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JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT was b. June 27, 1688 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. He m. MADELENA ? in Schoharie Co., NY and d. after 1741. His father was also named James.
Following are some exerpts from "Indian Agent and Wilderness Scholar - The Life of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft": Early in the 18th century, James Schoolcraft crossed the Atlantic to serve as a soldier in the British colony of New York. Although family tradition credits him with great deeds of valor, both on the continent and in the campaigns against Quebec, he first appears in surviving records as a deserter from the Albany garrison in the winter of 1711-1712. He subsequently received a pardon and returned to military service. Following the close of Queen Anne's War, he took up surveying and moved to the Schoharie district of Albany County where he married the only daughter of a German Palatine farmer and raised a family of seven or eight children."
Known children of JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT and MADELENA:
1. Christian Schoolcraft
2. AUSTIEN SCHOOLCRAFT, b. April 2, 1720 in Schenectady Co., NY, m. CATHERINE COUNTRYMAN in Schenectady Co., NY, and d. about 1780 in Harrison Co., VA.
3. John Schoolcraft, b. about 1731
Children of AUSTIEN SCHOOLCRAFT and CATHERINE COUNTRYMAN:
1. John Schoolcraft, b. about 1737 in NY
2. JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT, b. August 12, 1743 in Schoharie Co., NY, m. ELIZABETH ?, and d. about 1816 (NOTE: Elizabeth is listed as "a Shawnee" in Schoolcraft family records.)
3. Mathias Schoolcraft, b. March 12, 1744/45
4. Catherine Lisabetha Schoolcraft, b. about 1749 in Berks Co., PA
Children of JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT and ELIZABETH?
1. George Schoolcraft, b. in VA, m. Catherine Brown in 1816 and d. September 30, 1823 in IN
2. Joshua Schoolcraft, d. 1816
3. Catherine Schoolcraft
4. James Schoolcraft, Jr. b. 1773 in Harrison Co., VA, m. Mary Carpenter October 1795, and d. November 30, 1834 in Tippecanoe Co., IN
5. JOHN SCHOOLCRAFT, b. about 1786, m. SARY ?. (note: Sary is listed as "of indian descent" in Schoolcraft record books.)
6. Michael Schoolcraft, b. about 1791 in Henry Co., KY, m. Martha Ann Finn on December 16, 1809 in Grayson Co., VA.
7. Isaac Schoolcraft, b. about 1800 in KY, d. August 1850 in Pulaski Co., AR.
Children of JOHN SCHOOLCRAFT and SARY:
1. John Schoolcraft, Jr., m. Margaret Ann Right June 255, 1834 in Hamilton Co., IL, d. January 12, 1862 in Picketville, Stephens Co., TX (d. in Civil War)
2. Suzannah Schoolcraft, m. Edmund Barker October 23, 1834 in Hamilton Co., IL
3. Isaac Schoolcraft
4. NANCY SCHOOLCRAFT, b. 1807 in Drukter Co., MO, m. JOHN BARKER November 4, 1826 in Hamilton Co., IL.
5. James Henry Schoolcraft, b. January 29, 1812 in Hopkins Co., KY, m. Temperance Trout June 4, 1835 in Hamilton Co., IL, and d. 1885 in Picketville, Stephens Co., TX
6. Margarite Schoolcraft, b. 1818, m. Thomas Braden October 12, 1829, d. before 1850
7. Hezakiah Schoolcraft, b. 1818 in KY, m. Mary Ann Trout March 28, 1844 in Hamilton Co., IL
8. ALMOND BERRY SCHOOLCRAFT, b. 1820 in KY, m. SERENI CAROLINE TROUT on February 11, 1846 in Hamilton Co., IL, and d. September 16, 1890.
Children of ALMOND BERRY SCHOOLCRAFT and SERENI CAROLINE TROUT:
1. Mary Schoolcraft, b. 1847 in IL
2. George C. Schoolcraft, b. 1848 in IL
3. Eliza Schoolcraft, b. 1852 in IL
4. NANCY SCHOOLCRAFT, b. June 18, 1857 in Dunklin Co., MO, m. RICHMOND TROUT on August 25, 1882, and d. April 10, 1925 in Hamilton Co., IL
5. William Schoolcraft, b. 1859 in MO
6. James Hardiman Schoolcraft, b. 1863 in IL
7. Albert Marion Schoolcraft, b. 1866 in IL
8. Margaret A. Schoolcraft, b. 1869 in IL
Click on the links below to read newspaper articles and some letters written to the Governor on behalf of George, Hardiman and Marion while they were in prison for the murder of John Mann.
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