Daniel Nash

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5th ggf of Gordon Fisher "DANIEL NASH, son of Lieut. Timothy Nash, of Hadley, Mass. birth not recorded, but which, according to the age ascribed to him on his grave-stone, must have been in 1676; m. 1 June, 1710, Experience Clark, of Northampton, Mass. (P) He was a blacksmith, and had a house and shop on a lot situated at the corner of Bridge and Market streets, on which the Episcopal Church in Northampton, and the house next south-west of it, now stand. It was twelbe rods in front on Market street. (P) In 1726, he sold out in Northampton, and his name next appears in the records of Hadley, South Precinct, (now South Hadley.) Whether he went directly from Northampton to South Hadley, is not known. The grandchildren of his youngest son, Phineas, think they heard their grandfather say, he was born in Deerfield, Mass. The birth of Phineas was probably about 1726 or 7, and it is possible the Father may have lived a short time in Deerfield. But he could not have remained there long. (P) Another Daniel Nash, son of his brother John Nash of Hadley, usually called Ensign Daniel Nash, settled in the South Precinct about 1730, and for a few years there were two of the name there, both Blacksmiths, and designated as senior and junior. (P) The name of the elder disappears from the records of South Hadley about 1738, and is next mentioned in Upper Housatonick (now Great Barrington, Mass.) in 1739, where he appears to have passed the remainder of his life. He is first noticed in the (C) Church records of Great Barrington on his admission, 26 April, 1746, as Deacon Daniel Nash. But he was never a Deacon of that Church and probably brought the title from some other place. (P) All that is known of him subsequently, is from the following inscription on an old *gray stone*, in the *old* grave-yard at Great Barrington,--"Here lies the body of Daniel Nash, who died March 10 A. D. 1760, aged 84. O Eternity! Eternity!" (P) It is not known when or where his wife died. (P) Children. [numbering omitted] i. SYLVANUS, born 11 Jan. 1712, d. without issue. ii. ZERUIAH, born 2 Nov. 1713, m. (1) John Beals, (2) Simon Willard. iii. DANIEL, born 13 Sep. 1715, settled in Greenfield, Mass. iv. EXPERIENCE, born 26 Dec. 1716, d. in 1725. v. JOSEPH, born 23 April, 1718, d. without issue. vi. ONESIMUS, birth not recorded, d. without issue. vii. JONATHAN, born 3 Dec. 1721, settled in Great Barrington. viii. REBECCA, birth not recorded, m. Asahel King, of Great Barrington. ix. JOSIAH, birth not recorded, d. without issue. x. PHINEAS, birth not recorded, settled at Wyoming, Pa. (P) Of the above births, those having dates were recorded in Northampton. The list has been filled out from the Mss. of the Rev. Daniel Nash, of Otsego Co., N. Y. who being a grandson, doubtless knew their names, and who places them in the above order, and says of Sylvanus, Joseph, Onesimus and Josiah, that they died without issue. Onesimus was a member of the (C) Church in Deerfield, Mass. 3 April, 1741, and of the (C) Church in Great Barrington, 10 Sep. 1744. (P) The following notice taken from the WEEKLY JOURNAL, a Boston Newspaper, dated 9 July, 1733, shews that one of them was drowned:--"A few days ago a son of Mr. Daniel Nash of New Hadley, was drowned in Connecticut river, where he had gone to wash himself." " --- Rev. Sylvester Nash, *The Nash Family*, Hartford CT, 1853, p 37-38 Submitter for fisher3: Gordon M. Fisher , 334 Franklin Street , Harrisonberg, Virginia 22801 , Phone 540-433-0531 , Email: 75204.3411@compuserve.com <mailto:75204.3411@compuserve.com>, Locator: CompuServe ID# 75204,3411

GEN: _FA1 GEN: PLAC Settled in Great Barrington, Mass. GEN: _FA2 GEN: PLAC Also lived in Northampton GEN: _FA3 GEN: PLAC A blacksmithHe was a blacksmith, and had a house and shop on a lot situated at the corner of Bridge and Market streets, on GEN: which the Episcopal Church in Northhamptom, and the house next southwest of it, now stand. It was twelve rods in front on GEN: Market street. In 1726, he sold out in Northhamptom, and his name next appears in the record of Hadley, South Precinct, (now GEN: South Hadley). Whether he went directly from Northhampton to South Hadley, is not known. The grandchildren of his youngest GEN: son, Phineas, think they heard their grandfather say, he was born in Deerfield, Mass. The birth of Phineas was probably about GEN: 1726 or 1727, and it is possible the Father may have lived a short time in Deerfield. But he could not have remained there GEN: long. GEN: Another Daniel Nash, son of his brother John Nash of Hadley, usually called Ensign Daniel Nash, settled in the South Precinct GEN: about 1730, and for a few years there were two of the name there, both blacksmiths, and designated as senior and junior. GEN: The name of the elder disappears from the records of South Hadley about 1738, and is next mentioned in Upper Housatonick (now GEN: Great Barrington, Mass.) in 1739, where he appears to have passed the remainder of his life. He is first noticed in the (C) GEN: Church records of Great Barrington on his admission 26 April 1746, as Deacon Daniel Nash. But he was never a Deacon of that GEN: Church and probably brought the title from some other place. GEN: All that is known of him subsequently, is from the following inscription on an old gray stone, in the old grave-yard at Great GEN: Barrington -- "He lies the body of Daniel Nash, who died March 10 A.D. 1760, aged 84. O Eternity! Eternity! " It is not GEN: known when or where his wife died. From "The Nash Family . . . " by the Rev. Sylvester Nash, 1853.

Daniel married Experience Clark, daughter of John Clark and Mary Strong, on 1 Jun 1710. (Experience Clark was born on 30 Oct 1689 in Northhampton, Mass..)