Born 27 December 1747 in Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America, to James Ewing (26) and Sarah Mayes (19). Married Ann Smith 22 April 1774 in the Augusta County / Pocahontas region of colonial Virginia (today's West Virginia border country). At least 12 children (4 sons + 8 daughters). Died 23 December 1824 in Vinton, Huntington Township, Gallia County, Ohio, age 76. Buried Holcomb Cemetery, Vinton, Gallia, OH. The nickname 'Indian John' is recorded in his FamilySearch profile and is consistent with the 18th-century frontier convention of naming Anglo-American men who fought in, lived among, traded with, or were captured by Native American tribes during the colonial Indian Wars. Captain John's specific tribal context has not been documented in our extracted sources, but the nickname is a meaningful research lead for the family's oral history of Native American ancestry.
Occupations
- Captain (military rank, era and unit not yet identified)