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Phillip Hamman, Sr. (c. 1753 – August 3, 1832), known as "The Savior of Greenbrier", was an American frontier hero who was commended for bravery in the defence of Fort Donnally of Greenbrier County, West Virginia from a Shawnee attack in 1778. Hamman and John Pryor volunteered to go to Greenbrier County and warn the people of an impending Indian attack by two-hundred warriors. Chief Cornstalk's sister Nonhelema, a friend of the white people, painted Pryor and Hamman's faces as Indians. Even though the Indians had several days' head start, the two were able to get ahead of the Indians and warn the inhabitants of the fort. During the attack Hamman killed one man with his tomahawk as the Indian tried to force his way through the door of the fort. Dick Pointer, an African slave of Col. Andrew Donnally, loaded a musket and shot at the invading Indians until he and Hamman could shut the door, saving the inhabitants of the fort. Later Philip shot another Indian that had been underneath the flooring, trying to start a fire to burn down the building. The women had a large pot of water on the fire in case of wounds, Philip raised a board in the floor and the women poured boiling water onto the Indian, causing him to run to the stockade fence, and in trying to climb the wall, Philip shot him. ==Marriage and family== Hamman married Christina Cook (c. 1763 – January 28, 1842), the daughter of "Captain" Valentine Cook (c. 1731 – April 23, 1798) and Susannah Baughman Cook (August 24, 1732 – 1807), on March 3, 1780 at Cook's Fort (near present Cook's Mill) in what was then Greenbrier County, Virginia (now Monroe County, West Virginia). Christina was born in York County, Pennsylvania. The couple had thirteen children: *John (August 19, 1781 – December 1, 1854) *Infant son (October 10, 1782 – October 17, 1782) *Nancy (born November 19, 1783, date of death unknown) *Polly (Born 8/1/1785 died October 1872) * * See comment about "Mary Hamman". * *Mary (August 4, 1785 – October 1872) * * * I believe this entry is incorrect. Cope family records note that James P. Cope married Polly Hamman daughter of Phillip Hamman and Christenah Kuke (Cook). James and Polly were married approximately 1800. Court records lost in a fire. *James (August 26, 1787 – 1857) *Elizabeth (November 23, 1790 – November 18, 1879) *Sarah (born December 23, 1792, date of death unknown) *Celia (April 13, 1794 – March 1823) *William Cook (June 26, 1796 – October 12, 1870) *Jesse Franklin (January 31, 1799 – September 7, 1871), twin of Elijah. *Elijah (January 31, 1799 – May 1860), twin of Jesse. *Phillip, Jr. (August 28, 1801 – June 21, 1871) *Valentine C. (August 15, 1802 – c. 1861) The family moved from Virginia to Montgomery County, Kentucky in the early 1780s. Hamman and his wife, along with many of their younger children, moved to Alabama between 1821 and 1823. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phillip Hamman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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