Richard Nash IV (1755 - 1837)

Born 14 Apr 1755 in New Castle County, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Barr — married about 1785 in Pittsburgh, PA

Descendants

Died 11 Jul 1837 at age 82 in Fayette, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Richard was born in 1754. He passed away in 1837. ^[1]

The paternal grandparents of [ (Nash-5874) William G. Nash] were Mr (born in 1754) and Mrs Richard Nash (born in 1762) both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania He was a cooper by trade and came to Indiana settling in Fayette county and were among the earliest pioneers in that county and their deaths occurred he at the age of eighty four and she at seventy three They were the parents of the following children John James Jessie Jane Thomas Richard and Samuel.

The original Nash of this family in America was also Richard Nash the great grandfather of [(Nash-5874) William G. Nash] the subject of this review. He in Westmoreland county Pennsylvania coming there from Scotland and followed the trade of a ship carpenter. The maternal grandparents of [(Nash-5874) William G. Nash] were born in Scotland and came to America in an early day settling first in Virginia and later the grandfather went to Kentucky with an army against the Indians and was killed by an Indian in one of the border frays of that state.

His wife died in Fayette county Indiana They were the parents of several children Thomas John Andrew William Margaret and Jane.

William G Nash the subject of this sketch was the second child of his father's second union and was reared in Fayette county growing up as a farmer's boy. He helped his father clear the land till the farm doing all the chores which the farmer's boy is accustomed to doing. He attended the old fashioned subscription schools in a log cabin with slabs for seats and greased paper for windows. He later attended an academy at Fayettesville and Fair view and afterwards taught school for four years before the war.

He lived at home until he was grown and in 1861 he enlisted in Company F Third Regiment Indiana Cavalry and served a little over three years. His regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac and he participated in all the important battles of that army corps being in the second battle of Bull Run engagements at South Mountain Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Brandy Station Upperville Gettysburg Mine Run Cold Harbor Wilderness Petersburg the Wilson raid and others of minor importance. His service was active throughout the whole three years and often very dangerous.

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKK-LNBF : 13 December 2015), Richard Nash, ; Burial, Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States of America, Wiley Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 49883328, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Name Richard Nash Event Type Burial Event Place Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States of America Photograph Included Y Affiliate Record Identifier 49883328 Cemetery Wiley Chapel Cemetery

• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3339490&id=I01035

• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bookworm1150&id=I75989480

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S18H-9NP : accessed 25 March 2018), entry for Richard /Nash/; file (2:2:2:MMWG-TQ3), submitted 15 May 2011.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #49883328

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKK-LNBF

• History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, By Marvin W. Pershing pg 291-294 ([(Nash-5874) William G. Nash] Biography)