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Elizabeth "Betty" Zane was married twice and was a mother of nine children. Before her first marriage, she bore a daughter, Minerva Catherine Zane, also known as Miriam, by one Capt. Van Swearingen. Court records in Ohio County, Virginia, show an order for Van Swearingen to deed property to Betty Zane, so the daughter would be provided for and not become a burden on the county.
Nov 27, 2016 · Photos by Scott McCloskey Above: Howard Worley, 93, of Oregon, fulfills a dream by visiting Wheeling, one of the sites associated with Revolutionary War heroine Betty Zane. With him is his ...
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Mar 22, 2024 · Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Zane was born on July 19, 1765, in Virginia before moving to the town of Wheeling, West Virginia which was founded by her brothers, Ebenezer, Silas and Jonathan. It was in September 1782, when Betty had returned from schooling in Philadelphia when Wheeling was besieged by Native Americans who were allies of the British ...
The Mostly True Story of “Betsy” Zane. Earl Nicodemus February 7, 2016. Just about every school child knows the story of how a 17-year-old girl named Elizabeth Zane saved Fort Henry by running to the cabin of Ebenezer Zane and returning with an apron full of gunpowder amid a hail of musket balls and arrows from the British and Indian attackers.
Her story was fixed in American history after her descendant and famed author Zane Grey published an account of the battle and included his ancestor’s story in 1903. Today, a monument to Betty’s courage is located in her adopted hometown of Martins Ferry, Ohio. No known depictions of Betty from her life survive to present-day.
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