Hi List It's time to get this list working again. I've found some data on the Ashby in immigration lists that some might find useful. The source is: "The Complete Book of Immigrants, 1607-1776" - Peter Coldham 28 Sept. 1658 - John Ashby bound to ---- Daniell, to serve 4 years in Virginia. 20 May, 1659 - Thomas Ashby of Hopton, Salop, sawyer, bound to William Hammond to serve 4 years in Barbados. (Could this be our Thomas ?) 17 Dec., 1662 - Apprenticed in Bristol: Ann Jones to George AShby, 4 years, Nevis. 2 Sept. 1660 - John Combes, yeoman, bound to George Ashby, mariner, to serve 4 years in Va. [The Combs married with the Ashby's in VA] 4 Feb., 1661 - Apprenticed in Bristol - John Essington of London to George Ashby, mariner, 4 years St. Christopher. 5 Dec., 1662 - Apprenticed in Bristol - Joan Halloway to George Ashby, 4 years, Nevis. List of Apprentices in Bristol, 13 Jan. 1662 John Johnson to serve George Ashby for 4 years, Nevis. Nevis may be the name of the ship they are to leave on. But, Nevis is also, in the islands, either Bermuda, Bahama, Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados.. 17 Dec. 1662 - apprenticed in Bristol - Ann Jones to George Ashby, 4 years, Nevis. 28 Jan. 1663 Rebecca James to serve George Ashby for 7 years, Nevis 12 March 1663 Margery Stone to Hester Ashby, 4 years Nevis. 15 Nov. 1677 Richard Leech to Ellis Ashby, 5 years Barbados by Humility. Names of persons as shippers on 2 April 1677 to July 22, 1677, by the "William & John" Mr. Samuel Legg, Master, bound from London for New England. Champion Ashby. 21 Aug., 1677 - 12 Sept. 1677 -Shippers by the "Blessing" Mr. James Elson, Master, bound from London for New England. Champion Ashby 10 July, 1678 - Midland Circuit prisoners reprieved to be transported to America - (from) Derbyshire Mordecai Radford of Ashby de la Zouche ( a town in Co. Leicestershire) 8-23 May, 1679 Shippers by the Edistowe, Mrs John Comings (Master), bound from London for Carolina - John Ashby, Benjamin Thorowgood [You will recall that John Ashby married a Thorowgood and they lived in S.C. for a while. They returned to England, at least once. The son Thomas is the one, so many folks try to make the same as old Thomas in VA, who married Rose --- But, he is not.] 7-25 May 1680 - Shippers by the Carolina, Mr. John Comings, bound from London for Carolina: John Ashby Oh, another thing, this John Ashby received a special award and/or thanks from the state of SC for imported certain plants and seeds from England to the colony. I read it in some of the early colonial records at Salt Lake But, cannot find the citation for it, now. 24 Nov., 1681 - 7 Dec. 1681 - Shippers by the Bilboa Merchant - Mr. James Pulman (Master) bound from London for Carolina: James Ball (one of the Ashby men married a Ball woman in VA, later), John Ashby. 27 Jun 1682 - 12 Aug. 1682 - Shippers by the Fly - Mr. William Adams, bound from London for Carolina: John Ashby, James Ball. 20 Sept/ 1682 - 11 Nov., 1682 - Shippers by the Sarah, Mr. George Kennedy, bound from London for Carolina - John Ashby. 13 June 1682-19 July 1683 - Shippers by the Katherine, Mr. Thomas Haslewood, bound from London for Carolina, John Ashby 28 May, 1684 - 1 July 1684 - Shippers by the Ann & Elizabeth, Mr. William Orton, bound from London for Carolina: John John Ashby, Samuel Ball. 4 Nov. 1686 - 3 Dec. 1686 - Shippers by the Recovery, Mr. Thomas Hasted, bound from London for Carolina: John Ashby. 18 July 1686-9 Aug., 1686 - Shippers by the Adventure, Mr. Robert Coles, bound from London for Carolina - John Ashby. 1-26 Sept. 1699 - Shippers by the Beginning, Mr. Stephen Nicholas, bound from Bristol for Carolina - Ellis Ashby. 7 Nov. 1716 - Apprenticed from Christ's Hospital: Thomas Ashby to (by?) his father Nicholas Ashby to serve Daniel Smith, Esq., Gov. of Nevis. 12 Dec., 1718 - Apprenticed from Christ's Hospital - John Ashby to his friend John Taylor and Mr. Francis Melmoth of London, merchant, to serve Claudius Archbould of Jamaica, merchant. ASHBY, John, died on passage in Gilbert, 1721 - stray records ASHBY, alias CROMWELL, John, Sentenced to transportation Lent, 1752, Norfolk. ASHBY, John- Transported Sept. 1755, trial, Middlesex. ASHBY, John - Sentenced to transportation Lent, Reprieved for Transportation , 14 yrs Summer 1756 - Kent. ASHBY alias ASHLEY - Mary, Sentenced to transportation, Dec. 1735, Transported Jan 1736, Dorsetshire Landing Certificate Virginia, Sept. 1736, Middlesex. ASHBY, Sarah - Sentenced to transportation April, 1720, Middlesex. ASHBY, Thomas - Sentenced to transportation stealing horse Lent, Reprieved for transportation, 14 yrs, summer 1741, Berkshire ASHBY, Thomas - Sentenced to transportation Lent, Reprieved for transportation 14 yrs, summer 1756, Leicestershire. Enjoy, Sue