Anne Skevington

Daughter of William or George Ashby?

Biography

From A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank but uninvested with heritable honours … Volume 4, By John Burke (1834-1838). “Ashby, of Quenby.” Page 176 < GoogleBooks >

Her heir was her cousin Robert Ashby of Quenby

Notes

on pages 40-41 (images 41-42 on the pdf file) which shows the manor of Quenby held by WILLIAM ASHBY and wife KATHERINE HOUGHTON was passed down to their son, GEORGE Ashby, and thereafter to George's daughter ANNE (Ashby) SKEVYNGTON.

ROBERT Ashby is described in court records as Anne's "kinsman" and next in line to inherit the manor of Quenby.

https://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/QuenbypagesfromVolume16.pdf

Visitations of Leicester (1619), page 13

References

1. https://www.geneagraphie.com/pedigrees/data/british/aa/ashby01.php
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Assheby-3
3. Visitation of Leicestershire (1619) Page 14: ‘Ashby of Loseby in Com. Leyc.’ < Archive.Org >; Page 13: ‘Ashby of Quenby in Com. Leyc.”; Page 83: ‘Ward.’ < Archive.Org >
4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QGK-S49 (registration required)
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ashby-889
6. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain ..., Volume 4, By John Burke, p. 176, free eBook available from < Google Books >
7. The Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619, By Samson Lennard & Augustine Vincent, p. 13, 14 & 83 free eBook available from Google Books