'Assheton3'
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Families covered: Assheton of Ashley, Assheton of Cuerdale, Assheton of Downham, Assheton-Smith of Vaynol
[The lower section of this page was transferred out of 'Assheton2' on 17.04.04 when the top section was added.]
| Ralph Assheton of Kirkby Grange and Elmley (b 05.01.1595, a 1643) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Brereton (bur 30.04.1667, dau of William Brereton of Ashley) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Assheton of Ashley (bpt 20.03.1633, bur 05.04.1684, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.05.1670) Lucy Leigh (d before 06.04.1692, dau of Thomas Leigh of Adlington) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Assheton of Ashley (bpt 30.09.1678, bur 09.07.1759) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.04.1724) Harriet Theodosia Smith (d 23.01.1773, dau of John Smith of South Tedworth, Speaker of House of Commons, Chancellor) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Assheton-Smith of Ashley Hall (bpt 26.06.1725, d 16.04.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Clayton (dau of _ Clayton of Shropshire and of Brymbo Hall, Denbighshire) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Assheton-Smith of Vaynol and Tedworth (b 1752, d 12.05.1828) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Wynn (dau of Watkins Wynn of Voelas) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Assheton-Smith of Vaynol (b 02.08.1776, dsp 09.09.1858, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1827) Matilda Webber (dau of William Webber of Binfield Lodge) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Assheton-Smith | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Satterley | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Assheton-Smith (d 1849) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.03.1818) William Buckler Astley of Ryde (b 19.01.1781, d 18.09.1859) | |||||||||||||||
| One of their grandchildren inherited Vaynol and took the name Duff-Assheton-Smith. | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Emma Assheton-Smith | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Illingworth | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Jervis | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - son, William (d 16.01.1806, RN), Fanny (d unm), Harriet (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Assheton-Smith of Ashley Hall | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Penelope Assheton-Smith (d 21.04.1837) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.10.1776) Sir Thomas Tancred, 5th Bart of Boroughbridge (d 03.08.1784) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Harriet Assheton-Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Griffith shows the Harriet who married Offley Crewe as of the next generation whereas BP1934, which for this generation mentions only Thomas, shows that Harriet as d unm. The dates indicate that Harriet (Mrs. Crewe) was probably of this generation. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (15.08.1779) Offley Crewe (d 19.02.1836, rector of Barthomley and Warmingham) | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Thomas (b/d 12.1673), Richard (bpt 09.05.1681), Anne (b 25.07.1671, bur 02.07.1672), Frances (b 27.06.1672, d unm before 24.05.1690), Lucy (bpt 10.08.1675, d unm 1730), Katherine (bpt 31.10.1676), Mary (bpt 21.02.1677-8, d unm c1736), Ann (bpt 10.10.1682, bur 25.10.1685), Elizabeth (bpt 28.08.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - Richard (b 26.07.1622, d 28.05.1641), Ralph (b 1624), John (b 1626), Robert (b 1629), Abdy (b 1631), Alexander (b 1635), Peter of Ashley (bpt 23.05.1643, d 1676), Mary (b 1623), Catherine (b 1627), Margaret (b 1637), Joan (b 1641) | ||||||||||||||
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| Ratcliffe Assheton of Cuerdale, Lancashire (b 1582, d 19.01.1644) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hyde (bur 1412.1658, dau of John Hyde of London by HElen, dau/coheir of John Anderson of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Assheton of Cuerdale (dvp Edgehill 1643, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Shuttleworth (a 1664, dau of Richard Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe (by Fleetwood Barton), m2. Richard Townley of Barnside) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Assheton of Cuerdale & Downham (b c1642, bur 15.02.1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.01.1665) Mary Pigott bur 16.12.1718, dau of George Pigott of Preston & Bonisall by Elizabeth, dau/coheir of Robert Parkinson of Fairesnape) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Ralph Assheton of Downham & Cuerdale (b 13.11.1666, dvp bur 29.03.1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.12.1695) Sarah Bruen (bpt 13.10.1679, bur 22.06.1700, dau of Tilston Bruen of Bruen Stapleford by Lucy Hoghton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Ralph Assheton of Downham & Cuerdale (b 27.12.1696, d 21.09.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.04.1716) Mary Lister (b 27.05.1695, d 09.01.1728/9, dau of Thomas Lister of Gisburne Park by Elizabeth Parker) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Ralph Assheton of Downham & Cuerdale (b 25.01.1719, d 27.12.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.08.1752) Rebecca Hulls (b 01.121732, d 11.09.1812, dau/coheir of William Hulls of Freelands \(Bromley) & London by Anne, dau of Henry Savage of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Assheton of Downham & Cuerdale, Sheriff of Lancashire (b 19.06.1758, d 29.01.1833) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 1 (1893), 'Assheton of Downham and Cuerdale, co. Lancaster', p71+). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (20.11.1786) Lettice Brooke (b 15.04.1762, d 30.12.1834, dau of Sir Richard Brooke of Norton by Frances Patten) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Assheton of Downham & Cuerdale (b 16.03.1788/9, d 08.08.1858) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.08.1816) Frances Annabella Cokayne (b 21.07.1795, d 25.07.1835, dau of Hon. William Cokayne) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Mary Assheton (b 25.09.1790, d 21.04.1871) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02/20.10.1818) John Armytage of Heath, younger of Kirklees (b 07.10.1792, dvp 24.05.1836) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue - Richard (b 05.09.1791, bur 21.11.1791), Thomas (bur 22.09.1794), Robert (bur 19.01.1797), Frances bur 23.10.1795) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Elizabeth Assheton | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anne Assheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Cleaver, Bishop of Chester then Bangor then St. Asaph | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Rebecca Assheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Penyston of Cornwell | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Richard Assheton (rector of Middleton) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Assheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Assheton (brother of Sir Ralph) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Assheton | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Rev. John Witton of Lupet Hall | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Peregrine Wentworth of Tolston Lodge | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Sarah Assheton (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard Assheton (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Assheton (bur 03.05.1746) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.12.1706) Alexander Nowell of Gawthorp (bpt 11.05.1682, bur 16.03.1747) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | "numerous issue" | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664-5, 'Ashton of Great Lever'). | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Ellen (Helen) Aseton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Rosthorne of New Hall | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Joane Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ughtred Shuttleworth (son of Richard of Gawthrop) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Alice Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bancroft of London | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Elizabeth Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Greene of Poulton Lanceton | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Jane Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Holt of Ashworth (b c1626, a 03.1664) | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Margaret Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Parker (bpt 1631, d 1695, son/heir of Edward of Brouseholme) | |||||||||||||||
| 8.+ | other issue - Raphe of London, Richard (d unm), Julia(n), Dorothy (d young) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For Asshetons of Ashley : BP1934 ('Duff-Assheton-Smith') with some supoprt/input from Griffith's Pedigrees (Vaynol, p368)
(2) For Asshetons of Cuerdale & Downham (reviewed 01.10.24 using Howard & Crisp) : BLG1886 ('Assheton of Downham'), Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 2 (1897), 'Pedigree of Assheton', p91+) with input as reported above
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