John Ashby (militiaman)
John "Jack" Ashby (1707–1789)[1] was a Colonel in the Virginia Militia.[2]
During the French and Indian war there was a siege at present day Fort Ashby, West Virginia. In 1756 John Ashby was out of the fort at that location and was attacked by Indians and made a remarkable escape to the fort. The fort was named for him Fort Ashby
References[]
- ^ "A Journal of my Journey over the Mountains began Fryday the 11th. of March 1747/8". Founders Online. University of Virginia. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 4. Lewis Historical publishing Company. p. 127.
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