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, Ashby was attacked by Indians and escaped to the fort, which was later named after him—Fort Ashby.

References
  1. "A Journal of my Journey over the Mountains began Fryday the 11th. of March 1747/8". Founders Online. University of Virginia. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 4. Lewis Historical publishing Company. p. 127.


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