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John Ashley 1755 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Ashley

Mother: Mary Jordon

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John Ashley was born in 1755 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Plowman Ashley and Mary Ann Jordon. John Ashley passed away in 1828 in Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • John Ashley was born in 1755 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Plowman Ashley and Mary Ann Jordon.
  • John Ashley passed away in 1828 in Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States.

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John Ashley's Ancestors

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John Ashley
1755 – 1828
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Plowman Ashley
1692 – 1759
Lancaster formerly part of York and, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Jordon
1694 –
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Ashley
1660 – 1720
Chester County formerly part of, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Ann Plowman
1662 –
Perquimmans County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ashley
1625 – 1671
Jane Cooper
1627 – 1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ashley
1594 – 1664
Elizabeth Schuyler
1578 – 1663

John Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of John Ashley in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1828
1828
Age 73
Death of John Ashley in Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States
Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Smith and, White, Tennessee, United States

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