About two miles east of Moccasin Gap, Elisha Faris (Ferris) obtained 116 acres on both sides of Moccasin Creek in 1787. He and his family had settled in the area about 1782, and their home became a stop on the Wilderness Road. On 26 Aug. 1791, Bob Benge, also known as “Chief Benge” and “Capt. Bench,” and other Native Americans raided the Faris property and killed Elisha Faris, his wife, and a couple of other family members. Benge carried out raids in the region and neighboring states during an extended period of conflict in response to attacks on Cherokee communities in the South.