Bolin Baker, Sr.

1738 - 1840  (102 years)

• Name	Bolin Baker
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	04 May 1738	Ashe Co. NC
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Aug 1840	North Salem, Linn Co. MO
  Notes	Bolin Baker was captured by the Shawnee in 1755 while serving as a scout in General Benjamin Braddock's army in Western PA during the French and Indian War. He is thought to have been a deserter from Braddock?s army that attempted to take Fort Duquesne in July 1755. Supposedly he made raft and was floating on the Ohio River and was captured where the the Kanawha and Ohio rivers meet. He was taken to Chief Cornstalk's village and held by them for a period of time. Oral tradition says that he had to run the gauntlet and his courage gained him the admiration of Chief Cornstalk's daughter Aracoma. She persuaded her father to make him a member of the Shawnee. After the Revolutionary War, Bolin lived with the Cherokee Indians where he was as known as a renegade white man and renowned horse thief. Logan County tradition says that Aracoma and Baker moved into the valley sometime close to the year 1760 and lived in peace on the island in today's city of Logan until 1780.
  Person ID	I9949	Master File
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2011

  
  

  Family	Aracoma Cornstalk,   b. 1742, Shawnee Nation, OH ,   d. 1780, Logan, Logan Co. WV  (Age 38 years)
  Married	1762
  Children	+ 1. Pattie Baker,   b. 1759, Logan Co. WV   2. Waulalapa (Laughing Water) Baker,   b. 1761,   d. 1776, Logan Co. WV  (Age 15 years) + 3. Bolling Baker, Jr.,   b. 1763, Wilkes Co. NC ,   d. 1834, Clay Co. KY  (Age 71 years)   4. Gimewane (Princess Raindrop) Baker,   b. 1765, Logan Co. WV ,   d. 1776, Logan Co. WV  (Age 11 years)   5. Running Deer Baker,   b. Logan Co. WV ,   d. 1776, Logan Co. WV   6. Conee (Snow Lily) Baker,   b. Logan Co. WV ,   d. 1776, Logan Co. WV   7. Blue Feather Baker,   b. Logan Co. WV ,   d. 1776, Logan Co. WV
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F6497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart