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Descendants of Betty "Bess" (LaFORCE)

Generation No. 2

2. HANNAH² (LAFORCE) (BETTY "BESS"¹) was born ca 1745 in ????, and died in ????.

Notes for HANNAH (LAFORCE):
Hannah, one of the seven children of Betty captured in the Martin's Station Ky raid led by Capt's Bird and McKee (June 1780) . Hannah is recorded as having five (5) "yellow children" among the 13 slaves listed as belonging to the family of Agnes Moseby La Force.

There are records indicating Hannah may have still been living in 1820 and that she may have been the
wife of a Slave named Jack York, who belonged to the James Girty family. James was a brother to Simon
Girty, Girty's will of 1804 mentions seven (7) slaves, including one named Jack an another named Hannah. Is this the Hannah (La Force) , who was taken by Frederick Fisher following the Martin's Station raid?

Children of HANNAH (LAFORCE) are:

3.	i.		CANDIS³ (LAFORCE), b. ca 1760, ????; d. ????.
	ii.		JOB (LAFORCE).

Notes for JOB (LAFORCE):
When the La Force family petitioned (1812-1813) for the return of their slaves captured in the Martin's Station raid in June 1780 it was stated that Job had been taken by Mr. Duperon Baby (pronounced Baw-Be), a prominent French Trader in Detroit.

Futher research required for Vital Records on Job. For continuity we have assumed the surname of
La Force for all of the slaves captured in this raid.

iii.

GRACE (LAFORCE).

Notes for GRACE (LAFORCE):
When the La Force family petitioned (1812-1813) for the return of their slaves captured in the Martin's Station raid in June 1780 it was stated that Grace, along with Patrick and Rachel had been taken and retained by the Shawnee Indians.

Futher research required for Vital Records on Grace. For continuity we have assumed the surname of
La Force for all of the slaves captured in this raid.

iv.

RACHEL (LAFORCE).

Notes for RACHEL (LAFORCE):
When the La Force family petitioned (1812-1813) for the return of their slaves captured in the Martin's Station raid in June 1780 it was stated that Rachel, along with Patrick and Grace had been taken and retained by the Shawnee Indians.

Futher research required for Vital Records on Rachel. For continuity we have assumed the surname of
La Force for all of the slaves captured in this raid.

PATRICK (LAFORCE).

Notes for PATRICK (LAFORCE):
When the La Force family petitioned (1812-1813) for the return of their slaves captured in the Martin's Station raid in June 1780 it was stated that Patrick, along with Rachel and Grace had been taken and retained by the Shawnee Indians.

Futher research required for Vital Records on Patrick. For continuity we have assumed the surname of
La Force for all of the slaves captured in this raid.

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