Sir Thomas Aston, Kt.

Thomas Aston's eldest legitimate son, and the heir to the Aston estate, was John Aston (c.1513-73), who was succeeded at his death by Sir Thomas Aston (c.1547-1613), kt., who is recorded to have reconstructed the medieval manor house at Aston in 1575-77.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ashton-342

Aston, Sir Thomas (c.1547-1613), kt. was the 1st son of John Aston (d. 1573) and his wife Margaret, daughter of Thomas Ireland of The Hutt (Lancs), High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1601. Knighted, 18 April 1603.

1. He m.(1) Elizabeth (d. 1606), daughter of Sir Arthur Mainwaring of Ightfield (Staffs) Spouse: Elizabeth Mainwaring married 1569 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England. Died 9 Aug 1601
2. (2) Mary, daughter of William Unton esq. of Market Drayton (Shropshire)[1]

Children:[2]

1. John Aston (c.1571-1615) +
2. Sir Arthur Aston (c.1572-1627), kt., of Fulham (Middx); a professional solder; knighted 15 July 1604; married 1st, Christiana, daughter of John Ashton of Penrith (Cumbld), and had issue two sons (Richard Aston and Col. Sir Arthur Aston (1590-1649)*); married 2nd, Penelope, daughter of Thomas Coulby of Rose Hall, Beccles (Suffk); killed on the Ile de Rhé expedition of 1627;
3. Sir Thomas Aston, kt. (b. 1572/3); possibly the person of this name educated at Grays Inn (admitted 1602/3); married Elizabeth, daughter of John Shuckburgh of Birdingbury (Warks) and widow of Humphrey Stafford, and had issue a daughter;
4. Frances Aston (b. 1574); married 1st, John Hocknell esq. of Hockenhull and had issue a daughter; 2nd, Robert/Richard Davis of Croughton; and 3rd, Owen Longford of Burton (Derbys);
5. Grace Aston (b. 1575) dsp.
6. Margaret Aston (c.1577-1615); married, 20 January 1592/3 at Church Minshull (Cheshire), as the second of his four wives, Sir Thomas Ireland (1560-1625), kt. of Bewsey Hall (Lancs), vice-chamberlain of Chester, and had issue two sons and three daughters; buried 26 November 1615;
7. Elizabeth Aston (b. 1579); married Richard Dod of Cleverley (Shropshire);
8. Mary Aston (b. 1580); married 1st, Richard Brown, gent. of Upton near Chester, and 2nd, Jaques Arnodio, a Frenchman;
9. Anne Aston (b. 1581); married Richard Allen esq. of Greenhill (Cheshire);
10. Catherine Aston (b. 1584) ; married Peter Leigh, gent., of Ridge.

References

• High Sheriff of Cheshire from 24 November 1600 - 2 December 1601 (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Cheshire#1500.E2.80.93...)
• https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/07/221-aston-of-aston-hall...