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William Ashe 1478–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1478

Birth Location: Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 1538

Death Location: Throwleigh, Devon, England

Father: John Ashe

Mother: Alice Wythecombe

Spouse(s): Margaret Knapman, Roisina None, Rosiana Pitkin, Margaret Knapman

Children(s): Isota Ashe, Henry Ashe, Margaret Ashe, Joan Ashe, John None

William Ashe was born in 1478 in Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England, the child of John Ashe And Alice Wythecombe. William Ashe married Margaret Knapman, Roisina, Rosiana Pitkin, and had children including Henry Ashe, Isota Josea Ashe, Joan Ashe, John, Margaret Ashe. William Ashe passed away in 1538 in Throwleigh, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Ashe was born in 1478 in Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England, the child of John Ashe And Alice Wythecombe.
  • William Ashe married Margaret Knapman, Roisina, Rosiana Pitkin, and had children including Henry Ashe, Isota Josea Ashe, Joan Ashe, John, Margaret Ashe.
  • William Ashe passed away in 1538 in Throwleigh, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashe's Ancestors

Self
William Ashe
1478–1538
Birth Place: Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England
Parents
John Ashe
1445–
England
Alice Wythecombe
1425–1535
Forneyson Castle, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Ashe
1390–1488
Throwleigh, Devon, England
anne (de) esse
1400–1460
Great-Grandparents
Richard Esse
1360–1458
Ann Greere
1370–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashe's Descendants

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William Ashe (Abt 1478–1538) m. Margaret Knapman (Abt 1450–) m. Roisina (Abt 1480–Abt 1505) m. Rosiana Pitkin (1486–Abt 1548) m. Margaret Knapman (1478–1548)
  1. 1. Isota (Josea) Ashe 1498–1543 m. William Tucker 1495–1564
    1. 1. Thomas Tucker 1538–1577 m. Joanna Cartilon 1540–
    2. 2. John Tucker 1520–1577 m. Dorothy Trecarell 1524–1573 m. Jane Haimor 1520–1561 m. Johane Dudley 1518–1586 m. Elizabeth Renn 1540–1577 m. Elizabeth Kampe 1530–1718
      1. 1. William Tucker 1550–1587 m. Josea Ashe 1553–1577 m. Josea (Isota) Ashe 1553–1577
        1. 1. John Tucker 1575–1682 m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Kemp 1572–1676
        2. 2. Jane Ashe 1541–1592
        3. 3. George (Tucker) I 1571–1625
        4. 4. Josia (Isota) Tucker 1554–
        5. 5. John Tucker 1568–1681
        6. 6. Thomas Tucker 1575–1636
        7. 7. Daniel Tucker 1580–1625 m. Elizabeth Mansfield 1579–1608 m. Mary Lloyd 1597–1640 m. Elizabeth Howell 1580–
      2. 2. Richard Tucker 1540–1549
      3. 3. George Tucker 1545–1580
      4. 4. William Tucker 1500–1587
    3. 3. Rycharde Tucker 1517–1593 m. Agnes Paddon 1522–1571 m. Agnes Paddin 1522–1571
    4. 4. John (William Tucker) Sr. 1520–1547 m. Jane (Haimor) Tucker 1518–1588
    5. 5. Maria (Isota) Tucker 1530–
    6. 6. George (Tucker) I 1532–1587 m. Maria Hunter 1548–1583 m. Josefa Ash 1537–
    7. 7. Josea Tucker 1535– m. William Barbebin 1526– m. Marco Slowman 1526– m. John Wood 1526–
  2. 2. Henry Ashe 1502–
  3. 3. Margaret Ashe 1510– m. John Gridley 1508–1553
  4. 4. Joan Ashe –1593
  5. 5. John 1467– m. Thomasine Maynard 1475–
    1. 1. Nicholas (Ashe of Clyst) Fornyson 1476–1552 m. Joanna Pollard 1507–1587
      1. 1. MaryPowlett Esse 1533–1587 m. Thomas Ashe 1521–1591
        1. 1. Josea Ashe 1553–1577 m. William Tucker 1550–1587 m. William (Daniel) Tucker –1644
        2. 2. Josea (Isota) Ashe 1553–1577 m. William Tucker 1550–1587 m. William (Daniel) Tucker –1644
        3. 3. Henry Eshe 1564–1640 m. Loveday Moyle –1628 m. Elizabeth 1593–
      2. 2. Richard Ashe 1520–1591 m. Prudence Rudgeley 1520–1591
      3. 3. Thomas Ash 1529–1582 m. Mary Bailey 1529–1629
      4. 4. James 1535–1615 m. Anne Walrond 1538–
      5. 5. Petronella Ashe 1538–1552 m. Thomas Henery 1534–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Ashe 1538–
    2. 2. nicholas Ashe 1497–1552 m. Joanna Pollard 1507–1587
      1. 1. Richard Ashe 1526– m. Janae 1528–
      2. 2. mary ashe 1531–
      3. 3. james Ashe 1535–1552 m. Ann Waldron 1538–1615 m. Anne Walrond 1550–
      4. 4. anthony ashe 1537–

William Ashe's Timeline

2 Records

1478
Abt 1478
Birth of William Ashe in Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England
Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England
1538
1538
Age 60
Death of William Ashe in Throwleigh, Devon, England
Throwleigh, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1478
    Event Place: Ashe, Throwleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Ashe, person ID 9KPN-4P1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Throwleigh, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Ashe, person ID 9KPN-4P1.

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