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ROBERT ASHBY 1705–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Rosanna Berry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Botts, Catherine Combs

Children(s): Captain Jr, Thomas Ashby, Robert Jr., Benjamin Ashby, Catherine Ashby, Elias Ashby, Jesse Ashby

ROBERT ASHBY was born in 1705 in Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Edward Ashby Sr And Rosanna Rose Berry. ROBERT ASHBY married Catherine Combs, Elizabeth Mary Botts, and had children including Benjamin Ashby, Captain John Jack Jr Ashby Jr, Catherine Ashby, Elias Ashby, Jesse Ashby, Robert Ashby Jr, Thomas Ashby. ROBERT ASHBY passed away in 1764 in Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • ROBERT ASHBY was born in 1705 in Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Edward Ashby Sr And Rosanna Rose Berry.
  • ROBERT ASHBY married Catherine Combs, Elizabeth Mary Botts, and had children including Benjamin Ashby, Captain John Jack Jr Ashby Jr, Catherine Ashby, Elias Ashby, Jesse Ashby, Robert Ashby Jr, Thomas Ashby.
  • ROBERT ASHBY passed away in 1764 in Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1682–1752
Birth Location: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
TS
Rosanna Berry
1684–1752
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Botts
1701–1754
Birth Location: Stafford,,Virginia,USA
EB
Catherine Combs
1712–1792
Birth Location: –
CC

Children(s)

Captain Jr
1731–1776
Birth Location: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
CJ
Thomas Ashby
1714–1783
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
TA
Robert Jr.
1730–1754
Birth Location: –
RJ
Benjamin Ashby
1735–
Birth Location: –
BA
Catherine Ashby
1733–
Birth Location: –
CA
Elias Ashby
1727–
Birth Location: –
EA
Jesse Ashby
1724–1762
Birth Location: –
JA

ROBERT ASHBY's Ancestors

Self
ROBERT ASHBY
1705–1764
Birth Place: Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Edward Ashby Sr
1682–1752
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Rosanna (Rose) Berry
1684–1752
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Turner 1st Cassique Ashby of Quenby) Sr
1633–1699
Quenby Hall, Hungarton, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651–1746
Hornchurch, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
George Hall
1581–1653
Elizabeth (Ashby)
1605–1680
Sir London
1622–1694
Anne Edwards
1628–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Esq.
1539–1618
Mary Gedney
1555–1618
George Benet
1580–1615
Richard Thorowgood
1590–1678
Anne Culley
1595–1648
**John Edwards\Edwardes
1590–1640
Luce Barke
1590–1638

ROBERT ASHBY's Descendants

1.
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ROBERT ASHBY (1705–1764) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Botts (1701–1754-10-15) m. Catherine Combs (1712–1792)
  1. 1. Captain (JOHN "Jack" Jr. ASHBY) Jr 1731–1776 m. Sarah McCullough 1735–1820
    1. 1. Halifax (S.) ASHBY 1765–1825 m. Sarah (Jane) Hudson 1774–1819
      1. 1. Catherine ASHBY 1792–1868 m. Anthony (Bates) Sr 1780–1845
        1. 1. George ("Peetz") Bates 1819–1885 m. Susan (Jane Martha) Roach 1826–1886
  2. 2. Thomas Ashby 1714–1783
  3. 3. Robert (Ashby) Jr. 1730–1754
  4. 4. Benjamin Ashby 1735–
  5. 5. Catherine Ashby 1733–
  6. 6. Elias Ashby 1727–
  7. 7. Jesse Ashby 1724–1762

ROBERT ASHBY's Timeline

4 Records

1705
1705
Birth of ROBERT ASHBY in Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
1705
1705
Birth of ROBERT ASHBY
None
1764
12 Nov 1764
Age 59
Death of ROBERT ASHBY in Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1764
1764
Age 59
Death of ROBERT ASHBY
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Yew Hill, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1764
    Event Place: Stratford, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
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