John Ashton

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April, 1672. Whereas John Ashton, the heir of "Chars" Ashton, petitioned the Court that the estate of his deceased father might be divided, that he might have his portion apportioned, it is ordered that the Jury "empannelled" twelve honest men of the neighborhood, and that they, with Mr. Jno. Harris, divide the land of the said Ashton into three equal parts, and possess Dominick Rice, who married the relict of the said Ashton (in right of his said wife), with which third part he shall make choice of, and the said John with the other two parts, and the order here appoints three parties to appraise the estate of said Charles Ashton and deliver to said John Ashton his proportionable part of said estate in kind.

Upon consideration that the estate of Charles Ashton, deceased, is every day impaired by the profuseness and extravagance of Isabella, the relict of said Charles, and several other of her "complices," this court doth order that Mr. Nicholas Owen, Wm. Keene, Thomas Adams and Robt. Seth, forthwith make perfect inventory, etc.

!18 Aug 1686/87: 5200 JOHN ASHTON, Will probated Stafford County, 26 Jan. 1682(83), and willed land he inherited from Col. Peter Ashton to James Ashton, their brother. He was formerly of Lowth (Louth). John Ashton's wife's name was Elizabeth and Capt. John Ashton, probably a son. JAMES ASHTON, died, Stafford County, formerly of Kirby-Underwood, Lincolnshire. His Will, dated 18 Aug. 1686 (87), names RICHARD ELKINS, John Ashton, son of Charles Ashton, Justice of Peace, and Col. Peter Ashton, Sheriff of Northumberland Co.,, Virginia. James Ashton had Godchildren: RICHARD ELKIN, Sarah Mattershead, Miss Rosier, daughter of John Rosier, and Elizabeth Sebastian, and willed RICHARD ELKINS 100 acres of his land. The Estate "Chatterton" King George, Virginia., now belongs to a Tayloe family. PATENT BOOK, 2, 1666/1695, BOOK 6, pp. 211/212

References

• 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