Richard Ashcrofte, Sr.

1. Richard Ashcraft was born in 1575 in Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England. Richard married Dorothy Towers . Dorothy was born in 1575 in Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England.

They had the following children:

+ 2 M i. Richard Ashcraft was born in 1590 in Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, England. He died on 4 Jul 1630. Richard married Alice Towers daughter of Thomas Towers and Alice Hawley. Alice was born in 1600 in Hinton Hall, Haddenham, Isle of Ely, England. She died in 1702 in probably in England. Alice is reported to have been the neice of Sir John Jolles, not documented except that he left her £50 in his will. Her own will reportedly was probated January 1703 (in England); John Jr. administered his grandmother's estate [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 1-2].

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