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Col. Peter Ashton 1605–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1669

Death Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Ashton***

Mother: Elisabeth Tarlton***

Spouse(s): Grace Muse

Children(s): Hannah Cole

Col. Peter Ashton was born in 1605 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of John Ashton And Elisabeth Tarlton. Col. Peter Ashton married Grace Muse, and had children including Hannah Ashton Cole. Col. Peter Ashton passed away in 1669 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Peter Ashton was born in 1605 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of John Ashton And Elisabeth Tarlton.
  • Col. Peter Ashton married Grace Muse, and had children including Hannah Ashton Cole.
  • Col. Peter Ashton passed away in 1669 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ashton***
1585–1682
Birth Location: England
JA
Elisabeth Tarlton***
1585–1670
Birth Location: England
ET

Spouses(s)

Grace Muse
1615–1677
Birth Location: England
GM

Children(s)

Hannah Cole
1647–1704
Birth Location: St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
HC

Col. Ashton's Ancestors

Self
Col. Ashton
1605–1669
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
John Ashton***
1585–1682
England
Elisabeth Tarlton***
1585–1670
England
Grandparents
Rev. (Walter) ASHTON
1555–1587
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Ethelreda ("Audrey") PARTRIDGE
1550–1638
Probably Longsutton, Lincolnshire
ELIZABETH LEVENSON
1532–1615
Lilleshulb, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Ashton
1530–1589
ELIZABETH LEVESON
1532–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Aston
1496–1568
James Leveson
–1547

Col. Ashton's Descendants

1.
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Col. (Peter) Ashton (1605–1669) m. Grace Muse (1615–1677)
  1. 1. Hannah (Ashton) Cole 1647–1704 m. John Cockrell 1634–1695
    1. 1. John Cockrell 1669–1727 m. Lucretia Neale 1680–1711 m. Elizabeth Presley 1671–1719
      1. 1. Thomas (I) Cockrell 1698–1777 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Ramey 1703–1730 m. Deborah Sandford 1710–1742
        1. 1. William Cockrell 1710–1757 m. Hannah Anderson 1716–1793 m. Susan Tarpley 1716–1754

Col. Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Col. Peter Ashton in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1669
1669
Age 64
Death of Col. Peter Ashton in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
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