Richard Askren (abt. 1759 - bef. 1840)

Born about 1759 in Province of Maryland

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Died before 1840 before about age 81 in Adams County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Richard Askren was probably born in about 1759 in the Province of Maryland. He was the son of Thomas Askren and Martha New.^[1]

His family had migrated from Maryland to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, by 1785, when his father Thomas received a 300 acre land grant in Fayette County.^[2] Richard first appears as an adult living in Union township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1786.^[3]

Some researchers identify his wife as Martha (___).^{[citation needed]}

He appears as the head of his household in Wharton township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in 1790, living near his father Thomas and brother William.^[4]

Richard and his family migrated west and settled in Adams County, Ohio, some time before 1806 when Richard first appears on the tax lists there.^[5]

Richard appears as the head of his household in Liberty township, Adams County, Ohio, in 1820^[6] and 1830.^[7]

was born in 1755. Richard Askren ... He passed away in 1840. ^[8]

He died before 1840 in Adams County, and was buried in the Cherry Fork Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Richard is the fourth son named in his father's will.^[2] The 1830 census indicates he was born between 1751-1760.^[7] His estimated birth date at the high end of that range is a rough estimate based on the assumption that his parents married in about 1752 and he was their fourth son (based on the order that Thomas' sons are listed in his will). Location in Maryland is based on the birth location for his sister Diana.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ See Research Notes.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} See profile for Thomas Askren.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, "Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863," database with images, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2702/images/33017_263380-00171 : accessed 23 July 2021), Richard Askren; citing Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
4. ↑ 1790 U.S. census, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Wharton township, p. 57 (penned), Richd Askin; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYJ-SDY1 : accessed 23 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 8.
5. ↑ FamilySearch, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FFK-N3MM : 18 February 2021), Richard Askren, 1806; citing Adams County courthouse tax records; FHL microfilm 4,849,183.
6. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Adams County, Ohio, Liberty township, p. 90 (penned), Richard Askren; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY1-972G : accessed 23 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm M33, roll 86.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1830 U.S. census, Adams County, Ohio, Liberty township, p. 68 (stamped), Richard Askren; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYK-SGTB : accessed 23 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 126.
8. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 February 2017, 16:46), entry for Richard Askren(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6GG-2RS); contributed by various users.
9. ↑ John M. Gresham, ed., Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, (Chicago: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), 175.