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Immediately following the confrontation at Christiana, William Parker, Abraham Johnston, and Alexander Pickney took flight. They were helped along the Underground Railroad to Canada and came to the Buxton Settlement. Eliza Parker and Hannah Pickney remained and were arrested for treason. They were eventually released and were assisted by the Underground Railroad in their journey to join their husbands in Buxton. Both William Parker and Abraham Johnston purchased land in the Buxton Settlement. William Parker attended night classes at the Buxton school and was elected to the Raleigh Township Council. Descendants of William and Eliza Parker continue to live in the Buxton area today. Abraham Jounston's farm has been in the hands of the Jounston family since that time and is now owned by a direct descendant who continues to live there. Alexander Pickney served with the 54th Massachusetts during the Civil War. Following the war he moved to Grand Rapids Michigan. |