Regina Hartman, Possible Ancestor
Gma Ogden’s Maiden Name was
Grace May Hartman
At the time of Braddock’s defeat (1755), a German farmer named John Hartman lived on the Pennsyl-vania frontier with his wife and four children, George (adult), Barbara (12), Regina (10) and Christian (4).
One morning, Mrs. Hartman went to the mill with Christian. While she was away, Indian warriors killed her husband and her son and took the girls. On the return to their village, the Indians also killed Barbara, leaving Regina to live with the warriors for the next nine years.
After the French and Indian War in 1763, the Indians were required to return all stolen children and many were brought to Carlisle where Mrs. Hartman went to find her girls.
After several days of searching without success, she was asked by the officer in charge if there was a song the girls might remember. Encouraged by the suggestion, Mrs. Hartman began to sing , “Alone and yet not alone am I.” Instantly, a tall Indian-looking girl joined in the song, leaped from the line and fell into her mother’s arms.
NOTE: This story is true, and it appears in many books about the frontier prior to the Revolutionary War; however, I have no evidence to suggest that Regina Hartman was related to Gma Ogden. Here is a link to one of the many stories about Regina which appears on the Internet:
Bruce
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