge against the settler. Through the subsequent hostilities, he tried to find an opportunity to kill Casey but

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638-511: The river until its mouth at Green Spring . In its eastern course from Petersburg into Hardy County , the South Branch becomes more navigable allowing for canoes and smaller river vessels. The river splits and forms a series of large islands while it heads northeast to Moorefield . At Moorefield, the South Branch is joined by the South Fork South Branch Potomac River and runs north to Old Fields where it

667-405: The river's history included Wappatomica River, Wapacomo River, Wapocomo River, Wappacoma River, Wappatomaka River, South Branch of Potowmac River, and South Fork Potomac River. Places settled in the South Branch valley bearing variants of "Wappatomaka" include Wappocomo farm built in 1774 and the unincorporated hamlet of Wappocomo (sometimes spelled Wapocomo) at Hanging Rocks . The source

696-696: The sons of Peter Casey and Vincent Williams. By this time he was quite feeble and completely blind. Upon hearing the name of Col. Vincent Williams, he said, "Your father was a brave warrior". Upon hearing that Benjamin Casey was Peter Casey's son, he said: "Your father owes me eight shillings; will you pay it?" During this visit, Bemino related many details of his exploits to the men, who recorded what would otherwise have been lost to history for lack of surviving eyewitnesses. South Branch Potomac River The South Branch Potomac River has its headwaters in northwestern Highland County, Virginia , near Hightown along

725-545: The source) in pursuit. When the unit passed the concealed warriors, they opened a crossfire, killing Mercer and 16 of his men. The warriors chased and killed survivors, and Bemino claimed that only six men of the militia escaped. In 1756 or 1757, Bemino led a large warrior force toward Fort Cumberland , just across the Potomac River in Maryland. Agreeing to a parlay, Major Livingston, the garrison commander, admitted

754-501: The valley of the South Branch Potomac River , in what is now the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia . This river and region were known at that time to Indians and whites alike as Wappocomo . This was likely a Lenape or Shawnee word related to the physical character or geography of the place; both tribes spoke Algonquian languages. Bemino developed a good reputation with the new white settlers. Shortly before

783-531: The war, Bemino described how he and a band of Indians (probably composed of both Delaware and Shawnee ) killed two men near Fort Edwards , not far from the Cacapon River . (This is now Hampshire County, West Virginia ). They left a trail of corn meal from the site, and waited in ambush along a high stream bank. Captain John Mercer led a band of militia (said to number either 40 or 100, depending on

812-600: Was not successful. Bemino also lived for a time among white families further east in colonial Virginia , where he became familiar with their habits and resources. This information was invaluable when he allied himself with the French rather than the British during the war. While Great Britain and France conducted most of their hostilities of the Seven Years' War in Europe, the North American front became known (in

841-458: Was occupied by about 30 people, mostly women and children, as only three were reported as adult males. After the defenders surrendered, the Indians spared only ten or eleven of the whites, taking them for captives. According to the son of one of the survivors: They bound ten, whom they conveyed without the fort, and then proceeded to massacre the others in the following manner: They seated them in

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