Daniel Boone Ashcraft (1761 - 1846)

Born 1761 in Sleepy Creek, Morgan, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Catherine Anne Ann (Schuman) Ashcraft — married 1789 in Berkley Co. West Virginia (Va)

Husband of Marah (Seward) Ashcraft — married 29 Nov 1825 (to 1837) in Coshocton, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 1846 at about age 85 in Pike, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

DANIEL BOONE ASHCRAFT 1761-1846
WAR of 1812

Daniel Boone Ashcraft was born in 1761 at Sleepy Creek, Berkley County West Virginia to Captain Ichabod Ashcraft 1737-1804 and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Coleman 1737-1821.

Elizabeth and Capt Ichabod Ashcraft were the Parents of 10 children:

• (1) DANIEL BOONE Ashcraft 1761–1846
• (2) Ephraim Ashcraft 1763–1850
• (3) Jacob Ashcraft 1764–1827
• (4) Jediah Ashcraft 1766–1820
• (5) Rachael Ashcraft 1768–1797
• (6) Sarah Catherine Ashcraft 1770–
• (7) Elizabeth Ashcraft 1772–
• (8) Hannah Ashcraft 1775–1829
• (9) Phelix Felix Ashcraft 1785–1830
• (10) Nimrod Ashcraft 1786–1829

Daniel Ashcraft married Elizabeth "Catharine Anne Shuman, a neighbor girl, of German descent in 1790 in Sleepy Creek. They lived in the neighborhood until Spring of 1807 when they started down the Monongahela in a flat boat headed for Zanesville. Daniel Ashcraft from PA came to Pike Township and entered the 1st quarter of land taken up in that Township. Daniel was a Blacksmith, Cooper, & owned a Tannery. He provided lodging, entertainment, and a meal at his house to strangers. Meal: 12 1/2 cents - Lodging 6 1/4 cents.

Children of Daniel and Catherine Ashcraft:

• (1) Jacob Ashcraft 1793–1862
• (2) Hannah Ashcraft 1796–1869
• (3) Jesse Ashcraft 1799–1871
• (4) Elijah Ashcraft 1800–1867
• (5) Elizabeth Ashcraft 1801–1865
• (6) Daniel A. Ashcraft 1811–1875

Daniel Ashcraft's wife Catherine died in 1824, the result of a home accident. Her dress caught fire and she died of injuries from the burns. Catherine was the first person buried in the little family cemetery on top of the hill above the old Ashcraft homestead.

After Catherine's death in 1824, Daniel Ashcraft married a widow with two children - Mary Seward Goodwin. They were married on the 29th of November 1825 in Coshocton County, Ohio, USA.

On March 10, 1837, Mary Seward Goodwin Ashcraft filed an article of agreement (divorce) for half of the marital assets. After the settlement, Mary Ashcraft went with her son, James to live in Sullivan, Indiana, USA.

In a letter from Harvey Ashcraft in the 1960's, he wrote his memories of his great-great Grandpa: Daniel & Elizabeth Ashcraft moved here from Cheat River section of PA and took up a large section of ground or all of what is known as ASHCRAFT RIDGE. Most handed down generation to generation as they were good farmers and livestock handlers and especially sheep.

Daniel Ashcraft died at the age of 85 and is buried at Broomstick Cemetery in Coshocton County, Ohio.

Bio and research by 5th Great Granddaughter, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 18th of March 2016.

Born in Berkeley County, Virginia, which is now West Virginia.

Sources

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Birth 1761 Sleepy Creek, Berkley, West Virginia, USA
Ichabod Ashcraft Partition in Orphans Court March 7, 1804
[1] ancestry.com

Marriage - 1 - Elizabeth Catharine Ann SCHUMAN
1790 Sleepy Creek, Berkley, West Virginia, USA U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Daniel B. Ashcraft Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1761 Spouse Name: Elizabeth Ann Scheuman MarriageYear: 1790 Marriage State: WV Number Pages: 1 Sleepy Creek, Berkley, WV ELIZABETH "CATHERINE' ANNE Schuman Scheuman Shuman 1756-1824
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Marriage to Miss Elizabeth Shuman of German descent
1790 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ASHCRAFT PIONEERS: Daniel, Ichabod's eldest son married Miss Elizabeth Shuman, a neighbor girl, of German descent. They lived in the neighborhood until Spring of 1807 when they started down the Monongahela in a flat boat headed for Zanesville

1790 Census
Place: Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 18; Image: 572; Family History Library Film: 0568148 **ASHCRAFT, Daniel Free White Males 16 and over: 1 Free White Females: 2 Numbert of Household Members: 3
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25 Jul 1803 US Indexed Earliest Land Ownership & Two Plats
Select States Series:T1234 Roll:51 Yr: Earliest Twp & Range Public Land Survey State: OH Principal Meridian: US Military Land Daniel Ashcraft 1761-1846 Jonathan Ashcraft 1792-1883 & Jacob Ashcraft 1793-1862

History of Coshocton County, Ohio: it's Past & Present Township History Lengthy biography of Daniel Ashcraft
PAGE 586 Residence in 1808 Coshocton, Ohio, USA
CHAPTER LXV: Daniel Ashcraft and Thomas McKee built large 20'x40' boat with family, furnishings, teams, iron, etc launched on Cheat River to Ohio River to Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA in 1808.
OCCUPATION: Daniel Ashcraft was a Blacksmith, Cooper, & owned a Tannery. He provided Lodging, entertainment, & a meal at his house to strangers. Meal: 12 1/2 cents - Lodging 6 1/4 cents.
PAGE 255 Pike Township: 1808 Residence: Coshocton, Ohio, USA Daniel Ashcraft (bottom of page)
PAGE 587 Military: Daniel Ashcraft was in Captain Wilson's Company in the War of 1812 Licking County, Ohio, USA

PG 32 Historical collections of Coshocton Co, OHIO: complete panorama of the Co. from the earliest occupant
Chap IV Notices of some early settlers: Pike Twp: Daniel Ashcraft from PA came to Pike Twp & entered the 1st quarter of land taken up in that Twp. 1808 Coshocton, Ohio, USA
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1820 Census
Place: Pike, Coshocton, Ohio, Page: 29; NARA Roll: M33_88; Image: 53.
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Marriage - 2 - Mary Seward Goodwin
29 Nov 1825 Coshocton County, Ohio, USA U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Daniel Ashcraft Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1761 Spouse Name: Mary Seward Goodwin SpouseBirth Place: PA Spouse Birth Year: 1785 MarriageYear: 1825 Number Pages: 1
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1830 Census
Place: Pike, Coshocton, Ohio, Page: 6; NARA Roll: M19-129; Family History Film: 0337940.
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Intent to live separate and apart
10 Mar 1837 Coshocton County, Ohio, USA Mary filed an article of agreement for half of the marital assets. After the settlement, Mary Goodwin Ashcraft went with her son, James to Sullivan, Indiana, USA.

1840 Census
Place: Pike, Coshocton, Ohio; Roll: 387; Page: 343; Image: 698; Family History Library Film: 0020162.
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Death
1846 Pike, Knox Coshocton, Ohio, USA Age at Death: 85

Burial & Findagrave Memorial #64520260
1846 Coshocton County, Ohio, USA Broomstick Cemetery Broomstick Cemetery Created by: RobMinteer57 Record added: Jan 22, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 64520260 Daniel Ashcraft
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Letter from Uncle Harvey Ashcraft
Daniel & Elizabeth Ashcraft moved here from Cheat River section of PA took up large section ground or all of what is known as ASHCRAFT RIDGE most handed down generation to generation as they were good farmers livestock handlers & especially sheep.

Ichabod Ashcraft Partition in Orphans Court March 7, 1804
Author: Daniel B. Ashcraft 1761-1846 Petitioned the Court Call Number: Orphan's Court Index: Ichabod Ashcraft Partition, Volume 1 Page 49 Publisher: Recorder of Wills Office, Fayette County Court House, Uniontown, Pennsylvania Repository Information: Carole Anne BROWN Whittemore personal copy Note: Personal Ashcraft Family Tree Book made by Madge Delores GRAVES Widdifield given to grand-daughter, Carole Anne BROWN Whittemore
Petition
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Cover
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Writ of Partition Pg 1of2
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Writ of Partition Pg 2of2
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Will of Ichabod Ashcraft 1737-1804
The distribution of the real estate of ICHABOLD ASHCRAFT deceased ----which by the Inquest was valued at the sum of.....L (pounds mark) 10751.... and taken by DANIEL ASHCRAFT eldest son. To the WIDOW a one third which is .... L358.66.8 the interest of which Sum is to be paid to her during her natural life annually - being L21..10.. - and that sum to wit L358..6.8. is to be divided to and among the representatives of the deceased in equal portions or tenants in common and payable to them severally at the death of the WIDOW, that is one tenth part to: JACOB ASHCRAFT ...L35.,5,8 , JEDIAH ASHCRAFT .... EPHRAIM ASHCRAFT ..... FELIX ASHCRAFT ..... NIMROD ASHCRAFT ....JESSE STEVEN intermarried with RACHEAL ASHCRAFT ..... JOSEPH COLEMAN intermarried with ELIZABETH ASHCRAFT ..... THOMAS COLVIN intermarried with HANNAH ASHCRAFT ..... GIDEON JACKSON intermarried with SARAH ASHCRAFT, or to their legal representatives - - each share being L(pound sign) 716..13.4 Also, the remaining two thirds of the valuation that is L(pound sign) 716..13.4 to be divided to and among the above named representatives Share and Share alike being the sum of L(pound sign) 71..13.4 to each payable in one year from the date of the Recognizance or to their legal representatives - - DANIEL ASHCRAFT enters into a Recognizance to Remain as Security for the above portions. ++++ Children mentioned: DANIEL Ashcraft 1761-1846; JACOB Ashcraft 1764-1827; JEDIAH Ashcraft 1766-1820; EPHRIAM Ashcraft 1763-1850; FELIX Ashcraft 1785-1830; NIMROD Ashcraft 1786-1829 and Daughters: RACHEAL Ashcraft b 1768 wife of Jesse Stewen; ELIZABETH Ashcraft b1772 wife of Joseph Coleman; HANNAH Ashcraft 1775-1829 wife of Thomas Colvin; and SARAH ASHCRAFT b1770 wife of Gideon Jackson.
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1980 Paid Research by Willma Hillman, Genealogist
For Madge GRAVES Widdifield 1904-1988 given to Granddaughter, Carole Anne BROWN Whittemore - CaroleAnne269 on Ancestry.com Ashcraft-Lewis Tree
Pg 5 Analysis - Daniel B Ashcraft
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Ancestry.com
Ashcraft & Lewis Ancestors Tree by CaroleAnne269 Bio and research by 5th Great Granddaughter, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 18th of March 2016. Daniel Boone Ashcraft 1761-1846
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Book
The Ashcraft Family - Descendents of Daniel Publication Date 1994 By: Martha ASHCRAFT Neal
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WikiTree profile Ashcraft-216
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• Marriage

Husband: Daniel B. Ashcraft

Wife: Elizabeth Catherine Shuman

1. Child: Jesse Ashcraft

• Marriage:

Date: 1780

SDATE 1 JUL 1780

Place: Berkeley, , Virginia

• Marriage:

Date: 1790

SDATE 1 JUL 1790

Place: Pennsylvania

WikiTree profile Ashcraft-222
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• Marriage

Husband: Daniel B. Ashcraft

Wife: Elizabeth Catherine Shuman

1. Child: Mary Ashcraft
2. Child: Rachel Ashcraft
3. Child: Jonathan Ashcraft
4. Child: Jacob Ashcraft
5. Child: Elijah Ashcraft
6. Child: Hannah Ashcraft
7. Child: Jesse Ashcraft
8. Child: Elizabeth Ashcraft
9. Child: Daniel A. Ashcraft

• Marriage:

Date: 1780

SDATE 1 JUL 1780

Place: Berkeley, , Virginia

• Marriage:

Date: 1790

SDATE 1 JUL 1790

Place: Pennsylvania

• Death:

Date: 1846

SDATE 1 JUL 1846

Place: Coshocton County, Ohio

Death:

Date: 04 Mar 1846

Place: Pike, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

Source:

Note: stalcop1.FTW

• Burial:

Date: 1846

SDATE 1 JUL 1846

Place: Coshocton County, Ohio

WikiTree profile Ashcraft-327
created through the import of McClanahan-20121014.ged on Oct 15, 2012 by Anonymous McClanahan. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Anonymous and others.
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• Parents' Marriage

Husband: Ichabod Ashcraft

Wife: Rachel Stewart

1. Child: Daniel B. Ashcraft

Marriage:

Date: 1760

SDATE 1 JUL 1760

• Birth:

Date: 1761

SDATE 1 JUL 1761

Place: Sleepy Creek, Berkley, Virginia

• Birth:

Date: 1761

Place: Sleepy Creek, Morgan, West Virginia, USA

Source:

Note: stalcop1.FTW

• Geni profile: Daniel B Ashcraft
  
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Genealogical research and documents from Pricia Fern Burk Paulkovich. Family research by Mrs. Jay H. Ross, Renton, WA.

Authorities: Grant Ashcraft, Idaho, 1961-1972 George Boyden, IL, 1962-1963 Ann Ohm, IN 1964-1974 Mrs. Boucher, OK 1966 June Smith, WA 1971 Mary Jorgens, AZ, 1974 (Chaney Genealogogy) Gladys Wehrley, IN 1976

1785-86 Tax List, Fayette, Co., PA

1790 Census, Georges Twp, Fayette Co., PA

Ohio Records & Pioneer Families Qtrly, Vol I, #22, 1960

Coshocton Co., OH, Porbate Count 1811-1930 Marriage Records, 2 Vol.