Justus Ashmun was baptized in 1736 in Woodbury at the First Congregational Church which can be found in CT church records. According to Ashmun family papers, Justus was the son of John and Martha Ashmun of Farmington, CT. John's parents are unknown. Martha was the daughter of Nehemiah Porter of Farmington and Hannah Lumm of Woodbury. The siblings of Justus include: Elnathan, Amaziah, Aness, Mariah, and John (likely). The order of the siblings is largely unknown. In the town of Farmington's records of deeds, the name John Ashmun appears 42 times as either grantor or grantee. between 1726 and 1754. Nothing further is known about Justus' parents. Note: The surname Ashmun is often misspelled as Ashman in public records.
In the 1750s, Justus served in the Connecticut military and fought in the French & Indian War in upstate New York, as did his brothers Elnathan and Amaziah. (source: CT military records). Justus settled in the Fort Edward area of Washington County/Saratoga area of New York. He married Keziah Moss (aka Morse) of Kingsbury, NY, on Feb. 8, 1766 according to a family record. He bought property in Queensbury, NY, in 1773. Keziah was the daughter of Isaac Moss and Anna Roberts as stated in the family records. Both of her parents were from Wallingford, CT. The Moss/Morse family moved to New Milford, CT, and then to Kingsbury, NY, where Keziah likely met Justus.
About 1777, Justus and his family fled to Blandford, MA, ahead of General Burgoyne's British troops invading New York. In Blandford, Justus bought the Corner Tavern and became a prominent citizen of that town. He served as a selectman and justice of the peace. He served in Captain Sloper's 12th Company and Colonel David Mosley's 3rd Hampshire County Regiment during the Revolutionary War. In 1779, he served as a delegate to the Concord Convention in Concord, MA, which put a stop to the depreciation of the currency. Source for his time in Blandford can be found in "Taverns and Turnpikes of Blandford" by Sumner Gilbert Wood, 1908.
Justus died on June 15, 1799, leaving Keziah with two minor children: Orpha under 12 and Justus, Jr. under 11. In 1807 Keziah moved to Northampton to live with her son Eli and his family. She died in that town in 1825 (according to a notice in the Greenfield, MA, newspaper). She is likely buried there but no gravestone or deed record has been found. Note: Justus and Keziah were the parents of a U.S. Senator Eli Porter Ashmun and the grandparents of a U.S. Congressman George Ashmun (son of Eli) of Springfield, MA, who was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Children of Justus and Keziah Ashmun:
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Eli Porter Ashmun (b. 1770 Fort Edward - d. 1819 Northampton, MA) - middle name in honor of his paternal grandmother.
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Aness (Ashmun) Houghton (b. 1772 Fort Edward - d. 1814 New Haven, CT)
Rachel Ashmun (b. 1777 - d. 1844 Springfield, MA) Burial info not found.
Reuben Ashmun (b. 1780 Blandford -d. 1848 Tallmadge, OH)
Olivia (Ashmun) Sherman (b. 1782 Blandford - d. 1820 New Haven, CT)
Orpha Ashmun (b. 1785 Blandford - d. 1814 Northampton, MA)
Justus Ashmun, Jr. (b. 1790 Blandford - d. after 1821 likely in Florida)
Source for children: family papers and Ancestry.com.
Bio submitted by the GGGG granddaughter of Justus Ashmun in hopes that it will be helpful to other Ashmun researchers. Please contact her directly if you have additional information on Justus or his family. Anonymous 49523294.
In the 1750s, Justus served in the Connecticut military and fought in the French & Indian War in upstate New York, as did his brothers Elnathan and Amaziah. (source: CT military records). Justus settled in the Fort Edward area of Washington County/Saratoga area of New York. He married Keziah Moss (aka Morse) of Kingsbury, NY, on Feb. 8, 1766 according to a family record. He bought property in Queensbury, NY, in 1773. Keziah was the daughter of Isaac Moss and Anna Roberts as stated in the family records. Both of her parents were from Wallingford, CT. The Moss/Morse family moved to New Milford, CT, and then to Kingsbury, NY, where Keziah likely met Justus.
About 1777, Justus and his family fled to Blandford, MA, ahead of General Burgoyne's British troops invading New York. In Blandford, Justus bought the Corner Tavern and became a prominent citizen of that town. He served as a selectman and justice of the peace. He served in Captain Sloper's 12th Company and Colonel David Mosley's 3rd Hampshire County Regiment during the Revolutionary War. In 1779, he served as a delegate to the Concord Convention in Concord, MA, which put a stop to the depreciation of the currency. Source for his time in Blandford can be found in "Taverns and Turnpikes of Blandford" by Sumner Gilbert Wood, 1908.
Justus died on June 15, 1799, leaving Keziah with two minor children: Orpha under 12 and Justus, Jr. under 11. In 1807 Keziah moved to Northampton to live with her son Eli and his family. She died in that town in 1825 (according to a notice in the Greenfield, MA, newspaper). She is likely buried there but no gravestone or deed record has been found. Note: Justus and Keziah were the parents of a U.S. Senator Eli Porter Ashmun and the grandparents of a U.S. Congressman George Ashmun (son of Eli) of Springfield, MA, who was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Children of Justus and Keziah Ashmun:
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Eli Porter Ashmun (b. 1770 Fort Edward - d. 1819 Northampton, MA) - middle name in honor of his paternal grandmother.
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Aness (Ashmun) Houghton (b. 1772 Fort Edward - d. 1814 New Haven, CT)
Rachel Ashmun (b. 1777 - d. 1844 Springfield, MA) Burial info not found.
Reuben Ashmun (b. 1780 Blandford -d. 1848 Tallmadge, OH)
Olivia (Ashmun) Sherman (b. 1782 Blandford - d. 1820 New Haven, CT)
Orpha Ashmun (b. 1785 Blandford - d. 1814 Northampton, MA)
Justus Ashmun, Jr. (b. 1790 Blandford - d. after 1821 likely in Florida)
Source for children: family papers and Ancestry.com.
Bio submitted by the GGGG granddaughter of Justus Ashmun in hopes that it will be helpful to other Ashmun researchers. Please contact her directly if you have additional information on Justus or his family. Anonymous 49523294.
Justus Ashmun was baptized in 1736 in Woodbury at the First Congregational Church which can be found in CT church records. According to Ashmun family papers, Justus was the son of John and Martha Ashmun of Farmington, CT. John's parents are unknown. Martha was the daughter of Nehemiah Porter of Farmington and Hannah Lumm of Woodbury. The siblings of Justus include: Elnathan, Amaziah, Aness, Mariah, and John (likely). The order of the siblings is largely unknown. In the town of Farmington's records of deeds, the name John Ashmun appears 42 times as either grantor or grantee. between 1726 and 1754. Nothing further is known about Justus' parents. Note: The surname Ashmun is often misspelled as Ashman in public records.
In the 1750s, Justus served in the Connecticut military and fought in the French & Indian War in upstate New York, as did his brothers Elnathan and Amaziah. (source: CT military records). Justus settled in the Fort Edward area of Washington County/Saratoga area of New York. He married Keziah Moss (aka Morse) of Kingsbury, NY, on Feb. 8, 1766 according to a family record. He bought property in Queensbury, NY, in 1773. Keziah was the daughter of Isaac Moss and Anna Roberts as stated in the family records. Both of her parents were from Wallingford, CT. The Moss/Morse family moved to New Milford, CT, and then to Kingsbury, NY, where Keziah likely met Justus.
About 1777, Justus and his family fled to Blandford, MA, ahead of General Burgoyne's British troops invading New York. In Blandford, Justus bought the Corner Tavern and became a prominent citizen of that town. He served as a selectman and justice of the peace. He served in Captain Sloper's 12th Company and Colonel David Mosley's 3rd Hampshire County Regiment during the Revolutionary War. In 1779, he served as a delegate to the Concord Convention in Concord, MA, which put a stop to the depreciation of the currency. Source for his time in Blandford can be found in "Taverns and Turnpikes of Blandford" by Sumner Gilbert Wood, 1908.
Justus died on June 15, 1799, leaving Keziah with two minor children: Orpha under 12 and Justus, Jr. under 11. In 1807 Keziah moved to Northampton to live with her son Eli and his family. She died in that town in 1825 (according to a notice in the Greenfield, MA, newspaper). She is likely buried there but no gravestone or deed record has been found. Note: Justus and Keziah were the parents of a U.S. Senator Eli Porter Ashmun and the grandparents of a U.S. Congressman George Ashmun (son of Eli) of Springfield, MA, who was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Children of Justus and Keziah Ashmun:
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Eli Porter Ashmun (b. 1770 Fort Edward - d. 1819 Northampton, MA) - middle name in honor of his paternal grandmother.
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Aness (Ashmun) Houghton (b. 1772 Fort Edward - d. 1814 New Haven, CT)
Rachel Ashmun (b. 1777 - d. 1844 Springfield, MA) Burial info not found.
Reuben Ashmun (b. 1780 Blandford -d. 1848 Tallmadge, OH)
Olivia (Ashmun) Sherman (b. 1782 Blandford - d. 1820 New Haven, CT)
Orpha Ashmun (b. 1785 Blandford - d. 1814 Northampton, MA)
Justus Ashmun, Jr. (b. 1790 Blandford - d. after 1821 likely in Florida)
Source for children: family papers and Ancestry.com.
Bio submitted by the GGGG granddaughter of Justus Ashmun in hopes that it will be helpful to other Ashmun researchers. Please contact her directly if you have additional information on Justus or his family. Anonymous 49523294.
In the 1750s, Justus served in the Connecticut military and fought in the French & Indian War in upstate New York, as did his brothers Elnathan and Amaziah. (source: CT military records). Justus settled in the Fort Edward area of Washington County/Saratoga area of New York. He married Keziah Moss (aka Morse) of Kingsbury, NY, on Feb. 8, 1766 according to a family record. He bought property in Queensbury, NY, in 1773. Keziah was the daughter of Isaac Moss and Anna Roberts as stated in the family records. Both of her parents were from Wallingford, CT. The Moss/Morse family moved to New Milford, CT, and then to Kingsbury, NY, where Keziah likely met Justus.
About 1777, Justus and his family fled to Blandford, MA, ahead of General Burgoyne's British troops invading New York. In Blandford, Justus bought the Corner Tavern and became a prominent citizen of that town. He served as a selectman and justice of the peace. He served in Captain Sloper's 12th Company and Colonel David Mosley's 3rd Hampshire County Regiment during the Revolutionary War. In 1779, he served as a delegate to the Concord Convention in Concord, MA, which put a stop to the depreciation of the currency. Source for his time in Blandford can be found in "Taverns and Turnpikes of Blandford" by Sumner Gilbert Wood, 1908.
Justus died on June 15, 1799, leaving Keziah with two minor children: Orpha under 12 and Justus, Jr. under 11. In 1807 Keziah moved to Northampton to live with her son Eli and his family. She died in that town in 1825 (according to a notice in the Greenfield, MA, newspaper). She is likely buried there but no gravestone or deed record has been found. Note: Justus and Keziah were the parents of a U.S. Senator Eli Porter Ashmun and the grandparents of a U.S. Congressman George Ashmun (son of Eli) of Springfield, MA, who was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Children of Justus and Keziah Ashmun:
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Eli Porter Ashmun (b. 1770 Fort Edward - d. 1819 Northampton, MA) - middle name in honor of his paternal grandmother.
Phineas Ashmun (b. 1766 Fort Edward - d. 1852 Brooks, ME)
Aness (Ashmun) Houghton (b. 1772 Fort Edward - d. 1814 New Haven, CT)
Rachel Ashmun (b. 1777 - d. 1844 Springfield, MA) Burial info not found.
Reuben Ashmun (b. 1780 Blandford -d. 1848 Tallmadge, OH)
Olivia (Ashmun) Sherman (b. 1782 Blandford - d. 1820 New Haven, CT)
Orpha Ashmun (b. 1785 Blandford - d. 1814 Northampton, MA)
Justus Ashmun, Jr. (b. 1790 Blandford - d. after 1821 likely in Florida)
Source for children: family papers and Ancestry.com.
Bio submitted by the GGGG granddaughter of Justus Ashmun in hopes that it will be helpful to other Ashmun researchers. Please contact her directly if you have additional information on Justus or his family. Anonymous 49523294.
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