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Lt. Col. Walter Aston 1583 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Langdon, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sir Staffordshire

Mother: Lady Lucy

Spouse(s): Hannah Jordan\Jordaine

Children(s): Mary Aston

Lt. Col. Walter Aston was born in 1583 in Langdon, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Wanlip, Sherriff of Staffordshire and Lady Anne Lucy. Lt. Col. Walter Aston married Hannah Jordan\Jordaine, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Aston. Lt. Col. Walter Aston passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lt. Col. Walter Aston was born in 1583 in Langdon, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Wanlip, Sherriff of Staffordshire and Lady Anne Lucy.
  • Lt. Col. Walter Aston married Hannah Jordan\Jordaine, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Aston.
  • Lt. Col. Walter Aston passed away in 1656 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Staffordshire
1551 – 1597
Birth Location: Tixall, Staffordshire Wanlip, Leicestershire, England
SS
Lady Lucy
1550 – 1610
Birth Location: Charlecote, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Jordan\Jordaine
1585 – 1656
Birth Location: Eccles, Lancashire, England
HJ

Children(s)

Mary Aston
1609 – 1693
Birth Location: Standon, Stafford, England
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Lt. Aston's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Aston
1583 – 1656
Birth Place: Langdon, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Wanlip, Sherriff of Staffordshire
1551 – 1597
Tixall, Staffordshire Wanlip, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Anne) Lucy
1550 – 1610
Charlecote, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Aston, Sheriff of) Staffordshire
1530 – 1589
Tixhall, Staffordshire, England
Sir (Thomas) Lucye
1532 – 1600
Winston, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Aston's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Col. Walter) Aston (1583 – 1656) m. Hannah Jordan\Jordaine (1585 – 6 April 1656)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Aston (21 February 1609 – 17 October 1693) m. Lt. (Col. Richard Thomas Cocke, of) Bremo (13 December 1597 – 4 October 1665)
    1. 1. William (William) Cocke (Abt 1630 – Abt 1694)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Cocke Blaise) Montague (1636 – 1708)
    3. 3. Maurice Cocke (1637 – 1728)
    4. 4. Richard ("the Elder" Cocke, of) Bremo (10 Dec 1639 – 20 Nov 1706)
    5. 5. James Cocke (Abt. 1651 – 1708)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cocke (Abt. 1653 – 1708)
    7. 7. William Cocke (4 Oct 1655 – 13 Oct 1693) m. Sarah (Jane) Flowers (1658 – 16 Jun 1691)
      1. 1. Mary Cocke (1675 – 3 Jun 1753) m. Obadiah Smith (1667 – JUN 1746)
        1. 1. Ann (Hannah) Smith (1690 – 14 Apr 1746)
        2. 2. John (Smith m.) Whitfield (18 Dec 1691 – 01 Nov 1777) m. Elizabeth (Whitfield m.) Smith (1 Jun 1702 – 01 Jun 1765)
        3. 3. Ellis smith (1704 – 1755)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Smith (1705 – 3 May 1773)
        5. 5. Jacob Smith (1709 – 1746)
        6. 6. William Smith (1710 – 1753)
        7. 7. Abraham Smith (1710 – 1770)
        8. 8. Martha Smith (26 Nov 1710 – 24 Oct 1771)
        9. 9. Obadiah Smith (1712 – 18 Feb 1777)
        10. 10. Mary Smith (1713 – 1800)
        11. 11. Luke Smith (1715 – 10 May 1770)
        12. 12. judith Smith (1715 – 2 May 1753)
        13. 13. Ann Smith (1717 – )
        14. 14. Jacob Smith (1720 – 16 Jan 1790)
        15. 15. Mary Smith (6 Oct 1726 – 14 Nov 1804)
        16. 16. Ruth Smith (25 Aug 1727 – Bef. 1748)
        17. 17. Nancy Smith (1749 – 18 Jul 1838)
      2. 2. William Cocke (1679 – 1754)
      3. 3. John Cockey (15 Aug 1681 – 15 Aug 1746)
      4. 4. Joshua Cockey (1682 – 8 Mar 1718)
      5. 5. Mary (Ann Cocke) (Smith) (abt 1690 – 3 Jun 1753)
      6. 6. SARAH COCKE (1691 – 1800)
      7. 7. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Cocke (1692 – 28 Apr 1731)
      8. 8. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Cocke) (Woodward) (1692 – Est 1762)
    8. 8. John Cocke (Abt. 1657 – 6 Apr 1724)
    9. 9. Richard ('the Younger') Cocke (23 Jan 1657 – 3 Oct 1720)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Cocke (Abt. 1665 – 19 Sep 1726)
    11. 11. Edward Cocke (Abt. 1666 – 3 August 1726)

Lt. Aston's Timeline

3 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Lt. Col. Walter Aston in Langdon, Staffordshire, England
Langdon, Staffordshire, England
1624
1624
Age 41
Lt. Col. Walter Aston was married in Longdon, Staffordshire
Longdon, Staffordshire
1656
1656
Age 73
Death of Lt. Col. 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: 1583
    Event Place: Langdon, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Longdon, Staffordshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
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