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I'm not mad at you, Rufus, we're family. I respect you and your research too much for that. But, if I understand correctly, what you disagree with most is that I am giving more credence to the Dyer Family claim than Oliver's. I'm guess I am. The booklet is printed by the Harrison-Rockingham Historical Society. It references several accounts of the massacre as well as other records of the history of Pendeleton County. It seems to me unlikely that all of those historians and observers are wrong and Oliver correct. Did the Dyer family make this up? Possible, but again, not likely. This is my opinion, only. I do not propose to pass it off as fact. I concede that perhaps I should have titled my subject, "Ft. Seybert captive MAY NOT be Josephus Coonrod" as I have here. I did originally say that it "appears" (hardly conclusive) that it may not have been Josephus. If it makes any difference, I will now say that both stories are disputed.
To be sure there are records of other Indian raids in the Upper South Fork area, but I think you might be reaching a little to suggest that there may have been more than one attack at Fort Seybert, in the spring of 1758, during which a teenager was taken captive, taken to Chillicothe and later escaped. In my opinion, the stories are so similar that they almost surely desribe the same event. Again, my opinion only; I readily admit that I could be wrong.
Have you tried to find any copies of the accounts of the massacre referenced in the booklet? It mentions acounts by DeHaas, Withers, Kercheval, Lough and Koontz. Maybe we can find copies of some of these and see if they shed any light on our dilemma. Some of them are very old and probably out of print. Other than that, I guess we may never know for sure. I think we can agree on that, don't you?
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