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John (Captain) Ashley 1669 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1669

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Apr 1759

Death Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: David Ashley

Mother: Hannah Glover

Spouse(s): Sarah Dewey, Mary Whiting

Children(s): Sarah Ashley, Hannah Ashley, John Ashley, Moses Ashley, Ebenezer Ashley, Maj Ashley, Roger Ashley, Lydia Ashley, John Ashley, Preserved Ashley

The story of John (Captain) Ashley began in 1669 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. John (Captain) Ashley married Sarah Dewey, Mary Whiting, and had children including Sarah Ashley, Hannah Ashley, John Ashley, Moses Ashley, Ebenezer Ashley, Maj Noah Ashley, Roger Ashley, Lydia Ashley, John (Colonel) Ashley, Preserved Ashley. John (Captain) Ashley passed away in 1759 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John (Captain) Ashley began in 1669 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
  • John (Captain) Ashley married Sarah Dewey, Mary Whiting, and had children including Sarah Ashley, Hannah Ashley, John Ashley, Moses Ashley, Ebenezer Ashley, Maj Noah Ashley, Roger Ashley, Lydia Ashley, John (Colonel) Ashley, Preserved Ashley.
  • John (Captain) Ashley passed away in 1759 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Ashley
1642 – 1718
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
DA
Hannah Glover
1646 – 1722
Birth Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
HG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dewey
1672 – 1708
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
SD
Mary Whiting
1672 – 1735
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
MW

Children(s)

Sarah Ashley
1693 – 1747
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
SA
Hannah Ashley
1695 – 1696
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
HA
John Ashley
1697 – 1697
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
JA
Moses Ashley
1700 – 1700
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
MA
Ebenezer Ashley
1702 – 1702
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
EA
Maj Ashley
1704 – 1755
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
MA
Roger Ashley
1705 – 1738
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
RA
Lydia Ashley
1708 – 1708
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
LA
John Ashley
1709 – 1802
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
JA
Preserved Ashley
1711 – 1711
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
PA

John Ashley's Ancestors

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John Ashley
1669 – 1759
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
David Ashley
1642 – 1718
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Glover
1646 – 1722
Springfield, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert Ashley
1620 – 1682
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Mary (Eddy) (Horton)
1624 – 1683
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Henry Glover
1603 – 1689
England
Helena Russell
1607 – 1689
Bewdley, Worcestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1594 – 1664
Elizabeth Schuyler
1578 – 1663
John Eddy
1597 – 1684
Amy Doggett
1597 – 1684
Thomas Glover
1569 – 1619
Margery DEANE
1573 – 1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Ashley
1561 – 1628
Lady Okeover
1574 – 1628
Philip Schuyler\Schuylder
1573 – 1628
Styntie Doudes
1580 – 1634
Thomas Deane
1545 – 1591
Catherine Aldridge
1550 – 1604

John Ashley's Descendants

1.
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John ((Captain)) Ashley (21 Jun 1669 – 16 Apr 1759) m. Sarah Dewey (28 Mar 1672 – 30 Mar 1708) m. Mary Whiting (19 Aug 1672 – 13 Mar 1735)
  1. 1. Sarah Ashley (27 Sep 1693 – 17 Dec 1747) m. David Bull (04 Jun 1687 – 16 Jan 1762)
    1. 1. Jonathan Bull (23 Jun 1718 – 1793) m. Esther (1722 – )
      1. 1. Huldah BULL (26 Apr 1743 – 05 Apr 1822) m. Thomas Mather (07 Sep 1741 – 10 Aug 1766) m. Samuel Smith (19 Nov 1733 – 1809)
        1. 1. William Mather (21 Jul 1764 – 11 Jun 1847) m. Anna Lewis (Abt. 1764 – 01 Sep 1842)
        2. 2. Olivia Mather (21 Feb 1767 – 1808)
        3. 3. Mary (Ann Steele) Smith (16 Feb 1784 – 08 Apr 1837) m. Horace Cowles (18 Oct 1782 – 06 Feb 1841)
      2. 2. Martin BULL (1744 – 29 Mar 1825) m. Elizabeth Strong (03 Nov 1746 – 09 Apr 1820)
        1. 1. Sophia Bull (Oct 1769 – 07 Feb 1805)
        2. 2. Catherine Bull (1771 – 30 Sep 1782)
      3. 3. Jonathan BULL (03 Dec 1744 – 1783)
      4. 4. Lucy BULL (07 Mar 1746 – 19 Sep 1804)
      5. 5. Sarah BULL (17 Oct 1748 – 14 Sep 1783) m. Cyprian ((Rev.)) Strong (26 May 1743 – 17 Nov 1811)
        1. 1. Florella Strong (26 Sep 1769 – 14 May 1775)
        2. 2. Sarah Strong (27 Jan 1771 – Jun 1818) m. John Ellsworth (02 Sep 1762 – 27 Jun 1816)
        3. 3. Anna Strong (28 Feb 1773 – 05 Mar 1773)
        4. 4. Anne Strong (09 Jul 1774 – 14 Sep 1791)
        5. 5. Asabel STRONG (1776 – 1797)
        6. 6. Asahel (Hooker) Strong (08 Feb 1779 – 18 Jun 1818) m. Nancy Ames (04 Jul 1781 – 27 Sep 1853)
        7. 7. Florella Strong (17 Feb 1779 – 26 Aug 1862)
        8. 8. John Strong (04 Apr 1781 – 22 Apr 1804)
        9. 9. Elnathan Strong (25 Aug 1783 – 09 Nov 1784)
      6. 6. Moses BULL (1762 – 22 Sep 1776)
    2. 2. Abigail Bull (1720 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Bull (05 Jan 1720 – 1753) m. Joel HOLCOMB (28 Aug 1723 – 1754)
      1. 1. Sarah Holcomb (1747 – 26 Jul 1751)
    4. 4. Sarah Holcomb (5 January 1721 – 24 July 1802)
    5. 5. David Bull (31 May 1723 – 17 Jan 1812) m. Mary Benton ( – 30 Jan 1761) m. Lois ((Mather)) Porter (Abt. 1728 – Jan 1816)
      1. 1. Lucy Bull (Abt. 1761 – )
      2. 2. Rhoda Bull
      3. 3. Maria Bull
      4. 4. Lovina Bull ( – 18 Sep 1753)
      5. 5. Anna Bull
      6. 6. (Infant) Bull (Abt. 1761 – 04 Mar 1762)
      7. 7. (Daughter) Bull (Abt. 1770 – 20 Jan 1787)
      8. 8. David Bull (Abt. 1770 – )
      9. 9. Lavinia Bull (Abt. 1774 – 09 Sep 1792)
      10. 10. Sarah (or Sally) Bull ( – 21 Apr 1795)
      11. 11. Katy Bull
    6. 6. Noah Bull (02 Dec 1726 – 1760)
    7. 7. Thomas Bull (15 Mar 1728 – 24 Feb 1804) m. Elizabeth Curtiss (Abt. 1734 – 30 Apr 1770) m. Amaryllis Prindle (1739 – 10 Dec 1800)
      1. 1. David Bull (1755 – )
      2. 2. Esther Bull (08 Oct 1758 – 1816) m. Abner ((Rev.)) Smith
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith m. S.T. ((Rev.)) Babbitt
      3. 3. Samuel (David) Bull (30 Mar 1763 – 17 Oct 1810) m. Elizabeth Mitchell (1814 – 02 May 1843) m. Ruth (E) Hinman ( – 24 Oct 1796)
        1. 1. Thomas Bull (09 Dec 1801 – 01 Mar 1884)
        2. 2. David (Samuel) Bull (06 Sep 1805 – 03 Dec 1823)
        3. 3. Susan (J) Bull
        4. 4. Julia (E) Bull
      4. 4. Nathan Bull (04 Jan 1770 – )
    8. 8. Thankful Bull (1729 – 28 Sep 1768)
    9. 9. Esther Gilbert (8 May 1732 – 1774)
    10. 10. Esther Bull (08 Aug 1732 – 1770) m. Isaiah Gilbert (1733 – 15 Feb 1825)
      1. 1. Levinah Gilbert (28 Dec 1758 – 30 Apr 1843)
      2. 2. Ashley Gilbert (10 Feb 1761 – )
      3. 3. Anne Gilbert (26 Apr 1763 – 1850)
      4. 4. Esther Gilbert (14 Dec 1766 – )
      5. 5. Betsey Gilbert (17 Feb 1768 – 1795)
      6. 6. Amos Gilbert (16 Jul 1770 – 11 Mar 1847)
      7. 7. Isaiah Gilbert (19 Oct 1773 – )
      8. 8. Sarah Gilbert (04 Oct 1779 – 04 Mar 1829)
      9. 9. Elias Gilbert (19 Oct 1782 – )
    11. 11. Mary BULL (02 May 1736 – 12 Oct 1811) m. William LEWIS (07 Dec 1734 – 13 Jun 1771) m. James ((Lieut)) Cowles (20 Dec 1723 – 21 Jun 1789)
      1. 1. Elias LEWIS (01 Apr 1762 – 25 Apr 1831) m. Urania Hooker (14 Mar 1774 – 17 Mar 1817) m. Jemima Woodruff (27 Mar 1768 – 30 Jul 1803)
        1. 1. William Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 03 Oct 1819)
        2. 2. James Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 11 May 1824)
        3. 3. George (B.) Lewis (Abt. 1801 – 04 May 1821)
      2. 2. Esther ((4)) Lewis (26 Apr 1764 – 30 Sep 1838) m. Jonathan ((4)) Cowles (03 Feb 1757 – 17 Aug 1822)
        1. 1. Nancy Cowles (1784 – 29 May 1787)
        2. 2. William (Lewis) Cowles (26 Jan 1787 – 26 Mar 1868) m. Charity Cowles (13 Sep 1788 – 03 Sep 1875)
        3. 3. Nancy Cowles (24 Feb 1789 – 23 Mar 1809)
        4. 4. Henry (Booth) Cowles (13 Apr 1791 – 1853) m. Rebecca (F.) Green (1794 – 13 Dec 1876)
        5. 5. Maria (L) Cowles (20 Apr 1795 – 26 Sep 1884) m. Robert (D.) James (BET 1778 AND 1798 – BET 1812 AND 1884) m. Robert (Darrington (3)) James (Abt. 1797 – Nov 1860)
        6. 6. Louisa Cowles (26 Nov 1797 – 25 Apr 1802)
      3. 3. Mary LEWIS (20 Oct 1766 – 17 Apr 1836) m. Zenas Cowles (22 Feb 1761 – 04 Feb 1835)
        1. 1. Julia Cowles (1785 – 21 May 1803)
        2. 2. Dolly Cowles (1787 – 21 Sep 1803)
        3. 3. Edward Cowles (1789 – 25 Mar 1864)
        4. 4. Jeanette Cowles (1792 – 22 Feb 1809)
        5. 5. Emily Cowles (09 Feb 1796 – 28 Aug 1876) m. John Richards (14 Mar 1797 – 29 Mar 1859)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Cowles (1798 – 04 Nov 1823)
        7. 7. Lewis (Seymour) Cowles (1800 – 19 Dec 1825)
        8. 8. Julia Cowles (1803 – 20 Jan 1859) m. Stephen Crosby (Abt. 1799 – )
        9. 9. Walter (Bull) Cowles (1806 – 15 Apr 1869)
        10. 10. Thomas Cowles (12 Jan 1809 – 22 Oct 1884) m. Julia (Ann) Cowles (22 Sep 1810 – 28 Dec 1843) m. Elizabeth (Ells) Sheffield (07 Mar 1821 – 20 Oct 1884)
      4. 4. Jeremiah COWLES (14 Aug 1774 – 30 Nov 1834)
    12. 12. Mary Lewis (2 May 1736 – 12 October 1811)
  2. 2. Hannah Ashley (18 Dec 1695 – 28 Jun 1696)
  3. 3. John Ashley (19 Oct 1697 – 24 Nov 1697)
  4. 4. Moses Ashley (01 Oct 1700 – 14 Oct 1700)
  5. 5. Ebenezer Ashley (29 Mar 1702 – 11 Apr 1702)
  6. 6. Maj (Noah) Ashley (15 Jun 1704 – 08 Sep 1755) m. Dorothy Dwight (17 Sep 1709 – 13 Jan 1744) m. Miriam Porter (30 Jan 1725 – 07 Dec 1762)
    1. 1. Noah Ashley (15 Apr 1733 – 17 May 1733)
    2. 2. Dorothy Ashley (29 Jul 1734 – 17 Jul 1738)
    3. 3. John Ashley (06 Apr 1737 – 10 Aug 1738)
    4. 4. Dorothy Ashley (01 Jul 1739 – )
    5. 5. Simeon Ashley (16 Jul 1742 – 14 Mar 1799)
    6. 6. Anna Ashley (20 Feb 1748 – 28 Feb 1822) m. Joshua Whitney (16 Jan 1745 – 28 Feb 1822)
      1. 1. Noah (Ashley) Whitney (26 Dec 1770 – Nov 1834)
      2. 2. Anne Whitney (06 Jul 1774 – 12 Feb 1851)
      3. 3. Joshua Whitney (06 Jan 1777 – 1849)
      4. 4. Huldah Whitney (08 Sep 1779 – 28 Jan 1858)
      5. 5. Porter Whitney (08 Nov 1781 – 18 Jun 1801)
      6. 6. Asa Whitney (23 Feb 1784 – 18 May 1860)
      7. 7. Amy Whitney (1785 – )
      8. 8. Nancy Whitney (1785 – )
      9. 9. Polly Whitney (1785 – )
      10. 10. George Whitney (1785 – )
      11. 11. Return (Josiah) Whitney (1785 – )
      12. 12. William Whitney (21 May 1786 – 12 Jul 1787)
      13. 13. Wealthy Whitney (06 Jan 1788 – 24 Jul 1858)
      14. 14. Charlotte Whitney (07 Apr 1792 – 22 Aug 1865)
    7. 7. Samuel Ashley (15 Jul 1750 – 27 Aug 1764)
    8. 8. Sarah Ashley (1753 – 27 Sep 1805)
    9. 9. Noah Ashley (08 Feb 1755 – 11 Jan 1813)
  7. 7. Roger Ashley (30 Jan 1705 – 10 Feb 1738)
  8. 8. Lydia Ashley (11 Apr 1708 – 29 Apr 1708)
  9. 9. John ((Colonel)) Ashley (22 Dec 1709 – 01 Sep 1802) m. Hannah Hogeboom (19 Oct 1712 – 19 Jun 1790)
    1. 1. John ((Major General)) Ashley (26 Sep 1736 – 05 Nov 1799) m. Mary Ballantine (10 Dec 1744 – 08 Mar 1827) m. Lovisa Ward (15 Oct 1739 – 02 Apr 1768)
      1. 1. Ballantine Ashley (02 Aug 1770 – 07 Mar 1799)
      2. 2. Maj (William) Ashley (04 Jan 1773 – 26 Apr 1849)
      3. 3. Roger Ashley (1775 – 1795)
      4. 4. Samuel Ashley (1778 – 1790)
      5. 5. Mary Ashley (1781 – )
      6. 6. Hannah Ashley (1782 – )
      7. 7. Jane Ashley (1784 – )
      8. 8. Lydia Ashley (1788 – )
      9. 9. Lovisa Ashley (10 Mar 1763 – 1794)
      10. 10. John Ashley (11 Jan 1767 – 22 Dec 1823)
    2. 2. Jane Ashley (03 May 1738 – 31 Aug 1814) m. William Bull (03 Dec 1729 – 19 Mar 1758) m. Ruloff Dutcher (09 May 1737 – 15 Nov 1803) m. Joshua Porter (26 Jun 1730 – 18 Apr 1825)
      1. 1. William Bull (08 Sep 1757 – 17 Jun 1841)
      2. 2. Solomon Dutcher (13 Jun 1759 – 12 Aug 1847)
      3. 3. Cornelius Dutcher (25 Jul 1762 – 31 Jan 1839)
      4. 4. William Dutcher (Abt. 1763 – 1784)
      5. 5. Charity Dutcher (30 Jan 1764 – 23 Feb 1807)
      6. 6. Hannah Dutcher (23 Oct 1764 – )
      7. 7. Reveland (Rowland) Dutcher (1766 – 20 May 1833)
      8. 8. Christopher Dutcher (1768 – 25 Dec 1802)
      9. 9. John (A) Dutcher (Abt. 1772 – 05 Apr 1830)
      10. 10. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Dutcher (Abt. 1775 – )
      11. 11. George (Washington) Dutcher (Abt. 1777 – 07 Apr 1782)
      12. 12. Mary Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
      13. 13. Jane Dutcher (Abt. 1779 – 15 Dec 1835)
      14. 14. Ruloff Dutcher (06 Jul 1780 – 22 Aug 1851)
    3. 3. Mary Ashley (02 Aug 1740 – 07 Dec 1797) m. Brig (Gen John) Fellows (07 Jul 1735 – 01 Aug 1808)
      1. 1. Mary Fellows (10 Sep 1762 – 18 Aug 1828)
      2. 2. John Fellows (05 Jul 1765 – 08 Nov 1813)
      3. 3. Hannah Fellows (04 Feb 1767 – 02 Apr 1798)
      4. 4. Charotte Fellows (04 Jul 1769 – 20 Mar 1845)
      5. 5. Jane (Joni) Fellows (26 Sep 1771 – 13 Jul 1844)
      6. 6. Edmund (Burke) Fellows (25 Jan 1775 – 20 May 1841)
      7. 7. Henry (B) Fellows (26 Jun 1782 – 04 Aug 1858)
    4. 4. Hannah Ashley (02 Nov 1744 – 30 Jan 1764) m. Martin Vosburgh (29 Jul 1738 – 06 May 1801)
  10. 10. Preserved Ashley (15 Nov 1711 – 26 Nov 1711)

John Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1669
21 Jun 1669
Birth of John (Captain) Ashley in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1759
16 Apr 1759
Age 90
Death of John (Captain) Ashley in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1669
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1669; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 134.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RDI.
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 135.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RDI.
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3657.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 136.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RDI.
    [11] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1669; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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