Ellinipsico Cornstalk b. 1748 Shawnee Nation, OH d. 10 Nov 1777 Point Pleasant, VA, Now WV: Appalachian Aristocracy

1748 - 1777 (29 years)

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Name	Ellinipsico Cornstalk
Born	1748	Shawnee Nation, OH
Gender	Male
_UID	98170BCFB04C44DE85D1496261BAF2792E7E
Died	10 Nov 1777	Point Pleasant, VA, Now WV
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornstalk In the fall of 1777, Cornstalk made a diplomatic visit to Fort Randolph, an American fort at present-day Point Pleasant, seeking as always to maintain his faction's neutrality. Cornstalk was detained by the fort commander, who had decided on his own initiative to take hostage any Shawnees who fell into his hands. When, on November 10, an American militiaman from the fort was killed nearby by unknown Indians, angry soldiers brutally executed Cornstalk, his son Elinipsico, and two other Shawnees.
Notes	Claim made in Shawnee Heritage By Don Greene. This is a fraud. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Shawnee_Heritage_Fraud ---------------- This is what is known about him. He was the youngest son of Cornstalk ans was described as being over six feet tall. He spoke some English. He participated in the Cornstalk War in 1765, the Pontiac War in 1766 with raids into the the Little Kanawha and Big Sany River Valleys. He was an emmissary for Cornstalk to Point Pleasant in 1775, and became a chief in 1777. He and his father were murdered at Point Pleasant. According to James Red Wolf, after Chief Cornstalk and his son, Elinipsico were murdered at Point Pleasant, his children were adopted by the Long Hunters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornstalk From the VIRGINIA GAZETTE 3 April 1778 By HIS Excellency PATRICK HENRY Governor, or Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS a most barbarous murder was on the tenth day of November last committed by a number of persons belonging to a detachment of the militia of this state an Indian chief called CORNSTALK, his son, and two other Indians at Fort Randolph on the Ohio, although the said Indians had been convicted of no hostile act or purpose, and were at that time under the pl ghted (sic) protection of the garrison of the place, whereby a deep wound has been given to the honor and faith of this country, the laws of the state have been most flagrantly violated, and the vengeance of a cruel enemy provoked on the innocent inhabitants of the western frontiers, as well as a dangerous example given to licentious and bloodthirsty men wantonly to involve their country in the horrours of a savage war; and whereas it appears from sundry depositions transmitted to me that James Hall of the county of Rockbridqe, and Malcolm McCown of Augusta, Adam Barnes of Greenbrier, William Roane of Rockbridge and Hugh Galbreath of Rockbridge were deeply concerned in promoting and perpetrating the said outrage, I do by and with the advice of the Council of State issue this my proclamation strictly requiring the citizens of this commonwealth, more especially all officers civil and military, to use the most vigorous exertions to bring these seperate offenders to the punishment due their guilt. And as an encouragement thereto, as well as a proof of the public abhorrence of such detestable crimes, I do offer to such person or persons as shall secure any of the offenders so that they be brought to justice the following rewards that is for James Hall 200 dollars, for Malcolm McCown 150 dollars, for Adam Barnes, William Roane and Hugh Galbreath i00 dollars each. Given under my hand at the Council Chamber in the city of Williamsburg this 27th day of March in the second year of the commonwealth, Anno Dom 1778 There is a lot of discussion on the Christian family forums on Rootsweb, Ancestry, and Genealogy.com about this possible parentage of Thomas Bailey Christian and Rachel Skaggs. There has been no definitive proof on this, although Mr. Red Wolf alludes to "proof" in the Virginia State Archives, but has not shared any proof beyond oral history from one part of the Christian and Skaggs families. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=adkinsfam&id=I19526 Another source: http://dahnmonwhittgenealogy.com/individual.php?pid=I14685&ged=Dahnmon-Whitt%20Family
Person ID	I17	Master File
Last Modified	9 Mar 2018

Father	Hokoleskwa Peter Cornstalk, b. 1709, Wynepuechisika Village,Western Pennsylvania , d. 10 Nov 1777, Fort Randolph,Point Pleasant, WV (Age 68 years)
Mother	Helizikinopo, b. 1715, Pennsylvania , d. Aft 1809, Ohio (Age 95 years)
Married	ca 1739
Family ID	F6089	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Standing Deer Bailey, b. 1755, North Carolina , d. 1775, Tennessee (Age 20 years)

Notes

If her date of birth is correct, Standing Deer cannot be the mother of Hezekiah N. (Low Hawk) Whitt and Rachel Skaggs. Thomas Bailey Christian considered them as brother and sister, and referred to them as such.

DNA indicates Thomas Bailey Christian was NOT their son. See his page for more information.

Children

	1. Hezekiah N. (Low Hawk) Whitt, b. 1760, d. Sept 3 1817, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 57 years)
	2. Rachel SKAGGS, b. Abt 1761, Shawnee Nation, Ohio , d. Abt 1846, Indian Creek Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 85 years)
	3. Sarah (Mountain Raven) Mastin
	4. John Yellowhawk Outhowwa Shokka Cornstalk, b. ca 1772, d. 1773 (Age ~ 1 years)

Last Modified 1 Dec 2013

Family ID F320 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary See, b. ca 1748, Augusta Co. VA , d. 1823, Clear Creek Township, Warren Co. OH (Age ~ 75 years)

Married 1763

Claim made in Shawnee Heritage By Don Greene. This is a fraud.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Shawnee_Heritage_Fraud

Children

1. Margaret "Peggy" Cornstalk, b. 1764, Shawnee Nation, OH

, d. Aft 1800 (Age 37 years)

Last Modified 8 Mar 2018

Family ID F6520 Group Sheet | Family Chart