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Anthony Ashley 1561 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1561

Birth Location: St Giles, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1628

Death Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Father: Anthony Ashley

Mother: Dorothy Lyte

Spouse(s): Lady Okeover

Children(s): William Ashley, Anne Ashley

In 1561, Anthony Ashley entered the world in St Giles, Dorset, England, born to Anthony Ashley and Dorothy Lyte. Anthony Ashley married Lady Jane (11) Okeover, and had children including William Ashley, Anne Elizabeth Ashley. Anthony Ashley passed away in 1628 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • In 1561, Anthony Ashley entered the world in St Giles, Dorset, England, born to Anthony Ashley and Dorothy Lyte.
  • Anthony Ashley married Lady Jane (11) Okeover, and had children including William Ashley, Anne Elizabeth Ashley.
  • Anthony Ashley passed away in 1628 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Ashley
1541 – 1651
Birth Location: Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England
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Dorothy Lyte
1545 – 1601
Birth Location: Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Okeover
1574 – 1628
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

William Ashley
1594 – 1664
Birth Location: Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
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Anne Ashley
1602 – 1628
Birth Location: County, Dorset, England
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Anthony Ashley's Ancestors

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Anthony Ashley
1561 – 1628
Birth Place: St Giles, Dorset, England
Parents
Anthony Ashley
1541 – 1651
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England
Dorothy Lyte
1545 – 1601
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Henry Ashley
1515 – 1549
St Giles, Dorset, England
Radegan Gilbert
1495 – 1548
Somerset, England
John Lyte
1498 – 1566
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Edith Horsey
1520 – 1566
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Ashley
1465 – 1493
Elizabeth Walwyn
1470 – 1493
John Gilbert
1475 – 1546
Joan Hackett
1478 –
Thomas Lyte
1468 – 1523
Margory Drew
1475 – 1498
John Horsey
1495 –
Edyth Lyte
1544 – 1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Ashley
1440 – 1469
Margaret Turgis
1440 – 1469
Raymold Walwyn
1440 –
John Lyte
1498 – 1566
Edith Horsey
1520 – 1566

Anthony Ashley's Descendants

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Anthony Ashley (22 Jul 1561 – 13 Jan 1628) m. Lady (Jane (11)) Okeover (1574 – 20 Jul 1628)
  1. 1. William Ashley (13 Feb 1594 – 26 Dec 1664) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Schuyler (1578 – 1663)
    1. 1. Robert Ashley (13 Aug 1620 – 29 Nov 1682) m. Mary (Eddy) (Horton) (10 Mar 1624 – 19 Sep 1683)
      1. 1. David Ashley (03 Jun 1642 – 08 Dec 1718) m. Hannah Glover (26 May 1646 – 07 Jun 1722)
        1. 1. Abigail Ashley (06 Jan 1700/01 – 20 Mar 1748) m. David Dewey (28 Jun 1700 – Aug 1746)
        2. 2. Samuel Ashley (26 Oct 1664 – 1722) m. Sarah Kellogg (27 Aug 1666 – 30 Jan 1728)
        3. 3. David Ashley (10 Mar 1667 – 07 Aug 1744) m. Mary Dewey (28 Jan 1667/68 – 13 Dec 1757)
        4. 4. John ((Captain)) Ashley (21 Jun 1669 – 16 Apr 1759) m. Sarah Dewey (28 Mar 1672 – 30 Mar 1708) m. Mary Whiting (19 Aug 1672 – 13 Mar 1735)
        5. 5. Joseph Ashley (31 Jul 1671 – 25 Feb 1705/06) m. Abigail Dewey (14 Feb 1681 – 20 Dec 1747)
        6. 6. Sarah Ashley (19 Sep 1673 – 12 Mar 1704) m. Thomas Ingersoll (28 Mar 1668 – 14 Nov 1732)
        7. 7. Hannah Ashley (14 Dec 1675 – 19 Jul 1676) m. Nathaniel Eggleston (15 Aug 1666 – Att 1714)
        8. 8. Mary Ashley (14 Dec 1675 – 1676)
        9. 9. Jonathan Ashley (21 Jun 1678 – 18 Sep 1749) m. Abigail Stebbins (13 Aug 1683 – 16 Apr 1752)
        10. 10. Abigail Ashley (27 Apr 1681 – 11 Apr 1723) m. Nathaniel Lewis (01 Oct 1676 – 24 Feb 1752)
        11. 11. Rebecca Ashley (30 May 1685 – 1686)
      2. 2. Daughter Ashley (03 Jun 1642 – 03 Jun 1642)
      3. 3. Mary Ashley (06 Apr 1644 – 09 Mar 1702) m. John Root (1642 – 24 Sep 1687)
        1. 1. Mary Root (22 Sep 1667 – 1724) m. John Smith (15 May 1665 – 20 Jan 1724)
        2. 2. Sarah Root (24 Sep 1670 – 1697) m. Adijah Dewey (05 Mar 1666 – 24 Mar 1741)
        3. 3. John Root (28 Dec 1672 – 01 May 1731) m. Sarah Stebbins (20 Feb 1681 – 1713) m. Elizabeth Sackett (1682 – )
        4. 4. Samuel Root (16 Sep 1675 – 09 Sep 1756) m. Mary Gunn (1685 – 29 Jan 1746)
        5. 5. Hannah Root (09 Dec 1677 – 1691) m. John Davis (1660 – 1694)
        6. 6. Abigail Root (26 Jun 1680 – 18 Apr 1773) m. Joseph Moseley (21 Dec 1670 – 1719)
        7. 7. Joshua Root (23 Nov 1682 – 28 Sep 1730) m. Margaret Noble (1686 – ) m. Margaret Gilbert (27 Mar 1683 – 1755)
        8. 8. Mercy Root (15 Mar 1684 – 06 Jan 1743) m. Samuel Fowler (29 Jan 1683 – 10 Nov 1744)
      4. 4. Jonathan Ashley (12 Feb 1645 – Feb 1705) m. Sarah Wadsworth (17 Mar 1649 – 09 May 1705)
        1. 1. Jonathan Ashley (23 Aug 1674 – 07 May 1750) m. Elizabeth OLCOTT (1666 – 23 Sep 1745)
        2. 2. Joseph Ashley (1677 – 29 Mar 1754) m. Mary Mix (1675 – 23 Jun 1710) m. Mary Steele (1689 – 1712) m. Mary Goodwin (1675 – )
        3. 3. Sarah Ashley (1679 – 1776)
        4. 4. Rebecca Ashley (1681 – 1776)
        5. 5. Samuel Ashley (1687 – 12 Feb 1771)
      5. 5. Sarah Ashley (23 Aug 1648 – 1748)
      6. 6. Joseph Ashley (1652 – 1653)
    2. 2. John Ashley (1625 – 1671) m. Jane Cooper (1627 – 20 Jul 1682)
      1. 1. Thomas Ashley (1660 – 1720) m. Ann Plowman (1662 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Ashley (17 Sep 1690 – 1753) m. Ann (Mary) Duckenfield m. Lucretia Hicks (1668 – )
        2. 2. William Ashley (1691 – 1742)
        3. 3. John (Plowman) Ashley (1692 – 1759) m. Mary (Ann) Duckenfield (1694 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Jordon (1694 – )
        4. 4. Robert Ashley (1693 – 1761)
        5. 5. William Ashley (1704 – 1785)
      2. 2. Isaac Ashley (1667 – 1709)
    3. 3. William Ashley (1626 – )
  2. 2. Anne (Elizabeth) Ashley (1602 – 20 Jul 1628)

Anthony Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1561
22 Jul 1561
Birth of Anthony Ashley in St Giles, Dorset, England
St Giles, Dorset, England
1628
13 Jan 1628
Age 67
Death of Anthony Ashley in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1561
    Event Place: St Giles, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1628
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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