▁he ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁individual ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁he ▁helped ▁invent ory ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁a ▁neighbor ▁how ▁died , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁home , ▁he ▁not ▁only ▁had ▁a ▁substantial ▁house , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁black ▁slave ▁and ▁two ▁Native ▁American ▁slaves ▁as ▁well . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁Shaw ne e ▁war riors ▁took ▁two ▁of ▁those ▁servants ▁and ▁but cher ed ▁some ▁cattle ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁adv ancing ▁war ▁parties ▁with ▁François - Marie ▁Pic ot é ▁de ▁Bel estre . ▁ ▁" By ▁ 1 7 5 4 , ▁V ause ▁owned ▁ 6 2 0 ▁acres ▁-- ▁pretty ▁much ▁all ▁of ▁present ▁day ▁Shaw sv ille , ▁Virginia ▁-- ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁corn ▁and ▁whe at ▁and ▁raised ▁cattle ▁and ▁horses . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁house ▁with ▁cla p board ▁s iding . ▁He ▁was ▁building ▁a ▁gr ist ▁mill . ▁He ▁had ▁indent ured ▁servants ▁and ▁a ▁commission ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁of ▁horse ▁milit ia . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁were ▁well - to - do ▁members ▁of ▁August a ▁County ▁society ... ▁[ D uring ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁attack ▁on ▁Fort ▁V ause ] ▁V ause ' s ▁home ▁was ▁burn ed , ▁his ▁liv est ock ▁killed ▁or ▁run ▁off , ▁his ▁wife , ▁daughters ▁and ▁servants ▁carried ▁off ▁and