Ann Bailey - Point Pleasant, WV - American Revolution Patriot Graves on Waymarking.com

Anne Bailey (1742 – November 22, 1825) was a British-born American story teller and frontier scout who served in the fights of the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. Her single-person ride in search of an urgently needed powder supply for the endangered Clendenin's Settlement (present-day Charleston, West Virginia) was used as the template for Charles Robb's 1861 poem "Anne Bailey's Ride". She is known as the Heroine of the Kanawha Valley.

Bailey worked as a scout and courier during the Revolutionary War. Bailey was involved in the campaigns against Shawnee Native Americans, who gave her the nickname "Mad Anne.". She was also known as the "White Squaw of Kanawha".-Anne Bailey

Note: the grave lists her name as Ann while the reference material cites Anne.

Patriot Name: Ann Bailey Type of Service Provided: Scout and courier Cemetery Name: Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Text of the Grave Marker: Here lies “Mad Ann” Bailey, heroine of the Virginia frontier. Ann Hennis came to Virginia at age 19. She married Richard Trotter who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. “Mad Ann” dressed in buckskins and galloped off to avenge her husband’s death. She traveled to the remote settlements carrying messages. Ann later married John Bailey, a member of the garrison at Fort Lee (Charleston) in 1785. Ann rode two hundred miles roundtrip from Fort Lee to Fort Savannah (Lewisburg) for gunpowder in 1790. This historic ride saved the fort. In honor of her heroism, Ann was presented with the black horse she rode. She named the horse “Liverpool,” after her birthplace in England. She settled here after the Revolutionary War near her only son, William. “Mad Ann” is credited with bringing the first pair of geese across the mountains. Legend also has it that she brought the first copper still to the valley. Ann Hennis Trotter Bailey died in Gallia County, Ohio on November 22, 1825. She was interred here by the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on October 10, 1901. Grave Marker Type: Modern Granite Marker Historical Background: Anne Trotter Bailey. She was born in Liverpool, England as Anne Hennis in 1742. She went to live with relatives when her parents passed away in 1761. Her relatives lived in Virginia near Staunton in the Shenandoah Valley, U.S.A. She married Richard Trotter in 1765. She had one son named William. When William was 7 his father passed away. Richard was killed in a battle on October 19, 1774. After he died, Anne left William with a neighbor named Mrs. Moses Mann. Then Anne dressed like a man and joined the army. She went to many militia meetings to tell the men to fight the British or the Indians. Anne had four nicknames. They were: "A Daughter of the Revolution", "The Pioneer Heroine of the Great Kanawah shore", "Mad Anne" and "The White Squaw of Kanawah". The most fascinating nickname she had, I think, was "Mad Anne". The Indians named her that because they thought she was possessed by an evil spirit and that she was insane. They thought that because she could ride through Indian territory without harm. One time the Indians were chasing Anne. She knew she couldn't out run them so, she jumped off her horse and hid in a hollow log. Although the Indians looked everywhere, they couldn't find her so they took her horse. Later that night, Anne snuck into their camp and stole her horse back. She rode away and at a safe distance, she screamed and yelled like a wild woman. The ride in 1791 was what Anne is most famous for. A runner was sent from Point Pleasant to Ft. Lee to say Indians were going to attack with a large army force within a few days. The ammunition was low in Ft. Lee at the time. They needed ammunition so they could fight off the Indians. Anne rode a very dangerous trail alone. She rode 100 miles to Lewisburg across wilderness without roads to get the gun powder. She returned with the much needed supply of ammunition. Anne died in November 1825 of old age. A poem was written in 1861 by Charles Robb about this ride. It was called " Anne Bailey's Ride". Anne Bailey, "the white Squaw of the Kanawha", is the heroine of border warfare days in the Kanawha Valley. She is said to have been born in Liverpool, England. She came to America about 1761 and settled near Staunton, Va. Here she married Richard Trotter, who was killed in the Battle of Point Pleasant. Immediately upon learning of her husband's death, Anne became "Mad Anne" and, clothing herself in the garb of a frontiersman, set out to avenge her loss. She became a scout and as such did her bit in the region of present Charleston during the American Revolution and the Indian wars that followed. After they ended she resumed her civilian life and customs, having meanwhile married John Bailey. Her remaining years were spent at Gallipolis, Ohio, where she died.-Anne Bailey

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