John Ashcraft (1737 - 1833)

Born 1737 in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania

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Died 1833 at about age 96 in Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

JOHN ASHCRAFT 1737-1832
PVT in REVOLUTIONARY WAR

John Ashcraft was born in 1737 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania the son of Daniel Ashcraft 1698 - 1755 and his wife, Elizabeth LEWIS 1702-bef1791.

John Ashcraft enlisted in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the spring of 1781 serving in Captain Ashcraft's company. John and Captain Ashcraft marched to Fort Pitt where he joined General George Rogers Clark's expedition marching to Wheeling, West Virginia under Captain Jacob Cline. Even though he was discharged from the militia, he went out on frequent alarms against the indians.

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Name

Name: John /Ashcraft/^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1737

Place: Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States^[4][5]

Marriage

Husband: John Ashcraft

Wife: Charity Beeson

Child: John Ashcraft

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ezekiel Ashcraft

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: Apr 1763

Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States^[6][7]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Greenlawn Cemetary, Harrison Co., West Virgina

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2323762754 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=flhg-wvamericanrev&h=350902&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note:
2. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34726&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: PAMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA
3. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: Marriage date: 1762Marriage place:
4. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34726&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: PAMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA
5. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: Marriage date: 1762Marriage place:
6. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.013; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34726&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: PAMarriage date: Marriage place: of PA
7. ↑ Source: #S2322510919 Page: Source number: 1902.006; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=34727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737Birth place: Marriage date: 1762Marriage place:

See generally:

West Virginians in the American Revolution
John Ashcraft Service Pennsylvania
[1]

U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Name: John Ashcraft Pension Year: 1832 Application State: Virginia Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File Archive Publication Number: M804 Archive Roll Number: 81 Total Pages in Packet: 23
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US The Pension Roll of 1835
Name: John Ashcroft Rank: Private Age: 97 Birth: abt 1734 Pension Enroll: 4 Mar 1831 Res: Harrison, Virginia, USA Service Description: Virginia militia RANK: PVT Annual allowance: 40.00 When placed on pension roll: 19 Nov 1832 Commencement of pension 4 Mar 1831 Age:97 Suspended [514] P788
[3]

Ancestry.com
Ashcraft - Lewis Tree by CaroleAnne269 Bio and Research by 7th Great Niece, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore added on 27 December 2016
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• Source: S2322510919 Repository: #R2198041564 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note:
• Source: S2323762754 Repository: #R2198041564 Title: West Virginians in the American Revolution Note: