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Martha Myers (née Bennett was the daughter of Thomas and Martha (Jackson) Bennet and an observer of the Battle of Wyoming. As a child, her family had helped to build a fort in the the Wyoming Valley known as Forty Fort in 1769. The fort was designed to be refuge and security against attacks from the regions Native Americans who had twice previously forced them out. However, during the course of the American Revolutionary War the fort was attacked by a force of five hundred seventy-four Loyalist and Iroquois soldiers on July 3, 1778. The resulting battle brought about the death of approximately three hundred casualties and capture of the fort by the British Army.

She is also listed as one of key women in Elizabeth F. Ellet's Women of the Revolution. A book containing short biographical sketches of women who's actions played a role in the Patriot (American Revolution) cause.

Martha's Observations
After the conflict, Martha is recorded as explaining a very interesting aspect of the surrendering of the fort. "At one time the Indians, to show their power, came into the fort. One took the hat from Colonel Denison's head, and another demanded his frock. The savage raised his tomahawk menacingly, and the Colonel was obliged to yield; but seeming to find difficulty in taking off the garment; he stepped back to where the young women were sitting. The girl who sat by [Martha Myers] was an inmate of his family - understanding the movement, she took from the pocket of the frock a purse, which she hid under her apron. The frock was then delivered to the Indian, and the town money thus saved; for the purse containing a few dollars, was the whole military chest of Wyoming."