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John Aston 1535 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 11 Oct 1594

Death Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir Ashton

Mother: Margerie Grubbe

Spouse(s): Unknown None, Elizabeth Mainwaring

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashton, Agnete Aston

John Aston was born in 1535 in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Christopher Ashton and Margerie Grubbe. John Aston married Unknown, Elizabeth Mainwaring, and had children including Elizabeth Maynard Ashton, Agnete De Aston. John Aston passed away in 1594 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John Aston was born in 1535 in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Christopher Ashton and Margerie Grubbe.
  • John Aston married Unknown, Elizabeth Mainwaring, and had children including Elizabeth Maynard Ashton, Agnete De Aston.
  • John Aston passed away in 1594 in Cossington, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Aston's Ancestors

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John Aston
1535 – 1594
Birth Place: Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher Ashton
1506 – 1594
Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England
Margerie Grubbe
1510 – 1605
Cheshire, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William ((Ledbetter)) Ashton
1480 – 1543
Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Carolina de) Bourgogne
1480 – 1543
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Grubbe
1476 – 1556
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Joan Radcliffe
1482 – 1585
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Grubb
1450 – 1524
Agnes Nicole
1460 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Aston's Descendants

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John Aston (1535 – 11 Oct 1594) m. Unknown (ABT 1545 – ) m. Elizabeth Mainwaring (1548 – 9 Aug 1601)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Maynard) Ashton (1579 – 1603) m. Matthew Webster (17 APR 1564 – 13 SEP 1592)
    1. 1. John Maynard (Abt. 9 Aug 1590 – 5 Apr 1661) m. Mary (Rice) Gates (23 Aug 1619 – 13 Oct 1698)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Maynard (26 May 1649 – 6 June 1676) m. Joseph Graves (13 Apr 1645 – 1689)
        1. 1. Robert Graves (14 Feb 1667 – 1747) m. Margaret Ratra (15 January 1669 – 14 Mar 1739)
  2. 2. Agnete (De) Aston (29 May 1576 – 1613) m. Thomas Mattle (5 Oct 1575 – 1626)
    1. 1. Anne Mattle (20 Sep 1601 – 1670) m. William Douglas (9 Aug 1610 – 26 July 1682)
      1. 1. Robert Douglas (1640 – 1715) m. Mary Denison (1640 – 1694)
        1. 1. Rachel Dalglish (Abt. 1685 – 14 Dec 1733) m. Joseph Camfield (1682 – 14 Dec 1733)

John Aston's Timeline

3 Records

1535
14 Aug 1535
Birth of John Aston in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
1535
1535
Birth of John Aston in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
1594
11 Oct 1594
Age 59
Death of John Aston in Cossington, Leicestershire, England
Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1535
    Event Place: Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Woodborough, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1594
    Event Place: Cossington, Leicestershire, England

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