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Simon Girty (November 14, 1741 – February 18, 1818) also known by his Seneca Nation name, Katepacomen, or "Renegade Girty" was a Pennsylvania-born Loyalist and white chief of several tribes within the Shawnee-Iroquoian nations between the period of 1777 - 1812, and slave owner.
May 21, 2015 · In the decades following the American Revolution, no one was more universally hated by frontier residents than former Indian captive Simon Girty. Born near Chambersburg, Pa. in 1741, Girty and his brothers were captured and adopted by Indians during the French & Indian War.
Jan 29, 2015 · Other than Benedict Arnold, no other individual associated with America’s struggle for independence has been as maligned as Simon Girty, who was known as “The White Savage,” “The White Renegade,” and “Dirty Girty.”
Simon Girty, who favored Virginia in the boundary dispute even though he was a Pennsylvanian, agreed to serve as a scout and interpreter for Lord Dunmore (scouts were men who knew the land and the people and could serve as advisers).
Jan 22, 2008 · Simon Girty, frontiersman, British Indian agent, Loyalist settler in Upper Canada , (born 14 November 1741 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; died 18 February 1818 in Malden, Upper Canada). Girty fought in the American Revolution and in wars involving Indigenous peoples and white settlers.
Mar 10, 2024 · After Benedict Arnold, no individual associated with America’s struggle for independence has been more maligned than Simon Girty, aka “The White Savage,” “The Great Renegade,” and “Dirty Girty.”
Nov 11, 2021 · Simon Girty (1741-1818), the white man turned Indian, and known as “The Great Renegade” or “White Savage,” is likely the most despised person ever to set foot in Richland Township. He...
Simon Girty (1741-1818), American frontiersman and one of American history's infamous renegades, defected to the British during the Revolution and led Indian raids on his own people. Simon Girty was born near Harrisburg, Pa.
Born near Harrisburg, Girty crossed cultural boundaries between native and white societies. He was captured and adopted by Seneca Indians in 1756. Upon his release, he settled here with his family. (A historical marker located in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.)
The story of Simon Girty would go on to inspire countless books, movies, and plays about his daring exploits during the American Revolution and deep connections with the Native American tribes that practically raised him.
