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Richard ASHTON 1511–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1511

Birth Location: Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1578

Death Location: Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Peter ASHTON

Mother: Alice FOULHURST

Spouse(s): Dyonise PULLEN

Children(s): Margaret ASHTON, Peter AISHTON, Thomas ASHTON, Lawrence ASHTON, Mary ASHTON

In 1511, Richard ASHTON entered the world in Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England, born to Peter Ashton And Alice Foulhurst. Richard ASHTON married Dyonise Pullen, and had children including Lawrence Ashton, Margaret Ashton, Mary Ashton, Peter Aishton, Thomas Ashton. Richard ASHTON passed away in 1578 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1511, Richard ASHTON entered the world in Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England, born to Peter Ashton And Alice Foulhurst.
  • Richard ASHTON married Dyonise Pullen, and had children including Lawrence Ashton, Margaret Ashton, Mary Ashton, Peter Aishton, Thomas Ashton.
  • Richard ASHTON passed away in 1578 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England.

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Richard ASHTON's Ancestors

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Richard ASHTON
1511–1578
Birth Place: Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England
Parents
Peter ASHTON
1470–1548
England
Alice FOULHURST
1487–1548
Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England
Grandparents
Thomas ASHTON
–1515
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (de) GREYSTOKE
1450–1475
Staveley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas ASHTON
1446–
ASHTON
1446–
William GREYSTOKE
1430–
Ann GREYSTOKE
1430–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard ASHTON's Descendants

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Richard ASHTON (Abt 1511–12 Mar 1578) m. Dyonise PULLEN (Abt 1515–2 Nov 1561)
  1. 1. Margaret ASHTON 1535–1615 m. Thomas PARRAT 1530–1613
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) PERROT 1567–1616 m. Francis SMITH 1559–1600 m. Francis SMYTHE 1560–1641
      1. 1. Isabell SMITH 1585– m. George LAWTON 1581–1641
        1. 1. Thomas LAWTON 1614–1681 m. Elizabeth SALISBURY 1616–1654 m. Grace PARSONS 1628–1717
        2. 2. George LAWTON 1607–1693 m. Mary HOPKINS 1612–1638 m. Elizabeth HAZARD 1630–1711
        3. 3. Isabel LAWTON 1609–
        4. 4. Sarah LAWTON –1674 m. Jonathan HUTTON 1605– m. Joseph REDKNAP 1590–1686
        5. 5. Mary LAWTON –1676 m. William WODELL 1617–1693
        6. 6. Bennett LAWTON –1623 m. Bennett LAWTON 1618–
        7. 7. Isaac LAWTON –1616
        8. 8. Nicholas LAWTON 1622–1622
        9. 9. Elizabeth LAWTON 1623– m. Joseph HOPKINS 1612–
    2. 2. Thomas PARRAT 1557– m. Audrey WELLES 1554–
    3. 3. Abraham PARRAT 1566– m. Jone PARROTT 1560–
    4. 4. Mary PARRAT 1567–1616 m. Thomas SMITH 1562–1600
    5. 5. Abigail PARRAT –1574
    6. 6. John PARRAT –1571
    7. 7. John PARRATT –1638 m. Elizabeth MONOUX 1580–1632
    8. 8. Richard PARRATT –1655 m. Elizabeth GODFREY 1598–1632 m. Dorothy ALLEN 1578–
  2. 2. Peter AISHTON 1539–1613 m. Agnes HANSCOMBE 1543–1581
  3. 3. Thomas ASHTON 1550–1612 m. Margaret HEDGE 1555–1590
  4. 4. Lawrence ASHTON 1555– m. Eliz BARLYE 1555–
  5. 5. Mary ASHTON –1577

Richard ASHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1511
Abt 1511
Birth of Richard ASHTON in Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England
Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England
1578
12 Mar 1578
Age 67
Burial of Richard ASHTON in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1511
    Event Place: Old Weston, Huntingdonshire County, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Richard Ashton, person ID G7RG-9NY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Shillington, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Richard Ashton, person ID G7RG-9NY.

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