Maj. John MCCULLOCH

                   or 1752


Notes: John was also an Indian fighter and tracker. He was in the company of his brother, Samuel McColloch, much of the time and was with him the day they were ambushed by Indians at Girty's Point and Samuel, was killed. John wheeled his horse and shot his brothers killer through the heart.
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John succeeded his brother, Major Samuel McColloch, as heir to the McColloch estate. John's MilitaryÊservice: Bet. 1775 - 1795, was a private in the Ohio County, West Virginia, MilitiaÊduringÊthe Revolutionary War Militia under Capt Ogle and Col. Brodhead. Listed in D.A.R. Patriot Index, Private, VA.

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The historic Zane's Trace, built by Ebenezer Zane and opened in 1797, extended from Wheeling, WV through present day Zanesville OH (named in his honor) to Maysville KY, which was then the northern end of the road to New Orleans. By 1810, one fourth of the population of the state was said to live in the counties along this road.'COL' Ebenezer Zane With his brothers, in 1769, laid claim to the area that is now Wheeling. When the Revolutionary War started, Colonel Ebenezer Zane, as founder of Wheeling, changed the name of the fort in that town to Fort Henry in honor of Governor Patrick Henry of Virginia. As Colonel of the Virginia Militia he participated in the defense of Fort Henry at the "first siege", September 1, 1777, against a large force of Indians and others which was the first serious attempt of the British and their savage allies against the western border settlements after the outbreak of the Revolution.He was in command at Fort Henry, September 11, 1782, when a company of British regulars, under Captain Pratt, and a large body of Indians, laid siege to the fort. He was also a Delegate to the 1788 Virginia Assembly which adopted the Constitution of the United States. Listed in D.A.R. Patriot Index - Patriotic Service, Colonel, VA. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++During the fall of 1769, Ebenezer Zane explored the Wheeling area and established his "tomahawk rights." He returned the following spring with his wife, Elizabeth, and his younger brothers, Jonathan and Silas, and established the first permanent settlement in the Wheeling area. The Zane brothers were soon joined in the area by Samuel McColloch, John Wetzel, and David Shepherd's families, as well as several others. At that time, Wheeling was known as Zanesburg, in honor of the Zane brothers. In 1774, the settlers constructed Fort Fincastle (named for Virginia's royal Governor Lord Dunmore, whose second title was Viscount Fincastle) for protection against Indians. The fort was constructed about 70 yards from Ebenezer Zane's home. In 1776, the fort was renamed Fort Henry, honoring Patrick Henry, Virginia's first colonial Governor.