. Americana. courage. At one time amob of 500 Missourians, made all preparations to hang him. Hedefied them, and at the last moment was rescued by a companyof U. S. troops. Two of his brothers were killed at HarpersFerry. Another, John Brown, Jr., died some years ago at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Jason Brown was born in Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, Janu-ary 19, 1823. He married Ellen Sherbondy, who died in children were Austin, Frank and Charles P. Charles is the sole survivor, and is now living in Akron, Ohio. William S. Pelletreau. 4, 4, 4, c|, 4, The Last Actual Son of the American R
. Americana. courage. At one time amob of 500 Missourians, made all preparations to hang him. Hedefied them, and at the last moment was rescued by a companyof U. S. troops. Two of his brothers were killed at HarpersFerry. Another, John Brown, Jr., died some years ago at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Jason Brown was born in Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, Janu-ary 19, 1823. He married Ellen Sherbondy, who died in children were Austin, Frank and Charles P. Charles is the sole survivor, and is now living in Akron, Ohio. William S. Pelletreau. 4, 4, 4, c|, 4, The Last Actual Son of the American RevolutionThe Neiu York Times of Jan. 11, 1913, prints the followingnotice which is of historic interest to the readers of Americana :Dr. David Charles Whaley is dead at Pomeroy, Ohio. He was85 years old, and was the last man alive who could boast beingan actual son of the American Revolution. His father was asoldier in the struggle for independence and was 78 years oldwhen his son was born. 5^^^ Llyn Gwynant. %w- Hm= irtiiin • I ii I- kr^ Rhaiadyr Du Cataract AMERICANA March, 1913 Traditions of the Earliest Visits of Foreignersto North America By Col. Eeuben Thomas Durrett, A. M., , President ofthe Filson Club. FOLLOWING this work of Mr. Williams was a smallvolmne entitled The Welsh Indians, or a Collectionof Papers respecting Prince Madoc, by George Bur-der, London, 1797. It contains much of the samematter as the work of Mr. Williams, but has some articles not inthe Williams work. It cannot be said, however, to add many-material facts to the story as already told, but only adds cumula-tive evidence. The following article is copied from Mr. Burderswork, page 7, because it gives something of the history of theMadoc family: *Owain, Prince of Gwynez, who died in the year 1169 hadnineteen children, the names of the Sons were Rhodri, Cynoric,Riryd, Meredyz, Edwal, Cynan, Eien, Maelgon, Lywelyn, lor-werth, Davyz, Cadwallon, Hywell, Cadell, Madoc, Einion, andPhylip; of thefe Rh
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