Virginia in 1735.
Adam Painter was the son of George Painter.
The following story is true and was taken from the book
"A History of the Valley of Virginia" by Samuel Krcheval of Woodstock, Virginia.
The second printing was in 1850. From pages 69 through 71, the following is quoted.
In the year 1758, a party of about fifty Indians and four Frenchmen penetrated into the neighborhood of Mill Creek, now in the county of Shenandoah, about 9 miles south of Woodstock. This was a pretty thickly settled neighborhood; and among other houses, George Painter had erected a large log house, with a good sized cellar. On the alarm being given, the neighboring people took refuge in this house. Late in the afternoon they were attacked. Mr. Painter, attempting to flee, had three balls shot through his body, and fell dead, when the others surrendered. The Indians dragged the dead body back to the house, threw it in, plundered the house of what they chose, and then set fire to it. While the house was in flames, consuming the body of Mr. Painter's, they forced from the arms of their mothers four infant children, hung them up in trees, shot them in savage sport and left them hanging. They then set fire to a stable in which were enclosed a parcel of sheep and calves, thus cruelly and wantonly torturing to death the inoffensive dumb animals. After these atrocities, they moved off with fourty-eight prisoners; among whom were Mrs. Painter, her five daughters, and one of her sons, Adam.
Two of Painter's sons and a young man, by the name of Jacob Myers, escaped being captured by concealment. One of the Painters, with Myers, ran over that night to Powell's fort, a distance of at least fifteen miles, and to Keller's fort, in quest of aid. They had neither hat nor shoes, nor any other clothing than a shirt and trowsers each. A small party of men set out early the next morning, well mounted and armed, to avenge the outrage. They reached Mr. Painter's early in the day; but on learning their strength (from the other young Painter who had remained concealed all that evening and night, they declined pursuit being too weak in numbers to venture further. Thus this savage band got off with their prisoners and booty, without pursuit or interuption.
After an absence of about three years, Mrs. Painter, with her son Adam and two of her daughters, returned home. The youngest Painter daughter, Mary, was nine years old when taken taken, and was eighteen years a prisoner. Two of the daughters never returned.
Adam Painter became a veteran of the Revolutionary War and had a large family of his own. Adam Painter states in his Revolutionary War Pension Application #S-1923 that "he was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia in 1735, that his father's house was burned in Virginia by Shawnee Indians, that his father was killed, and that he, Adam, was kept for two years by the Indians.Adam Painter lived to be 100 years old. He died in 1835 in Washington County, Tennessee.
These are the descendants of Adam Painter.
1. Ezekiel Painter, born 1776
2. Polly Painter
3. Sally Painter, born in 1791 in Washington Co., VA. She married John Gann.
4. John Painter, born in 1781
5.William Painter, born 16 February 1784
6. Adam Painter
7. David Painter, born 3 October 1786. Married Rebecca Carr.
8. Phillip Painter, born 1795
9. Jesse Painter, born 1797.
10. Samuel Painter, born 1800.
11. Aaron Painter, born 1801 in Washington County, Tennessee. He married first Rebecca Hickson. After her death, he married Caroline Singleton Phillips.
My (Artie Ray Griffith) line continues through Aaron Painter.
Aaron Painter was born in 1801 in Washington County, Tennessee. He married first Rebecca Hickson.
1.Andrew Jackson Painter was born 21 July 1826 in Washington County, Tennessee. He married Mahaley Ann Woodard, ca 1850. He died on 14 July 1913 in Livingston, Wheeling County, Missouri.
Andrew Jackson and Mahaley Ann Woodard Painter had the following children.
1. Mary J. Painter, born 1851.
2. Lucinda Painter, born 1854.
3. Rebecca Painter, born 20 May 1855 in Browning, Linn County, Missouri.
4. George W. Painter, born 29 May 1856 in Linn County, Missouri.
5. Martha Mahala Painter, born 8 August 1866 in Linn County, Missouri. She married Creed Thompson Moore on 4 March 1888 in Browning, Linn County, Missouri. She died on 21 January 1951 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, and is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Linn County, Missouri.
Martha Mahala Painter and Creed Thompson Moore had the following children.
1. Clara Elma Moore, born 25 November 1888 in Purdin, Missouri. She married William Galet Griffeth on 7 June 1909 in Linn County, Missouri.
2. Ira Everet (Earl) Moore, was born on 1 February 1891 in Linn County, Missouri. He married Rena R. Powell on 19 August 1917. He died on 28 March 1978 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. He is buried in Meadville Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
3. Claude Willard Moore, was born on 23 May 1893 in Linn County, Missouri. He married Beatrice Thurlo. He died in Sullivan County, Missouri and is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Linn County, Missouri.
4. Earl Dean Moore, was born on 11 February 1896. He died on 8 October 1962. He married Pear Sprague.
5. Thomas Jefferson Moore, was born on 6 November 1898. He died on 6 November 1984.
6. Eupha Mae Moore, was born on 8 June 1910 in linn County, Missouri. She died on 5 March 1996 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. She married Roy Martin Burns.
7. Eva Arlean Moore, was born on 10 October 1901 in Linn County, Missouri. She died on 16 September 1974 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. She married Ed Wilson.
Cecil Bird Moore, was born on 6 July 1904 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. He died on 21 January 1973 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. He married Nettie Mosley.
Carl Glenn Moore, was born 11 April 1906 and died 18 February 1908. He is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Linn County, Missouri.
From here we go the Moore line.