Individual Details

James Ashton

(1603 - Aft 1682)

James was born in St. Alban's Parish Hertfordshire, England. The Ashton family is written up in the 1903 Nov 23 Boston Evening Transcript Genealogy Section. The Ashtons through marriages and civil involvements are tied to many early American families. This James Ashton was an older child of James and Alice Ashton. He is frequently mixed up with other James Ashtons. This James didn't marry and lived most of his New England life in Providence. He was connected to the Arnold, Whipple and Angell families.

Events

Birth1603Hertfordshire, England
BaptismMarch 4, 1603Saint Albans Parish, Hertfordshire, England
ArrivalBef 1648New England
CivilDecember, 1648Land grant
CivilMay 31, 1666Providence, British America
ResidenceApril, 1676Providence, British America
CivilOctober 27, 1682
DeathAft 1682Providence, British America

Families

FatherJames Ashton (1580 - 1650)
MotherAlice Unknown Ashton (1583 - 1643)
SiblingMary Marie Ashton (1605 - 1659)
SiblingAlice Ashton (1617 - 1694)

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