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Note for: Isaac Fancher, 27 DEC 1760 - 4 MAR 1837
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Occupation: Place: Farmer
Event: Type: Veteran
Place: Private in the Revolution.
Individual Note: This Information Obtained From: Page 23, THE FANCHER FAMILY, by William Hoyt Fancher, Danbury, Conn. - James Franklin "Frank" Kirkman www.1857massacre.com
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Fancher, ABT 1705 - 1764
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Individual Note: Children of Richard Fancher and Martha are:
i.Martha Fancher, born August 17, 1731; married John Bell.
4ii.Richard Fancher, born August 17, 1731 in New Caanan, Fairfield,
Connecticut; died March 25, 1778 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey; married
Sarah Douglas February 20, 1753 in Morris, Morris, New Jersey.
iii.William Fancher, born 1735; died Bef. 1744 in Morris, Morris,
Jersey.
iv.Benjamin Fancher, born October 1735 in New Canaan, Fairfield,
Connecticut; died 1805 in Sevier County, Tennessee; married Sarah.
More About Benjamin Fancher:
Bapt.: October 19, 1735, New Canaan Congregational Church
v.Abigail Fancher, born 1736.
Notes for Abigail Fancher:
Probably died young because she was not mentioned in her Father's will.
More About Abigail Fancher:
Bapt.: February 20, 1735/36
vi.David Fancher, born Abt. 1738; died Abt. 1829; married Hannah in
Morris or Sussex New Jersey.
Notes for David Fancher:
Marshall Couunty was Ohio County prior to 1835.
More About David Fancher:
Military Service: Revolutionary War, enlisted at Princetown, NJ.
vii.Amy Fancher, born 1730-1750.
Notes for Amy Fancher:
Was unmarried in October 1764.
viii.William Fancher, born October 09, 1744 in Morris County, New
Jersey; died Aft. June 07, 1832 in Switzerland County, Indiana; married
Desiah.
More About William Fancher:
Burial Place: Rayl's Farm, Plum Creek Road, Switzerland Cty. Indiana
Military Service: Revolutionary War, enlisted at Sparktown, NJ. in Mjr.
Jacob Schuyler's Company
10. Joshua Douglas, born June 02, 1708 in New London, Connecticut; died
in New Jersey (Source: Charles Henry James Douglas, Douglas Family
Genealogy, (1879).). He was the son of 20. William Douglas and 21. Hannah.
He married 11. Sarah Foote October 22, 1733 in Colchester, New London,
Connecticut.
11. Sarah Foote, born October 20, 1713; died in New Jersey (Source:
Charles Henry James Douglas, Douglas Family Genealogy, (1879).). She was
the daughter of 22. Ephraim Foote and 23. Sarah Chamberlain.
Notes for Joshua Douglas:
Moved in 1724 with his father to Colchester. Joshua and Sarah later moved to
New Jersey, where they both died.
Children of Joshua Douglas and Sarah Foote are:
5i.Sarah Douglas, born January 27, 1734/35 in Colchester, New London,
Connecticut; died Abt. 1840 in Probably Florida, Montgomery, New York;
married (1) Richard Fancher February 20, 1753 in Morris, Morris, New Jersey;
married (2) Jacob Davidse Schuyler October 22, 1781 in Probably Morris
County, New Jersey.
ii.Joshua Douglas, born February 22, 1734/35 in Colchester, New London,
Connecticut; died Bef. June 22, 1785 in Roxbury Twp. Morris, New Jersey
(Source: Will proved 22 June, 1785); married Hannah.
iii.David Douglas, born March 11, 1743/44 in Colchester, New London,
Connecticut.
Source: Rob Altenburg's Genealogy http://www.altenburgs.com/gene/fancher.htm
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Fancher, 17 AUG 1731 - 25 MAR 1778
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Baptism: Date: 28 JUL 1734
Place: New Canaan Congregational Church
Individual Note: Died intestate. Wife Sarah was appointed administrator by the Court, together with Aaron and John Starke, his friends and neighbors. On the inventory, Richard is referred to as "Captain", for a reason that has yet to be determined. Perhaps it was a gratuitous title if he had engaged in commerce on the Black River which flowed by his property; there is no record of him having served in the military. The inventory list, totaling 860.12 pounds indicates Richard was a relatively prosperous farmer. Although no tombstone marks his grave today, Richard was probably buried in the church cemetery beside the road leading to his property. Six weeks after his death, his sons Joshua and John conveyed 111 acres in Roxbury Township to his wife Sarah, who sold it to their son James for 200 pounds 16 years later.
Military Service: Supposedly served as an officer (Captain) in the Continental Army
Bapt.: July 28, 1734, New Canaan Congregational Church
Individual Notes
Note for: Martha Fancher, 17 AUG 1731 -
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Baptism: Date: 28 JUL 1734
Place: New Canaan Congregational Church
Individual Note: Twin of Richard2 Fancher (6. i.); This Information Obtained From: Page 7, THE FANCHER FAMILY, by William Hoyt Fancher, Danbury, Conn. - James Franklin "Frank" Kirkman www.1857massacre.com
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Note for: William Fancher, 19 OCT 1735 - BEF 1744
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Baptism: Date: 19 OCT 1935
Place: Stamford Congregational Church
Individual Note: Twin[RichardFancher.FTW]
Twin
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Note for: Benjamin Fancher, 19 OCT 1735 - ABT 1806
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Baptism: Date: 19 OCT 1735
Place: Stamford Congregational Church
Individual Note: Twin[RichardFancher.FTW]
Twin
Individual Notes
Note for: Abigail Fancher, 20 FEB 1734 -
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Baptism: Date: 20 FEB 1737
Individual Note: Probably died young because she was not mentioned in her father's will.[RichardFancher.FTW]
Probably died young because she was not mentioned in her father's will.
Birthdate 2/20/1734/35
Individual Notes
Note for: Amy Fancher, -
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Individual Note: Unmarried in October 1764.[RichardFancher.FTW]
Unmarried in October 1764.
Individual Notes
Note for: William Fancher, 9 OCT 1744 -
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Individual Note: Place of birth was found on FTM.
Individual Notes
Note for: Adonijah B. Fancher, 7 OCT 1862 - 24 NOV 1923
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Individual Note: This Information Obtained From: Frank.Kirkman.com Frank Kirkman's Mountain Meadow Massacre Site. Frank#$%Kirkman.com
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Note for: Hampton Fancher, 1838 - 11 SEP 1857
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Individual Note: Massacre survivor. Information below is on the web site of the compiler of this genealogy James Franklin "Frank" Kirkman, http://1857massacre.com:
Murdered in Cold Blood by Mormons, in Mountain Meadows, Utah. See list of cold blooded Mormon Killers that also plundered the train leaving the bodies stripped of their clothing lying in the meadow for the wolves and vutures to feed upon.
LIST OF SHOOTERS AND CLUBBERS
AT MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
September 7-11, 1857
The following list of participants has been gleaned from writings of Anna Jean Backus, R.N. Baskin, Will Bagley, Juanita Brooks, Sally Denton, John D. Lee, J.R. Dunn, William Wise, William Secrest, Captain James Lynch and others. It continues to be validated by cross-referencing between recognized historians.
Most historians agree that 50-60 Mormons were involved in the actual killing of the wagon train members. In his confessions, John D. Lee stated that there were 54 men directly involved in the massacre. The list of 52 participants in Lee's confessions must be given priority over others who wrote about it later on. Other testimony and research helps to validate Lee's list but much of the later research was corrupted by many years of lying, folklore, and misinformation. * equals commissioned and non-com officers. ? equals private rank.
Key:
Arrest warrant – those individuals listed in Marshall Stokes arrest warrant
Backus _ names gleaned from Anna Jean Backus' book “Mountain Meadows Witness.”
Bagley- names gleaned from Will Bagley's book ‘Blood of the Prophets.”
Baskin – names gleaned from R.N. Baskin's “Reminiscences of Early Utah.”
Brooks – names gleaned from Juanita Brooks book “Mountain Meadows Massacre.”
Denton – names gleaned from Sally Denton's book “American Massacre.”
Dunn – names gleaned from J.R. Dunn's book “Massacres of the Mountains.”
Gibbs – names from Josiah Gibb's book “Mountain Meadows Massacre.”
Lee – names identified by John D. lee in his confessions “Mormonism Unvailed.”
Lynch - name from testimony of Captain James Lynch regarding Rebecca Dunlap's observations.
Secrest – outlaw Charles Wilkins identified by William Secrest in “True West.”
Shirts – names crosschecked with Iron County Militia roster for September 10, 1857 in “A Trial Furnace: Southern Utah's Iron Mission.”
Wise – names gleaned from William Wise's book “Massacre at Mountain Meadows.”
1. ?Adair, George Jr. (Bagley) (Lee) (Arrest warrant) (Shirts)
2. < [endif]> *Allen, Ira (Lee) (Wise) (Backus) (Shirts)
3. < [endif]> *Arthur, Benjamin (Lee) (Wise) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
4. *Bateman, William (Bagley) (Lee) (Gibbs) (Wise) (Backus) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
5. ?Cartwright, Thomas (Lee) (Shirts)
6. ?Clark, John W. (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
7. ?Clews, Joseph (Lee) (Shirts)
8. < [endif]> *Curtis, Ezra (Lee) (Shirts)
9. ?Durfey, Jabez (Lee) (Shirts)
10. *Edwards, William (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
11. *Freeman, Columbus (Lee) John (Shirts)
12. *Hamblin, Oscar (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
13. ?Hatch, Ira (Bagley) (Wise) (Dunn) (Shirts)
14. < [endif]> *Hawley, George (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
15. < [endif]> *Hawley, William (Bagley) (Lee) (refused to take part in shooting; he was tied to a wagon wheel during massacre by officers of Mormon Militia) (Shirts)
16. < [endif]> *Harrison, Richard (Lee) (Wise) (Shirts)
17. *Higbee, John (Bagley) (Lee) (Arrest warrant) (Gibbs) (Wise) (Backus) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
18. ?Hopkins, Charles (Bagley) (Lee) (Baskin) (Wise) (Shirts)
19. *Humphreys, John (Lee) (Shirts)
20. < [endif]> *Hunter, George (Lee) (Backus) (Shirts)
21. *Jacobs, Swen (Lee) (Shirts)
22. ?Jacobs, John (Lee) (Shirts)
23. < [endif]> *Johnson, Nephi (Bagley) (Lee) (Wise) (Denton) (Shirts)
24. ?Jukes, Samuel (Lee) (Arrest warrant) (Shirts)
25. ?Klingensmith, Philip (Bagley) (Lee) (Arrest warrant) (Gibbs) (Baskin) (Wise) (Backus) (Denton) (Shirts)
26. ?Knight, Samuel (Bagley) (Lee) (Gibbs) (Backus) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
27. ?Leavitt, Dudley (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
28. < [endif]> *Lee, John D. (Bagley) (Lee) (Arrest warrant) (Baskin) (Wise) (Backus) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
29. *Loveridge, Alexander (Lee) (Shirts)
30. *Matthews, James (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
31. ?Magnum, John (Lee) (Shirts)
32. < [endif]> *McFarland, Daniel (Bagley) (Lee) (Gibbs) (Wise) (Denton) (Shirts)
33. < [endif]> *McFarland, John (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
34. < [endif]> *McMurdy, Samuel (Bagley) (Lee) (Wise) (Backus) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
35. < [endif]> *Pearce, Harrison (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
36. ?Pearce, James (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
37. *Pollock, Samuel (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
38. < [endif]> *Shirts, Carl (Bagley) (Lee) (Wise) (Backus) (Shirts)
39. *Slade, William Sr. (Bagley) (Lee) (Backus) (Shirts)
40. ?Slade, William Jr. (Lee) (Shirts)
41. ?Smith, Joseph (Lee) (Shirts)
42. *Spencer, George (Bagley) (Dunn) (Shirts) (young schoolteacher whose conscience so bothered him that he wasted away and died from guilt over his involvement) (Shirts)
43. < [endif]> *Stewart, William (Bagley) (Lee) (Gibbs) (Wise) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
44. *Stratton, Anthony (Lee) (Shirts)
45. *Taite, William (Lee) (Shirts)
46. ?Tullis, David (Bagley)(Lynch) (Shirts)
47. *Ure, John (Bagley) (Lee) (Backus ) (Shirts)
48. *Weston, John (Lee)
49. *White, Joel (Bagley) (Lee) (Baskin) (Wise) (Dunn) (Denton) (Shirts)
50. ?White, Samuel (Brooks) (Lee) (Shirts)
51. ? Wilden, Alexander (Lee) (Arrest warrant)
52. < [endif]> ?Wilden, Elliott (Lee)
53. *Wiley, Robert (Lee) (Wise) (Shirts)
54. *Willis, John (Bagley) (Backus) (Shirts)
55. ?Young, William (Bagley) (Lee) (Shirts)
Planners, Schemers, Shakers, and Masterminds of Mountain Meadows Massacre:
When assessing blame for the massacre, one must never forget the schemers and planners who lacked the guts to do their own dirty work (very much like Iraq) but eager to set forth plans for others. Those are:
Brigham Young (Governor, Prophet & much, much more) (Bagley) (Dento
George A. Smith (second in command to Brigham, Apostle, instigated violence in Southern Utah,) (Bagley) (Wise) (Backus) (Denton)
William Dame (gave “decoy and exterminate” order) (Bagley) (Gibbs) (Baskin) (Wise) (Dunn) (Denton)x
Isaac Haight (local firebrand who instigated massacre.) (Bagley) (Denton) (Arrest warrant) (Lee) (Gibbs) (Baskin) (Wise) (Backus) (Dunn )x
Jacob Hamblin ( set up wagon train to camp at massacre site; falsely charged Government for getting children from Indians) (Lee) (Wise) (Backu
Other names associated with responsibility for massacre:
Cook, Richard (Brooks)- there is not a clear reading on this man.
Knight, ______ (Lee) Lee shows a second Knight in his list but unclear about involvement.
Wells, Daniel - commander of Nauvoo Legion; Wells was heavily involved in the cover-up; controlled first Lee trial.
Wilkins, Charles (Secrest) - an outlaw who was captured in California. True West Magazine writer William Secrest listed him as a participant in massacre.
Wood, George B. (Bagley) - leader in militia; killed a Cedar City schoolteacher who showed too much interest in massacre; was sent to prison; was excommunicated at same time as Lee and Haight. It is not clear that he was at the actual massacre or whether he was excommunicated for murdering the woman or participating in massacre.
This list was researched and prepared by Dr. Burr Fancher.