Aunt of David Jessee Alley (1791-1834). The son of Thomas Alley.
Aunt of Samuel Alley (1801-1891). The son of John Alley.
"My father's sister, Frances (Fanny) Alley Napper and her five (5) children (4 boys and 1 girl) were killed and scalped by Indians near Fort Blackmore. I was born within a few yards of the fort in 1801, and have just returned from a visit to my old birthplace. The ground where the fort stood was being cultivated. A large apple tree stands near the fort that my father set out. It is to this day called the "John Alley Apple Tree". "My father was born at Petersburg, VA, in 1760, and settled on Clinch when a young boy. Died on Piper Creek, Franklin Co., Indiana, in 1842, where I now live, aged 82 years".
In Aug 1777, Mrs. Fannie (Alley) Napper, nee Alley, and 5 children were killed and scalped by Indians within eight feet of Fort Blackmore. Her husband was working in the field at the time and escaped. The whole Indian attack was witnessed by her mother Azby Christian Alley,
Aunt of David Jessee Alley (1791-1834). The son of Thomas Alley.
Aunt of Samuel Alley (1801-1891). The son of John Alley.
"My father's sister, Frances (Fanny) Alley Napper and her five (5) children (4 boys and 1 girl) were killed and scalped by Indians near Fort Blackmore. I was born within a few yards of the fort in 1801, and have just returned from a visit to my old birthplace. The ground where the fort stood was being cultivated. A large apple tree stands near the fort that my father set out. It is to this day called the "John Alley Apple Tree". "My father was born at Petersburg, VA, in 1760, and settled on Clinch when a young boy. Died on Piper Creek, Franklin Co., Indiana, in 1842, where I now live, aged 82 years".
In Aug 1777, Mrs. Fannie (Alley) Napper, nee Alley, and 5 children were killed and scalped by Indians within eight feet of Fort Blackmore. Her husband was working in the field at the time and escaped. The whole Indian attack was witnessed by her mother Azby Christian Alley,
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