John Ashe

Life and Orange County connections

Dated events connected with this person, earliest first. See these 3 dated events in the chronology →

1. May 9, 1771 Tryon's army camps on the south bank of the Eno opposite Hillsborough Marching west from New Bern, Tryon's army entered Orange by an old road past Patterson's and camped across the Eno from the town on May 9. A hospital and a supply depot were set up at Hillsborough, and on May 11 the army marched through town and west along the later Graham road. People: William Tryon, Edmund Fanning, John AsheNash, Hillsboro, Colonial and Revolutionary (1903), p. 23
2. May 15, 1771 Regulators seize Colonel John Ashe and Captain Walker and whip them On the morning before the battle, some of the Regulators caught Colonel John Ashe and Captain Walker while they were out scouting, whipped them severely and held them prisoner. Many Regulators condemned the act, and some threatened to leave the cause if it happened again. People: John AsheInternet Archive: Bassett, The Regulators of North Carolina (1765-1771) (1896), p. 203
3. June 20, 1771 Tryon takes leave of his army at Hillsborough and hands the command to Colonel Ashe Having received at Hillsborough camp the King's command to go at once to govern New York, Tryon thanked the officers and men for their conduct through the campaign, gave the army to Colonel John Ashe to march to Colonel Bryan's and disband by counties, and ordered the artillery escorted to New Bern and the horses taken in battle sold for the public. He reached New Bern on June 24 and sailed on the 30th. People: William Tryon, John AsheDocumenting the American South, Colonial and State Records: Order Book for William Tryon's regiment in the military campaign against the Regulators, May 1 to June 20, 1771