David Williamson (soldier)

He led Pennsylvanian soldiers in the massacre of peaceful Delaware Indians in Killbuck Island (who were allies of the United States) and was second in command in the Crawford expedition.

David Williamson led the American soldiers that murdered 100 pacifist Moravian Christian Indians at the town of Gnadenhutten, Ohio in 1782.

An account of the persecution of the Moravian Christian Indian Martyrs that described Williamson read as follows: "One Indian [Christian Lenape] female, who could speak good English, fell upon her knees before Williamson, the Commander, and begged most eloquently and piteously for his protection; but all her supplications and pleadings were unheeded by the heartless and dastardly wretch, who ordered her to prepare for death.

[3][4] The Moravian Indian Christian messenger quickly buried Schebosh's body and hurried back to Schoenbrunn to warn them.

Following the war, Williamson was elected to several terms as sheriff of Washington County, Pennsylvania; however, his attempts at various business ventures failed and he died in poverty in 1814.