Elizabeth [Rounseville] Ashley

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Elizabeth Ashley formerly Macomber aka Rounsevell, Rounseville

Born 15 Mar 1715 in Taunton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of John Macomber and Elizabeth (Williams) Macomber

Sister of Nathaniel Macomber, Josiah Macomber, John Macomber, James Macomber, Elijah Macomber, Elijah Macomber, Mary Macomber, Abiah (Macomber) Dean, Anna (Macomber) Smith and Joseph Macomber

Wife of William Rounsevell — married about 1734 in Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Wife of William Ashley — married after 31 May 1746 in Tiverton, Rhode Island Colony [uncertain]

Mother of William Rounseville, Levi Rounsevell, Abiah Ashley, Micah Ashley and Noah Ashley

Died 3 Jan 1815 in Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States

Profile last modified 14 Jul 2019 | Created 14 Oct 2014

Biography

Elizabeth Macomber, daughter of John Macomber and Elizabeth (Williams) Macomber, was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on March 15, 1715.[1][2][3]

Elizabeth married, first, William Rounsevell.[3][2][4] No record of their marriage has been found. Based on their eldest child's date of birth, they were probably married about 1734. Elizabeth and William had the following children, all probably born in Freetown:[2]

William, b. about 1735,[2], m. 1st July 30, 1767 Rebekah Hoar in Middleboro,[5] m. 2d October 4, 1776 Gabrielle Demoranville in Freetown,[5] d. September 18, 1797 in Freetown[5] Joseph, b. 1737,[2] m. 1st November 5, 1757 Charity Spooner in Freetown,[6] m. 2d April 1767,[6] d. 1796[6] Levi, b. 1739,[2] m. 1st Betsey Howland,[7] m. 2d Mary (Gooch) Brown,[7] d. January 3, 1815 in Freetown[7][2] Sylvester, b. March 18, 1741,[8][2] d. October 7, 1743[8] Elizabeth, b. August 25, 1743,[9][2] m. May 18, 1761 Job Peirce,[2] d. 1819[6] Elizabeth's first husband, William Rounsevell, died in Freetown on January 31, 1744.[10]

Elizabeth married, second, William Ashley.[3][2][4] Their marriage intentions were recorded on May 31, 1746.[11][2]

Elizabeth and William had the following children, all born in Freetown:

Micah, b. about 1747-50,[4][12][2] m. December 25, 1777 Saray Reynolds in Middleborough,[12] d. before June 25, 1805[4][12] Abiah, b. July 15, 1751,[4] m. December 18, 1777 Philip Hathaway in Middleborough,[2] d. September 1849 in Ottawa, Illinois[4] Noah, b. December 2, 1757,[2] m. 1st December 2, 1780 Abigail Hoar in Middleborough, m. 2d September 30, 1792 Lavinia Howland, m. 3d 1805 Sarah (Reynolds) Ashley, d. August 23, 1839 in either Fall River or East Freetown. (See discussion and sources in Noah's profile.) Elizabeth's husband, William Ashley, died in Freetown sometime before December 23, 1783.[2][4]

According to her Find-A-Grave page, Elizabeth died in Freetown on January 3, 1815.[6]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCV3-BMC : 4 December 2014), Elizabeth Macomber, 15 Mar 1715; citing TAUNTON,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844826 IT 1-3. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts in December 1620. Volume Nineteen, Second Edition. Family of Thomas Rogers. General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2013. pp 488-492. Link to pages at americanancestors.org. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Everett S. Stackpole, "Macomber Genealogy," 1907-1909, p 13 ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Ashley, Robert. "Ashleys of the Old Colony." Gateway Press, 1981. Pages 11-13. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "William Rounsevell," Find A Grave Memorial# 115382292 ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Elizabeth Rounsevell Macomber Ashley," Find A Grave Memorial# 113468028 ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Capt Levi Rounsevell," Find A Grave Memorial# 73739849 ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Sylvester Rounsevell," Find A Grave Memorial# 101328549 ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHH1-D9J : 13 July 2016), Elisabeth Rounseville, 25 Aug 1743; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9N-V8Q : 10 December 2014), William Rounseville, 31 Jan 1744; citing Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference P 291; FHL microfilm 1,993,524. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Corp Micah Ashley," Find A Grave Memorial# 59367688 See also:

"The Rounsville Family Book 1640-1986" By Lorraine Kasma

By endorsement of the Mayflower Society, Elizabeth is a descendent of Thomas Rogers, a passenger on the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower from England to Plymouth.

Elizabeth was first married to William Rounsevell about 1733.

~~~ Their children ~~~
William Rounsevell 1735 ~ 1797. ​
Joseph Rounsevell 1737 ~ 1796 married
... November 5, 1757 in Freetown, Charity
... Spooner 1737 ~ 1766. He married second
... on April 1767.
Levi Rounsevell 1739 ~ 1815
Sylvester Rounsevell 1741 ~ 1743
Elizabeth Rounsevell 1743 ~ 1790 married
...Job Peirce 1743 ~ 1819

Elizabeth was married second to William Ashley on May 31, 1746.

~~~ Their children born in Freetown ~~~
Micah Ashley 1748 ~ 1805
Abiah Ashley 1751 ~ 1843
Noah Ashley 1755 ~ 1839

.. Reference in part by "The Old Colony Ashley's, the descendants of Abraham and Joseph Ashley of Rochester Massachusetts."

By Elizabeth's second marriage to William Ashley, she was the ancestor of the distinguished diplomat and historian, John Hay.