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John Ashby 1740–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1740

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 4 April 1815

Death Location: Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Ashby

Mother: Elizabeth Ashby

Spouse(s): Mary Ashby

Children(s): Dorothea Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby, John Jr, Marshall Ashby, Martha Ashby, Nimrod Ashby, Richard Ashby, Samuel Ashby, Thomson Ashby, Turner Ashby, William Ashby

The story of John Ashby began in 1740 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America. John Ashby married Mary Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Dorothea Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby, John Ashby Jr, Marshall Ashby, Martha Ann Ashby, Nimrod Ashby, Richard Ashby, Samuel Ashby, Thomson Ashby, Turner Ashby, William Clarkson Ashby. John Ashby passed away in 1815 in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ashby began in 1740 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • John Ashby married Mary Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Dorothea Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby, John Ashby Jr, Marshall Ashby, Martha Ann Ashby, Nimrod Ashby, Richard Ashby, Samuel Ashby, Thomson Ashby, Turner Ashby, William Clarkson Ashby.
  • John Ashby passed away in 1815 in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Ashby's Ancestors

Self
John Ashby
1740–1815
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Robert Ashby
1710–1764
Fauquier, VA, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Ashby
1713–1754
Stafford, Fauquier, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Ashby) Sr
1680–1752
Virginia, United States of America
Rosanna Ashby
1682–1752
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Ashby
1633–1699
Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651–1746
Henry II
1648–1677
Sarah Harper
1662–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Berry
1628–1677
Ann Sanders
1628–1677

John Ashby's Descendants

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John Ashby (1 April 1740–4 April 1815) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Ashby (23 May 1750–26 April 1826)
  1. 1. Dorothea Ashby 1772–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Ashby 1782–
  3. 3. John (Ashby) Jr 1775–1831
    1. 1. George (William) Ashby 1801–1864 m. Hebe (Grace) Ashby 1807–1876
      1. 1. Shirley (Carter Ashby) Sr 1842–1924 m. Emma (T.) Ashby 1852–1936
        1. 1. Hebe (A) Leggat 1877–1960 m. John (B.) Leggat 1869–
        2. 2. Shirley (Carter Ashby) II 1880–1964
      2. 2. William (Wirt Ashby) Sr 1837–1892
  4. 4. Marshall Ashby 1798–1850
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Ashby 1770–1838
  6. 6. Nimrod Ashby 1778–1830
  7. 7. Richard Ashby 1800–
  8. 8. Samuel Ashby 1773–1816
  9. 9. Thomson Ashby 1785–1850
  10. 10. Turner Ashby 1789–1834 m. Dorothea (Dolly) Greene 1797–1865
    1. 1. Turner Ashby 1828–1862
    2. 2. James (Green) Ashby 1827–1861
    3. 3. Frances (Maria) Ashby 1833–1837
    4. 4. Mary (Green) Moncure 1830–1897
    5. 5. Dorothea (Farrar) Moncure 1838–1911
    6. 6. Richard Ashby 1831–1861
    7. 7. Elizabeth Ashby 1825–
  11. 11. William (Clarkson) Ashby 1780–1848

John Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1 April 1740
Birth of John Ashby in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
1815
4 April 1815
Age 75
Death of John Ashby in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1740
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1815
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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