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John Ashby 1675 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1675

Birth Location: Friday Street, London, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1727

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Ashby

Mother: Elizabeth Thorowgood

Spouse(s): Constantina Broughton, Elizabeth Ball

Children(s): Robert Ashby

John Ashby was born in 1675 in Friday Street, London, England, the child of John Ashby and Elizabeth Thorowgood. John Ashby married Constantina Broughton, Elizabeth Ball, and had children including Robert Ashby. John Ashby passed away in 1727 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Ashby was born in 1675 in Friday Street, London, England, the child of John Ashby and Elizabeth Thorowgood.
  • John Ashby married Constantina Broughton, Elizabeth Ball, and had children including Robert Ashby.
  • John Ashby passed away in 1727 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ashby
1633 – 1699
Birth Location: Quenby Hall, , , England
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Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651 – 1746
Birth Location: Hornchurch, Essex, , England
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Spouses(s)

Constantina Broughton
1677 – 1720
Birth Location: ,,,England
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Elizabeth Ball
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Tee, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Ashby
1695 – 1751
Birth Location: London, Virginia, United States
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John Ashby's Ancestors

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John Ashby
1675 – 1727
Birth Place: Friday Street, London, England
Parents
John Ashby
1633 – 1699
Quenby Hall, , , England
Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651 – 1746
Hornchurch, Essex, , England
Grandparents
George (Ashby,) II
1581 – 1653
Quenby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Bennet
1605 – 1680
Leicestershire, England
Sir (Kt. Benjamin Thorogood\Thorowgood, Alderman & Sheriff for City of London, Master of the Mercers' Company\ 1684 &) 1693
1622 – 1694
Cornhill, England
Anne Edwards
1628 – 1685
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
George Ashby
1539 – 1618
Mary Gedney
1555 –
Johannis Bennett
1580 – 1601
Johannis Bennett
1582 –
Richard Thorowgood
1590 – 1678
Anne Culley
1595 – 1648
**John Edwards\Edwardes
1590 – 1640
Luce Barke
1590 – 1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ashby
1517 – 1557
Barbara Tough
1493 – 1598
Andrew Gedney
1528 – 1591
Dorothy Skipwith
1531 – 1591
Johanis Bennett
1540 –
Johanis Bennett
1540 –
Florence Cromlan
1560 – 1657
Mary Nethersole
1562 – 1620
John Barke
1570 – 1650
Mary Bark
1570 – 1628

John Ashby's Descendants

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John Ashby (10 May 1675 – 24 Mar 1727) m. Constantina Broughton (1677-12-19 – 1720-01-20) m. Elizabeth Ball (August 31, 1711 – September 4, 1746)
  1. 1. Robert Ashby (1695 – 17 April 1751) m. Rosanna Berry (1682 – 4 August 1752) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Botts (1701 – 15 Oct 1754)
    1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Edward) Ashby (19 Feb 1714 – 1786) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") McCullough (15 Oct 1737 – 1791) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Holloway\Ashby)) Farrow\Holloway (1713 – 15 Oct 1754) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Ashby)) Farrow (1713 – 15 Oct 1754) m. Jean (Jane) Combs (1715 – 1770) m. Catherine ((Ashby)) Combs (1712 – 27 Feb 1792) m. Catherine ((Ashby)) Huffman (1753 – 1788) m. Catherine Huffman (1765 – )
      1. 1. Groves Howard (5 Nov 1733 – 7 Jan 1807) m. Hannah Allen (1742 – 12 May 1804)
      2. 2. Jesse Ashby (1738 – 28 November 1823) m. Tamar Ruby (1756 – 12 December 1841) m. Nancy Williams (17 Apr 1738 – 1775)
      3. 3. George (Henry) Ashby (1745 – Apr 1817) m. (Daughter) (1744 – ) m. Judith Shumate (20 May 1770 – 21 Nov 1851) m. Judith Shumate (1716 – )
      4. 4. Stephen Ashby (1747 – 17 Jan 1831) m. Susannah Foote (1747 – 1780) m. Susannah Foote (1750 – 1820)
      5. 5. William (Wilton) Ashby (1744 – 6 Dec 1803) m. Sarah Williams* (1745 – 1803) m. Sarah Williams (1745 – 1846) m. Sarah Williams (1745 – 1791) m. Sarah Williams (ABT 1745 – 1820) m. Sarah Williams (1745 – 1846) m. Sarah Williams (1745 – 1791) m. Sarah (Ann) WILLIAMS (1744 – 1820)
        1. 1. Ann Ashby (24 September 1764 – 1840) m. SAMUEL POSTLETHWAITE (28 Feb 1756 – 1782) m. William Postleweight (Bet. 1747–1767 – )
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Ashby (11 February 1786 – 6 March 1880) m. James (W) Wilson (06 Mar 1781 – 31 Mar 1852)
        3. 3. Jesse Ashby (31 August 1789 – 21 February 1879) m. Fanny Ritchey (1811 – )
        4. 4. Nathan Ashby (3 Dec 1766 – 1794)
        5. 5. William (Williams) Ashby (14 Oct 1783 – 1784)
        6. 6. Nathan Ashby (3 Dec 1766 – 1794)
        7. 7. William (Williams) Ashby (14 Oct 1783 – 1784)
        8. 8. Anne Ashby (24 Sep 1764 – 1840)
        9. 9. Polly Ashby (24 Sep 1764 – 1850)
        10. 10. Anne Ashby (24 Sep 1764 – 1840)
        11. 11. Nathan Ashby (1765 – 29 May 1846)
      6. 6. Mary Ashby (1749 – 1790)
      7. 7. Peter Ashby (1751 – 29 Jan 1833)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (B) Ashby (3 Nov 1754 – 18 Apr 1799)
      9. 9. Hankerson Ashby (6 Feb 1757 – 21 Aug 1780)
      10. 10. Bladen Ashby (1759 – 8 Dec 1828)
      11. 11. Silas Ashby (17 Jun 1765 – 24 Sep 1806)
      12. 12. Mary Ashby (1766 – 6 Oct 1807)
      13. 13. Thompson Ashby (1768 – 1814)
      14. 14. Henry Ashby (1770 – 1817)
      15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Ashby (1734 – 6 Oct 1807)
      16. 16. Capt. (Nimrod) Ashby (1736 – 29 Jun 1764)
      17. 17. William Ashby (1737 – 1773)
      18. 18. Capt. (John "Jack") Ashby (1 Apr 1740 – 4 Apr 1815)
      19. 19. Winifred Ashby (30 Mar 1741 – 12 Feb 1824)
      20. 20. Stephen Ashby (19 Oct 1742 – 15 Sep 1744)
      21. 21. Thomas (Enoch) Ashby (1744 – 2 Jun 1790)
      22. 22. Benjamin Ashby (1746 – 30 Dec 1828)
      23. 23. Emilia Ashby (11 September 1751 – 1816)

John Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1675
10 May 1675
Birth of John Ashby in Friday Street, London, England
Friday Street, London, England
1727
24 Mar 1727
Age 52
Death of John Ashby in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1675
    Event Place: Friday Street, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1727
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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