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John Ashton 1540 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 June 1620

Death Location: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Ashton

Mother: Dowce Massie

Spouse(s): Juliana Grimsditch

Children(s): Mary Ashton\Asherton

In 1540, John Ashton entered the world in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ashton and Dowce Massie. John Ashton married Juliana Grimsditch, and had children including Mary " Margaret" Ashton\Asherton. John Ashton passed away in 1620 in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, John Ashton entered the world in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ashton and Dowce Massie.
  • John Ashton married Juliana Grimsditch, and had children including Mary " Margaret" Ashton\Asherton.
  • John Ashton passed away in 1620 in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ashton
1520 – 1573
Birth Location: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Dowce Massie
1521 – 1553
Birth Location: Rixton-with-Glazebrook, Borough of Warrington, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Juliana Grimsditch
1543 – 1623
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Ashton\Asherton
1587 – 1665
Birth Location: Penketh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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John Ashton's Ancestors

Self
John Ashton
1540 – 1620
Birth Place: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Ashton
1520 – 1573
Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dowce Massie
1521 – 1553
Rixton-with-Glazebrook, Borough of Warrington, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Ashton
1500 – 1573
Lancashire, England
Cicely Ashton
1501 – 1519
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
William Massie
1495 – 1538
Rixton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Aston
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ashton's Descendants

1.
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John Ashton (1540 – 26 June 1620) m. Juliana Grimsditch (1543 – 3 February 1623)
  1. 1. Mary (" Margaret") Ashton\Asherton (2 Mar 1587 – 30 Aug 1665) m. Thomas (Robert Heywood, of Balderstone) Manor (1573 – Jan 1645)
    1. 1. Peter ((Turncoat) Heywood, of Heywood) Hall (1615 – 4 Jan 1657) m. Alice Greenhalgh (10 Dec 1610 – 27 Dec 1671)
      1. 1. Robert HEYWOOD (23 Apr 1633 – 7 Jan 1691) m. Mary\Maria Hasleham (8 Mar 1635 – 1674)
        1. 1. Alice Heywood (17 Jul 1666 – 16 Jun 1743) m. Richard Stevenson, (5 Sep 1653 – 1698)

John Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Ashton in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1620
26 June 1620
Age 80
Death of John Ashton in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1620
    Event Place: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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