Mary Elkins

Mary ? ASHTON (Mr. ASHTON1) was born ABT 1640 in Chatterton, Lancashire, England, and died BEF 1690 in King George Co., VA.

Name also seen as “Frances Mary” without supporting evidence.

Family

She married Ralph ELKINS. He was born 1639 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, and died BEF 9 AUG 1690 in Stafford Co., VA.

Children of Mary ? ASHTON and Ralph ELKINS are:

• 1 M John Elkins Born Christened Died 7 Aug 1730 King George County, Virginia - Inventory Buried
• 2 M Nathaniel Elkins Born ChristenedDied 1 Mar 1733/34 King George County, Virginia - Inventory Buried
• 3 F Mary Elkins Born Christened Died Buried
• 4 F Elizabeth Anne Elkins Born Bef 1668 Stafford County, Virginia Christened Died Stafford County, Virginia Buried Spouse William Redman Stafford County, Virginia
• 5 M Richard Elkins Born 1669 Christened Died Bef 1732 Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia Buried Spouse Mary Williams ABT 1690 - Hanover Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Spouse Elizabeth Bryant 12 JAN 1694/95 - St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia

Notes

!18 Jan 1687/88: Letter from William Fitzhugh to Nicholas Spenser dated January 18, 1687/8 which mentions the sister of Major James Ashton of Stafford Co., VA. "Honoured Sir, Yesterday I receiv'd your letter about Mr. Storke & Mrs. Meese's Claims from Majr. Ashton's Estate, which Claims We that are Executors have long expected, especially Mr. Storkes, for Mr. Ashton in his life time, acquainted me that he was largely indebted to Mr. Storke, but did not mention Mrs. Meese Since the receipt of your letter. I also have overlook'd all the letters & Accots. between him & Mr. Storke, & the last letter & Accot. betwixt him & Mrs. Meese, by which said last mention'd letters & Accots. I find him indebted to Mrs. Meese for Ballance £22.17 . . 7 which said debt Mr. Storke by his letter promises payment of, if Mr. Ashton desire, by letter dated 15 Decr. 1682 in answer to which Mr. Ashton does desire payment by him to be made, by letter dated May 17th. following £20 part thereof was formerly paid by Meese, for which Mr. Ashton was to have a receipt from his Sister, which receipt could not be found, as Mr. Storke's 19 January 1685, these are all the papers or letters relating to this whole matter as I can find, which said letters & papers I have also sent for your view, therefore can object nothing upon the whole matter against Mr. Storke's debt ...Posted 23 Oct 2002 by Douglas Beahm to the Ashton Family Forum, Genealogy.com.

Her children mentioned as god children:

PATENT BOOK, 2, 1666/1695, BOOK 6, pp. 211/212:
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.

Not mentioned in her husband’s 1690 will, so presume she died before then:

STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS p. 165a IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen. May ye 26th 1690. RALPH ELKINS of Stafford County & Potomack in Virga beinge in pfect memory & knowinge ye frailty & uncertainty of mans life, doe make all my Wills formerly made voide & this to bee my last Will & Testament Imprs. I resigne my Soul into ye hands of Allmighty God my Creator hopeing & beinge confident through ye merritt & mercy of Jesus Christ my Redeemer that I shall obtaine pardon & remission for my manifold transgressions & to be made partaker of those joyes Tech are laid up for ye Saints in Light & then I bequeath my body to ye Earth to be buried in a Christian manner in expectance of a joyful! Resurreccon Amen. As to my worldly Estate I constitute appoint RICHARD ELKINS my Eldest Sone to bee my Executor in my Decease to manage my Estate for ye good of himself & his Brothers & Sisters till they come to age or are married. My Seat of land to be equally divided between my Eldest Sonne RICHARD and my youngest Son NATH. to them their heires & provided they dye without issue to fall to ye next beire & so from heirs to heirs, & the buoyes JOHN & NATHANIELL to bee at age at Sixteen & to have ye benefitt of their Labour but other waies not to enjoy any thinge pertaining to ye Estate untill they be twenty & then my Estate to be equally divided amongst my Children yor debts being onley my Daughter MARY to have her Mothers Rings In Wittness whereof I have sett my hand & Seale Testis STEPHEN GARDNER, RALPH IN GEORGE LODGE This Will was sufficiently proved in ye County Court of Stafford by ye oaths and testimonies of STEPHEN GARNER and GEORGE LODGE wittnesses thereunto subscribed on the 9th day of September 1690 & was then recorded

References

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWDQ-XYR : 11 February 2018, ... Ashton, 19 Jul 1640); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0844813 IT 2
• 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, www.jstor.org/stable/1915677
• http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I02393...
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