1st wife of Old John Hash

The 1st wife of ‘Old John’ Hash is by legend called Rebecca Anderson, but her name is not known.

Disputed Origins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102824347/rebecca-hash

NOTE MYTH: Her name was NOT REBECCA ANDERSON. This is a fallacy accidentally passed along. Pls help us stop this myth. There are NO documents with her name on it.

Her names are unknown. Married Old John Hash. Maybe from Maryland, maybe a Horton. Her husband's will lists her as first wife only and this is the only document. Believed to have arrived in Montgomery Cty/Grayson Cty and died/buried here with husband. No stone survives.

Family

John Hash Family

Married 1 Rebecca Anderson, [SIC: UNKNOWN] b. 1720, Of Fincastle Co., Married Abt 1745 Of Montgomery Co., Virginia

1. John (Patriot) Hash, b. 1746, Of Montgomery Co., Virginia
2. William Horton Hash (Hashe), b. 1748/1750, Of Montgomery Co, Virginia d. 1819, Grayson Co., Virginia
3. Jane Hash (Hashe, Nash), b. 1750/1751, Of Montgomery Co., Virginia d. 1784, Grayson Co, Virginia
4. Mary (Polly) Hash, b. 1753, Of Montgomery, Virginia
5. James Hash, b. 1754, Grayson Co., Virginia
6. Thomas Hash (Hashe), b. 13 Feb 1756, Shenandoah, Virginia d. 5 Dec 1848, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri
7. Nancy Hash, b. 1758, Of Montgomery Co., Virginia
8. Rebecca Hash (Hashe), b. 1758/1760, Montgomery Co., Virginia, d. 1841, Helton Creek, Allegheny, North Carolina
9. John Hash, b. 1760/1764, , Orange (Of Grayson Co.), Virginia, d. 1842, Madison Co., Ark.

Notes

From http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~anderson/va/trees/grayson.html

Origin Version 4: [Appeared on Yahoo Group: NCNR]

Many claim that these Andersons were originally from New Jersey. I have also heard claimed that they were the sons of the same John and May Anderson that were the alleged parents of the Rebecca Anderson that married John "Old John" Hash. Some have gone even further to speculate that the Darby Hash of the Eastern Shore of Maryland was the father of "Old John" Hash and next door neighbor to John and May Anderson. This John is supposed to be the son of a William Anderson of Maryland. William passed away on the journey.

So the story is spun that:

John "Old John" Hash was born and christened in St. Mary's Co., MD and the Hashes and Andersons remove to New Jersey. Some where along this time line Rebecca (Anderson) and her siblings are born as well as "Old John's."

"Old John" Hash and Rebecca marry in NJ.

John, his wife Rebecca, his brothers James and William, and his brothers-in-law John and Jacob all removed to Montgomery Co. (Later Grayson Co.) VA.

A twist to this fourth version (from Carol Conrad - her original text contained errors) says that the father of John and Jacob bought land in Wilkes County, NC and passed away a year after he had been living there.

NOTE:

This fourth version tale somewhat matches 'John Anderson (AFN:RRC8-G1)' listed at 'www.familysearch.org'. This 'other' group of Anderson's lived to the west of Grayson County, VA, after the county boundaries were redrawn. Their story involves a William Anderson, a father and son both named John, a 'wife' named Rebecca and the father moving on after a period of time. John, the son, built what is called the 'Block house' in Washington County. Even Old John Hash is part of this 'block house' story.

End Note

References

• https://www.swann-family-genealogy-research-dna.us/getperson.php?pe...

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Unknown Maybe a Horton Her names are unknown

Married Old John Hash Maybe from Maryland

Her husband's will lists her as first wife only

Believed to have arrived in Montgomery Cty/Grayson Cty and died/buried here with husband No stone survives

They had only one son John 1 (Old John had 2 sons named John, one with each wife)

NOTE MYTH Her name was NOT REBECCA ANDERSON This is a fallacy accidentally passed along Pls help us stop this myth There are NO documents with her name on it

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 3 2020, 20:46:24 UTC