▁later ▁became ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware . ▁By ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁William ▁P enn ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁various ▁tribes ▁either ▁r ented ▁or ▁gave ▁up ▁their ▁land ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁Brand yw ine ▁Creek . ▁Nem ac olin ▁likely ▁grew ▁up ▁near ▁Sh am ok in , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Del aware ▁had ▁retre ated ▁when ▁faced ▁with ▁disease ▁and ▁colon ization ▁of ▁their ▁traditional ▁lands ▁by ▁white ▁sett lers . ▁His ▁family ▁grew ▁to ▁know ▁tr ader ▁Thomas ▁C res ap , ▁and ▁moved ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁with ▁the ▁C res ap ▁family , ▁likely ▁after ▁a ▁controvers y ▁between ▁groups ▁of ▁sett lers ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁Maryland ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁known ▁as ▁C res ap ' s ▁War . ▁ ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 7 5 0 , ▁C res ap ▁received ▁instructions ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁path ▁across ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains ▁through ▁the ▁C umber land ▁N arrow s . ▁He ▁h ired ▁Nem ac olin ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sons , ▁among ▁others , ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁task ▁between ▁Will ' s ▁Creek ▁( a ▁trad ing ▁post ▁on ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁River ▁later ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Fort ▁C umber land ) ▁and ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Red stone ▁Creek ▁on ▁the ▁Mon ong ah ela ▁River ▁( a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ) ▁which ▁later ▁became