Excerpt from Ashby Ancestry, Something of the Origin of the Name and Family: Family Pedigree, Story of Nathaniel and Susan Hammond Ashby, Autobiography of Benjamin AshbyThis pamphlet is the forerunner of a volume which will be entitled ashby genealogy, which will be published as soon as all avail' able information can be gathered. This volume will center around the life of Benjamin Ashby of Salem, Massachusetts, and his son, Nathaniel, who joined the Mormons, left Salem, went West and died on the plains of Iowa.These ancestors will form the trunk of this genealogical tree. Their posterity will be the limbs, branches, twigs and leaves. Their progenitors will be the root system which supports the trunk and branches. The vitality of the roots ¿ows through the trunk and branches to the leaves and fruit of the present generation.This pamphlet is an appeal for this Ashby stock to see that their records are complete and in the hands of those in charge in time for publication. Whether you will want a copy of the book or not, you would feel badly to have your record incorrect or not included. We must see to it that every part is as complete as it is possible to make it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.