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Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley 1561–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1561

Birth Location: St Giles, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 jan 1628

Death Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Father: Anthony Ashley

Mother: Dorothy Lyte

Spouse(s): Lady Okeover, Phillipa Weston

Children(s): Lady Ashley

Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley was born in 1561 in St Giles, Dorset, England, the child of Anthony Ashley And Dorothy Lyte. Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley married Lady Jane Okeover, Phillipa Weston, and had children including Lady Ann Ashley. Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley passed away in 1628 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley was born in 1561 in St Giles, Dorset, England, the child of Anthony Ashley And Dorothy Lyte.
  • Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley married Lady Jane Okeover, Phillipa Weston, and had children including Lady Ann Ashley.
  • Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley passed away in 1628 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Ashley
1541–1651
Birth Location: 1670762, Lincolnshire, England
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Dorothy Lyte
1545–1601
Birth Location: Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Okeover
1574–1628
Birth Location: Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
LO
Phillipa Weston
1607–1674
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Children(s)

Lady Ashley
1602–1628
Birth Location: St Giles, Dorset, , England
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Sir Ashley's Ancestors

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Sir Ashley
1561–1628
Birth Place: St Giles, Dorset, England
Parents
Anthony Ashley
1541–1651
1670762, Lincolnshire, England
Dorothy Lyte
1545–1601
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Edith Horsey
1520–1566
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir HORSEY
1495–1546
Lady Horsey
1504–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Horsey
1460–1531
Lady Turgis
1460–1565

Sir Ashley's Descendants

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Sir (Anthony "Baron of Ashley") Ashley (22 Jul 1561–13 jan 1628) m. Lady (Jane) Okeover (1574–20 Jul 1628) m. Phillipa Weston (1607–20 Jun 1674)
  1. 1. Lady (Ann) Ashley 1602–1628 m. Sir (John II Rockburne) Cooper 1598–1631
    1. 1. Baron (George Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of) Shaftesbury 1621–1683 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Oldfield 1625–1682 m. Francis Cicil –1654
      1. 1. James (Benjamin) Cooper 1661–1732 m. Hester Burrows 1665–1745
        1. 1. Benjamin Cooper 1697–1776 m. Elizabeth Kelley 1700–1780

Sir Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1561
22 Jul 1561
Birth of Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley in St Giles, Dorset, England
St Giles, Dorset, England
1628
13 jan 1628
Age 67
Death of Sir Anthony "Baron of Ashley" Ashley in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1561
    Event Place: St Giles, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 jan 1628
    Event Place: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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