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William Ashley 1600 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1600

Birth Location: Lincolnshire Parish, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1664

Death Location: Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Anthony Ashley

Mother: Jane Okeover

Spouse(s): Sarah Ashley

Children(s): John Ashley, William Ashley

William Ashley was born in 1600 in Lincolnshire Parish, England, the child of Anthony Ashley and Jane Okeover. William Ashley married Sarah Ashley, and had children including John Ashley, William Jr Ashley. William Ashley passed away in 1664 in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Ashley was born in 1600 in Lincolnshire Parish, England, the child of Anthony Ashley and Jane Okeover.
  • William Ashley married Sarah Ashley, and had children including John Ashley, William Jr Ashley.
  • William Ashley passed away in 1664 in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Ashley
1576 – 1627
Birth Location: Wimborne, St. Giles, Dorsetshire, England
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Jane Okeover
1574 – 1628
Birth Location: Okeover, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ashley
1605 – 1650
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
SA

Children(s)

John Ashley
1618 – 1671
Birth Location: Lancaster, Gloucestershire, England
JA
William Ashley
1626 –
Birth Location: Lincolnshire Parish, England
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William Ashley's Ancestors

Self
William Ashley
1600 – 1664
Birth Place: Lincolnshire Parish, England
Parents
Anthony Ashley
1576 – 1627
Wimborne, St. Giles, Dorsetshire, England
Jane Okeover
1574 – 1628
Okeover, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Ashley
1530 –
Dorothy Lyte
1535 –
Great-Grandparents
Henry Ashley
1490 –
Radegan Gilbert
1500 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Ashley
1465 – 1493
Elizabeth Walwyn
1470 – 1493

William Ashley's Descendants

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William Ashley (ABT 1600 – 26 Dec 1664) m. Sarah Ashley (1605 – 1650)
  1. 1. John Ashley (ABT 1618 – ABT 1671) m. Jane Cooper (ABT 1627 – )
    1. 1. Thomas (A.) Ashley (ABT 1660 – AFT 1747) m. Ann Plowman (ABT 1662 – )
      1. 1. John (Plowman) Ashley (1692 – 1768) m. Mary (Ann) Hill (1684 – )
        1. 1. Francis Ashley (1739 – ) m. Rachel Touchstone
  2. 2. William (Jr) Ashley (1626 – )

William Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1600
ABT 1600
Birth of William Ashley in Lincolnshire Parish, England
Lincolnshire Parish, England
1664
26 Dec 1664
Age 64
Death of William Ashley in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1600
    Event Place: Lincolnshire Parish, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1664
    Event Place: Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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