Thomas Colvin b. Abt 1769 Virginia, British Colonial America d. 21 Feb 1841 Highland County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Thomas Colvin
Born	Abt 1769	Virginia, British Colonial America [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1800 [2]
Tax Record	1806	Highland County, Ohio, United States
Census	1820	Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States [3]
Census	as Thomas Colvin
Buried	Feb 1841	Danville, Highland County, Ohio, United States [4]
Buried	Address: Chapman Cemetery
Died	21 Feb 1841	Highland County, Ohio, United States [5, 6]
Person ID	I1460	TangledRoots
Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

Father	James Colvin, b. 9 Apr 1748, London, England, United Kingdom , d. Abt 1798 (Age 49 years)
Mother	Frances Salisbury, b. 1747, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Aft 1807, Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age > 61 years)
Married	Abt 1768	Virginia, British Colonial America
Family ID	F585	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah Ashcraft, b. 1775, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 28 Jul 1829, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 54 years)

Married 1793 Pennsylvania, United States [7]

Children

	1. Rachel Colvin, b. 7 Jan 1797, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 11 Dec 1881, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)
	2. Mary Colvin, b. 8 Mar 1798, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 8 Nov 1877, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 79 years)
	3. John Ashcraft Colvin, b. 30 Apr 1800, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 5 Oct 1880, Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, United States (Age 80 years)
	4. Frances Colvin, b. 1802, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Thomas Colvin, b. 1804, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 1 Sep 1878, Montezuma, Pike County, Illinois, United States (Age 74 years)
	6. Samuel M. Colvin, b. 26 Mar 1804, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 29 Aug 1888, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)
	7. Sarah Colvin, b. 3 Mar 1806, Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 11 Oct 1875, Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 69 years)
	8. Anne Colvin, b. Abt 1807, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 15 Aug 1829, Ohio, United States (Age 22 years)
	9. Amos Colvin, b. 2 Feb 1810, Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 26 Mar 1881, Jeffersonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States (Age 71 years)
	10. Andrew Colvin, b. Abt 1813, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 8 Aug 1829, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 16 years)
	11. Isaac Colvin, b. 1816, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 16 Sep 1887, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
	12. Hannah Colvin, b. 5 Jul 1818, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 30 Mar 1851, Highland County, Ohio, United States (Age 32 years)
	13. Jane Colvin, b. 4 Oct 1821, Highland County, Ohio, United States , d. 10 Jul 1918, Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 96 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F800 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

...Thomas and Hannah Ashcraft Colvin were born in Virginia,, later moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania and then, in 1803 to Kentucky. The next year they joined a party going to Ohio.
...Thomas's mother, Fannie Salisbury Colvin,, was with them. She was the widow of James Colvin who fought in the Revolution and died before they moved to Kentucky.
...Thomas located his father's land grant on what is now known as Caleb's Hill.
...Hannah, Thomas Colvin's wife, came from the Ashcrafts who were early Welsh emigrants. Born in 1775, she died 28 July 1829. Eleven days later, son Andrew died and, a week laer, daughter Anne succumbed--all to the disease "cholera morbus." (Reference: Compiled by Joy Cochran Gabriel, "Jacob G. Cochran, Jr. and Jane Colvin Cochran" (Wilmington, Ohio 1999))

...In 1804 Thomas Colvin and Gideon Jackson settled in Hamer. Colvin came from Kentucky and settled east of Danville. He built a cabin on an ancient mound, and improved the place by making a little clearing and fencing in a corn patch. Here he spent the remainder of his days. The next year, 1805, came John and James Colvin, brothers of Thomas. (Source: Martha Ashcraft Neal, The Ascraft Family: Descendants of Daniel Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994, pg. 442)

THE COLVINS' HILLTOP RETREAT
...Thomas and Hannah (Ashcraft) Colvin were born in Virginia. They moved to Uniontown, Pa., then to Kentucky in 1803. The next year they joined a party who were going to the "wilderness in the new State of Ohio." They were accompanied by his mother, Fannie (Salisbury) Colvin, widow of James Colvin who had fought in the Revolution and died before they moved to Kentucky. James Colvin was a native of England, who was reared in Dublin, Ireland. He arrived in America in time to join the Continental Army. His death occurred as a result of exposure during his war service.
...The Colvins remained in New Market for a time. After looking over the countryside, Thomas Colvin located his father's land grant on what is known today as Caleb's Hill. He constructed a round log cabin on the very top of the highest spot. In time, he cleared over 300 acres of land. He was certain, by evidence he found, that the hilltop land had been used as a lookout station by the Indians. The land around the cabin home was cleared the first year and planted in corn, pumpkins and other vegetables. He built a high rail fence completely around the home to keep out the wild animals. He was a great hunter, had been an Indian scout and was said to have been one of the best trackers on the border.
...Hannah, Thomas Colvin's wife, came from the Welsh family of Ashcrafts, who were the emigrants to America. Born in 1775, she succumbed July 28, 1829. Eleven days later, Andrew, sixteen year old son of the the Colvins, died. A week after Andrew's death, the twenty year old daughter, Anne, succumbed to the same disease, called by oldtimers, "Cholera Morbus."
...Thomas Colvin, grieved by the death of his wife and children, became a recluse in the lonely hilltop cabin, rarely seen unless he needed fresh meat or supplies. his lonely life ended Feb. 21, 1841, at the age of 72. The family were buried on a plot on the farm which is known today as the Chapman Cemetery.
...Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Ashcraft) Colvin, born in 1806, was thought to be the first white child born within the limits of the present Hamer Twp. She married Caleb Chapman and survived until Oct. 11, 1875. They took over her father's farm and became well known in Southern Ohio. His death occurred Dec. 30, 1882, when he was in his 78th year. A son, Isaac Chapman, born in 1826, passed away in June, 1859.
...John and James Colvin, Jr., brothers of Thomas, arrived in New Market in the late fall of 1805. John Colvin taught in a log cabin school until 1807. Later, he moved to a farm on the west side of the Danville-Hollowtown Pike, southwest of the site of Danville.
...He sold out to Joshua and Mary M. Hawk and he purchased another farm in the township. Mary Hawk passed away in March, 1893, and he survived until Dec. 11, 1903. (Source: Elsie Johnson Ayres, "Highland Pioneer Sketches and Family Genealogies", Springfield, Ohio: H. K. Skinner and Son, 1971, pg. 671)

...List of White Male Inhabitants of the Twp. of New Market, OH above the age of 21 on June 6, 1811 included - Thomas and John Colvin, Gideon Jackson, Andrew Charles and Archibald Walker.
...At the time of Thomas' death he owned 100.25 acres on the waters of Oak Creek, Highland County, in addition to his home farm. Rachel and Isaac Chapman inherited the home place. (Source: Martha Ashcraft Neal, The Ashcraft Family: Descendants of Daniel (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), pg. 62.)