GENERATIONS ~ 1. Benjamin ASBURY, bc: 1695, Westmoreland ~ dc: 1750 ~ Married circa 1719, Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Frances BROWN, bc: 1698/99 ~ dc: 08 MAY 1755 ~ Daughter of Thomas Brown, b: and Elizabeth THORNTON, bc: 1678/79 ~ dc: 1762, Westmoreland County, Virginia ~ aunt to Jesse THORNTON and Hannah REDMAN who had Elizabeth THORNTON that married Richard ASBURY, father of Hannah who married Henning DANIEL. Thomas BROWN, the son of George BROWN, JR., bc: 1624 and Frances UNKNOWN. George BROWN, SR. gave his age as over 67 years in 1691 (Westmoreland O. B., 1690-98, p. 25). He and his wife Frances deeded land in 1670 to ANDREW READ(E)* [D.&W. 1665-77, p. 60], and their children, Elizabeth and Thomas Brown, were mentioned in the will of William OVERITT in Westmoreland Co. in 1674 [Ibid. ,pp. 204-5]. *ANDREW READ(E) THOMAS ASBURY, JR., b: 19 OCT 1725, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia ~ d: 1776, Richmond County, Virginia ~ Married ANNE READE, daughter of COLEMAN READE, b: 02 DEC 1686, Cople Parish, Westmoreland, and Ruth BRAGG. COLEMAN READE, son of ANDREW READ(E) and ELIZABETH COLEMAN. Known Children of George BROWN, SR. and Frances UNKNOWN: (1) Elizabeth BROWN, d: 1718/19 ~ married William HARDWICK, dc: 1730, son of James HARDWICK and Anne ARMSBY [See ASBURY Family] (2) Thomas BROWN ~ Married Elizabeth THORNTON, daughter of Luke [see above] (3) George BROWN, died unmarried in Westmoreland Co. in 1724, his will, dated 18 MAY 1724 and probated 20 JUL 1724, mentioned nephew John, son of brother William BROWN, decd.; Thomas son of brother Thomas Brown; George son of George DURING; John FRYER; George son of William and Elizabeth HARDIDGE, "she being my sister"; Priscilla daughter of William FRYER "after the death of my wife Rose"; Daniel JACKSON; William and Katherine, children of John FRYER; Frances and Rose, daughters of William FRYER; George and Elizabeth, children of Daniel JACKSON [Fothergill, p. 81] (4) William BROWN, dc: 1714 ~ Married Hester UNKNOWN ~ Son, John BROWN, mentioned in William's brother George Brown's will [Fothergill, p. 53] 2. John ASBURY, bc: 1720, VIRGINIA ~ dc: 1805/06 ~ Married (1) 25 FEB 1745, VIRGINIA, to Jane BOLLING, bc: 1724, VIRGINIA ~ dc: 1795/96 ~ Daughter of Robert Bolling, b: 25 JAN 1682, VIRGINIA and [M: 1706], to Mary Anne COCKE or COX ~ Daughter of Richard COCKE, JR. Robert BOLLING, son of John BOLLING of Bolling Hall and his (2) spouse, Anne STITH of Brunswick County, Virginia, whom he married in 1681 after the death of his Jane ROLFE, daughter of Thomas ROLFE and granddaughter of Pocahontas John ASBURY Married (2) circa 1800 Keziah UNKNOWN Robert BOLLING, SR, b: 26 DEC 1646 ~ d: 17 JUL 1709, VIRGINIA married (1) 1675 to Jane ROLFE, daughter of Thomas ROLFE, and granddaughter of Pocahontas. He married (2) 1681, to Anne STITH, daughter of Colonel John STITH. Issues: ROBERT, JR, b: 25 JAN 1682, VIRGINIA ~ d: 1749; Stith; Edward; Anne; DRURY; Thomas, and Agnes BOLLING. Known children of Colonel John STITH: DRURY, John and Anne STITH, who married Robert BOLLING, JR. NOTE: These two families just might be the source for the christian name DREWRY in some of the other families. Robert BOLLING, JR, b: 25 JAN 1682, VIRGINIA, married 27 JAN 1706, to Anne COCKE, daughter of Richard COCKE [or COX], JR, b: 1639 ~ d: 1705 and [M: 1675] Anne BOWLER. Robert, BOLLING, JR and Anne had eight children: Elizabeth, Anne, Lucy, JANE, Martha, Susanna, Robert and Mary who married William STARKE Children of John ASBURY and Jane BOLLING: 2.a. Mary Anne Margaret 'Molly' ASBURY, b: 20 SEP 1750, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, VA ~ d: OCT 1811, Wood County, WV ~ Married 25 APR 1768, to William LAKE, JR, bc: 1745, Maryland ~ d: OCT 1826, Harrison County, WV ~ Son of William LAKE, SR and ANNE REDMAN, Daughter of ANNE COX and John REDMAN, JR. Anne REDMAN, sibling to Vincent REDMAN, SR who married Hannah ATWELL, bc: 1710 and had Hannah COX who married Jesse THORNTON [see above ~ #1.] 2.b. Benjamin ASBURY, b: 26 JUL 1753 ~ Married Sarah UNKNOWN 2.c. William Bolling ASBURY, b: 25 JAN 1755 ~ Married (1) UNKNOWN. Married (2) Elizabeth [possibly] BRISCOE, BRISTOW, a WIDOW [added] 2.d. George Robert ASBURY, bc: 1756 ~ dc: 1819 ~ Married circa 1780, to Mary Anne TAYLOR, bc: 1758 [Ten Children] 2.e. Wyatt Bolling ASBURY, b: 10 MAY 1758 2.f. Henry ASBURY, bc: APR 1760, WV ~ dc: 1826 ~ Married circa 18 MAY 1785, to Martha MOORE, d: 1826 [Ten Children] 2.g. Sarah 'Sally' ASBURY, bc: 1762/65, WV~ Married 28 SEP 1784, Wythe County, WV, to Spilsbe DANIEL, bc: 1760/65 ~ d: 15 MAR 1852, Kentucky. Pension filed 05 JUN 1834, Fentress County, Tennessee.