Elizabeth Ashton

Elizabeth Hardidge

• Birth: 1678 Nom ini Westmoreland County Virginia, USA
• Death: Feb. 25, 1721 Nom ini Westmoreland County Virginia, USA

Married Col. Henry Ashton. Her tomb has the Hardidge family coat of arms on it. She was the mother of four daughters: Frances Ashton; Elizabeth Ashton; Anne Ashton and Grace Ashton.

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8553235/henry-ashton

Inscription

Here lies ye Body of Col. Henry Ashton Born in Westmoreland County Son of John Aston Gent by Grace his Wife and 30th Day of July Anno 1671 He Marryed firft Elizabeth ye daughter of Wm Hardidge Gent By Frances his Wife by whome He had four Daughters Frances Elizabeth Ann & Grace the laft only Survived Him ye other three are Buryed near him His second wife was Mary Daughter of Rich d Watts Gent By Mary his wife wy whome he had one daughter and two Sons. Elizabeth Henry & John He was a good husband a tender Father a kind Neighbor a most compaffionate Master & an honeft Man the maner of his Death was Lingering Occafioned by a Cancer in his chest He died a penitent & a Sincere member of ye Church of England Ye 3rd day of Nov. 1731 in the 61st Year of his A G E

Origins

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After her father died when she was seven years old, his large estate went to her mother, Frances Gerrard, Speke, Peyton, Appleton, Washington Hardidge (her mother had been married and widowed four times.) Unfortunately county records containing the wills of Frances Hardidge and her husband are lost, but records do show Capt. Hardidge's will was proved and admitted to record on February 28, 1693 and that his inventory was returned to the court April 25, 1694.

March 25, 1696, Elizabeth Hardidge elected Mr. Benjamin Blanchflower, the husband of her Aunt Temperance Gerrard, to be her guardian. In the will of John Washington II, the watch he had previously received from her father, William Hardidge, was returned to Elizabeth on January 22, 1697. There are no records left for Cople Parish church registers, so it is not definitely known when Elizabeth married Henry Ashton, son of Captain John Ashton and his wife Grace. But on April 30, 1702, Elizabeth relinquished her dower rights of the land sold by her husband Henry Ashton, land which was originally patented by Col. Thomas Speke and known by the name of Currioman. In 1711 Henry Ashton and his wife, Elizabeth Hardidge Ashton, sole heir of William Hardidge, deceased, made a deed to Gerard Hutt, Burditt Ashton, Charles Ashton and Osman Crabb for them to hold for the heirs of Henry and Elizabeth the two tracts of land which as sole heir of her father, inherited from him.

One tract of 1,000 acres first patented by Col. Thomas Speke, was the one bought in 1691 by William Hardidge from Speke's heirs in England. The other tract, 2,000 acres first patented by Valentine Peyton (Frances Gerrard's 2nd husband) was the estate of Peyton's son Gerrard, who willed it to Elizabeth, his half sister.

References

• Ashton Family W&MQ Page 115 - 119

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• Created by: Karen Mickel Bennett, Added: 24 Mar 2004, Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8553209
• Elizabeth Hardidge Hardwick Ashton
  • BIRTH 1678, Nomini, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
  • DEATH 25 Feb 1722 (aged 43–44), Nomini, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
    • BURIAL Nomini Plantation Cemetery, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
      • MEMORIAL ID 8553209 · View Source
• After her father died when she was seven years old, his large estate went to her mother, Frances Gerrard, Speke, Peyton, Appleton, Washington Hardidge (her mother had been married and widowed four times.) Unfortunately county records containing the wills of Frances Hardidge and her husband are lost, but records do show Capt. Hardidge's will was proved and admitted to record on February 28, 1693 and that his inventory was returned to the court April 25, 1694.
• March 25, 1696, Elizabeth Hardidge elected Mr. Benjamin Blanchflower, the husband of her Aunt Temperance Gerrard, to be her guardian. In the will of John Washington II, the watch he had previously received from her father, William Hardidge, was returned to Elizabeth on January 22, 1697. There are no records left for Cople Parish …
• Inscription
  • Beneath this Stone is Laid the Body of Elizabeth the Wife of Col. Henry Ashton and Daughter of Cap. William Hardidge by Frances his Wife who for Piety to God Faithfullness Love and Obedience to her Husband tendernefs to her Children carefulness of her Family and Charity to the Poor was Equaled by few exceld by none.. She had by her Said Husband four children Frances, Elizabeth, Ann and Grace The two latter only Survived her after finishing her most Neighbourly and Christian life with joy She resigned her Soul to God (In Faith) on Monday the 25 of February in the Year of Our Lord 1722 and 43 Year of her age whose Death was lamented by all that Knew her
• Family Members
  • Spouse
    • Henry Ashton 1671–1731
  • Children

Frances Ashton Turberville
1699–1720

Ann Ashton Moody
1700 – unknown

Anne Ashton Aylett
1701–1737

Grace Lee
Grace Ashton Lee
1712–1789

After her father died when she was seven years old, his large estate went to her mother, Frances Gerrard, Speke, Peyton, Appleton, Washington Hardidge (her mother had been married and widowed four times.) Unfortunately county records containing the wills of Frances Hardidge and her husband are lost, but records do show Capt. Hardidge's will was proved and admitted to record on February 28, 1693 and that his inventory was returned to the court April 25, 1694.

March 25, 1696, Elizabeth Hardidge elected Mr. Benjamin Blanchflower, the husband of her Aunt Temperance Gerrard, to be her guardian. In the will of John Washington II, the watch he had previously received from her father, William Hardidge, was returned to Elizabeth on January 22, 1697. There are no records left for Cople Parish church registers, so it is not definitely known when Elizabeth married Henry Ashton, son of Captain John Ashton and his wife Grace. But on April 30, 1702, Elizabeth relinquished her dower rights of the land sold by her husband Henry Ashton, land which was originally patented by Col. Thomas Speke and known by the name of Currioman. In 1711 Henry Ashton and his wife, Elizabeth Hardidge Ashton, sole heir of William Hardidge, deceased, made a deed to Gerard Hutt, Burditt Ashton, Charles Ashton and Osman Crabb for them to hold for the heirs of Henry and Elizabeth the two tracts of land which as sole heir of her father, inherited from him.

One tract of 1,000 acres first patented by Col. Thomas Speke, was the one bought in 1691 by William Hardidge from Speke's heirs in England. The other tract, 2,000 acres first patented by Valentine Peyton (Frances Gerrard's 2nd husband) was the estate of Peyton's son Gerrard, who willed it to Elizabeth, his half sister.

Four daughters were born to Elizabeth and Henry Ashton: Frances, Elizabeth, Anne and Grace. Their daughter Frances died in 1720.

Married Col. Henry Ashton.

Her tomb has the Hardidge family coat of arms on it. She was the mother of four daughters: Frances Ashton; Elizabeth Ashton; Anne Ashton and Grace Ashton.

Inscription
Beneath this Stone is Laid the Body of Elizabeth the Wife of Col. Henry Ashton and Daughter of Cap. William Hardidge by Frances his Wife who for Piety to God Faithfullness Love and Obedience to her Husband tendernefs to her Children carefulness of her Family and Charity to the Poor was Equaled by few exceld by none.. She had by her Said Husband four children Frances, Elizabeth, Ann and Grace The two latter only Survived her after finishing her most Neighbourly and Christian life with joy She resigned her Soul to God (In Faith) on Monday the 25 of February in the Year of Our Lord 1722 and 43 Year of her age whose Death was lamented by all that Knew her
Family Members
Parents
William Hardwick
unknown–1694

Frances Hardwick
Frances Gerrard Hardwick
1637–1696

Spouse
Henry Ashton
Henry Ashton
1671–1731

Children
Frances Ashton Turberville
1699–1720

Ann Ashton Moody
1700 – unknown

Anne Ashton Aylett
1701–1737

Grace Lee
Grace Ashton Lee
1712–1789