John William Ankrom (1745 - bef. 1789)

Born 8 Jul 1745 in Prince George's, Province of Maryland

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Died before 1 Feb 1789 before age 43 in Cumberland Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Ankrom lived in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania.

This profile is part of the Ancrum Name Study.

John maintained a fairly strong fort on the Tenmile prior to 1776. In 1777, it was being used as a redezvous for the Frontier Rangers under Col. William Crawford. It was about 4 or 5 miles from Fort Jackson on the tract of land called Pocket Money, warranted to John Ankrom on 22 Feb 1788. Joseph Archer had an adjoining tract and John's brother-in-law, John Thrasher, lived just to the west of them.

John married Martha Wells, sister of William Wells. Their known children are:

• Richard Duckett, m. Nancy Rinehart, dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Inghram) Rinehart, on 3 Jan 1798
• William, m. Mary Eagon, dau. of Solomon and Mary (Blackburn) Eagon, removed to Pickaway, Ohio
• Martha, m. Thomas Inghram, son of William and Agnes (Fee) Inghram, on 20 Dec 1804
• Elizabeth, m. John Lakin
• Sarah, m. Arthur Inghram
• Deborah

Soon after receiving his land warrant, John died leaving a will, written 2 Nov 1782 and probated on 1 Feb 1789. His brother William Ankrom and his brother-in-law William Wells were named as executors of his estate and guardians of his children. William Ankrom refused to act and William Wells retained the patent for the land.

John's exact location at the time of his death is confused by having paid taxes on land in Cumberland and Franklin Townships in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Note: John is named as deceased in his father Richard's 1790 will. John's sons Richard and William are also named.^[1] John's children are mentioned as heirs in John's mother Elizabeth's 1796 will.^[2]

Marriage

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: John Ancrum Gender: Male Birth Place: MD Birth Year: 1700 Spouse Name: Martha Wells Spouse Birth Place: MD Spouse Birth Year: 1702 Number Pages: 1

Will

Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Name: John Ankrom Probate Date: 1789 Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Inferred Death Date: 1789 Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania, USA Case Number: 8 Item Description: File A, 1783-1829 Individuals Listed John Ankrom Table of Contents 4 images Cover Page 1 Account Papers 2 – 4

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Richard Ankrom, Frederick County, Maryland, Liber GM-2-507. Viewable online in collection "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24293-49805-34?cc=1803986 : accessed 19 January 2016), Frederick > Wills 1783-1794 vol 2 > image 271 of 294; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
2. ↑ Will of Elizabeth Ankrom. Frederick County, Maryland, Liber GM-3-149. "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T15-9Z15?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-FM3%3A146535301%2C147314001 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > image 85 of 332; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

• Leckey, Howard L. The Tenmile Country and It's Pioneer Families; A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley. Closson Press, Apollo, Pennsylvania. 1993. Pages 347-350
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126178303/john-william-ankrom
• https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/22632:7836?tid=&pid=&queryId=82be63d02689de0bf17f0753a4420d5a&_phsrc=aIB892&_phstart=successSource

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993