Jacob Lash Jr. (1752 - 1836)

Born 1752 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey

Husband of Catherine Elizabeth (Yost) Lash — married about 10 Apr 1797 in Ohio, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1836 at about age 84 in Pease, Belmont County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

According to his modern gravestone, Jacob Lash Jr. was born in 1752.^[1] He was probably the son of Jacob Lash, who arrived in America at the Port of Philadelphia in September 1752, so if the gravestone is correct Jacob Jr. may have been born in Germany, at sea, or shortly after his parents arrived in America.^[2]

In August 1774, there are two men named Jacob Lash appearing on the tax lists in Newton township, Sussex County, New Jersey. One is likely this Jacob, and the other his father Jacob Lash, Sr..^[3]

Jacob likely married his first wife, possibly Elizabeth Yost, in Sussex County, New Jersey, in about 1775. He son Peter was born in Sussex County, New Jersey, on 25 Mar 1778.^[4] His deceased son Jacob is listed first in his will, suggesting he may have been born before Peter, or in about 1776.^[5]

Private Jacob Lash Jr. served with Washington County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Jacob Lash Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A066889.

Not long after that, however, Jacob Jr. appears to have headed west to the remote western Pennsylvania frontier. In October 1781, Jacob appears on the muster rolls of the 5th Battalion of the Militia for Washington County, Pennsylvania, serving in Thomas Parkeson's Company under Lt. Col. Thomas Cooke.^[6] Several other members of his family would later also migrate from Sussex County, New Jersey to Washington County, Pennsylvania.

On 10 April 1797, he may have married (if so, likely second) Catherine Youst, just west of Washington County, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).^[7]

In 1806, Jacob begins appearing on the tax lists across the Ohio River from Washington in Belmont County, Ohio, where his brother Abraham also begins appearing around the same time. Jacob appears on the tax lists in Peas or Pease township several times between 1806-1810.^[8] He continues to appear in Peas/Pease township in 1820^[9] and in 1830.^[10]

Jacob died in 1836 in Belmont County, Ohio, and is buried in the Farmington Cemetery in Barton, Belmont County.^[1]

Will & Probate

Jacob made his will in Belmont County, Ohio, on 16 September 1834, and it was probated in Belmont County on 12 September 1836.^[5] In it he names his wife "Elisabeth" and the following children:

• Abraham (who inherits the bulk of the estate and is appointed executor)
• Jacob (deceased)
• Peter (deceased)
• William (deceased)
• Phillip
• Katherine Price (deceased)
• Elizabeth Bell
• Mary Wright
• Ann Mering
• Sarah Mering
• Robert(?)

Children

Children of Jacob Lash include:

1. Jacob, b. abt 1776, d. bef. 23 July 1819
2. Peter, b. 25 Mar 1778, d. 25 Aug 1831
3. William, b. abt 1781, d. bef. 1830
4. Philip, b. 20 Sep 1783, d. 7 Jan 1873
5. Mary, b. abt 1785, m. (__) Wright
6. Elizabeth, b. 1 Aug 1787, d. 15 Feb 1842, m. Robert Bell Jr.
7. Katherine, b. abt 1791, m. Phineas Price 27 Mar 1820(?), d. bef. 1834
8. Anna (or Ann), b. abt 1793, d. 1 Mar 1849, m. Phineas Maring
9. Sarah, b. 29 Jul 1795, m. Philip Maring, d. 25 Oct 1873
10. Abraham, b. 12 Nov 1797, d. 12 June 1869

All of these children are named in his will; their mother is uncertain for the reasons explained below in the Research Notes.

Research Notes

Marriages

Jacob is widely identified as the Jacob Lash who married "Catherine Youst" in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia) on 4 December 1797.^[7] If this is correct, he appears to have married at least twice and some researchers appear to conflate his wives. He would have been about 45 at the time of this marriage and it occurred after the birth of most of his children, indicating that if this is the correct Jacob Lash, he was likely previously married to an unknown first wife who was the mother of most of his children.

However, in his will made in 1834, he identifies his wife as "Elisabeth Lash."^[5] His modern gravestone identifies his wife as "Elizabeth Yost." It is unclear whether this claimed maiden name is based on the 1797 marriage record or some other source; it may be an error. However, the gravestone identifies "Elizabeth Yost" as the mother of all of his children. If the Elizabeth named in his will is the mother of all his children, then Elizabeth and the Catherine Yost who married Jacob Lash in 1797 must be two different people, and Jacob and Elizabeth likely married in New Jersey in about 1775.

It is possible that Jacob married three times: in that case, the unknown first wife was the mother of most of his children; Catherine Youst/Yost died between their marriage in 1797 and 1834, when he made his will; and the "Elisabeth" named in his will was a third wife.

Another possibility (maybe the most likely) is that the "Jacob Lash" who married Catherine Youst in 1797 was Jacob, the son of this Jacob Lash, identified in this Jacob's will as deceased but with surviving children in 1834. In this case, the Elizabeth named in his will might be the mother of his children, and her maiden name might have also been Yost, but this is all uncertain.

Proof of Paternal Relationship

He is commonly identified by researchers as a son of Jacob Lash, but no clear documentation of this connection has been found.

The following facts support his identification as a son of Jacob Lash: common name; repetition of name Jacob in later generations; birth in Sussex County, New Jersey; common migration pattern with other potential children of Jacob.

Disputed Mother

Some researchers incorrectly identify the mother of Jacob Lasch as Elizabeth Cobb, who was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, married Nathaniel Atkins there, and appears to have lived her whole life on Cape Cod. She was not the wife of Jacob Lash. For additional detail, see her profile.

Other Possible Children

The following additional children are identified without source in his FamilySearch profile:

• Barbara Lash 1780-1781
• John Johannes Lash 1781-1782
• Sarah Sally Lash 1795-1873

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry, Find a Grave, database with images, memorial 12210744 : accessed 3 Mar 2021, Pvt Jacob Lash, Jr. (1752-1836), Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Belmont County, Ohio; gravestone image by Zack Lofton. This modern gravestone may contain some errors as explained in the Research Notes of this profile and should be used with caution.
2. ↑ See Research Notes.
3. ↑ Ancestry, "New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes," database, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3562/ : accessed 1 Mar 2021), search terms: Lastname = "Lash"; Year="1774" (subscription required); citing Ronald Vern Jackson, New Jersey tax lists, 1772-1822, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., 1981), August Tax List, Newtown, Sussex County, New Jersey, pp. 3 & 137.
4. ↑ See profile for Peter Lash.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} FamilySearch, "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," Belmont>Wills 1833-1845 vol F-G>image 148, Will of Jacob Lash, made 16 Sep 1834, probated 12 Sep 1836; citing Belmont probate records, Will Book F, pp. 260-61; FHL microfilm 886,936, DGS 4,019,689.
6. ↑ "A List of Captain Thomas Parkesons Com'y of Militia in the Battalion of Washington County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Command by Col'o Thomas Crooks. Oct. 2d, 1781," Thomas Lynch Montgomery, ed., Pennsylvania Archives, 6th ser., vol. 2, part 1 (Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Co., State Printers, 1906), 163-165 (8th class, Jacob Lash); FamilySearch, Digital Images : accessed 6 Mar 2021).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History," "Search Marriage Records," (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx : accessed 8 Mar 2021), Groom Last Name: Lash; Bride Last Name: Youst; County: Ohio. See also Eleanor Moore Sweet, Marriage Record of Ohio County West Virginia, (Wheeling, W. Va.: Wheeling Chapter DAR, 1932), 10; citing Ohio County Court Clerk; images, Family Search, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-L9C6-N : accessed 10 Mar 2021); FHL microfilm 848687, DGS 8139884.
8. ↑ Ancestry, "Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890," database, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3567/ : accessed 8 Mar 2021), search terms: Jacob Lash; citing Ronald V. Jackson, Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., "Ohio Census, 1790-1890," compiled from U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
9. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio, Pease township, p. 243 (penned), Jacob Lash; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-97FH : accessed 8 Mar 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 86.
10. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio, Peas township, p. 250 (stamped), Jacob Lash; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-X55 : accessed 8 Mar 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 127.