Who was the third 'Halkett' (1 Viewer)

[chalklands]

According to John's website: 'Three members of the Halkett family fought with Braddock at the Battle on the Monongahela'.
Who was the third?

 

[BlakeWR85]

According to Robert Griffing's first book, he was Captain Francis Halkett, he lived through the battle, but three years later Francis "hoped that he might find the remains of his family and give them a long-overdue burial. Francis found some local warriors who had fought for the FRench against Braddock and employed them to guide him to the battlefield. One of the Indians recalled seeing two officers die together on that fateful day, just as Francis had described. The Indian remembered seeing their bodies fall beneath a large a quite remarkable tree that he felt sure he could find. As Francis and his companions searched among the bones, the Indian guide signaled that he had indeed found the tree. Soon, the skeletons of the two Halketts were discovered beneath a blanket of leaves, lying just as they had fallen. Confirming that one of the corpses had an artificial tooth, just as his father had, Francis sadly identified them as his relatives. For this brief moment, the three were reunited. There among the trees, Francis Halkett buried his loved ones. For him, the memory of the terrible day on the Monongahela could finally be put to rest." excerpt from Griffing's book. If you look on his website, www.paramountpress.com, you can look up the painting titled "The Reunion," which this description is about. Griffing went to Scotland and donated a print of this painting to the permanent collection at Halkett Castle, where it hangs today.
-Blake

 

[chalklands]

According to Robert Griffing's first book, he was Captain Francis Halkett, he lived through the battle, but three years later Francis "hoped that he might find the remains of his family and give them a long-overdue burial. Francis found some local warriors who had fought for the FRench against Braddock and employed them to guide him to the battlefield. One of the Indians recalled seeing two officers die together on that fateful day, just as Francis had described. The Indian remembered seeing their bodies fall beneath a large a quite remarkable tree that he felt sure he could find. As Francis and his companions searched among the bones, the Indian guide signaled that he had indeed found the tree. Soon, the skeletons of the two Halketts were discovered beneath a blanket of leaves, lying just as they had fallen. Confirming that one of the corpses had an artificial tooth, just as his father had, Francis sadly identified them as his relatives. For this brief moment, the three were reunited. There among the trees, Francis Halkett buried his loved ones. For him, the memory of the terrible day on the Monongahela could finally be put to rest." excerpt from Griffing's book. If you look on his website, www.paramountpress.com, you can look up the painting titled "The Reunion," which this description is about. Griffing went to Scotland and donated a print of this painting to the permanent collection at Halkett Castle, where it hangs today.
-Blake

Thanks for the info!
Any idea what relative Francis was to the other Halkett's?

Francis Halkett would make a great collector's club figure I feel!

 

[BlakeWR85]

No problem, I can type pretty quick if I'm just copying something. Yeah, the two Halketts killed was Francis' brother and his father.

 

[Combat]

Thanks for the info!
Any idea what relative Francis was to the other Halkett's?

Francis Halkett would make a great collector's club figure I feel!

From Osprey:

Some years later, in about November 1758 following the fall of Fort Duquesne, the celebrated artist Benjamin West and Captain (but local rank of Major) Francis Halket, 44th Foot, Sir Peter's other son, went to the battlefield to search for remains.