John Mendenhall

1748 - 1773  (24 years)

• Name	John Mendenhall
  Birth	18 Nov 1748	Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Oct 1773	Lee County, Virginia, USA
  Burial	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I27787	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Stephen Mendenhall,   b. 19 Oct 1721, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Feb 1779, Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Sarah Martin,   b. 1721, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 Aug 1795, Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Mendenhall was the first son of Stephen & Sarah Mendenhall. John, along with his cousin Richard joined with Daniel Boone in his first attempt to cross into KY to settle. In 1773, Daniel Boone made arrangements with Captain William Russell of Castle's Wood in southwest Virginia to lead a group of settlers across the mountains into the rich lands of the Kentucky wilderness. Boone's party, consisting of his family and closest friends, left their homes in the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina traveling to a predetermined point somewhere near Wallen's Ridge, in present day Lee County, Virginia. Other parties were also preparing for the journey and all were to assemble there as one main body. From somewhere near present-day Abingdon, Virginia, Daniel Boone sent his eldest son, James, in his seventeenth year, and others on to Castle's Wood where they were to inform Captain Russell that Boone's party was en route. While in Castle's Wood, James' party was to collect food, seed corn, and supplies for the journey. About nine other young men joined James on the trip through Rye Cove and Kane's Gap towards the main rendezvous point. This party consisted of James Boone, John and Richard Mendenhall, Henry Russell (William Russell's son), Isaac Crabtree, Samuel Drake (son of John Drake) and two slaves named Charles and Adam. Some reports indicate that two other, unidentified men may also have been included in the James Boone party. These young men camped for the night near Wallen's Creek, Virginia. As morning broke on 10 October, they were attacked by Delaware, Shawnee and Cherokee Indians. Only Isaac Crabtree and Adam escaped. By early December, the attack was reported in newspapers as far away as Baltimore and Philadelphia. A burial party was sent by Daniel Boone to bury the remains of the members of the party. Today a Historical Sign marks the site. Bio by JRL - 06/17/2013 Info for the text comes from Rootsweb. Gravesite Details Bodies of Mendenhall cousins; James Boone; Elijah Russell were buried in a unmarked unknown common gave in Lee County Virginia about 10 miles east of Cumberland Gap. See FAG 20966843

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112469675/john-mendenhall.