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Robert Ashby 1715–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb 1792

Death Location: Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Father: CPT. ASHBY

Mother: Roseanna Berry

Spouse(s): Mary Farrow, Catherine Combs

Children(s): Nimrod Ashby, Capt Ashby, William Ashby

Robert Ashby was born in 1715 in Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of Cpt Thomas Edward Ashby And Roseanna Berry. Robert Ashby married Catherine Combs, Mary Elizabeth Farrow, and had children including Capt John Jack Ashby, Nimrod Ashby, William Ashby. Robert Ashby passed away in 1792 in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Ashby was born in 1715 in Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of Cpt Thomas Edward Ashby And Roseanna Berry.
  • Robert Ashby married Catherine Combs, Mary Elizabeth Farrow, and had children including Capt John Jack Ashby, Nimrod Ashby, William Ashby.
  • Robert Ashby passed away in 1792 in Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Ashby's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ashby
1715–1792
Birth Place: Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Parents
CPT. THOMAS EDWARD ASHBY
1680–1752
England
Roseanna Berry
1684–1752
, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Turner Jr.) Ashby
1675–1716
Friday Steet, London, England
Constantina Broughton
1677–1720
Arksey, Yorkshire, England
Henry Berry
1660–1692
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Sarah Harper
1647–1714
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ashby
1633–1699
Elizabeth Thorowgood
1651–1746
Sir Broughton
1636–1745
Lady Overton***
1648–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Broughton
1608–
Anne Agard
1630–
Major GGF
1609–1679
Lady Gardiner^
1613–1665

Robert Ashby's Descendants

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Robert Ashby (1715–27 Feb 1792) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Farrow (1713–15 Oct 1754) m. Catherine Combs (1712–27 Feb 1792)
  1. 1. Nimrod Ashby 1736–1764 m. Frances Wright 1742–1784
    1. 1. Thomas (Bryan Wright) Ashby 1762–1791 m. Sarah (\ Elizabeth Lee ( Ashby) ) 1764–1840
      1. 1. Mary Ashby 1779–1874
      2. 2. Amelia (Milly) Ashby 1788–1822
      3. 3. Thomas Ashby 1800–1865
      4. 4. Sibelia (Sibby) Ashby 1786–
      5. 5. John Ashby 1789–1850 m. Sarah Smith 1785–1850 m. Sarah (Ann) Lanham 1782–1841
        1. 1. Harriet Ashby 1816–1870
        2. 2. Barbara Ashby 1827–1913
        3. 3. Benjamin (Peyton) Ashby 1810–1880
        4. 4. Jeremiah Ashby 1825–1903
        5. 5. Maria Ashby 1824–
        6. 6. Sarah (Catherine) Ashby 1813–1862
        7. 7. Charles (J.) ASHBY 1834–1916
        8. 8. Sarah (Catherine) Ashby 1825–1896
        9. 9. Arranah\Ariana Ashby 1823–1824
        10. 10. Mariah Ashby 1807–
        11. 11. Andrew (Jackson Doc) Ashby 1825–1859
        12. 12. Level (H "L H \ Levie") Ashby 1813–1886
        13. 13. Stephen (Jordan) Ashby 1801–
        14. 14. John (F.) Ashby 1806–1888
        15. 15. Susannah (Ann Ashby) (Tumlin) 1834–1920
        16. 16. (Milly) (Amelia Elizabeth) Ashby 1808–1888 m. Simon Stickel 1802–1880
        17. 17. Martin Ashby 1815–1853
      6. 6. Philadelphia Ashby 1798–1850
      7. 7. Robert (Lee) Ashby 1791–1868
    2. 2. Frances Ashby 1760–1839
  2. 2. Capt (John "Jack") Ashby 1740–1815
  3. 3. William Ashby 1736–1773

Robert Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Robert Ashby in Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
1792
27 Feb 1792
Age 77
Death of Robert Ashby in Delaplaine, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Delaplaine, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Yew Hill, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Yew Hill; Birth state: VA
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1792
    Event Place: Delaplaine, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Yew Hill; Birth state: VA
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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