Jason Hammond was born on 1 Feb 1762 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut. [1–12]
He was baptized on 28 Feb 1762 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. [13–14]
He served in the military Private in Captain Coon’s Company, Col. J. Well’s Regiment Connecticut Line in 1779. [1,5,15–17]
Jason served in the military as a Private in Capt. Benj Dunkees Co. of “Matrosses” on 24 Aug 1782 in Connecticut, United States. [18]
He was the father of Theodore Hammond who was born on 11 May 1789 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. [2,12,19–20]
He was the father of Rachel Hammond who was born on 22 Jan 1791 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut. [2,12,21–23]
Jason was the father of Lewis Hammond who was born on 22 Apr 1794 . [2,12,24]
He was the father of Mary Hammond who was born on 12 Mar 1796 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut. [2,12,22,25]
He was the father of Horatio Hammond who was born on 24 Oct 1798 in Connecticut. [5,12,26–29]
Jason lived in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut in 1800. [30]
He was named in Nathaniel Hammond’s will in 1809 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut. [31]
He and Jonathon Hale were pioneer settlers in 1810 in Bath, Summit, Ohio, United States. [12,22,32–33]
Jason bought 1500 acres on land in Ohio from Thomas Bull, a shareholder of the Connecticut Land Company on 8 Sep 1810 in Portage, Ohio, United States. [12,17,34–35]
He left Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut with his family and the two Hale famlies on 15 Sep 1810. [34]
On 5 Nov 1810, he arrived in Hammondsburg, Ohio. [34]
Jason sold land to Sarah Hale, wife of Elijah Hale and their son Theodore on 23 Mar 1813 in Portage County, Ohio. [36]
About 1815 he built a sawmill on the Yellow Creek in Medina County, Ohio. [15,17]
He sold lot 25 containing 150 acres to son, Theodore Hammond, on 21 Sep 1815 in Portage County, Ohio. [37]
Jason lived at Bath Township in Medina County, Ohio in 1820. [38]
He sold land to Calvin Hammond in 1822 in Medina County, Ohio. [39]
He died on 21 Sep 1830 at the age of 68 in Bath, Summit County, Ohio. [1–3,5,8,10]
Jason was buried at Ira Cemetery in Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio. [8,10,40–43]
He had his estate probated in Nov 1831 in Medina County, Ohio. [44]
Endnotes:
1. The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Ohio (Columbus, OH: F. J. Heer, 1929-1959)
2. Genealogy of the Family of Horatio Hammond, Ontario Illinois in the Direct Line from Thomas Hammond (Galesburg, Illinois: Colville Printer, 1876)
3. Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America: with an account of the early history of the family in Normandy and Great Britain (Oneida, New York: Ryan & Burkhart, 1902–1904), Vol. 2, page 315. digital image, History and genealogies of the Hammond families in AmericaAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com viewed online 30 July 2023.
4. Vital Records of Bolton to 1854 and Vernon to 1852 (Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1909), p. 57 (Hammond.CT.007)
5. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Mrs. Sarah L Hammond Ayres, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2017).
6. “Family Data Collection — Individual Records,” Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : ; Jason Hammond viewed online (29 July 2023), Jason Hammond.
7. “Family Data Collections – Births,” Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, ; Jason Hammond viewed online (30 July 2023), Jason Hammond.
8. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online March 2018), memorial for Jason Hammond (1762-1830), Find a Grave Memorial no. #18110573, created by Thomas, citing Ira Cemetery, Bath, Summit County, Ohio; accompanying photograph by Pamela Parks Costa, Jason Hammond.
9. “Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,” FamilySearch (familysearch.org : Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, viewed online (24 Jul 20213), Jason Hammond.
10. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online 24 July 2023), memorial for Jason Hammond (1762-1830), BillionGraves created by Michele, citing Ira Cemetery, Peninsula, Ohio;, Jason Hammond.
11. Bolton and Vernon, CT: Vital Records, 1704-1852, Jason Hammond, 1762; database with images, American Ancestors (americanancestors.org : viewed online 24 July 2023).
12. “Bath Township,” The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 8 May 1897, page 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 26 July 2023).
13. Records of the Church in Bolton, Conn 1725-1812 Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths and Admissions to the Church by Letter (Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 1906), (Hammond.CT.010)
14. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Jason Hammond, 28 February 1762; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 24 July 2023). Original Source: Connecticut Church Records Index, Connecticut State Library.
15. Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America: with an account of the early history of the family in Normandy and Great Britain (Oneida, New York: Ryan & Burkhart, 1902–1904), [Page]. digital image, History and genealogies of the Hammond families in AmericaAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com [AccessType] [AccessDate].
16. Crawford Family Papers; privately held by Marcia Philbrick, Seneca, Kansas, 2016. Richmond F. Hammond Certificate of Record from Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society. photocopy from unknown source.
17. “There’s a Lot of Local Lore Hidden in Area’s Corners,” The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 6 Sepe 1991, page 11; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 24 July 2023).
18. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Jason Hammond (Ancestor), 31 March 1896; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 28 July 2023).
19. Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America: with an account of the early history of the family in Normandy and Great Britain (Oneida, New York: Ryan & Burkhart, 1902–1904), p. 382-383. digital image, History and genealogies of the Hammond families in AmericaAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com viewed online 22 September 2020.
20. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 28 January 2023), memorial for Theodore Hammond (1789-1856), Find a Grave Memorial no. 186013065, created by Talbot Fisher, citing Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois;, Theodore Hammond.
21. Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve (Cleveland: , 1896)
22. Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickhan, Editor, Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve Part Four (Cleveland, Ohio: The Women’s Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission, 1897), pages 755-764; digital copy, FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org viewed online 12 May 2022.
23. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 12 May 2022), memorial for Rachel Hammond Farnham (1791-1868), Find a Grave Memorial no. 158880715, created by Bev Thomas Sexton, citing Fairview Cemetery, Richfield, Summit County, Ohio; accompanying photograph by Bev Thomas Sexton, Rachel Hammond Farnham.
24. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 28 July 2023), memorial for Lewis Hammond (1794-1849), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21346189, created by Pamela Parks Costa, citing Ira Cemetery, Ira, Summit County, Ohio; accompanying photograph by Pamela Parks Costa, Lewis Hammond.
25. History of Medina County and Ohio (Chicago: Baskin and Battey, 1881)
26. Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America: with an account of the early history of the family in Normandy and Great Britain, [Page]. digital image, History and genealogies of the Hammond families in AmericaAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com [AccessType] [AccessDate].
27. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online July 2017), memorial for Horatio Hammond (1793-1879), Find a Grave Memorial no. #33038046, created by GenealogyNavigator, citing Ontario Cemetery, Ontario, Knox County, Illinois; accompanying photograph by GenealogyNavigator, Horatio Hammond.
28. “Obituary,” The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 14 November 1879, page 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 March 2021).
29. Knox County Genealogical Society, Cemeteries in Knox County, Ontario township (Knoxville, IL: Knox County Genealogical Society, n.d.), page 71.
30. 1800 U.S. Census, Tolland County, Connecticut, population schedule, Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, page 671, Image 14 of 14, Nathaniel Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2018)
31. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Ancestry.com EE, Nathaniel Hammond, 1 February 1809; digitized images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 24 July 2023). Original Source: Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880.
32. 50 Years and over of Akron and Summit County Ohio (Tucson, AZ: W.C. Cox, 1974)
33. Harriet Taylor Upton, History of the Western Reserve vol. 1 (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1910), page 359; digital copy, FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/495734/#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= viewed online 12 May 2022.
34. Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America: with an account of the early history of the family in Normandy and Great Britain, [Page]. digital image, History and genealogies of the Hammond families in AmericaAncestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com [AccessType] [AccessDate].
35. Ohio, Portage County. Deed Records, 1795-1881. Film #399061 DGS 8194072. Jason Hammond, 8 Sep 1810; Vol. A: page 222-223; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 27 July 2023.
36. Ohio, Portage County. Deed Records, 1795-1881. Film #89906 DGS 8194072. Jason Hammond, 23 Mar 1813; Vol. A: page 95; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 27 July 2023.
37. Ohio, Portage County. Deed Records, 1795-1881. Film #899061 DGS 8194072. Jason Hammond, Sept 1815; Vol. 2: page 518-519; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 26 July 2023.
38. 1820 U.S. Census, Medina County Ohio, population schedule, Bath Township, Medina County, Ohio, Image 1 of 1, Jason Hammond; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2018).
39. Ohio, Medina County. Record of deeds, 1818-1871. Film #475500 DGS 8150784. Jason Hammond, 2 March 1822; Vol AB: pages 488-489; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 27 July 2023.
40. Bath Township IRA Cemetery: Canz, Hale, Hammond (N.p.: n.p., 2006), Bath Township, http://www.bathtownship.org viewed online July 2017.
41. Hatcher, Patricia Law, “Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots,” database, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol. 1-4, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2018), Jason Hammond.
42. BillionGraves, digital images of tombstone, BillionGraves (billiongraves.com : viewed online 5 October 2020), memorial for Jason Hammond (1762-1830), BillionGraves citing Ira Cemetery, Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio;, Jason Hammond.
43. “Gravestone Clears Up Mystery in Bath Township,” The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 1 November 1999, page C1 and C7; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 26 July 2023).
44. Ohio, Medina County. Old Wills 1818-1835. Film #423849 DGS 5866035. Jason Hammond, 11 April 1831; page 325 (image 184); digital images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 5 May 2022.