Historical figure. William Henry Gelelemend was head chief of the Delaware Indian Council from 1776 to 1778. He was also known as John Killbuck Jr. or Chief Killbuck. He was instrumental in keeping the Delaware Indians neutral for a number of years. However, the Delaware Council eventually joined the British and a price was put on his head. Although he was offered protection at Fort Laurens, he continued to stay at the Moravian missions of New Schoenbrunn and Gnadenhutten in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and Lichtenau in Coshocton County, Ohio. In 1781, he and his family moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, area to be under the protection of American forces. He later became known as William Henry after being baptized in 1789 by Moravian missionary David Zeisberger. He lived peacefully at Goshen, Ohio for the last 12 years of his life. He died at Goshen in 1811 and is buried next to David Zeisberger in the Zeisberger Memorial Cemetery, which was then known as the Goshen Mission Cemetery. He is believed to be the first American Indian to receive the Daughters of the American Revolution award when on August 20, 2006, a special marker was placed on his grave site.

KILLBUCK, JOHN CAYLAYLAMIND (Capt.) DAR Ancestor
Service: CANADA - PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: CIRCA 1737 LEHIGH WATER GAP NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA
Death: 2-17-1811 GOSHEN TUSCARAWAS CO OHIO
Service Source:
NARA M246 REV WAR ROLLS 1778-83 R 129, PAPERS OF CONT CONG R 180 SEIMES,GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPERS, LIB OF CONG.1741-99 SER.4
Service Description:
1) ALSO PVT IN CAPT.MONTOURS CO, CAPT OF
2) MESSENGERS & SCOUTS,COL JOHN GIBSON
Comments
1) INDIAN LANDS RES. NOW KNOWN AS GOSHEN, TUSCARAWAS CO OH
Residence
1) City: GOSCHACHKING - County: INDIAN LANDS - State: CANADA
2) City: PITTSBURGH - County: WESTMORELAND CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA
Spouse 1) RACHEL X

One son documented in the DAR records:
CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB "HENRY" KILLBUCK m. ANNA SUSANNA