Thomas Ingles was a Virginia pioneer, frontiersman and soldier.
13 Facts About Thomas Ingles
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He, his mother and his younger brother were captured by Shawnee Indians and although his mother escaped, Thomas remained with the Shawnee until age 17, when his father paid a ransom and brought him back to Virginia.
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Thomas Ingles later served in the Virginia militia, reaching the rank of colonel by 1780.
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Thomas Ingles's younger brother George was born there in 1753.
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Mary was separated from her two sons, and Thomas Ingles was taken to Detroit.
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Between 1756 and 1768, Thomas' father William Ingles made several trips to Ohio to negotiate for the release of his son Thomas.
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William hired Baker to find Thomas and bring him back to Ingles Ferry.
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Baker traveled to the village, located Thomas Ingles, and was able to pay a ransom of $150 to bring him back, but during the journey, Thomas Ingles ran away and returned to his Shawnee family.
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Thomas Ingles served as a company captain in the Montgomery County, Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War, and, according to his son, received a commission as Colonel of Militia from Thomas Jefferson.
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Thomas Ingles married Eleanore Grills in 1775 and in 1778 he settled in Wright's Valley, near what is Bluefield, West Virginia.
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In 1782, while Thomas Ingles was absent, his wife and three children were kidnapped by Indians, led by Black Wolf.
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Thomas Ingles rescued her and their youngest daughter, as well as two of his Black slaves the Indians had captured.
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Thomas Ingles bore five more children after this, including four sons and a daughter, according to her son Thomas Jr.