The Frederick Family of Medina and Wayne Counties, Ohio - Family Tree The Descendants of Johann George Frederick of the Palatinate

The biographical sketch in The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII is the source of most of what we know about Thomas Frederick, Sr. It states that his father was killed by Indians at the beginning of the French and Indian War. He was taken by Indians and lived among them during the period of the War until he was about twelve years old. During the American Revolution he served with the Pennsylvania Militia Frontier Rangers. After the war he lived in Laurelton, Union County, Pennsylvania until he moved his family to Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio.

HISTORY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO, (D.W. Ensign and Co., 1879)

"Among earliest settlers in the North East part of the township [Lisbon] was Thomas Frederick. He came in 1804 and located on section 12, He reared sons named Jacob, George, Thomas, Henry, William, Noah, John and Samuel." Ohio tax lists for Columbiana County, Ohio 1806-1810 lists Thomas Frederick, Sr., Thomas Frederick, Jr. Other Fredericks for these same years are Conrad Frederick, George Frederick, Henry Frederick, Jacob Frederick, John Frederick, Joseph Frederick, Peter Frederick and William Frederick.

From: "maggie dipietra"
To: <FNHP@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [FNHP] 251 years ago tomorrow
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:45 PM
On October 12, 1756 Hans Noah Frederick was attacked and killed by Shawnee and his young son Thomas was taken to live with them for ten years, after which he was forcibly removed from his foster Shawnee family and returned -- with no one to claim him. It was much later that he was reunited with his white mother and siblings, who had moved to another region, and got back his name.
I have found him mentioned on a Shawnee website, among names of other people from that time that they remember.
I think of Thomas this time of year. He was my ancestor, perhaps he was yours, too. Maybe take a moment out of your day and consider his life, and what he might think of ours?
maggie dipietra

maggie dipietra
To: Ron Wall
Subject: Re: 251 years ago tomorrow
Date: Friday, October 12, 2007 8:19 AM
Great website, cousin Ron!
Here's the Shawnee site I mentioned. You can look Thomas up under Frederick or Kee Saw So So.
http://www.shawnee-traditions.com/Names-12.html
I am related through Thomas' son George. His daughter Sarah was my great-grandmother's g-g-grandmother.
Now, the rest of this I relate to you as hearsay, I have not been able to confirm with primary sources.
My degree is in history (Native American history) and I understand the importance of documentation. Someday when I have more time I'd like to really pursue the facts behind this.
I had heard that Noah was killed near a stream, and he had his sons with him. The boys were taken, but Thomas never saw his brother again. I have heard that his mother and sisters survived the attack. The mother later moved to Baltimore and remarried.
When the French and Indian war ended and the British made the Shawnee give back the prisoners taken, Thomas was forced to go and was upset at having to lose his foster family.There was no one to claim him at Lancaster, PA where the prisoners were taken to be reclaimed, but he was taken in by a Quaker shoemaker named Benjamin Stone. Thomas took on the Stone name and traveled as a shoe repairman.
The story goes he talked about his past in the hopes of finding his mother again, and someone eventually recognized his story and took him to his mother. Thomas was supposedly recognized by his mother by a scar on his neck from a boil that had been lanced by his father. Thomas then resumed using the Frederick name and married Ms. Tibbins.
He did fight in the Revolution - we have documentation on that. Afterward, he lived near some water and was able to sell farm goods by moving them on barges downstream for sale.
When he moved shortly before he died, he purchased twelve parcels of land, one for each of his children.
maggie dipietra
http://www.shawnee-traditions.com/Names-12.html
HISTORIC SHAWNEE NAMES OF THE 1700s
Historic Shawnee names beginning with F
For corrections, additions, suggestions or comments, contact me at: d-greene@shawnee-traditions.com
Fredrick, Thomas aka Keesawsoso - Adopted-white born about 1745 PA-died 1808 OH - adopted about 1750, returned to whites about 1765, translator, trader, husband after 1765 of Margaret A. Tibbon-white.

Children of THOMAS FREDERICK and ANN TIBBINS are:

__ i. ELIZABETH FREDERICK⁴, m. JOHN MILLER, 16 Jul 1818, Columbiana County, Ohio.
__ ii. MARGARET FREDERICK, m. WILLIAM GREEN, 25 Jan 1811, Columbiana County, Ohio.
__ iii. JOHN FREDERICK, m. SOPHIA GLOSS, 07 Apr 1880, Columbiana County, Ohio.
__ iv. SAMUEL FREDERICK, m. ELIZABETH CALDWELL, 27 May 1813, Columbiana County, Ohio.
__ v. POLLY FREDERICK, m. MATHEW ELDER, 11 Sep 1815, Columbiana County, Ohio.
4. vi. THOMAS FREDERICK, b. 1778, Pennsylvania; d. 1871, Wayne Co., Ohio.
__ vii. JACOB FREDERICK, b. 1783, probably Pennsylvania; d. 1852, Des Moines, Iowa.
__ viii. GEORGE FREDERICK
__ ix. HENRY FREDERICK
__ x. WILLIAM FREDERICK.
__ xi. NOAH FREDERICK.

The will of Thomas Frederick was recorded in Wayne County and was admitted to probate on August 11, 1871. It mentions daughters Margaret, Dorathy Elizabeth and Sophia; son, Jacob and son-in-law William Turner. The estate was settled in 1874. Sophia inherited $2536.45 a large sum at the time. It indicates that Thomas and his family were fairly well off). Thomas Purchased land in lot 69, Sharon Township, on February 2, 1836. Thomas saw service during the War of 1812 in Capt. Martin's Co., Ohio Militia; he enlisted on August 24, 1812 and was discharged on Nov. 30, 1812. In 1854 and 1855, he made an applications for retirement benefits based on his serive during the war his residence was Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio. When the second application was made in 1871 he was residing in Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio (a platt map of Sharon Township from 1874 shows his property in the north half of section 69). The 1850 Census of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio lists Thomas Frederick, age 70, born in Pennsylvania living with Henry and Isabella Frederick. Henry was Thomas' son.

Douglass, "History of Wayne County, Ohio," pg. 854-855
"Thomas Frederick was born in Columbiana County, Ohio December 1, 1778 [incorrect, he was born in Pennsylvania] and was married May 2, 1804 to Elizabeth Shank who was born March 8, 1785. He removed to Chippewa township in 1813 settling on the farm where his son Henry lives, where he died, aged ninety-three years. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He planted the first cherry-tree in the township, which grew to the height of one-hundred feet and is now living. He has the following children: Jacob, Harriet, Margaret, Sophia, Reasin, Dolly, Rachael, Matthew E., William F., Henry, Catherine A., Sarah A., Elizabeth, Mary A. Of the surviving ten, all save two live in Chippewa township. He was a famous pedestrian, and equally famous hunter, killing bears, wolves, deer, in immense numbers. He was a member of the Lutheran church and a worthy citizen and Christian man."

Children of THOMAS FREDERICK and ELIZABETH SHANK:

__ i. HARRIET FREDERICK
5. ii. MARGARET FREDERICK, b. 1808, Probably Columbiana Co., Ohio; d. 09 Apr 1897, Shiawassee, Michigan.
6. iii. REASON FREDERICK b. 10 Dec 1810, Columbiana County, Ohio; d. 01 Jan 1864.
__ iv. DOROTHY FREDERICK
__ v. RACHAEL FREDERICK
__ vi. MATHEW E. FREDERICK
__ vii. WILLIAM F. FREDERICK
__ viii. HENRY FREDERICK, m. ISABELLA
__ ix. CATHERINE FREDERICK.
__ x. SARAH A. FREDERICK
__ xi. ELIZABETH FREDERICK
__ xii. MARY A. FREDERICK.
__ xiii. JACOB FREDERICK, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810, probably Columbiana Co., Ohio.
7. xiv. SOPHIA FREDERICK, b. Est. 1808, Ohio; d. 23 Aug 1886, Sharon Center, Medina Co., Ohio.