The capture and rescue of Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls is a famous incident in the colonial history of Kentucky. Three girls were captured by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party on July 14, 1776,
The Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indians by Charles Wimar (1853)
The rescue of Jemima Boone and Betsey and Fanny Callaway, kidnapped by Indians in July 1776
A photograph of the traditional site, designated by the four sycamores on the right shore, of the capture of Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls
Richard Callaway
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Richard Callaway was an American frontiersman, military officer, politician, and hunter who was one of the first white settlers in modern-day Kentucky. Born in Essex County, Virginia, Callaway joined
Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone
…as they were floating in a canoe on the Kentucky River. They were Jemima, daughter of Daniel Boone, and Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Colonel Richard Callaway. The Cherokee Hanging Maw led the raiders, two Cherokee and three Shawnee warriors. The girls' capture raised alarm and Boone organized a rescue party…
Historical marker about Callaway at Fort Boonesborough.