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Anthony Ashley 1551 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1551

Birth Location: Damerham, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1628

Death Location: London, England

Father: Anthony Ashley

Mother: Dorothy Lyte

Spouse(s): Jane Okeover, Philippa Shelton

Children(s): Anne Ashley, William Ashley

The story of Anthony Ashley began in 1551 in Damerham, Hampshire, England. Anthony Ashley married Jane Okeover, Philippa Weston Shelton, and had children including Anne Ashley, William Ashley. Anthony Ashley passed away in 1628 in London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony Ashley began in 1551 in Damerham, Hampshire, England.
  • Anthony Ashley married Jane Okeover, Philippa Weston Shelton, and had children including Anne Ashley, William Ashley.
  • Anthony Ashley passed away in 1628 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Ashley
1536 – 1627
Birth Location: Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
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Dorothy Lyte
1535 – 1591
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Okeover
1560 – 1628
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Philippa Shelton
1602 – 1674
Birth Location: London, England
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Children(s)

Anne Ashley
1595 – 1628
Birth Location: Durham St Giles, Durham, England
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William Ashley
1599 – 1644
Birth Location: England
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Anthony Ashley's Ancestors

Self
Anthony Ashley
1551 – 1628
Birth Place: Damerham, Hampshire, England
Parents
Anthony Ashley
1536 – 1627
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Dorothy Lyte
1535 – 1591
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Henry Ashley
1515 – 1549
Wimborne, Dorset, England
Radigunde Gylbert
1500 – 1538
, Somersetshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Ashley
1465 –
Elizabeth Walwyn
1465 – 1493
John Gilbert
1475 – 1543
Joan Hackett
1478 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Ashley
1440 – 1469
Margaret Turgis
1440 – 1469
Reignold Walwyn
1440 –
Lady Baynham
1452 – 1518
John Gilbert
1450 – 1546
Hanna Lacy
1454 – 1555
John Hackett
1450 – 1479
Sara Hackett
1455 – 1500

Anthony Ashley's Descendants

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Anthony Ashley (22 Jul 1551 – 13 Jan 1628) m. Jane Okeover (Abt 1560 – 20 Jul 1628) m. Philippa (Weston) Shelton (Abt 1602 – 20 Jun 1674)
  1. 1. Anne Ashley (20 Jul 1595 – 20 Jul 1628) m. John Cooper (24 Oct 1597 – 23 Mar 1631)
    1. 1. Anthony (Ashley) Cooper (22 Jul 1621 – 21 Jan 1683) m. Margaret Coventry ( – 10 Jul 1649) m. Frances Cecil (14 Jun 1633 – Aft 20 Mar 1655) m. Lady (Margret) Spencer (19 Jul 1627 – 1711) m. Margaret Spencer (19 Jul 1627 – 20 Jan 1693) m. Frances Cecil
    2. 2. Phillipa Cooper (1624 – 20 May 1701) m. Adam Browne
    3. 3. George Cooper (22 Jul 1626 – 28 Jan 1682) m. Elizabeth Oldfield (15 Jul 1625 – 22 Jan 1683)
      1. 1. John Cooper (Bet 1639 and 1659 – Dec 1720)
      2. 2. Marie Cooper (1641 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Cooper (1648 – 13 May 1649)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cooper (Aft May 1648 – Abt 1722) m. William Hanham (Abt 1641 – 21 Jun 1671)
      5. 5. George Cooper ( – 1727)
      6. 6. James (Benjamin) Cooper (1661 – 4 Dec 1732) m. Hester (Mary) Burrows (19 Oct 1663 – 15 Oct 1706) m. Mary Burrows (1 Jun 1669 – 1 Jun 1732) m. Mary Borroughs ( – 4 Dec 1732)
        1. 1. Joseph Cooper (1681 – 1 Oct 1749) m. Elizabeth Cole (Abt 1713 – 1787)
        2. 2. Hussey Cooper (1686 – 1687)
        3. 3. Esther Cooper (1687 – 1 Jun 1750) m. Jedediah Hussey (6 Mar 1678 – 9 Dec 1734)
        4. 4. James Cooper (1689 – ) m. Susannah Chaffin (Abt 1708 – )
        5. 5. William Cooper (1690 – ) m. Mary Cooper (1693 – )
        6. 6. Joseph Cooper (1691 – 4 Jul 1720) m. Mary Hudson (1686 – 1710)
        7. 7. Samual Cooper (1693 – 24 Nov 1750) m. Sarah Dunning (Abt 1693 – 1732)
        8. 8. James (Benjamin) Cooper (1 Jun 1697 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Kelley (1 Jun 1700 – 1 Jun 1780)
        9. 9. Isaac Cooper (1699 – 1 Jun 1780)
        10. 10. Rebecca Cooper (1701 – 1755) m. Jedediah Hussey m. Ralph Hoy (1703 – ) m. Daniel Kelley (Abt 1700 – 1756)
        11. 11. William Cooper (22 Jul 1701 – 1736) m. Mary Groom (5 Apr 1702 – 5 Apr 1772)
        12. 12. Isaac Cooper (1705 – )
      7. 7. John Cooper m. Hannah (Widow) Felkin (1653 – 11 Sep 1729)
    4. 4. Jane Cooper (1627 – 20 Jul 1682) m. John (Hassell) Ashley (1 Sep 1625 – 1671)
  2. 2. William Ashley (1599 – 26 Dec 1644) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Schuyler (1599 – 1663)

Anthony Ashley's Timeline

3 Records

1551
22 Jul 1551
Birth of Anthony Ashley in Damerham, Hampshire, England
Damerham, Hampshire, England
1628
13 Jan 1628
Age 77
Death of Anthony Ashley in London, England
London, England
1628
Jan 1628
Age 77
Burial of Anthony Ashley in Wimborne St Giles Churchyard, Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
Wimborne St Giles Churchyard, Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1551
    Event Place: Damerham, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1628
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1628
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles Churchyard, Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
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