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John Ashton 1640–1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1677

Death Location: Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Ashton

Mother: Isabella Ashton

Spouse(s): Grace Meese

Children(s): Col. Ashton

John Ashton was born in 1640 in Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Ashton And Isabella Ashton. John Ashton married Grace Frizer Meese, and had children including Col Henry Ashton, Grace Ashton, Samuel Ashton. John Ashton passed away in 1677 in Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Ashton was born in 1640 in Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Ashton And Isabella Ashton.
  • John Ashton married Grace Frizer Meese, and had children including Col Henry Ashton, Grace Ashton, Samuel Ashton.
  • John Ashton passed away in 1677 in Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ashton's Ancestors

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John Ashton
1640–1677
Birth Place: Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Ashton
1607–1674
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Ashton
1614–1651
Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Sir (John) Aston
1571–1615
Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret ("Maud") Needham
1578–1635
Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Aston)
1547–1613
Lady Mainwaring
1548–1601
Robert Needham
1535–1603
Frances Needham
1533–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Aston
1523–1563
Alles Swanwick
1523–1594
Sir Plantagenet
1525–1590
Margaret Plantagenet
1521–1591

John Ashton's Descendants

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John Ashton (1640–9 Sep 1677) m. Grace (Frizer) Meese (1633 or 1627–9 Sep 1706)
  1. 1. Col. (Henry) Ashton 1671–1731 m. Elizabeth (Hardidge Or) Hardwick 1678–1722
    1. 1. Ann Ashton 1701–1731 m. Col. (William Aylett) Jr. 1703–1744 m. Colonel (Robert) Moody 1697–1790
      1. 1. Anne Aylett 1737–1807 m. Nathaniel Rector 1740–1805
        1. 1. Molly Rector 1775–1853 m. Moses Jeffries 1762–1854
        2. 2. Joel Rector 1774–1838
        3. 3. Benjamin Rector 1761–1849
        4. 4. Lewis Rector 1765–1827
        5. 5. Ephraim Rector 1768–
        6. 6. Daniel Rector 1770–1845
        7. 7. Hannah Rector 1772–
        8. 8. Jesse (Russell) Rector 1778–1853
        9. 9. Aylett Rector 1782–
      2. 2. Lavina (Lorena) Moody 1730–1798

John Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640
Birth of John Ashton in Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1677
9 Sep 1677
Age 37
Death of John Ashton in Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1832
9 Dec 1832
Age 192
John Ashton was baptized in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Westmoreland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1671-1682
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1677
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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