The Hood Family of Webster County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameWILLS, Frances
Birth Date25 Jan 1774
Death Date21 Dec 1841 Age: 67
Spouses
Birth Date4 Jul 1770
Birth PlaceBerkeley County, West Virginia
Death Date30 Sep 1843 Age: 73
Death PlaceClark County, Kentucky
Misc. Notes
Luke’s tombstone inscription includes the following:
“...Was in General Harmer’s army at his defeat; was a spy under Wayne; was in the battle 21 August 1794 (battle of ‘Fallen Timbers’) when the Indians were defeated. ...”
It has been recorded that Lucas Hood was scalped by Indians on one of his expeditions and left for dead though he survived and suffered occasional “spells” for the remainder of his life.