Named Entity Results, Nancy Ward

Ward, Nancy Cherokee Indian prophetess; born presumably about 1740; daughter of an officer in the British army named Ward and an Indian squaw, sister of Attaculla-culla, the vice-king. She was regarded as the inspired messenger of the Great Spirit, and is reported to have been a woman of singular beauty, with a tall, straight form, raven silk hair, flashing black eyes, and a strong personality; and had a powerful influence over the Cherokees, whom she many times restrained from atrocious Ward and an Indian squaw, sister of Attaculla-culla, the vice-king. She was regarded as the inspired messenger of the Great Spirit, and is reported to have been a woman of singular beauty, with a tall, straight form, raven silk hair, flashing black eyes, and a strong personality; and had a powerful influence over the Cherokees, whom she many times restrained from atrocious acts against the white settlers. Her first recorded exploit was the rescue of Jeremiah Jack and William Rankin, two pioneers who had been captured by a hostile band. She next rescued from the stake the wife of William Bean, who was the first settler beyond the Alleghany Mountains. Mrs. Bean was taken prisoner near the fort at Watauga. After securing her liberty Nancy sent her back to her husband with a strong escort. Her greatest service, however, to the whites was the constant warning of ou