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Families covered: Aston of Forfar, Aston of Milwich, Aston of Parkhall, Aston of Tixall

                               
Sir Walter Aston of Tixall (b 08.10.1530, d 02.04.1589)
m. (before 08.04.1545) Elizabeth Leveson (dau of Sir James Leveson of Lilleshull)
1. Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Wanlip, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 01.02.1597)
  m1. Mary Spencer (dau of Sir John Spencer of Althorp)
  A. son (d infant)
  m2. Anne Lucy (dau of Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote)
B. Sir Walter Aston, 1st Lord of Forfar (b 09.07.1583, d 13.08.1689)
  m. (c1607) Gertrude Sadleir (dau of Sir Thomas Sadleir of Standon)
  i. Walter Aston, 2nd Lord of Forfar (b 1609, d 23.04.1678)
  m. (1629) Mary Weston (bpt 02.01.1602-3, a 08.1678, dau of Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland)
  a. Walter Aston, 3rd Lord of Forfar (b 1633, d 24.11.1714)
  m1. (c1657) Eleanor Blount (d 03.12.1674, dau of Sir Walter Blount, 1st Bart of Sodington)
(1) Walter Aston, 4th Lord of Forfar (b 1660/1, d 04.04.1748, 3rd son)
  m. (01.10.1698) Mary Howard (d 23.05.1723, dau of Thomas Howard of Worksop)
  (A) James Aston, 5th Lord of Forfar (b 23.05.1723, d 24.08.1751, 5th son)
  m. (30.06.1742) Barbara Talbot (d 09.11.1759, dau of George Talbot)
  (i) Mary Aston (b 14.08.1743, d 31.01.1805)
  m. (21.09.1766) Sir Walter Blount, 6th Bart of Sodington (d 05.10.1785)
  (ii) Barbara Aston (b 04.09.1744
  m. (02.02.1762) Thomas Clifford (b 22.08.1732, d 16.07.1787)
(B) Catherine Elizabeth Aston (b 07.03.1708, dsp 25.10.1739)
  m. (1727) Edward Weld of Lulworth Castle (b 1705, d 08.12.1761)
  (C)+ other issue - Walter (b 16.02.1711, d 19.06.1717), Edward Richard (b 17.01.1713, d young), Thomas William Anthony (d c08.1739), Charles Joseph (b 19.03.1719, d 12.04.1730), Mary (b 27.10.1703, d 10.12.1704), Anne (b 04.04.1705, d 24.07.1705), Mary Anne (b 05.1709, d 02.04.1712), Margaret (b 28.05.1714, nun), Elianora (b 22.05.1717, d 01.02.1727-8)
(2)+ other issue - Edward Walter (b 1658, dvp um 1678), Francis (dsp 1694), Charles (d unm Boyne 01.07.1690, Captain), William (d infant), Mary (d unm), Catherine (d infant)
  m2. Catherine Gage (dsp 02.04.1720, dau of Sir Thomas Gage, 2nd Bart of Firle)
  b. Thomas Aston (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Ogle (dau of Thomas Ogle of Dissington)
  c. Elizabeth Aston (d 1686)
  m. Sir John Southcote of Merstham (d 1685)
  d. Frances Aston
  m. Sir Edward Gage, Bart of Hengrave (d 1707)
  e. Anne Aston
  m. Henry Somerset of Pauntley Court
  f.+ other issue - Charles (d young), William (dsp), Gertrude (d unm), Mary (d unm)
ii. Herbert Aston (bpt 16.01.1613-4, bur 09.01.1689)
  m. Catherine Thimelby (dau of Richard Thimelby)
  a. John Aston (a 06.1689)
  iii. Frances Aston (bpt 16.04.1612)
  m. (before 06.1635) Sir William Pershall of Canwell
  iv. Gertrude Aston
  m. Henry Thimelby (dsp 1655, brother of Sir John of Irnham)
  v. Constance Aston
  m. (1629) Walter Fowler of St. Thomas
vi.+ other issue - Walter (d infant), John (a 06.1635), Thomas (d young), Gertrude (d infant), Honoria (bpt 17.07.1610)
  C. Edward Aston (dsp)
  m. Anne Sadler (dau of Leigh Sadler of Temple Dinesley)
  D. Thomas Aston (a 10.1624, d unm)
  E. Joyce Aston (d before 1624)
  m. Sir Martin Colepeper of Deane
F. Elizabeth Aston (d 25.03.1627)
  m. (20.07.1600) John Sandbach of Broadway
  G. Anne Aston (d 05.02.1660)
  m. Ambrose Elton of Hansel (and Ledbury?) (d 19.02.1659)
  H. Jane Aston
  m. Thomas Elton (MP)
2. Robert Aston of Parkhall (d 1623)
  m. Joyce Dallyson (dau of William Dallyson, judge)
  A. William Aston of Parkhall (d 18.11.1634)
  m. Mary Rugeley (dau of Ralph Rugeley of Dunton)
  i. Frances Aston (b 09.08.1628)
  m. (28.04.1647) John Whitehall, later of Parkhall
  B. John Aston of Tean, later of Fole (bur 28.11.1640)
  m. Margery Walton (dau of James Walton of Fole)
  i. Sir William Aston of Dublin (d 1671)
  m1. Sarah Wingfield (dau of Thomas Wingfield of Shrewsbury)
  a. Elizabeth Aston (dsp 05.02.1656)
  m. Nicholas Codington of Holm Patrick
  b. Anne Aston (d before 1669)
  m2. (07.1642) Elizabeth (d 19.05.1661, dau of William Fellgate of Higate of London)
  c. William Aston (b 1643, dspm 07.05.1686)
  m. (1682) Lettice Jones
d. John Aston (d before 1669)
  m3. (11.1661) Ursula Stockton (d 30.10.1720, dau of Thomas Stockton, judge)
  e. Thomas Aston (b 1662)
  m. Margaret Sandys (dau of Col. Robert Sandys of Roscommon)
  The following connection was kindly brought to our attention by a contributor (DA, 09.10.05).
  (1) William Aston of co. Louth, later of Beaulieu
  m. Salisbury Tichborne (dau of Sir Henry Tichborne, Lord Ferrard of Beaulieu)
(A) Tichborne Aston (dsps)
  m. Jane Rowan
  (i) William Aston (b 1747, dvp unm 1769)
  The following comes from BE1883 (Tichborne, Baron Ferrard).
  (B) Sophia Aston
  m. (02.1741-2) Thomas Tipping of Beaulieu (son of Thomas of Castletown)
  (i) Elizabeth Tipping (d 17.05.1775)
  m. (22.10.1767) Cadwallader Blayney, 9th Lord (b 02.05.1720, d 13.11.1775)
  (ii) Sophia Mabella Tipping
  m. Robert Montgomery (rector of Monaghan)
  (iii) Salisbury Wilhelmina Tipping who apparently married ...
  m. John Montgomery of Ballyleck (dsp 1797)
  f.+ other issue - John (bpt 11.11.1663, bur 30.06.1664), Edward (b 10.08.1666), Ursula (d before 1669)
  ii. Richard Aston of London (a 1669)
  iii. Alexander Aston of Louth
  m. Letitia _ (widow of Clinton)
  iv. Anne Aston
  m. John Worswick of Stafford
  v. Mabel Aston
  m. Richard Ogden of London
  vi. Margaret Aston
  m. George Long of Clerkenwell
  vii.+ other issue (d unm before 1669) - Charles, Anthony, Robert, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Joyce
C.+ other issue - William (d unm), Robert of Marston (d 1625)
3. Richard Aston
  m1. Julia _ (relict of _ Clerke)
  A.+ 3 sons and 4 daughters
  m2. Anne
4. William Aston of Milwich (b c1555)
  m. (21.04.1590) Elizabeth Willington (dau of Waldive Willington of Hurley)
  A. Edward Aston of Milwich (b c1593, b 26.11.1673/8)
  m. (02.07.1622) Dorothy Eld (dau of Richard Eld of Seighford)
  i. Walter Aston of Milwich (b c1628, d 1691)
  m. Ann Chetwynd (a 06.1703, dau of John Chetwynd of Rudge)
  ii. William Aston (bpt 13.02.1633-4, bur 05.02.1660-1)
  m. Jane
  iii. Edward Aston (bpt 17.08.1636, bur 24.08.1705)
  m. Prudence King (dau of Matthew King of Stafford)
  a. Walter Aston of St. Giles (bpt 15.10.1680, d 06.01.1722-3)
  m. Penelope Whitfield (dau of John Whitfield of London)
  (1) Philip Aston, '6th Lord of Forfar' (d unm 29.04.1755)
  (2) Walter Aston, '7th Lord of Forfar' (b 24.02.1712, dsp 25.03.1763)
  b. Edward Aston of St. Giles (b 10.11.1686, d 27.03.1738)
  m. Anne Bayley (dau of Thomas Bayley of Stafford)
  (1) Walter Aston, '8th Lord of Forfar' (b 10.10.1732, d 29.07.1805)
  m. (28.05.1766) Anne Hutchinson (dau of Peter Hutchinson of Gales)
  (A) Walter Hutchinson Aston, '9th Lord of Forfar' (b 15.09.1769, dsp 21.01.1845, vicar of Tardebigg)
  m. (14.06.1802) Elizabeth Haines (d 1833, dau of Rev. Nathan Haines)
  (B)+ other issue - William (d 1791), Elizabeth (d 1768)
  (2) William Aston (d unm)
  iv. Anne Aston
  m. Peter Yonge of Montgomeryshire
  v.+ other issue - Richard (bpt 03.01.1631-2, bur 09.04.1633), Richard (bpt 15.05.1638, a 1673), Elizabeth (d unm 1666-7)
  B. Thomas Aston (d unm)
  C. Anne Aston
  m. Ralph Bayley of Normancote Grange
5. Hastings Aston (d unm 1586)
6. Devereux Aston of Wanlip (b c1571, dsp 1635)
  m1. Godith (a 1609, relict of Richard Skeffington of London)
  m2. (c04.1624) Margaret Barratt (a 04.1635, dau of William Barratt of Wymeswold)
4. Joan or Jane Aston
  m. William Crompton of Stone, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 1604)
5. Margery Aston
  m. Thomas Astley, younger of Patshull
6. Eleanor Aston (d 1636)
  m. William Peyton (or Portoe) of Chesterton (d 1609)
1. Mary Aston
  m. (after 1583) Christopher Collier of Yarlet
7. Elizabeth Aston
  m. Basil Fielding of Newnham
8. Catherine Aston (b c1566, d 1646)
  m1. Stephen Slaney (son of Sir Stephen, Lord Mayor of London)
  m2. (1604) Sir William Chetwynd of Ingestrie (dsp 14.01.1613-4)
  m3. Sir Edward Cope of Canon's Ashby

Main source(s): TSP (Aston of Forfar), BE1883 (Aston of Forfar)
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