Phineas Ash (1740 - bef. 1777)

Born 11 Jan 1740 in Amesbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died before 28 May 1777 before age 37 in New Hampshire, United States

Biography

Private Phineas Ash served with 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Phineas Ash is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003396.

Phineas was born in 1740 in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Ash and Elizabeth Brock.^[1]

Phineas Ash served in the American Revolution from 24 June 1775 to 30 November 1777. He was a private in Massachusetts with Captain Isaac Sherman, and a private in New Hampshire with Colonel Samuel Gerrish.^[2][3][4]

In 28 May 1777, Elizabeth Ash, widow of Phineas Ash, was appointed administratrix of his estate.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Birth, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578655
   FamilySearch Record: Q29P-QCWW (accessed 30 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99XF-WCBH Image number 00216
   Phineas Ash born on 11 Jan 1740, son of Nath'l Ash & Elizabeth, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
   citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229259
   FamilySearch Record: QG2M-WX6M (accessed 30 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSHS-P39L-D Image number 00338
   Name: Phineas Ash; Military Service Date: 8 Sep 1777; Military Service Place: United States; Mil Rank: Private; Mil Regiment: Capt Ezra Currier's Co In Col Abraham Drakes Regmt; Source Reference: New Hampshire. Isaac W. Hammond, A.M. Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, May 1777 to 1780 : Parsons B. Cogswell, State Printer, 1885.
3. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Jul 2023), "Record of Phineas Ash", Ancestor # A003396.
4. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #1571735 (accessed 30 July 2023)
   Name: Phineas Ash; Gender: Male; Military Date: Sep 1777; Military Place: New Hampshire, USA; State or Army Served: New Hampshire; Regiment: Drake's Regiment of Militia; Rank: Private.
5. ↑ Probate: "New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982"
   Estate Papers, Old Series, 1771-1869; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8996 #630243 (accessed 30 July 2023)
   Phineas Ash probate on 28 May 1777 in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.