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Simon Girty (November 14, 1741 – February 18, 1818) (a/k/a ''Katepacomen'' 〔(His Shawnee name. )〕) was an American colonial of Scots-Irish birth who served as a liaison between the British and their Indian allies during the American Revolution. He was portrayed as a villain, called "the White Savage", in many early history texts of the United States, and was also featured this way in nineteenth and early twentieth-century United States fiction. As children, Girty and his brothers were taken captive in Pennsylvania in a Seneca raid and adopted by Indian families. He lived with the Seneca for seven years and became fully assimilated, preferring their culture. He was returned to his birth family but retained a sympathy for the Indians. ==Early life== Simon Girty was born to Simon Girty the Elder and Mary Newton near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Simon Girty the Elder arrived in North America in 1730 from Ireland. The accepted spelling of Girty's name was most likely a “colonial derivation of McGearty, Gearty, Garrity, Garrarghty, or Girtee”.〔Hoffman, Phillip W. 2009. ''Simon Girty: Turncoat Hero''. Flying Camp Press, Franklin, Tennessee.〕 After establishing a trading post, Simon Girty the Elder and Mary Newton had four boys: Thomas, Simon, James, and George, in 1739–1746. In May of 1750, the Sheriff arrested the entire Girty family, along with other squatters, for building a home on Sherman's Creek on the Susquehanna River, before the British authorities allowed any settlers to build there. The British authorities—specifically, George Croghan—also burned down the Girty home, shed, barn, and corral. All squatters were forced to post bonds of £500 each, and were bound for trial at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Court.〔 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「Simon Girty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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