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Captain John Ashley 1625–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England

Death Date: abt 1666

Death Location: Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir II

Mother: Sarah Ashley

Spouse(s): Lady Cooper

Children(s): Isaac Sr

The story of Captain John Ashley began in 1625 in Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England. Captain John Ashley married Lady Jane Cooper, and had children including Isaac Ashley Sr. Captain John Ashley passed away in 1666 in Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain John Ashley began in 1625 in Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England.
  • Captain John Ashley married Lady Jane Cooper, and had children including Isaac Ashley Sr.
  • Captain John Ashley passed away in 1666 in Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States.

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Children(s)

Captain Ashley's Ancestors

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Captain Ashley
1625–1666
Birth Place: Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England
Parents
Sir William of Ashley (Hassell) Hadsell II
1592–1664
Axbridge, Somerset, England
Sarah ((Steward)) Ashley
1605–1650
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Hasell
1575–1620
Axbridge, Somerset, England
Tomassyne Killyngham
1578–1600
Axbridge, Sommersetshire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
John (Ball) Seward
1564–1651
Bristol, Somerset, England
Sarah (Ann Hatin) Seward
1568–1625
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Ashley's Descendants

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Captain (John) Ashley (1625–abt 1666) m. Lady (Jane) Cooper (1627–20 Jul 1682)
  1. 1. Isaac (Ashley) Sr 1667–1709
    1. 1. John Ashley 1689–1740 m. Martha Wroth 1695–1753
      1. 1. John Ashley 1720–1767 m. Mary Sanders 1720–1767
        1. 1. John Ashley 1740–1785 m. Mary (Eaton) Young 1739–1785

Captain Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Captain John Ashley in Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England
Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England
1666
abt 1666
Age 41
Death of Captain John Ashley in Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Lancaster, Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1666
    Event Place: Rappahannock, Lancaster, Virginia, United States

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