Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel ASHLEY
Birth20 Mar 1720, Westfield, Hampden Co, MA [209]
Move1754, Winchester, Chester, NH
Move1782, Claremont, Sullivan, NH
Death18 Feb 1792, Claremont, Sullivan, NH [568]
FatherDaniel ASHLEY (1691-1726)
MotherThankful HAWKS (1690->1729)
Marriage1742, Northfield, Franklin Co, MA [568]
SpouseEunice DOOLITTLE
Birth24 Jul 1724, Northfield, Franklin, MA [177]
Death1807, Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH [568]
FatherBenjamin DOOLITTLE (1695-1749)
MotherLydia TODD (1699-1790)
Children
1 MOliver Ashley
Birth20 Oct 1743, Northfield, Franklin, MA [177]
SpouseJeremiah SPENCER
Marriage27 May 1773, Claremont, NH? [781]
Birth29 Sep 1747, Northfield, Franklin Co, MA [177]
DeathOct 1820, Springfield, Susquehanna Co, PA
SpouseLydia Doolittle
Marriage9 Aug 1770, Northfield, Franklin Co, MA [120, Northfield Church Records, p. 26]
4 FThankful Ashley
Birth10 Nov 1749, Northfield, Franklin, MA [177]
SpouseCapt. John Alexander
Marriage7 Oct 1771, Winchester, Cheshire, NH [112]
SpouseRev. Augustine Hibbard
Marriage7 Jan 1777, Winchester, Cheshire, NH [568]
SpouseMercy Pratt
Marriage11 Apr 1777, Winchester, Cheshire Co, NH [112]
8 MLuther Ashley
Birth19 Aug 1764, Winchester, Cheshire, NH [234]
SpousePorter Lummus
Notes for Samuel ASHLEY
After his father died when he was six, his mother remarried and moved the family to Northfield. As a young man, he fought under Capt. Josiah Kellogg in area battles. He was an original grantee of Winchester, NH land, as well as one of the first selectmen. He was also granted land in Windsor, VT, Shrewsbury, VT, and Claremont, NH.
He lived most of his life in Winchester (where he settled in 1754) and served as a representative of that town in the Provincial Government which dealt with the launching of the Revolution. In 1776, he was appointed 1st Justice of the interior Court of Common Pleas of Cheshire County and held the post for many years even as he served in the Militia. During the Revolution, he fought at Ticonderoga and commanded the 13th and 6th NH Regiments. He was nominated as a delegate to the Continental Congress, but he did not accept. (His revolutionary service is in contrast to his daughter Tirzah’s husband’s family - the Spencers got a Loyalist grant in Canada.)
The monument in the Claremont Cemetary is inscribed as follows:
‘In memory of the Hon. Sam’l Ashley, Esq.
Blessed with good natural talents and an
heart rightly to improve them, he in various
departments of civil and military life exhibited
a character honorable to himself and useful to
others, having presided for several years in
the lower court of this county. Probity and
fidelity displayed the virtues of the patriot and
Christian as well in public as in domestic life.
The Small Pox put a period to his earthy
course Feb 18, 1792, aged 71 years.’ [568]
Samuel is also briefly profiled in “A List of The Revolutionary Soldiers of Dublin, N.H” by Derby, 1901. He is said to have had a house at Ft. Dimmer (Hinsdale) in 1749, to have been active in the civic affairs of western N.H., and to have removed to Claremont in 1782. “He was a member of several Provincial Congresses, of the N. H. Com. of Safety, and of the Ex. Com. of the State, 1776-80.” He was on Gen. Stark’s staff and fought at the battle of Burgoyne.
Samuel's son Oliver was Capt. Oliver Ashley who had some fame during the Revolution. His son Samuel also served with Oliver as a 1st Lieutenant. (See WC/83152)
He lived most of his life in Winchester (where he settled in 1754) and served as a representative of that town in the Provincial Government which dealt with the launching of the Revolution. In 1776, he was appointed 1st Justice of the interior Court of Common Pleas of Cheshire County and held the post for many years even as he served in the Militia. During the Revolution, he fought at Ticonderoga and commanded the 13th and 6th NH Regiments. He was nominated as a delegate to the Continental Congress, but he did not accept. (His revolutionary service is in contrast to his daughter Tirzah’s husband’s family - the Spencers got a Loyalist grant in Canada.)
The monument in the Claremont Cemetary is inscribed as follows:
‘In memory of the Hon. Sam’l Ashley, Esq.
Blessed with good natural talents and an
heart rightly to improve them, he in various
departments of civil and military life exhibited
a character honorable to himself and useful to
others, having presided for several years in
the lower court of this county. Probity and
fidelity displayed the virtues of the patriot and
Christian as well in public as in domestic life.
The Small Pox put a period to his earthy
course Feb 18, 1792, aged 71 years.’ [568]
Samuel is also briefly profiled in “A List of The Revolutionary Soldiers of Dublin, N.H” by Derby, 1901. He is said to have had a house at Ft. Dimmer (Hinsdale) in 1749, to have been active in the civic affairs of western N.H., and to have removed to Claremont in 1782. “He was a member of several Provincial Congresses, of the N. H. Com. of Safety, and of the Ex. Com. of the State, 1776-80.” He was on Gen. Stark’s staff and fought at the battle of Burgoyne.
Samuel's son Oliver was Capt. Oliver Ashley who had some fame during the Revolution. His son Samuel also served with Oliver as a 1st Lieutenant. (See WC/83152)
