Jediah Ashcraft (1735 - aft. 1793)

Born 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Died after 19 Apr 1793 after age 58 in Clifty Hollow, Todd County, Kentucky, USA

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Private Jediah Ashcraft served with Clark's Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops during the American Revolution.

Jediah Ashcraft is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A133744.

Jediah Ashcroft 1735-1794

Jediah Ashcraft; born about 1735 probably in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. to Captain Daniel Ashcraft 1698–1755 and his wife, Elizabeth Lewis 1706–1788.

Children of Capt Daniel and Elizabeth Ashcraft:

• (1) Ephraim Ashcraft 1724–1791
• (2) Felix Ashcraft 1726–1769
• (3) Jacob Ashcraft 1733–1756
• (4) Jediah Ashcraft 1735–1794
• (5) Daniel Ashcraft 1736–1774
• (6) Ichabod Ashcraft Captain 1737–1804
• (7) John Ashcraft 1739–1832
• (8) Elizabeth Ashcraft 1739–1792
• (9) Richard Ashcraft 1740–1792
• (10) Rachel Ashcraft 1741–1821
• (11) Margaret Ashcraft 1743–1744

Jediah Ashcraft married Nancy Ann Friend about 1760 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Nancy was the daughter of John Friend Jr and his wife Elizabeth of Friends Cove, Pennsylvania.

Children of Jediah Ashcraft and his wife Nancy Friendt:

• (1) Daniel Ashcraft 1768–1842
• (2) Susanna Ashcraft 1773–1838
• (3) Mary Ashcraft 1775–
• (4) Elizabeth Ashcraft 1776–1790 married David McClure Feb 21, 1792 Nelson County, Kentucky parents of 13 children.
• (5) Nancy Ashcraft 1778–
• (6) John W Ashcraft 1779–1846
• (7) Eleanor "Nelly Nellie" Ashcraft 1782–1806
• (8) Jacob Ashcraft 1785–1859

Jediah Ashcraft served in the Revolutionary War and was granted land for his service under George Rogers Clark in the campaign against the British and Indians in the Illinois Territory. Jediah took up land on Bear Creek in Grayson County (then Jefferson County) and later bought land in what is now Hardin County, Kentucky.

Jediah died in 1794 in Hardin County, Kentucky. He was killed by Indians and probably buried nearby, however the site is unknown, but was near Big Clifty Bridge, now in Grayson County, Kentucky. Jediah Ashcraft's will was probated 26 Aug 1794 in Hardin County, Kentucky.

"Jediah: Probably born about 1735 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania he grew up on Sleepy Creek. “In May of 1775 Jediah was given the responsibility with David Steel of building a road from Shirtee’s Creek (Chartier’s) to Devore’s Ferry (Monongahela River, PA). This road was in the general location of the present Route #136.” He was appointed constable of Washington County, Pennsylvania by the Court of Yokagania. In December of 1775 he signed a petition opposing the formation of Transylvania, a proposed new country west of the Virginia territory.

He married Nancy Friend and they lived in Harrison County, Virginia. Then Jediah, his wife, Nancy, their five children and several other family members floated down the Ohio River in a flat boat to Phillip’s Fort in Virginia. They were among the earliest settlers there.

In 1782, Jediah was part of General George Rogers Clark’s expeditions against the Indians into the Ohio and Kentucky territories. He later relocated his family to Grayson, Hardin and LaRue Counties that later became part of Kentucky. Here he owned over 1200 acres.

In July of 1793, Jediah had his will drawn up, which he signed “Mark” in a shakey script which could have indicated an illness. The following year in 1794, as he was returning home from a visit to his Grayson County land, he was ambushed, killed, and scalped by the Indians at Big Clifty Bridge in Grayson County, Kentucky." History of Daniel Ashcraft and Elizabeth Lewis, from the book, "Histories of My Ashcraft Ancestors in America," by Katheryn Baugh Vernon · 29 April 2015 ·

Name: Jediah Ashcraft. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Died Ambushed, scalped, and killed by Indians as he was crossing Clifty Hollow. AFT 19 APR 1793. Kentucky

Residence DEC 1775. Harrodsburg, PA. 1776 Boonesboro, Clark, Kentucky. Map: Latitude: N37.9083. Longitude: W84.2719. Tax List. 1793 Nelson County, Kentucky. 1780 Phillips' Fort, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

Will: Written: 19 Apr 1793. 26 AUG 1794. Nelson County, Kentucky.

DAR Patriot ^[4]

Occupation: Sheriff of Yohogania Co., VA. Yohogania Co created by state of VA in 1776, in an area long disputed between VAand PA. The county ceased to exist after the border dispute between the two states was resolved in the 1780s.

Note: (N498).

Notes

Note N498Yohogania Co., VA formed in 1776 from Augusta County. Discontinued in 1786. Now part of ? Co., PA

Jediah was the son of Daniel & Elizabeth (Lewis) Ashcroft/Ashcraft

He married Nancy Friend - parents of Elizabeth, Daniel, Susanna, Mary, John w., Nancy, Nelly, Eleanor, Agnes & Jacob

Jediah was killed by Indians in KY (possibly Hardin County)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S670
2. ↑ Source: S168
3. ↑ Source: S8
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Jan 2018), "Record of Jediah Ashcraft", Ancestor # A133744.

P135 Two Centuries in Elizabethtown & Hardin County Kentucky by Daniel E. McClure Jr.
The late Judge Mather, in writing about Phillip's Fort, listed four ASHCRAFTS as being at the fort, namely: Jediah ASHCRAFT, Daniel ASHCRAFT, John ASHCRAFT, and Jacob ASHCRAFT during the period 1781-1792. Jediah ASHCRAFT, the father, born circa 1735-45, killed by Indians near the present day site of Big Cliffy bridge in Grayson County, and supposedly to have been buried nearby.
[1] ancestry.com
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Children of Jediah Ashcraft and Nancy FRIEND Ashcraft
Jediah ASHCRAFT married Nancy Ann Friend ASHCRAFT about 1760. Nancy was the daughter of John Friend Jr and his wife Elizabeth of Friends Cove, Pennsylvania.

Children of Jediah Ashcraft and his wife Nancy FRIEND Ashcraft: (1) Daniel Ashcraft 1768–1842 (2) Susanna Ashcraft 1773–1838 (3) Mary Ashcraft 1775– (4) Elizabeth Ashcraft 1776–1790 married David McClure February 21, 1792 Nelson County, Kentucky parents of 13 children. (5) Nancy Ashcraft 1778– (6) John W Ashcraft 1779–1846 (7) Eleanor "Nelly Nellie" Ashcraft 1782–1806 (8) Jacob Ashcraft 1785–1859
[2] ancestry.com

KY Land Grants 1782-1924
Grantee: Jediah Ashcraft Number of Acres: 200 Survey Date: 13 Jan 1786 County: Nelson Watercourse: Lime Camp Cr Book Number: 13
[3] ancestry.com

Will 26 Aug 1794 Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WILL BOOK A, PAGES 35, 36 AND 37 His will was probated 26 Aug 1794 in Hardin County Kentucky.
[4] ancestry.com

Ancestry.com
Ashcraft and Lewis Ancestors by CaroleAnne269
[5] ancestry.com

WikiTree profile Ashcraft-355
created through the import of McClanahan-20121014.ged on Oct 15, 2012 by Anonymous McClanahan. See the or the details of edits by Anonymous and others.
[6] wikitree.com

Histories of My Ashcraft Ancestors in America," by Katheryn Baugh Vernon 29 April 2015
History of Daniel Ashcraft and Elizabeth Lewis, from the book
Family records and research by Pricia Fern Burk Paulkovich.

• Source: S168 Ancestry.com Kentucky Land Grants Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vo;

• Source: S670 Kathleen Bryant NOTE Source: Letter 32 South Main Madisonville, KY

• Source: S8 Ancestry.com Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016; NOTEMarriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.
• Virginia Vital Records, 1760-1954