Ebenezer Zane Col. ^{1 2}

  Research Notes:

Oldest son of William and Nancy Ann Nolan Zane.

Ancestor of Zane Grey (1872-1939). Ebenezer was a Revolutionary War patriot.

From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=43936&GRid=13414231& :

Col. Ebenezer Zane, along with his brothers, in 1769, laid claim to the area that is now Wheeling, West Virginia. When the Revolutionary War started, Col. Ebenezer Zane, as founder of Wheeling, changed the name of the fort in that town to Fort Henry, in honor of Gov. Patrick Henry of Virginia. As Colonel of the Virginia Militia he participated in the defence 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 Capt. 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.

  Death Notes:

Died of jaundice age 64 in 1811

  Burial Notes:

In Memory of Ebenezer Zane
who died 19th November 1811 in the 66th year of his age.
He was the first permanent inhabitant of this part of the western world, having first begun to reside here ...
He died as he had live, an honest man.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Settled, 1769, Wheeling, (Ohio), (West) Virginia, (United States).

Ebenezer married Elizabeth McCulloch, daughter of John McCulloch and Sarah Inskeep, in 1767 in Wheeling, (Ohio), (West) Virginia, (United States). (Elizabeth McCulloch was born on 30 Oct 1748 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, (United States), died on 17 Jan 1814 in Wheeling, Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio, United States.)