Biography of princess aracoma
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This book was originally part of a much larger book called History of Logan County, West Virginia; by G.T.Swain. Except for a handful of minor grammatical changes, and in spite of numerous politically incorrect instances, we have left the book as published in 1927.
Princess Aracoma was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk, the leader of the Shawnee Indians. Both Cornstalk and Aracoma are legendary and have an important place in the early history of West Virginia.
Princess Aracoma was known to be strikingly beautiful, and a fair and wise leader. Even after the unjustifiable death of her father, Aracoma led her people with dignity and strength.
Her marriage to a white man—Boling Baker, whom she dearly loved, and who treated her with every kindness and devotion, is a story told throughout West Virginia’s history.
Not only does this book show the conflict and struggles between natives and settlers in the rugged land that would eventually become Logan County and surrounding areas, it conv
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Princess Aracoma Memorial
As the daughter of the Shawnee Chief, Aracoma was favored among her people. It has been told that she grew into a beautiful women, standing almost six feet tall. When Aracoma was sixteen years old, in 1756, she met Boling Baker for the first time. Baker— a white renegade, horse thief, and a deserter from the British army—was taken captive by the Shawnees.3,4,5 He was brought before the Shawnee Chief, Cornstalk, and his council, and sentenced “to run the gauntlet.”6 Baker courageously accepted his fate. His courage was noticed by the young princess, who pleaded with her father to spare his life; "it is said Chief Cornstalk was kind at heart and he spared Baker from death."3 He became a member of the tribe and fell in love with Aracoma. When the two married they settled the conflict between the Shawnee and the white settlers in the region.3
It is believed that sometime after 1760 Chief Cornstalk est
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Aracoma (Cornstalk) Baker (abt. 1735 - abt. 1780)
AracomaBaker[uncertain] formerly Cornstalk
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Bolling Baker [uncertain] — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography
According to the West Virginia Encyclopedia (online), Aracoma was a legendary (i.e. not real) person. The entry says, "George W. L. Bickley’s 1852