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William Ashley 1710 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas ASHLEY

Mother: Minnie Hicks

Spouse(s): Susan Ashley

Children(s): Thomas Ashley, William Ashley, Robert Ashley, John Ashley, Joseph Ashley

William Ashley was born in 1710 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas A. ASHLEY and Minnie Lucretia Hicks. William Ashley married Susan Duncan Ashley, and had children including Thomas Ashley, William George Ashley, Robert Ashley, John Duncan Ashley, Joseph Ashley. William Ashley passed away in 1785 in Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Ashley was born in 1710 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas A. ASHLEY and Minnie Lucretia Hicks.
  • William Ashley married Susan Duncan Ashley, and had children including Thomas Ashley, William George Ashley, Robert Ashley, John Duncan Ashley, Joseph Ashley.
  • William Ashley passed away in 1785 in Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas ASHLEY
1690 – 1753
Birth Location: Perquimmans, North Carolina, United States
TA
Minnie Hicks
1668 – 1750
Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina
MH

Spouses(s)

Susan Ashley
1710 – 1810
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
SA

Children(s)

Thomas Ashley
1730 – 1747
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
TA
William Ashley
1740 – 1816
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Robert Ashley
1740 – 1800
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
RA
John Ashley
1750 – 1830
Birth Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
JA
Joseph Ashley
1755 – 1824
Birth Location: Perquimmans, North Carolina, USA
JA

William Ashley's Ancestors

Self
William Ashley
1710 – 1785
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas A. ASHLEY
1690 – 1753
Perquimmans, North Carolina, United States
Minnie (Lucretia) Hicks
1668 – 1750
Montgomery, North Carolina
Grandparents
Deacon (David (Cooper -Clothier - Grist Mill Owner)) Ashley
1677 – 1744
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Plowman
1662 – 1757
Perquimmans County, North Carolina, United States
David Hicks
1650 – 1732
Montgomery county, North Carolina, America
Elizabeth (Joan) Hunter
1648 – 1752
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Ashley
1642 – 1718
John Plowman
1637 – 1661
Mary HILL
1640 –
John Hicks
1607 – 1672
Elizabeth Gibbon
1636 – 1709
Isaac Hunter
1625 – 1652
Elizabeth Parker
1625 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ashley
1620 – 1682
Charles Plowman
1616 – 1661
Emma Lampard
1615 – 1699
Robert Hicks
1583 – 1647
Margaret Morgan
1583 – 1609
William Gibbon
1608 – 1675
William Hunter
1595 – 1699
Elizabeth Whitmell
1595 –
Dr PARKER
1600 – 1681
Swann KING
1605 – 1660

William Ashley's Descendants

1.
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William Ashley (1710 – 1785) m. Susan (Duncan) Ashley (1710 – 1810)
  1. 1. Thomas Ashley (1730 – Bet. 1747–1849)
  2. 2. William (George) Ashley (1740 – 30 Oct 1816) m. Susan ((Ashley)) Duncan (1740 – ) m. Susan (Duncan) (Ashley) (1740 – Aft. 1783)
    1. 1. William Ashley (1782 – 31 Jan 1852)
    2. 2. Jordan (A Ashley *5th ggf) ‍‍‍🧬👴🏻 (1 Apr 1761 – 14 Jun 1830) m. Sarah (Drakeford Sallie Saunders Sanders *5th ggm) ‍‍‍🧬👵🏻 (15 Nov 1769 – 1865)
      1. 1. George (Sanders Ashley *4th ggf) ‍‍‍🧬👴🏻 (24 Oct 1791 – 14 Nov 1868)
      2. 2. John (B) Ashley (31 May 1793 – 14 Jan 1857)
      3. 3. Susana Ashley (20 Feb 1795 – 29 Sep 1864)
      4. 4. Thomas (Saunders) Ashley (21 Sep 1797 – 8 Jan 1844)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Ashley (24 Mar 1799 – 1880)
      6. 6. Rev (Jordan) Ashley (1801 – 1864) m. Barbara Francis (abt 1805 – 1907)
        1. 1. Clercia Ashley (? – )
        2. 2. Nancy Ashley (1820 – 1852)
        3. 3. William (U.) Ashley (abt 1823 – 1900)
        4. 4. William (S.) Ashley (1825 – 1900)
        5. 5. William Ashley (Feb 1827 – 1875)
        6. 6. Franklin ("Francis") Ashley (1828 – 1886)
        7. 7. Martha (Jane) Ashley (19 MAR 1831 – 16 JUN 1918)
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Ashley (19 March 1831 – after 1880) m. William ("Bill") Martin (about 1825 – after 1890)
        9. 9. Mary Ashley (19 Mar 1832 – 1890)
        10. 10. Jesse Ashley (1834 – 1862)
        11. 11. Jehu Ashley (1834 – )
        12. 12. Mary Ashley (1834 – 1890)
        13. 13. Jesse (Smyth) Ashley (1834 – )
        14. 14. Larkin (Shepard) Ashley (1837 – 1865 (Civil War prisoner))
        15. 15. Thomas (T.) Secrest (abt 1838 – )
        16. 16. Hillard (J) Ashley (1841 – abt 1865)
        17. 17. Hilliard (J) Ashley (1841 – 1931)
        18. 18. Hilliard (J) Ashley (1841 – abt 1865)
        19. 19. Franklin (Francis) Ashley (10 Dec 1856 – 27 Aug 1935)
      7. 7. Dickens Ashley (2 Aug 1819 – )
      8. 8. James (Saunders) Ashley (5 Feb 1825 – 25 Jun 1903)
      9. 9. Elihu (Martin) Ashley (05 Nov 1825 – 28 Feb 1900)
    3. 3. Hiram Ashley (1770 – May 1845)
    4. 4. Mary (Polly) Ashley (1775 – 1837)
    5. 5. Betsy Ashley (1780 – )
    6. 6. Robert Ashley (1781 – 1820)
    7. 7. Rev. (William Howel) Ashley (1783 – 31 Jan 1852)
    8. 8. Howell Ashley (1784 – 1840)
    9. 9. Joseph Ashley
  3. 3. Robert Ashley (1740 – Aft. 1800)
  4. 4. John (Duncan) Ashley (1750 – 02 Jul 1830)
  5. 5. Joseph Ashley (1755 – 1824)

William Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William Ashley in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1785
1785
Age 75
Death of William Ashley in Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Perquimmans, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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