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William Ashton Ledbetter 1485–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: , , England

Death Date: 1543

Death Location: , Yorkshire, England

Father: Alan Ledbetter

Mother: Martha Ashton

Spouse(s): Caroline Bourgogne

Children(s): Hugh Ledbetter, Katherine Ledbetter, Ashton Ledbetter, Elizabeth Ledbetter, Martha Ledbetter, Maude Ashton

The story of William Ashton Ledbetter began in 1485 in , , England. William Ashton Ledbetter married Caroline De Bourgogne, and had children including Ashton Ledbetter, Elizabeth Buckler Ledbetter, Hugh Donnington Ledbetter, Katherine Ledbetter, Martha Margaret Ledbetter, Maude Ashton. William Ashton Ledbetter passed away in 1543 in , Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ashton Ledbetter began in 1485 in , , England.
  • William Ashton Ledbetter married Caroline De Bourgogne, and had children including Ashton Ledbetter, Elizabeth Buckler Ledbetter, Hugh Donnington Ledbetter, Katherine Ledbetter, Martha Margaret Ledbetter, Maude Ashton.
  • William Ashton Ledbetter passed away in 1543 in , Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alan Ledbetter
1460–1500
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Martha Ashton
1462–
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Bourgogne
1482–1537
Birth Location: Mayenne, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
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Children(s)

Hugh Ledbetter
1500–1588
Birth Location: Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Ledbetter
1504–1602
Birth Location: Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England
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Ashton Ledbetter
1506–1594
Birth Location: Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England
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Elizabeth Ledbetter
1520–1597
Birth Location: Melbury, Dorset, England
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Martha Ledbetter
1515–1597
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Maude Ashton
1500–1569
Birth Location: Glassbrock, Gibraltar, Dinton-with-Ford and Upton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Ledbetter's Ancestors

Self
William Ledbetter
1485–1543
Birth Place: , , England
Parents
Alan Ledbetter
1460–1500
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha Ashton
1462–
England
Grandparents
Richard (Ashton Of) Middleton
1444–1507
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Richard Ashton
1444–
England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Assheton
1425–1488
Margaret Barton
1421–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1372–1428
Jane Savile
1385–
John Barton
1395–1493
Maude Middleton
1396–1450

William Ledbetter's Descendants

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William (Ashton) Ledbetter (1485–1543) m. Caroline (de) Bourgogne (1482–Oct. 1537)
  1. 1. Hugh (Donnington) Ledbetter 1500–1588 m. Mary (Polly) Herriman 1505–1590
    1. 1. William Ledbetter 1543–1563 m. Caroline (de) Bourgogne 1545–
      1. 1. Thomas Ledbetter 1560–1643 m. Elizabeth Morryes 1563–1604
        1. 1. Thomas (Ledbetter) II 1586–1617 m. Mary (Jane Ann) Hopkins 1584–1610 m. Jane Hopkins 1584–1614
  2. 2. Katherine Ledbetter 1504–1602
  3. 3. Ashton Ledbetter 1506–1594
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Buckler) Ledbetter 1520–1597
  5. 5. Martha (Margaret) Ledbetter 1515–1597 m. John Foraflode 1515–1576
  6. 6. Maude Ashton 1500–1569 m. Robert Higgenson 1498–1561

William Ledbetter's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of William Ashton Ledbetter in , , England
, , England
1543
1543
Age 58
Death of William Ashton Ledbetter in , Yorkshire, England
, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: , , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: , Yorkshire, England
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