The Women of Bryan's Station | Kentucky Life | KET
In the waning days of the Revolutionary War, a siege at Bryan's Station in what is now Lexington, Ky., gave rise to a little-known tale of female heroism.
On the morning of Aug. 16, 1782, while the British Canadians and the Shawnee lay in wait in the forest, a group of frontier women led by Polly Hawkins Craig bravely left the fort to gather water from a spring.
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Today I saw an embroidery sampler made by Mary Boone when she was 13. It was amazing. My Cousin has it .. it passes to first daughter born to each who possess it. What a treasure!
Very well put together short documentary on the Bryan Station and it's Women..very informative...Proud to be a descendant of some of those brave souls that fought and died for The Fort and Spring...
My fith great grandmother was Elizabeth Boone Grant, although she wasn’t at Bryan’s Station, she was very much a part of the women that supported the men of Kentucky during the various sieges on Kentucky forts. Her son, John Grant, Daniel Boone’s nephew, fought his own battle at Grant’s Station five miles up from Bryan’s Station. I put a video on Facebook on this event. I very much enjoyed this video and am glad my ancestors were a part of early American history as well as Kentucky history. Thanks for this video.
yes had ancestors at bryan station
yes i am related to samuel squire boone through a moore relative
Not a lot has really changed for women as far as what she does vs. what he does.