'Assheton5'
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Families covered: Ashton of Ashton (Markenfield), Ashton of Bamfourlonge, Ashton of Croston, Ashton of Littlewood, Asheton (Ashton) of Penkethe
| Flower & St. George show that the following family's coat of arms was quartered, 2 quarters being for Penketh and the others being for Ashton as follows: 'Argent, a chevron between three mascles, gules'. | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Asheton of Penkethe, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Penkethe (dau/coheir of Richard Penkethe of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Asheton of Penkethe | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Hamlett Asheton of Penkethe | ||||||||||||||
| m. Maryan Baxter (dau/heir of _ Baxter of Warrington) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Asheton of Penketh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helene Butler (dau of Sir _ Butler of Bewsey) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Asheton of Penketh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cicely Asheton (dau of Gilbert Asheton of Banfarlonge) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Asheton or Ashton of Penketh | ||||||||||||||
| Flower notes that one manuscript within the Visitation omits this generation and shows George & Helene as siblings of John, not Thomas. Thomas & Dowce are the first mentioned by St. George. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Dowce (Dulcia) Massy (dau of William Massy of Rixton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Ashton of Penketh (2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Julian Grimsdich (dau of _ Grimsdich of Grimsdich) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Chrisitan Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hamlett Ashton of Glasbrock (m1/2. Elizabeth) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Thomas Ashton of Penketh (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Brocke (dau of John Brocke of Upton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | other issue - William, Cicely, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Dorothe | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Helene Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Ferrar | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Ellin Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Ferrer | |||||||||||||||
| c. | other issue - Thomas, George | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hynley | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jannett Asheton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Whittle or Whetle | |||||||||||||||
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| St. George shows that the following family's coat of arms was quartered, the quarters for Ashton being: 'Argent, a mullet sable, in dexter chief a crescent'. | |||||||||||||||
| Gilbert Asheton of Bamfurlonge, Lancashire father of Cicely, possibly also of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Ashton of Bamfourlonge the first mentioned in fo. 18 | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Gerrard (dau of (Myles) Gerrard of Ince) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Ashton of Bamfourlonge | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Harden (dau/coheir of Adam Harden of Wolston) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Ashton of Bamfourlonge (b c1593, a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Gerard (dau of Myles Gerard of Ince) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Elyza (Elizabeth) Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Thomas) Lathom of Erlom (Irlam) (a 1613) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Ormston of King Knough | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Jane Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Starkey of Pennington Bridge | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Ashull of Shaw | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Alice Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ince of Ince | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue - John, William, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Cicely Asheton possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Asheton of Penketh @@ above | |||||||||||||||
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| Dudgale shows that the following family's coat of arms was quartered, the quarters for Ashton being: 'Argent, three bars, sable'. | |||||||||||||||
| Richard Ashton of Croston (d 1606) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Hesketh (dau of Sir Robert Hesketh of Rufford) parents of Richard, presumed also of ... | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Ashton of Croston, Lancashire (d c1624) the first mentioned by Dudgale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Twyford (dau of Sir Henry Twyford) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Ashton of Croston (dvp, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Kitchin (dau/coheir of Barnaby Kitchin of Meales) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Ashton of Croston (b c1612, a 09.1664, 2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Whitmore (dau of John Whitmore of Thurslington (Thurstanton?)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anne Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Trafford (son of Sir Cecil of Trafford) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Monaca Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (d young) - Thomas, Richard, John, James, William, Elianor, Elizabeth, Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Henry Ashton of Preston, Lancashire (b c1615, a 09.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Turner (dau of Richard Turner of Haigh) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Dorothy Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Barrow (dau of Gilbert Barrow of Wigan) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (a 09.1664) - Richard (b c1651), Thomas, Hillarie, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Alice Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Long (physician) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Julian Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Starkey of Darley | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Emelia Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Walton of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mathew French of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Anne Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Luke Hodgkinson of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| vii+. | other issue (d unm) - Thomas, Hillarie | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Henry Ashton of Littlewood, Lancashire (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Julian Elston (dau of William Elston of Brockhole) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Rogert Ashton of Littlewood (b c1634, a 09.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Depdale (dau of Richard Depdale of Stratford-upon-Avon) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (a 09.1664) - Henry (b c12.1663), Isabel, Julian, Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Isabel Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Campsfield of Campsfield | |||||||||||||||
| D. | (Jane) Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (John) Middleton of Middleton | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Anne Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Raphe Clayton of Anneley | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue - Henry (dsp), Thomas, Robert | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Ashton or Assheton of Mawdesley in Croston (b 1553, bur 23.03.1611, of Gray's Inn, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.09.1584) Jane Cleyton | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Ashton or Assheton of Mawdesley in Croston (bpt 16.11.1589, bur 16.02.1659, MP, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.06.1619, sp?) Elizabeth Chamberlyn | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | at least 3 sons + 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
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| St. George shows that the following family's (unquartered) coat of arms was: 'Argent, s mullet sable, charged with an annulet, or'. Dugdale shows the arms of the later family quartered with Fleetwood with the Ashton quarters being: 'Argent, a mullert pierced, sable, a canton, gules'. | |||||||||||||||
| Myles Ashton of Ashton-under-Line, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Morrys Ashton of Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Myles Ashton of Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| i. | John Ashton of Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Worsley (dau of (Robert) Worsley of the Boothes, son/heir of Sir Robert (not Raufe)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Ashton of Ashton (a 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Foster (widow of _ Stockforth) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Ashton (b c1611) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | James Ashton of Ashton in Markenfield (d c1630, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1.Ellen Worthington (son of _ Worthington of Worthington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Ashton of Ashton in Markenfield (dsp by 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Ashton of Ashton in Markenfield (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Ellen Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Foster | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margerie Markland (dau of Matthew Markland of Marklan in Wigan Mill) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Thomas Ashton of Ashton in Markenfield (d 1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bushell (dau/heir of William Bushell of Cuerden) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Ashton of Preston (b c1633, a 09.1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Fleetwood (dau/coheir of Henry Fleetwood, son of Richard of Penwortham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue (a 1664) - Henry (b c1662), Thomas (b c03.1663), Elizabeth (b c1660) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Ashton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Morecroft of Ormeskirke | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - Richard, James, Jane, Elizabeth, Alice, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue (a 1613) - Edmond, George, Danyell, Richard, Cleopatria, Darcus | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For Asheton/Ashton of Penketh :
Visitation (Flower, Lancashire, 1567, 'Ashton of Penketh'), (St. George, Lancashire, 1613, 'Ashton fo. 21')
(2) For Ashton of Bamfourlonge :
Visitation (St. George, Lancashire, 1613, 'Ashton fo. 18')
(3) For Ashton of Croston : Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664-5, 'Ashton of Croston' & 'Ashton of Preston')
(4)
For Ashton of Ashton :
Visitation (St. George, Lancashire, 1613, 'Ashton fo. 16'), Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664-5, 'Ashton of Ashton')
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