early Indians on, 45-47;
Salling on, 49;
Holston on, 59;
as a war trail, 75;
first English occupation, 63, 64;
French and English rivalry for, 64-74, 95;
Decker captivity, 78, 79;
in Sandy-creek voyage, 83-85;
Renick captivity, 91;
Hannah Dennis's escape, 92, 93;
character of early settlers on, 130, 131;
in Dunmore's war, 134, 138, 145, 146, 148, 149, 151-153, 156, 162-165,
167-175, 179, 183;
in Henderson's purchase, 192, 193;
Shawnees on, 194, 195, 209, 211, 216, 219;
during Revolution, 219, 220, 227, 230, 254, 257, 264, 266, 267, 271,
273, 285, 286, 294, 295, 297-300, 305, 320, 335, 347, 355, 360, 363,
384, 389, 390, 399, 411, 415, 417;
after Revolution, 367, 372, 374, 380, 381, 383;
as a race boundary, 412.

Old Town creek, 168, 170, 172;
Shawnee village at, 85.

Oneco, chief of Mohicans, 32.

Orange county, Va., 55;
early settlement of, 55, 66.

Ordinance of 1787, 389.

Orme, Robert, with Braddock, 68.

Osage Indians, stature of, 29.

Ottawa Indians, early strength of, 46:
during Revolution, 347;
at Ft. McIntosh treaty, 366, 388.

Ottawa river, early French on, 5.

Ouisconsin river. _See_ Wisconsin river.

Owens, James, killed by Indians, 247.

Owens, John, Sr., killed by Indians, 290.

Owens, John, Jr., attacked by Indians, 290, 343, 344.

Owens, Owen, attacked by Indians, 290.

Ox, Susan, captured by Indians, 161.

Pack, ----, trapper, 96.

Paint creek, Boone's expedition to, 267, 268;
Shawnees on, 374;
Waggoner on, 410.

Parsons, James, early settler, 126.

Parsons, Samuel H., treaty commissioner, 388.

Patterson, Robert, founds Lexington, Ky., 274;
partner of Denman, 391;
at battle of Blue Licks, 353.

Patton, Elizabeth, marries John Preston, 51.

Patton, James, early settler of Catawba, 51, 52, 68.

Patton, John W., 127.

Pattonsburgh, Va., 51.

Paul, Audley, son of Hugh, 53;
at Ft. Redstone, 77, 78;
in Sandy-creek voyage, 81, 83, 85;
in James-river foray, 91;
in New-river foray, 97-99;
in Dunmore's war, 169.

Paul, Hugh, 53.

Paul, Polly, marries Gov. Matthews, 53.

Pauling, Henry, militia officer, 207.

Paull, James, at Redstone, 80.

Paxton boys, kill Canestoga Indians, 104, 105.

Paynter, Elias, killed by Indians, 341.

Pekillon, Delaware chief, 303, 304.

Pendleton county, W. Va., census (1830), 56;
Seybert ma