Son of Rev. Stephen Ashby and Susannah Foote.
ESCAPED INDIAN CAPTIVITY
Married Mary "Polly" Akers on 18 Feb 1799, Shelby Co., KY.
Children:
1. Silas Ashby (1802-1872) m. Elizabeth "Bettie" Deborah (Clark) Hagerman
2. John R. Ashby (1807-1884) m.(1) Frances Hutson on 9 May 1828, Trigg Co., KY., (2) Mary Storm on 22 Jan 1841, Trigg Co., KY.
3. Polly Miranda Ashby (1820-1860) m. John Gilpin on 12 Sep 1843, Spencer Co., KY.
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In 1778 the decision was made to move and settle in Western Virginia in that part referred to as Kentucky. They would be joining others of the Ashby family already in Kentucky, including an uncle also named (Capt.) Stephen. Like many before them they would build rafts and float down the Ohio River to the "Falls of Louisville" thence overland to what is now Shelby or Nelson County, Kentucky. In the early part of 1789 Stephen with his family, a wife and eight children started on their journey to a new life on the frontiers of what was then Western Virginia. There was Stephen and Susannah, Miles about nineteen, Obediah called Beady, Robert, Thomas, John, David about four or five years old, Tinsen, and two girls, Mary and Sarah. The count might not be accurate as there was an infant mentioned in one of the accounts of the adventure that cannot be named.
In 1789, the family encountering a band of marauding Pottawattomie Indians, in the short fight that followed oldest son Miles, died with four arrows to his back and chest. He had fought valiantly but was no match for the attackers. Mrs. Ashby secretly communicated to her husband Stephen that the Indians intended to kill him by burning him. He was urged to leave the family and make an almost hopeless attempt to escape.
Thomas escaped captivity in 1794 to the British, a year before General Anthony Wayne's August 1795 treaty with the Indians at Greeneville, the Treaty of Greenville. In his appeal to General Throckmorton was in time released. Having regained liberty, he rejoined his father's family in their pioneer home at Little Mount, Kentucky.
1810 Census (Shelby County, KY) Spencer County created in 1824
Thomas Ashby
Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Males - Under 10: 5
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - Under 10: 2
1820 Census (Shelby County, KY)
Thomas Ashby
Males - 45 and over: 1
Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Males - Under 10: 3
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Females - Under 10: 2
Thomas Ashby inherited a slave girl named Lavinna through the Will of Stephen Ashby of 1831. Thomas has a son, John Ashby, that receives a negro boy Sonny and a horse, saddle and furniture and one cow and calf.
1850 Census (Dist. 2, Nelson Co., KY)
Silas Ashy 47
Elizabeth Ashy 47
Henry R Ashy 19
James M Ashy 17
Phillip A Ashy 15
Daniel M Ashy 12
Louisa Ashy 7
Isaac S Ashy 5
Thomas Ashy 74 Cooper, Wood Products *****
ESCAPED INDIAN CAPTIVITY
Married Mary "Polly" Akers on 18 Feb 1799, Shelby Co., KY.
Children:
1. Silas Ashby (1802-1872) m. Elizabeth "Bettie" Deborah (Clark) Hagerman
2. John R. Ashby (1807-1884) m.(1) Frances Hutson on 9 May 1828, Trigg Co., KY., (2) Mary Storm on 22 Jan 1841, Trigg Co., KY.
3. Polly Miranda Ashby (1820-1860) m. John Gilpin on 12 Sep 1843, Spencer Co., KY.
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In 1778 the decision was made to move and settle in Western Virginia in that part referred to as Kentucky. They would be joining others of the Ashby family already in Kentucky, including an uncle also named (Capt.) Stephen. Like many before them they would build rafts and float down the Ohio River to the "Falls of Louisville" thence overland to what is now Shelby or Nelson County, Kentucky. In the early part of 1789 Stephen with his family, a wife and eight children started on their journey to a new life on the frontiers of what was then Western Virginia. There was Stephen and Susannah, Miles about nineteen, Obediah called Beady, Robert, Thomas, John, David about four or five years old, Tinsen, and two girls, Mary and Sarah. The count might not be accurate as there was an infant mentioned in one of the accounts of the adventure that cannot be named.
In 1789, the family encountering a band of marauding Pottawattomie Indians, in the short fight that followed oldest son Miles, died with four arrows to his back and chest. He had fought valiantly but was no match for the attackers. Mrs. Ashby secretly communicated to her husband Stephen that the Indians intended to kill him by burning him. He was urged to leave the family and make an almost hopeless attempt to escape.
Thomas escaped captivity in 1794 to the British, a year before General Anthony Wayne's August 1795 treaty with the Indians at Greeneville, the Treaty of Greenville. In his appeal to General Throckmorton was in time released. Having regained liberty, he rejoined his father's family in their pioneer home at Little Mount, Kentucky.
1810 Census (Shelby County, KY) Spencer County created in 1824
Thomas Ashby
Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Males - Under 10: 5
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - Under 10: 2
1820 Census (Shelby County, KY)
Thomas Ashby
Males - 45 and over: 1
Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Males - Under 10: 3
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Females - Under 10: 2
Thomas Ashby inherited a slave girl named Lavinna through the Will of Stephen Ashby of 1831. Thomas has a son, John Ashby, that receives a negro boy Sonny and a horse, saddle and furniture and one cow and calf.
1850 Census (Dist. 2, Nelson Co., KY)
Silas Ashy 47
Elizabeth Ashy 47
Henry R Ashy 19
James M Ashy 17
Phillip A Ashy 15
Daniel M Ashy 12
Louisa Ashy 7
Isaac S Ashy 5
Thomas Ashy 74 Cooper, Wood Products *****
Son of Rev. Stephen Ashby and Susannah Foote.
ESCAPED INDIAN CAPTIVITY
Married Mary "Polly" Akers on 18 Feb 1799, Shelby Co., KY.
Children:
1. Silas Ashby (1802-1872) m. Elizabeth "Bettie" Deborah (Clark) Hagerman
2. John R. Ashby (1807-1884) m.(1) Frances Hutson on 9 May 1828, Trigg Co., KY., (2) Mary Storm on 22 Jan 1841, Trigg Co., KY.
3. Polly Miranda Ashby (1820-1860) m. John Gilpin on 12 Sep 1843, Spencer Co., KY.
_____________________________________________________________________
In 1778 the decision was made to move and settle in Western Virginia in that part referred to as Kentucky. They would be joining others of the Ashby family already in Kentucky, including an uncle also named (Capt.) Stephen. Like many before them they would build rafts and float down the Ohio River to the "Falls of Louisville" thence overland to what is now Shelby or Nelson County, Kentucky. In the early part of 1789 Stephen with his family, a wife and eight children started on their journey to a new life on the frontiers of what was then Western Virginia. There was Stephen and Susannah, Miles about nineteen, Obediah called Beady, Robert, Thomas, John, David about four or five years old, Tinsen, and two girls, Mary and Sarah. The count might not be accurate as there was an infant mentioned in one of the accounts of the adventure that cannot be named.
In 1789, the family encountering a band of marauding Pottawattomie Indians, in the short fight that followed oldest son Miles, died with four arrows to his back and chest. He had fought valiantly but was no match for the attackers. Mrs. Ashby secretly communicated to her husband Stephen that the Indians intended to kill him by burning him. He was urged to leave the family and make an almost hopeless attempt to escape.
Thomas escaped captivity in 1794 to the British, a year before General Anthony Wayne's August 1795 treaty with the Indians at Greeneville, the Treaty of Greenville. In his appeal to General Throckmorton was in time released. Having regained liberty, he rejoined his father's family in their pioneer home at Little Mount, Kentucky.
1810 Census (Shelby County, KY) Spencer County created in 1824
Thomas Ashby
Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Males - Under 10: 5
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - Under 10: 2
1820 Census (Shelby County, KY)
Thomas Ashby
Males - 45 and over: 1
Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Males - Under 10: 3
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Females - Under 10: 2
Thomas Ashby inherited a slave girl named Lavinna through the Will of Stephen Ashby of 1831. Thomas has a son, John Ashby, that receives a negro boy Sonny and a horse, saddle and furniture and one cow and calf.
1850 Census (Dist. 2, Nelson Co., KY)
Silas Ashy 47
Elizabeth Ashy 47
Henry R Ashy 19
James M Ashy 17
Phillip A Ashy 15
Daniel M Ashy 12
Louisa Ashy 7
Isaac S Ashy 5
Thomas Ashy 74 Cooper, Wood Products *****
ESCAPED INDIAN CAPTIVITY
Married Mary "Polly" Akers on 18 Feb 1799, Shelby Co., KY.
Children:
1. Silas Ashby (1802-1872) m. Elizabeth "Bettie" Deborah (Clark) Hagerman
2. John R. Ashby (1807-1884) m.(1) Frances Hutson on 9 May 1828, Trigg Co., KY., (2) Mary Storm on 22 Jan 1841, Trigg Co., KY.
3. Polly Miranda Ashby (1820-1860) m. John Gilpin on 12 Sep 1843, Spencer Co., KY.
_____________________________________________________________________
In 1778 the decision was made to move and settle in Western Virginia in that part referred to as Kentucky. They would be joining others of the Ashby family already in Kentucky, including an uncle also named (Capt.) Stephen. Like many before them they would build rafts and float down the Ohio River to the "Falls of Louisville" thence overland to what is now Shelby or Nelson County, Kentucky. In the early part of 1789 Stephen with his family, a wife and eight children started on their journey to a new life on the frontiers of what was then Western Virginia. There was Stephen and Susannah, Miles about nineteen, Obediah called Beady, Robert, Thomas, John, David about four or five years old, Tinsen, and two girls, Mary and Sarah. The count might not be accurate as there was an infant mentioned in one of the accounts of the adventure that cannot be named.
In 1789, the family encountering a band of marauding Pottawattomie Indians, in the short fight that followed oldest son Miles, died with four arrows to his back and chest. He had fought valiantly but was no match for the attackers. Mrs. Ashby secretly communicated to her husband Stephen that the Indians intended to kill him by burning him. He was urged to leave the family and make an almost hopeless attempt to escape.
Thomas escaped captivity in 1794 to the British, a year before General Anthony Wayne's August 1795 treaty with the Indians at Greeneville, the Treaty of Greenville. In his appeal to General Throckmorton was in time released. Having regained liberty, he rejoined his father's family in their pioneer home at Little Mount, Kentucky.
1810 Census (Shelby County, KY) Spencer County created in 1824
Thomas Ashby
Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Males - Under 10: 5
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - Under 10: 2
1820 Census (Shelby County, KY)
Thomas Ashby
Males - 45 and over: 1
Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Males - Under 10: 3
Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Females - Under 10: 2
Thomas Ashby inherited a slave girl named Lavinna through the Will of Stephen Ashby of 1831. Thomas has a son, John Ashby, that receives a negro boy Sonny and a horse, saddle and furniture and one cow and calf.
1850 Census (Dist. 2, Nelson Co., KY)
Silas Ashy 47
Elizabeth Ashy 47
Henry R Ashy 19
James M Ashy 17
Phillip A Ashy 15
Daniel M Ashy 12
Louisa Ashy 7
Isaac S Ashy 5
Thomas Ashy 74 Cooper, Wood Products *****
Gravesite Details
His headstone was probably knocked over and buried some years ago. As was the headstone of Andrew Allen, Jr (1798-1868). He is likely buried in the old cemetery that is overgrown.
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