Just want to say Happy Easter to all. Jesus is risen and alive! Hallelujah! Julia

In reference to your posting of 1 April-I would be interested in William Ashby 1815 NY. I believe this is my line and have not been able to find any information prior to this date. Thanks, Joan in Ore. joey@cvc.net

I forgot to mention, if anyone wants listings for John Berry, I have them too. Julia

On the FamilyTreeMaker Passenger list Index, There are several Thomas Ashby's who sailed to America: 1635 to VA (maybe that 1599 Capt Thomas) 1691 to VA ('our' Thomas would have been about 11-probably too young to be sailing alone) 1703 to VA - 'ours' would have been about 23 possible? 1756 to America 1654-1663 to Barbados 1659 to Barbados 1669 to Maryland 1716 to Nevis (where is that?) 1640 to New Haven, CT 1670-1696 to SC (this Thomas is listed with parents John and Constantine) 1690 to VA 1743 to VA I'll throw in the rest of the Ashbys listed for anyone who wants. I can look them up on the index and it will tell me which book this pertains to if you like. Just let me know the name, place and year you want to know more about. Julia WILLIAM ASHBY: 1776 to Maryland 1742 to NY 1777 to NY 1812 (age 50) to NY 1815 to NY 1682 to PA 1733 to PA 1670-1680 to SC 1804 to America 1679 to Barbados 1682 to PA 1651 to VA 1837 (age 20) to Key West, FL ALICE ASHBY (age 20) 1635 to Mass. and New England ANDREW ASHBY (age 24) 1683 to Barbados ANNA to VA 1666 ANTHONY to Salem, MA 1665 BENJAMIN to Norfolk, VA 1803, to Salem, MA 1674 CHARLES to NY 1832 EDMUND to VA 1650 EDWARD to Beverly, MA 1683 ELIZA to VA 1741 ELIZABETH to SC 1670-1680, to VA 1741 GEORGE to PA 1888, to Barbados 1680, to NY 1834, to Oregon 1900 (age 77), to PA 1851 HENRY to Indiana 1875 JEMIMA to SC 1670-1680 JNO to VA 1672 and 1689 JOHN to America 1721, 1752, 1755, 1756, to Jamaica 1718, to Maryland 1657, to SC 1670-1696, to VA 1654-1663, 1658 JOSEPH to Maryland 1724 LAWRENCE to Indiana 1847-1849 MABLE W to Illinois 1893 MARY to NY 1864, to VA 1735, 1736 PHIL to VA 1667 PHILLIP to VA 1658 ROBT to VA 1639 ROGER to VA 1651 SARAH to America 1720 STEPHEN to Maryland 1672 SUZAN to Barbados 1654-1663

Glad to through a new twist into the Thomas Ashby line. (As if there weren't enough already!) Please help me look through this site. It's stuffed full of Old Colonial Virginia Documents. It isn't very easy to get around in it so it will take some time! http://familykinship.com/bookstoreknightgarter.htm I went here because someone looking into Letitia Ashby who married Thomas Neale said they had a note about Letitia saying her Bible had her family listed back into Bible times. I know that the English Royalty is traced back to Adam and Eve so I was looking at this Knight of the Garter site. If you go to 'Surnames', and then at the bottom of that page is 'Colonial Records' Go there and just start digging! Maybe we can find something new! I entered Thomas Ashby and went from there. Go Ashbys! Julia

I'm looking at old colonial VA documents and wondering- Does anyone know who Captain John Ashby of the H.M.S. Rose was? He and Sir John Berry of H.M.S. Bristol convoyed to America with the command to put down Bacon's rebellion in Nov 1676. I wonder if any connection has been found. Also, I saw a Thomas Ashby b. abt 1599 of Aldgate, London. He too was a Captain involved with early VA colonization. Hmmmm Why did these Ashbys have to name all their sons either John or Thomas? Julia

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Hi All, This is to let you know that I am posting this from my laptop on my research trip. I hope to find some good Ashby original sources and will be putting them up, when I do. Hope you all will post your family info and the Ashby people you are searching for. I can't respond to anyone until I get to a phone line about once a week. But, I will, whenever possible. Sue Ashby, listowner

Don't know if you've seen this site. I got it off another list. -----Original Message----- From: Eawd47@aol.com <Eawd47@aol.com> To: DAVIS-L@rootsweb.com <DAVIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 7:13 PM Subject: [DAVIS-L] LDS address >I got on to the LDS site using this address which was posted to one of my >other mail lists: http://lds-online.com/family.htm Elaine > > >==== DAVIS Mailing List ==== >Do not cross-post messages to multiple mailing lists on the "To:" line or the "Cc:" line of the e-mail message. For more information, email the List Owner, J.J. Johnson (gnbf@tampabay.rr.com). > >

Haven't received any Ashby news in a long time. Just checking to see if I'm still on the list!

Me Again: I promised to try and post the following once a week, or so, for any newbies to the list. The search engine URL for this or, any rootsweb list. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Please use it to search for any previous postings to the lists. Sue

Folks, Sorry, I used "spell check" on this extraction but still have a boo boo. The date of the will is 1771 and of course, George Bounds, not "Geroge" I've got to stop hitting the "send" button, so fast <G> Sue Sue wrote: > > Here is a will, that gives two of the children of Henry and Nelly and also her father. > > Source: Tryon Co. NC, Wills > (My source is secondary- Brent Holcomb's "Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties North Carolina 1769-1786, Tryon County Wills & Estates") > Pg. 126 > Will of GEORGE BOUNDS of the Parish of St. Thomas County of Tryon.... to my daughter Sarah Wadlington one Negro Girl Lyda.... to my Grandson George Bounds Wadlington..one > Molatto Boy named Solomon....to my Grandson William Waddlington....to my daughter Sarah Prince one Molattoe Girl named Rose.... to my son in law Francis Prince, all the > rest of my Estate Real and Personal, provided that the said Prince or his heirs shall pay unto NANCY ASHBY the daughter of HENRY ASHBY & NELLY his wife when the said NANCY > shall arrive at the age of eighteen or on the day of her marriage the sum of 20 lbs cash or hard money... Provided also that the said Francis or his heirs shall pay the sum > of 20 Lbs cash or hard money unto SINAH CLAYWELL ASHBY, the daughter of the aforesaid HENRY & NELLY when she the said SINAH CLAYWELL shall arrive at the age of eighteen > years or at the day of her marriage... the daughter NELLY ASHBY may have out ot my Estate a decent mourning Gown, Hat (?) & Gloves...son in law Francis Prince, Exr... 22 > Dec. `77`.... Geroge Bounds (x) Seal > Wit. Joseph Jones, Thos. Brown, Joseph Brown.

Here is a will, that gives two of the children of Henry and Nelly and also her father. Source: Tryon Co. NC, Wills (My source is secondary- Brent Holcomb's "Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Counties North Carolina 1769-1786, Tryon County Wills & Estates") Pg. 126 Will of GEORGE BOUNDS of the Parish of St. Thomas County of Tryon.... to my daughter Sarah Wadlington one Negro Girl Lyda.... to my Grandson George Bounds Wadlington..one Molatto Boy named Solomon....to my Grandson William Waddlington....to my daughter Sarah Prince one Molattoe Girl named Rose.... to my son in law Francis Prince, all the rest of my Estate Real and Personal, provided that the said Prince or his heirs shall pay unto NANCY ASHBY the daughter of HENRY ASHBY & NELLY his wife when the said NANCY shall arrive at the age of eighteen or on the day of her marriage the sum of 20 lbs cash or hard money... Provided also that the said Francis or his heirs shall pay the sum of 20 Lbs cash or hard money unto SINAH CLAYWELL ASHBY, the daughter of the aforesaid HENRY & NELLY when she the said SINAH CLAYWELL shall arrive at the age of eighteen years or at the day of her marriage... the daughter NELLY ASHBY may have out ot my Estate a decent mourning Gown, Hat (?) & Gloves...son in law Francis Prince, Exr... 22 Dec. `77`.... Geroge Bounds (x) Seal Wit. Joseph Jones, Thos. Brown, Joseph Brown.

ROBERT ASHBY WILL - 1792 In the name of God, amen. I Robert Ashby of Fauguier county and Commonwealth of Virginia do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in Manner & Form as followeth Item I give & bequeath to my loving son Benjamin Ashby and his heirs one tract of land on Shenandoah River being the land whereon my said son Benjamin now lives likewise the following negroe Hampsheir Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson William Ashby son to Benjamin one Negroe girl named Lydda when he arrives to the age of twenty one years and that my Executor which shall be hereafter mentioned shall have the said negroe Lydda under his care a that the said negroe shall be hired out and the money for the use of the said Wm untill the above mentioned term. Item I lend to my loving son Enoch Ashby for and during his natural life the tract of land where on I now live and after his decease I give and bequeath the said land to my two grandsons (Robert & Alexander) sons of Enoch to be divided by a branch known by the name of Ann Churchills Spring branch and empties into the Deep branch near George Ashes Meadow, the south side of said division to be the property of my said grandson Robert Ashby and the remainder of Manner plantation to be the property of my gand son Alexander Ashby and his Heirs forever as also one Negroe Lad named Thomas. I likewise lend to my loving son Enoch for and during his natural life the following Negroes towit Grace and her four children Leanna, Soloman, Cate and Cassa as also one Negroe man named Frederick and after the decease of the said Enoch it is my will that the said Negroes with their future increase be equally divided between my said sons wife Sally Ashby during her natural life and all his children but after her decease the said Sally Ashby's part of said estate to revolve to the said children of the said Enoch or such of them as are then living and it is further my will that the above mentioned lands and negroes heretofore bequeath'd to my said son Enoch, shall not be sold rented nor hired for any term longer than one year together Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Ann Farrow ten pounds and no furniture Item I give and bequeath to my grandson Bayles one feather bed and no furniture. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Molly Fargason one Negroe woman named Sall to her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Winifred Piper one cow and no more Item I give and bequeath to my two grand sons Martin and Thomas sons of Nimrod one shilling each and no more Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Molly Athel one gown and no more Item I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving son John Ashby my true and lawful Executor of this my last will and testament and do give and bequeath to the said Executor the following Negroes towit: Anthony, Rachel, and Anne but it is my will that my said son and Executor do purchase out of his own estate one youg Negroe and that he give the same to my grand daughter Lucinda Ashby but that my said son shall not be obliged to pay the said Negroe to my said daughter before the expiration of five yeas after my decease and in case the said Lucinda should die without lawful increases of her body then the said legacy shall decend to my said executor or such of his heirs as is then living. I also give to my said son and executor one tract of land lying in Fauquier County joing George Ash and apart of Ewells tract which I purchased of Martin Ashby containing one hundred acres to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my grand son Benjamin Farrow one Negroe child called Jenney to him and his heirs forever Item It is my will should negroe Rachel have any more children that her next should be the property of my grand son Nimrod Ashby to him and his heirs forever The remainder of my estate not heretofore mentioned after all my just debts are paid I leave to be equally divided between my two sons John and Enoch but that the said Enoch shall have no right to dispose of any of the aforementioned legacies which is bequeathed him as it is intended purely for the benefit of his children In witness of this and only this I have here unto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of June 1790. Wm Withers x John Fishback x Jno Clark x Robert (his mark) Ashby x At a Court held for Fauquier County the 27th day of February 1792. This will was proved by the oaths of John Clarke and William Withers. Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on this motion of John Ashby the executor therein named who made oath together with CharMarshall and William Withers his securities entered innto and acknowledged bond in the penalty of two thousand pounds conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

Can anyone tell me who the Robert Ashby/Asbee (d.1764) is and how he fits in with the Thomas Ashby who d. 1752? I have Robert (d. 1792) s/o Thomas (d. 1752). Thanks in advance, ann

Thank you Sue. Anne

Oops, I didn't put it on the page, did I ? It is: Frederick Co., VA Will Bk. 2 (1752-1761) pp 53-54 Sorry, seems I get busy putting things in forget the really important stuff. Sue "ANNE B. MUSSER" wrote: > > Hi Sue, > Can you give me the Will Book # page so that I can get a copy of it for my > records. It is on file in Frederick Co., Va. Right? > Thanks, > Anne

Hi Cousins, Last august during an exchange with Ann (below) we discussed the possibility that Thomas the son of John Jr. of Quinby SC was the one that went to VA based on Dr. TImothy Ashby's research. However notice the message below from Ann that indicates she found a record of that Thomas' death in Berkely Co SC which eliminates him as the one in VA. Patrick Anderson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subj: Ashby Date: 98-08-01 18:23:10 EDT From: aschulz@phoenix.net (Ann Schulz) To: patander73@aol.com Patrick, Just wanted to update you on the Ashby info. Thomas Ashby who was married to Eliz. LeJeau in SC (parish records) died in SC 1750 - will bk 6 St. Thomas Parish, Berkley Co., SC). The Va. Thomas d. 1752. I think this will eliminate Eliz LeJeau & Thomas Ashby from SC as being a part of the Va. Ashby family. ann +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Hi Sue, Can you give me the Will Book # page so that I can get a copy of it for my records. It is on file in Frederick Co., Va. Right? Thanks, Anne

Hi Ann, Yes, there is some information being put on different web sites that say that, Thomas of SC is the same as Thomas of VA, who married Rose. It is said that the Thomas of SC was the son of John. The only Ashby's found in the very early period of SC (1670-80) was a John Ashby Sr and Jr. John Sr.'s wife was Elizabeth Thorowgood and John Jr.'s wife was Constantia ----, John had two daughter's also, named Jemima and Theodosia. John Jr. and his wife went back to Eng. about 1680. I don't know if they came back to VA or not. It is said that John had a son Thomas there also. (I spent two years at Salt Lake City looking in the old microfilms for SC and found no proof of it. If there is one, I sure would like to know the citation for it. I would love for it to be true, just tell me where to find the source !! Anyway, it is said that Thomas ( the purported son of John was married first to a Elizabeth Le Jeu and when she died, he moved to VA and married Rose (Berry?). The problem is that the marriage to Elizabeth Le Jeu took place in 172-- ( I think I'm recalling this date correctly but, whatever it was, I believe it was too late for it to have been our Thomas, anyway. The first son of Thomas and Rose was John b. abt 1707. Plus, according to at least one history book ( and don't ask me now which it was) says that Thomas Ashby was in VA by 1690. Now, there is a Thorowgood family in VA, a fairly well known one. The immigrant was Adam Thorowgood/Thorougood. So, there may be some truth to all of this. I have looked in some of the Thorowgood material trying to see some mention of any Ashby's and found none there. Of course, I'm sure I haven't looked in all the places and possible connections. But, I have been looking for many, many years. So, as I said, I want to believe, so somebody, Please Prove it to me. !! Well, I'll get off my soapbox now, please forgive ! Please don't think I'm directing any of this to you personally, hope I didn't make you think that. Just talking in general, to everyone. Just had to get that off my chest!... And to half way answer your question. No, I don't think Thomas was the immigrant. There were very early Ashby/Ashbie/Asbie/Asby's in the colonies. A John, & Edward/Edmond were here in the 1600's. Then there was a New England branch of the Ashby's (Nathaniel) that became Mormon and they help found Salt Lake City. So, our Thomas may have come from that branch, pre-1700. But, I may be wrong. Thomas May Be the immigrant. Just has never been proven one way or the other. Have I confused everyone enough, yet ? <VBG> Thanks, Sue Ann Schulz wrote: > > I am looking for the parents of Thomas Ashby who was married to Rose of > Va. (d. 1752 in Va.) > In the past he has been confused with the Thomas of SC. > Could he have been the immigrant? > ann