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Sir William Ashley 1592–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1664

Death Location: Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Anthony None

Mother: Lady Okeover

Spouse(s): Sarah Seward

Children(s): William Hazel, Katherine Hasell, Mary Hasell, Sarah Hasell, James Hassell, John Hassell, William Hassell, Richard Hassell, Miles Hassell, Alice Hassell, Alice Hassell, John Ashley

Sir William Ashley was born in 1592 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, the child of Anthony And Lady Jane Okeover. Sir William Ashley married Sarah Seward, and had children including Alice Hassell, James Hassell, John Ashley, John Hassell, Katherine Hasell, Mary Hasell, Miles Hassell, Richard Hassell, Sarah Hasell, William Ashley Hassell, William Hasell Or Hazel. Sir William Ashley passed away in 1664 in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sir William Ashley was born in 1592 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, the child of Anthony And Lady Jane Okeover.
  • Sir William Ashley married Sarah Seward, and had children including Alice Hassell, James Hassell, John Ashley, John Hassell, Katherine Hasell, Mary Hasell, Miles Hassell, Richard Hassell, Sarah Hasell, William Ashley Hassell, William Hasell Or Hazel.
  • Sir William Ashley passed away in 1664 in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashley's Ancestors

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Sir Ashley
1592–1664
Birth Place: Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Parents
Anthony
1561–1628
St Giles in The Fields St Katherines St Katherines East Smithfield St Martins St Martins, Middlesex, England
Lady (Jane) Okeover
1574–1628
Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Anthony Ashley (Baron of) Damerham)
1536–1618
Mowsley, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Dorothy Shaftsbury) Lyte
1535–1604
Lytes Carey, Somerset, England
Sir (Edward Philip) Okeover
1527–1604
Okeover, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margareta "Margery" Elizabeth) Dethicke
1543–1606
of, Newhall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ashley
1495–1549
Lady Ashley
1500–1548
Sir Okeover
1490–1536
Lady Babington
1492–1527
William Dethick
1490–1546
Anne Bradbourne
1502–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ashley
1465–1550
Lady Walwyn
1465–1549
Sir III
1475–1546
Joan Hackett
1478–1546
Thomas II
1468–1528
Margery Kynnersley
1472–
Humphrey Bradborne
1465–1502
Margaret Longford
1460–1510

Sir Ashley's Descendants

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Sir (William) Ashley (1592–26 Dec 1664) m. Sarah Seward (1592–December 1650)
  1. 1. William (Hasell OR) Hazel 1641–1672
  2. 2. Katherine Hasell 1631–1633
  3. 3. Mary Hasell 1629–
  4. 4. Sarah Hasell 1627–1745
  5. 5. James Hassell 1625–1679
  6. 6. John Hassell –1682
  7. 7. William (Ashley) Hassell 1618–1624
  8. 8. Richard Hassell 1622–1691
  9. 9. Miles Hassell 1619–1704
  10. 10. Alice Hassell 1633–1633
  11. 11. Alice Hassell 1620–1691
  12. 12. John Ashley 1618–1671

Sir Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1592
1592
Birth of Sir William Ashley in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
1664
26 Dec 1664
Age 72
Death of Sir William Ashley in Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1664
    Event Place: Cambridge, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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