This is a painting by Lee Teter, depicting Thomas Cresap and Nemesis, and his death in a fight on a mountain that Thomas Cresap ultimately named Negro Mountain in his honor. It is a recent depiction based upon descriptions.
For additional information about this historical story, please go to: http://www.baltimoreorless.com/2011/02/negro-mountain-history/ .
When Thomas Cresap was born in January 1694 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England, his father, Thomas, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Cromble Holme, was 35. Thomas immigrated to America in 1710 at the age of 15. Ultimately, he married Hannah Johnson and they had eight children together. After Hannah's death, he then married Margaret Milburn in 1774 in Maryland. Thomas died on January 31, 1787, in Oldtown, Maryland, at the impressive age of 93.
For more information about Thomas Cresap, please see THE STORY OF THOMAS CRESAP; A MARYLAND PIONEER.
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