George Ash ²

  General Notes:

** Still not certain if these are the correct parents for Permelia Ash **

Possibly birth place: Fauquier County

Fauquier Co., Virginia Will of George Ash 9 Mar 1807, proved 26 Oct 1807:
In the name of God, I, George Ash, Senior, of the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia being very weak in body and health but sound and disposing memory and calling to mind the great uncertainty of this mortal life knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth, viz.: ITEM: I do hereby give and bequeath to my dear wife Mary all my estate real and personal for and during her natural life or widowhood and in case she should see cause to give any of our children anything in the course of the time that she may have the estate in her possession the Executor is to take a receipt for the same and that is to be deducted out of the person's part that receives the same whenever a division takes place and after the expiration of her natural life or widowhood the whole estate real and personal to be divided among my children namely: Francis, George, Pamelia and Elizabeth Blackmore (now wife to James Blackmore) in the following manner, viz: ITEM: I do give and bequeath to my sons Francis and George the tract of land lying on the head of Buffalow Marsh in the County of Frederick to be equally divided agreeable to quantity and quality between the said Francis and George to them and their heirs forever. I do give and bequeath to my two daughter Pamelia Ash and Elizabeth Blackmore the tract of land whereon I now live to be equally divided agreeable to quantity and quality between the said Pamelia and Elizabeth to them and their heirs forever and further its my will that all the personal estate shall be equally divided among my four children above named. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to Enoch Ashby (who married my daughter Sarah) one shilling sterling. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to my granddaughter Charlotte Byrne Fifty Pounds to her and her heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Sally Ashby (daughter to Enoch Ashby) one Negro man named ben to her and her heirs forever. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to Benjamin Ashby (who married my daughter Jane) one shilling Sterling. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to my grandsons, William Ashby, Robert Ashby, and Benjamin Ashby (sons of Benjamin Ashby) Fifty pounds cash to them and their heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to by granddaughter, Lydia Ashby, fifty pounds cash to her and her heirs forever and further I do give and bequeath to my grandson, George Ashby, (son of Benjamin Ashby) one Negro man named Sam to him and his heirs forever. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to my grandson Robert Ashby (son of Enoch Ashby) twenty-five pounds cash to him and his heirs forever. ITEM: I do give and bequeath to Thomas Brown who married my daughter Ann, one Negro man named Jacob to him and his heirs forever. Further it is my will that my tract of land lying and being in the County of Prince William shall be sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among my four children, namely: Francis, George, Pamelia and Elizabeth Blackmore and further after the dissolution of my dear wife, Mary, it is my wish that the land that I hold under lease lying in Frederick County near Handy Ferry shall be sold and the money arising therefrom shall be divided as last above mentioned. I do hereby appoint my two sons, Francis and George, to be my whole and sole executors to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 9th day of March in the year of our Lord 1807. George Ash (Signed) SEAL

Signed in the presence of:
William Ash
Thornton Ash
Nathan Wheeler


At a court held for Fauquier County the 26th day of October, 1807 this will was proved by the oaths of William Ash and Thornton Ash witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Francis and George Ash the executors therein who made oath and together with William Ash, Nimrod Farrow and Nathaniel Grigsby therein securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of twenty thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste H. R. Campbell, C. C.
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Info from Claudette Fulkerson:

Hi Christine, I hope you don't mind me e-mailing you. I am an Ash
descendant trying to find some missing links. My gg-grandfather is the
brick wall. His name is Evan William Ash. I find him on the census
records for the yrs. 1830, 1840 and 1850. He was born around 1802. Lived
in Switzerland county In. Some think George Ash born around 1770 is the
father of Evan because they lived only three miles a part. If this is
the case then John Ash is the father of George Ash and he settled in
Nelson county Ky. John Ash Sr. was born around 1722. When he settled in
Nelson county he had a son named John. John was in his thirties and
owned a 1000 acres of land in Nelson county. John sr. also owned a 1000
acres. John sr. must have been married three times. In Nelson county he
has John as I said in his thrities. His other children were young, being
born in the 1760's and 1770's. The mother of these younger children was
killed by indians. John Ash Sr. then married Arabella Anderson.
The George Ash you speak of whom is Pemelia's father, do you know his
birth date? I do believe the Ash families in Nelson County Ky are
related. It is near impossible to sort them out. John Jr. Ash was killed
by the indians in 1780 and left a pregnant wife. Maybe I can help if you
know the approx. date of your George.
Regards,
Claudette Fulkerson
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INDEX
Virginia - Fauquier County -- 1790 Personal Property Tax List B

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Ash, Elisabeth 02
Ash, Francis 02
Ash, George 02
Ash, George, Jr 02

George married Mary Byrne, daughter of George Byrne and Lydia L Steele, about 1750-1752 in Virginia. (Mary Byrne was born on 5 Nov 1736 in Prince William County, Virginia and died on 4 May 1806 in Virginia.)