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JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY 1773 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Sep 1857

Death Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Mary Midyette

Mother: James Ashby

Spouse(s): Mourning Guthery

Children(s): Jane Ashby

In 1773, JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, born to Mary Polly Midyette and James Abel Ashby. JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY married Mourning Guthery, and had children including Jane Ashby. JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY passed away in 1857 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1773, JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, born to Mary Polly Midyette and James Abel Ashby.
  • JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY married Mourning Guthery, and had children including Jane Ashby.
  • JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY passed away in 1857 in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Midyette
1752 – 1810
Birth Location: Bodies Island, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
MM
James Ashby
1747 – 1808
Birth Location: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mourning Guthery
1781 – 1873
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
MG

Children(s)

Jane Ashby
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
JA

JOHN ASHBY's Ancestors

Self
JOHN ASHBY
1773 – 1857
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mary Polly Midyette
1752 – 1810
Bodies Island, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
James (Abel) Ashby
1747 – 1808
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Angelico (Farrow) Spencer
1729 – 1809
Spencers Point Roanoke Island, Tyrell County, North Carolina, United States
Samuel Midyette
1727 – 1805
Bodies Island, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Jarvis
1714 – 1787
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Solomon Ashby
1720 – 1774
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Spencer
1705 – 1795
William Spencer
1700 –
Mary Paine
1708 – 1778
Samuel Midgett
1704 – 1780
Frances Martin
1676 – 1750
Foster Jarvis
1675 – 1750
Edward Ashbee
1691 – 1720
jane smallbone
1695 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amey
1688 – 1733
Captain Farrow
1680 – 1733
Dorcas Foster
1650 – 1682
Capt Carolina
1623 – 1694
Jane Ashby
1676 – 1731

JOHN ASHBY's Descendants

1.
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JOHN (WILLIAM) ASHBY (1773 – Sep 1857) m. Mourning Guthery (1781 – 04 1873)
  1. 1. Jane Ashby (1813 – 1880) m. Alfred Alley (1808 – 1880) m. Alfred Alley (1808 – 1880)
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Alley (6 Dec 1834 – 22 Mar 1923) m. james (gwyn) Taylor (1828 – Aft. 1875)
      1. 1. Duke Taylor (16 Jan 1873 – 18 October 1950) m. Martha (Ann) Mabe (6 April 1870 – 23 November 1947)
        1. 1. Rilla Taytor (1897 – )
        2. 2. Bettie Taytor (1900 – )
        3. 3. Salley Taytor (1902 – )
        4. 4. Nannie Taytor (1904 – )
        5. 5. Nellie (T.) Jackson (12 August 1908 – 29 July 1997) m. Theodore (Roosevelt) Jackson (4 Jul 1905 – 25 Dec 1952)
        6. 6. Mattie Taytor (1910 – )

JOHN ASHBY's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1857
Sep 1857
Age 84
Death of JOHN WILLIAM ASHBY in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1857
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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