White Child Abducted by Delaware Embraced Native Life Mary Campbell

[D J Thornton]

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/h ... tive-life/

Date in Native History: On May 21, 1758, Delaware Indians kidnapped a child named Mary Campbell from her home in western Pennsylvania and held her captive during the French and Indian War.

By some accounts, Campbell was 10 at the time of her abduction, while other sources claim she was 12. She likely lived with the Delaware (also known as the Lenape) in what is now Summit County, Ohio, for about six years, said Michael Cohill, a historian in Akron, Ohio. She was repatriated in 1764 during the famous release of captives at the conclusion of Pontiac’s War.

[brianreese]

This was one of my great grandmothers

[jakayj]

Fascinating that you have information on an ancestor who was such a well-known part of history. Have you done much research on her and others in the family line? Did she remain friendly with her captors after her return to her family of origin?

Jakay