Vincent Williams
N 39° 12.647 W 079° 01.703
17S E 670224 N 4342019
A sign telling us about the Native Americans attack on his home.
Waymark Code: WMQQYA
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2016
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Vincent Williams
Nearby was located cabin of Vincent Williams, an early settler and noted Indian fighter of the South Branch, who lived on Patterson's Creek near Fort Pleasant. During a July 16, 1756 attack on his home, Williams killed five Native Americans before he was killed and his body mutilated. His son Col. Vincent Williams, later visited Shawnee Chief Killbuck, who referred to Williams, the father, as "a brave warrior."
Marker Number: none on the sign
Marker Title: Vincent Williams
Marker Location: West of RT 9
County or Independent City: Grant county
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2002
Web Site: Not listed
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