Sykes, Henry

1757 - 1841  (84 years)

• Name	Sykes, Henry
  Birth	12 Feb 1757	Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Incident	Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Henry and Lewis Wetzel tried to rescue Henry's sister Christiana, captured by Indians around Garrant Fort, unsuccessfully.
  	A Story about Christiana Six, Conrad, daughter. She was captured by Indians in a raid in Greene Co. PA around Garrant Fort. Lewis Wetzel and Henry Six, her brother tried to get her back and ran up to the mouth of Yellow Creek on the Ohio River but lost her there. Years later another brother Lewis found her in Upper Canada not to far from Detroit and brought her back.
  Death	31 Aug 1841	Monongahela, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I58768	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Six, John Conrad /Sykes,   b. Abt 1720   d. Monongahela, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bonnett, Marguerite Catherine,   b. Abt 24 May 1725, Friedrichstal, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 17 Sep 1809, Dunkard, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1749	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Yes.......... you are related to the Six's by marriage, the 3 Bonnett sister married Wetzel, Waggoner, and Conrad Six. ... I also have some newsletter title" Bonnett and Kin " that are interesting. LDS- Jean and Anna lived just long enough to see their daughter Margarethe Catherine married to John Conrad Sykes on October 10, 1739 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. From: Kathie Six [mailto:kathiesix@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:58 PM To: wetzupdoc@sc.rr.com Subject: RE: Brookover clan- thank you! with attachment Yes.......... you are related to the Six's by marriage, the 3 Bonnett sister married Wetzel, Waggoner, and Conrad Six. A Story about Christiana Six, Conrad, daughter. She was captured by Indians in a raid in Greene Co. PA around Garrant Fort. Lewis Wetzel and Henry Six, her brother tried to get her back and ran up to the mouth of Yellow Creek on the Ohio River but lost her there. Years later another brother Lewis found her in Upper Canada not to far from Detroit and brought her back. She lived and is buried in Parkerburg. WV. She had md Charles Monger while captive and they had 3 children. He was killed at Fallen Timber. Their son stayed behind. but the 2 girls came back with Christiana. Lewis died at one of the Six's but was later brought back and is buried in Wheeling WV. The book "That Dark and Bloody River" has a lot about Lewis Wetzel. I also have some newsletter title" Bonnett and Kin " that are interesting. Do you have any of those?...................Now the Brookover......Josephus in the son of Dr John and Rebecca Tennett. Melissa Brookover is his daughter, my husbands Gmother. md James Six in 1900. The 1st John Brookover, Rev War, md Eliz. Pertley and after she died md Sarah Brown a widow. I have most of the children for both wives. I do have a copy of the Rev War pension application and will be glad to send you what I have. I really don't have a file on record. I am not very good at that stuff, but will tried to have my daughter help with that. I am using PAF from familysearch.org. Meanwhile I will be glad to send you copies of what I have.
  Family ID	F40218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selsor, Barbary,   b. Abt 1757   d. Monongahela, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	25 Dec 1785	Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Green Twp, Washington Co, PA
  Children	1. Sykes, Daniel,   b. Abt 1789   d. 1888 (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F40707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1757 - Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA Incident - Henry and Lewis Wetzel tried to rescue Henry's sister Christiana, captured by Indians around Garrant Fort, unsuccessfully. - - Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1785 - Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 31 Aug 1841 - Monongahela, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From: Kathie Six [mailto:kathiesix@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:58 PM To: wetzupdoc@sc.rr.com Subject: RE: Brookover clan- thank you! with attachment Yes.......... you are related to the Six's by marriage, the 3 Bonnett sister married Wetzel, Waggoner, and Conrad Six. A Story about Christiana Six, Conrad, daughter. She was captured by Indians in a raid in Greene Co. PA around Garrant Fort. Lewis Wetzel and Henry Six, her brother tried to get her back and ran up to the mouth of Yellow Creek on the Ohio River but lost her there. Years later another brother Lewis found her in Upper Canada not too far from Detroit and brought her back. She lived and is buried in Parkerburg. WV. She had md Charles Monger while captive and they had 3 children. He was killed at Fallen Timber. Their son stayed behind. but the 2 girls came back with Christiana. Lewis died at one of the Six's but was later brought back and is buried in Wheeling WV. The book "That Dark and Bloody River" has a lot about Lewis Wetzel. I also have some newsletter title" Bonnett and Kin " that are interesting. Do you have any of those?...................Now the Brookover......Josephus in the son of Dr John and Rebecca Tennett. Melissa Brookover is his daughter, my husbands Gmother. md James Six in 1900. The 1st John Brookover, Rev War, md Eliz. Pertley and after she died md Sarah Brown a widow. I have most of the children for both wives. I do have a copy of the Rev War pension application and will be glad to send you what I have. I really don't have a file on record. I am not very good at that stuff, but will tried to have my daughter help with that. I am using PAF from familysearch.org. Meanwhile I will be glad to send you copies of what I have.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1365] Six, Kathie, E-mail to John Wetzel, Brookover Collection, Brookover clan- thank you! with attachment. From: Kathie Six (14) facts 20260104GHLn- edited 20260104GHLn- edited From: Kathie Six [mailto:kathiesix@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:58 PM To: wetzupdoc@sc.rr.com Subject: RE: Brookover clan- thank you! with attachment Yes.......... you are related to the Six's by marriage, the 3 Bonnett sister married Wetzel, Waggoner, and Conrad Six. A Story about Christiana Six, Conrad, daughter. She was captured by Indians in a raid in Greene Co. PA around Garrant Fort. Lewis Wetzel and Henry Six, her brother tried to get her back and ran up to the mouth of Yellow Creek on the Ohio River but lost her there. Years later another brother Lewis found her in Upper Canada not to far from Detroit and brought her back. She lived and is buried in Parkerburg. WV. She had md Charles Monger while captive and they had 3 children. He was killed at Fallen Timber. Their son stayed behind. but the 2 girls came back with Christiana. Lewis died at one of the Six's but was later brought back and is buried in Wheeling WV. The book "That Dark and Bloody River" has a lot about Lewis Wetzel. I also have some newsletter title" Bonnett and Kin " that are interesting. Do you have any of those?...................Now the Brookover......Josephus in the son of Dr John and Rebecca Tennett. Melissa Brookover is his daughter, my husbands Gmother. md James Six in 1900. The 1st John Brookover, Rev War, md Eliz. Pertley and after she died md Sarah Brown a widow. I have most of the children for both wives. I do have a copy of the Rev War pension application and will be glad to send you what I have. I really don't have a file on record. I am not very good at that stuff, but will tried to have my daughter help with that. I am using PAF from familysearch.org. Meanwhile I will be glad to send you copies of what I have. Brookover, Christiana Six captured [S1584] C.B. Allman -(related to Wetzel's through Ezra Allman, married to Amanda, daughter of Eliza Wetzel Kelly?), Allman, C.B., Lewis Wetzel: Indian Fighter, (Name: The Devin-Adair Co, New York, 1939, 1961: original title: "The Life and Times of Lewis Wetzel";), 12 Six moved.

  
  

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TNG ID: I58768