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Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston 1584–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1584

Birth Location: Langdon, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 6 April 1656

Death Location: Virginia

Father: Edwarde GGF

Mother: Lady Lucy-Aston-Rich

Spouse(s): Hannah JORDON

Children(s): Mary Aston

The story of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston began in 1584 in Langdon, Staffordshire, England. Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston married Hannah Jordon, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Plantagenet Aston. Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston passed away in 1656 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston began in 1584 in Langdon, Staffordshire, England.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston married Hannah Jordon, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Plantagenet Aston.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston passed away in 1656 in Virginia.

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Lieutenant Aston's Ancestors

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Lieutenant Aston
1584–1656
Birth Place: Langdon, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Edwarde Alton 12th GGF
1551–1597
Tixall, Staffordshire Wanlip, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Anne "Annie") Lucy-Aston-Rich
1550–1596
Charloecote, Warwickshire, England
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Lieutenant Aston's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel Walter) Aston (9 July 1584–6 April 1656) m. Hannah JORDON (1585–6 Apr 1656)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth (Plantagenet)) Aston 1609–1693 m. Lt. (Col. Richard Thomas Cocke Sr of Bremo, Immigrant, arrived in) 1636 1597–1665
    1. 1. William ("of the Low Grounds") Cocke 1655–1693 m. Sarah (Jane Flowers 9th) GGM 1658–1691
      1. 1. Mary (Cocke) Cooke 1675–1753 m. Obadiah Smith 1672–1746
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith 1698–1747 m. John Canterbury 1699–1728

Lieutenant Aston's Timeline

2 Records

1584
9 July 1584
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston in Langdon, Staffordshire, England
Langdon, Staffordshire, England
1656
6 April 1656
Age 72
Death of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Aston in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1584
    Event Place: Langdon, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Our Kin : the Genealogies of Some of the Early Families Who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Majors and their marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

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