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Sylvia Crofort Fanning Ashley was David Ashley's 2nd wife. He married her in Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA on 13 Oct 1829 after the death of his first wife, Olive (Stevens) Ashley

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Sylvia Crofoot 1770 is a daughter of Simeon Crofoot who died 01 March 1804 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: "The History of the Fanning Family, A Genealogical Record to 1900 of the Descendants of Edmund Fanning, the Immigrant Ancestor in America who Settled in Connecticut in 1653", by Walter Frederick Brooks, pub. 1905, p. 278.
"In the year 1753, Simeon Crofoot, etc., obtained an act from the general court, incorporating them by the name of - "The proprietors of the settling lots in the township of Poontoosuck." - This was the Indian name of the place, which was retained until 1761, when the town was incorporated by the name of Pittsfield, in honor of the celebrated statesman William Pitt." Source: Historical Collections... Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, pub. 1844, p. 87.

ASHLEY, Sylvia, wife of David, formerly wife of Oramel FANNING, d Mar 2, 1848, 79y, Erected by Charles & Albert FANNING to their mother; source: mortuary records, BELDEN, or OLD GRAFTON CENTER CEMETERY, p. 280.

First marriage: Sylvia Crofoot married Oramel Fanning on 27 April 1791 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: The History of the Fanning Family, p. 278.

Oramel Fanning born 13 December 1768 Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; died 25 January 1816 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: The History of the Fanning Family, p. 278.

Oramel and Sylvia had:

1 Sarah Gillett (Fanning) McKnight born 06 August 1792 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; Sarah G. Fanning McKnight died sometime between 1865 and 1870 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: Sarah G. McKnight is listed in the 1865 NY State Census; there is no listing for her in 1870 US Census.
See FAG # 160693394 for data on Sarah G. Fanning McKnight and her family.

2 Chester Griswold Fanning born 30 June 1794 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA;
Chester Griswold Fanning married Lucy Gear Kimball on 04 February 1818; (Lucy G. Kimball b. 25 August 1791 Preston, Connecticut, USA-died 15 July 1869 Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA; source: History of the Kimball Family, p. 258.);
in 1850 US Census, Chester Fanning resided with his wife, Lucy G., and their children, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York; Chester G. Fanning died 20 April 1877 Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA; source: History of the Fanning Family, p. 386;
Probate at Auburn, New York, on 04 June 1877; source: New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999;
Chester G. Fanning was re-interred, with his wife, Lucy G. Fanning, on 13 April 1886, at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA; Plot: Fort Allegan Lot 147 Grave 8 and 7.

3 Frederick Fanning born 13 June 1796 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA-no further data; may have deceased as an infant or child in either Massachusetts or New York.

4 Henrietta Fanning born 19 October 1798 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA-died sometime after 1860 but before 1870 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; spinster; resided with her married sister, Sarah Gillet (Fanning) McKnight, and her husband, James McKnight, and their family, in Buffalo, NY in the 1850 and 1860 US Censuses.

5 Charles Oramel Fanning born 18 November 1800 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA-died 04 September 1888 Cottage Grove, Washington, Minnesota, USA; his birth date is listed as 05 November 1800 in The History of the Fanning Family, p. 278.
Charles O. Fanning of Pittsfield married Fidelia Holbrook of Pittsfield on 18 March 1824 Windsor, Massachusetts, USA.

6 Albert Gallatin Fanning born 08 March 1803 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA-died 03 May 1859 (age 56y) Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, USA; source: Belden-Old Grafton Center Cemetery, Lorain County, Ohio, USA.
Albert Gallatin Fanning was a tinsmith by trade, and settled in Grafton, Ohio, where he had a shop, and where his mother, who had married David Ashley, resided also; source: The History of the Fanning Family, p. 389.

7 James Gatliff Fanning, Sr. born 31 January 1806 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA-died 16 June 1886 Rancho, Gonzales, Texas, USA.
See FAG # 160938522 for data on James Gatliff Fanning, Sr. and his family.

Second marriage: Mrs. Sylvia Fanning of this town (Pittsfield) married David Ashley, Esq., of Grafton, Ohio, on 13 October 1829 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

David Ashley born 29 September 1764 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died 1845 Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, USA.

David Ashley was appointed postmaster of Grafton, Ohio on 20 August 1825, and held that office until 03 July 1845; source: The Ashley Genealogy. A History of the Descendants of Robert Ashley of Springfield, Massachusetts, pub. 1896, p.121.

Mr. David Ashley, of Pittsfield, reached our settlement (Grafton, Lorain county, Ohio) early in March, 1818, coming the whole distance in sleighs. His invalid wife and four daughters made the journey with him. The names of the daughters were Maria (afterwards Mrs. Grindell Rawson, Note 1, below), Polly (married James Reeves?), Eliza (afterwards Mrs. James Wait) and Sally (aka Sarah, afterwards Mrs. Joseph? Mount), the youngest then thirteen years of age. The three last named rode in a two-horse sleigh, driven by David Stevens, brother of Mrs. Ashley, who afterwards settled at the center; source: History of Lorain County, Ohio: With Illustrations & Biographical Sketches, p. 259.

Note 1: The first marriage ceremony in Grafton township was performed by Henry Coit, Esq., of Liverpool, November 5, 1818. The parties were Grindell Rawson and Maria Ashley; source: History of Lorain County, Ohio, p. 263.

Note: David and Olive Ashley had three other daughters: Artemesia (Mrs. Andrew Hyde of Richmond, Massachusetts), Phebe (Mrs. Thomas Stearns of Lee, Massachusetts) and Eleanor Ashley (Mrs. Enoch Hazzard of Pittsfield); source: The Ashley Genealogy. A History of the Descendants of Robert Ashley of Springfield, Massachusetts, pub. 1896, p. 122.

Olive Stevens of Hancock, Massachusetts; born 1768 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; marriage to David Ashley: intention of marriage in January 1789 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; death: ASHLEY Olive, wife David Esq. of Grafton, Ohio, died Mar 11, 1828, 61y; mortuary records of Belden or Old Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio, USA, p. 280.
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