Charles Ashton, of Westmoreland County

Evidence needed to support as husband of Frances Ashton

Charles Ashton married at least three times.

1. He married, as his 1st, to Unknown Burdett, possibly a daughter of Thomas Burdett of Charles County. (the Burdett name was given many times in the family).[2] This first wife died before 1696.[2]
2. He married c. 1699, as his 2nd, to Ann (Wickliffe) Washington, widow of John II Washington. Ann died by August 31, 1704, in Westmoreland Co., VA. She is buried in the Washington family plot at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, with her husband, John II Washington.[2] Charles and Ann had no children.[2]
3. He married on 10 July 1706, as his 3rd, to Margaret (Field) Cossum Hart, widow of 1) Henry Cossum, 2) Edward Hart (d 1703). Margaret and Edward Hart had two daughters: Margaret and Elizabeth Hart.[2]

Children of Charles Ashton and Frances Burdett:

1. Burdett Ashton (1675-1745). Married Married Washington.
2. Charles Burdett (1679-1724). Married Margaret Hart.

Probably had other children.

Seen:

• Laurence (N.M.N.) Ashton
• Jane Ashton

Disambiguation

The Charles Ashton of Northumberland is a totally different man from the Charles who was the son of John Ashton of Westmoreland. He was 40 years old in 1655. He was a contemporary of John Ashton who was the father of the Charles of this profile. Just to make life more confusing, Northumberland Charles had a son named John Ashton who was probably born about 1645. It's possible that the older Charles and John were brothers, but impossible that they were father and son.

References

1. Fitzhugh, Norman S. “Captain John Ashton of Westmoreland County, Virginia, and Some of His Descendants.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, 1934, pp. 151–155. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915677

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2. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Oct 22 2019, 6:16:38 UTC
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2629... shows his parents as Isabella Clare and Charles Ashton (1625 - 1672)
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ashton-155 shows his parents as Grace & John Ashton (1623 - before 1677) “There were other men named John Ashton in this area at the same time. Charles and Isabella Ashton had a son named John who is frequently confused on conflated with the John Ashton of this profile.”
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ashton-155 cites
   1. John Frederick Dorman, Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds, Patents, Etc. 1665-1677: Part Four (Washington, DC: John Frederick Dorman, 1973), p. 2.
   2. Fitzhugh, Norman S., (Apr., 1934) "Descent of Charles Ashton Eldest Son of Captain John Ashton." The William and Mary Quarterly. Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture JSTOR.org (Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 156-161). https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915678
   3. John Frederick Dorman, Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds, Patents, Etc. 1665-1677: Part Four (Washington, DC: John Frederick Dorman, 1973), p.18.
   4. John Frederick Dorman, abstractor, Westmoreland County, Virginia Records, 1661-1664 (Washington, DC: John Frederick Dorman, 1972), p. 3.
   5. Beverley Fleet, abstractor, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol 23: Westmoreland County 1653-1657 (Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1985), p. 59, 62.
   6. John Frederick Dorman, abstractor, Westmoreland County, Virginia Records, 1661-1664 (Washington, DC: John Frederick Dorman, 1972), p. 3.
   7. Unsourced family tree handed down to George Bailey III.
   8. Ancestry.com. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.
   9. Virginia Patent Books; 1through 5

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Charles ASHTON was born 1652 in Westmoreland Co., VA, and died 1707 in Westmoreland Co., VA.

He married

1. Frances Burditt
2. Frances Smith
3. Ann WICKLIFFE BEF APR 1700, daughter of David WICKLIFFE and Elizabeth. She was born ABT 1661, and died BEF 31 AUG 1704 in VA.
4. Margaret FIELD ABT 7 JUL 1706 in Stafford Co., VA, daughter of Abraham FIELD. She was born 1659 in Westmoreland Co., VA, and died AFT JAN 1708 in Stafford Co., VA.

References

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0262...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2629...