Lydia A. Burchfield

1763 - 1846  (83 years)

• Name	Lydia A. Burchfield
  Birth	24 Jul 1763	McDowell County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Oct 1846	McDowell County, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Burial	Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Exact location unknown   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. Lydia A. Burchfield,   b. 24 Jul 1763, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Oct 1846, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA  (Age 83 years) ▻ Andrew Hunter,  m. 1799   2. Mary Burchfield,   b. cir 1770   3. Jeremiah Burchfield,   b. 1780, Burke County, North Carolina, USA d. 1835, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 55 years) ▻ Rebecca Short,  m. 1815
  Notes	Lydia was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Leginwood Burchfield, who settled in the 1760's on the Catawba River near what is now known as Lake Tahoma. When Lydia was about two and a half years old, she was traveling with her parents and other neighbors to the safety of Fort McDowell, not far from what is now Morganton, due to rumors of a Cherokee uprising. About five miles out of today's Marion, something startled the livestock causing them to scatter. While the men and boys attended to the problem at hand, seven Cherokee Braves ran into the group, each taking a child, and fleeing into the forest. Lydia, her older sister, Mary, and five others whose surnames were Hyatt, Leginwood (Legerwood?), Dobson, Young, and Litten were missing. The remaining children and women were rushed on to the fort for safety and a search party of fifteen to twenty men planned to return as soon as possible. Due to needed repairs at the fort, the party was delayed until after midnight on the third day. They discovered six scalped children. Five of the children were dead, but Lydia still breathed. She was quickly returned to the fort and her mother, while her father continued his search for her sister, Mary, the only child not found. Mary was never seen again, but Lydia lived, though she never grew hair and always wore a bonnet or covering on her head. [1]
  Person ID	I9521	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Burchfield,   b. 1737, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
  Mother	Sarah Leginwood,   b. 1741, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F3779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Hunter,   b. 1760   d. Nov 1850, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1799
  Children	1. Margaret Hunter,   b. 1788, North Carolina, USA d. 1865 (Age 77 years)   2. Elizabeth Hunter,   b. 25 May 1790, Burke County, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Sep 1853, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)   3. Nathan Burchfield Hunter,   b. cir 1790   4. Mary Ann Hunter,   b. 3 Apr 1792, North Carolina, USA   5. James Hunter,   b. 22 Aug 1798, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Jul 1863 (Age 64 years)   6. Andrew R. Hunter,   b. 17 Sep 1800, Burke County, North Carolina, USA d. 29 May 1834, Burke County, North Carolina, USA (Age 33 years)   7. William Hunter,   b. 23 Nov 1802, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Jun 1805 (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F3776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jul 1763 - McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Death - 19 Oct 1846 - McDowell County, North Carolina, USA Burial - - Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S679] Findagrave.com. Findagrave.com Memorial for Lydia Burchfield Hunter, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34294083/lydia-hunter, accessed 21 December 2024)