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Families covered: Assheton of Assheton, Ashton of Chadderton (Chaterton)

Orm FitzEdward

m. Emma (dau of Albert de Gresley)

?? (Orm ?) de Assheton

Sir Robert de Assheton of Assheton

Sir John de Assheton of Assheton (a 1335)

Sir Robert de Assheton of Assheton, Governor of Guynes (a 1377, Admiral, Justiciar of Ireland)

m(1). Elizabeth

(1)

Thomas de Assheton

m. Eleanor Buckley (dau of Sir John Buckley)

(A)

Sir John de Assheton of Assheton (a 1385)

m. Margaret de Legh (dau of Perkyn (sb Robert?) de Legh of Lyme)

(i)

Sir John de Assheton of Assheton

m. _ Standish (dau of Sir Robert Standish of Standish)

(a)

Sir John de Assheton of Assheton (a 1413)

m1. Jane Savile (dau of Sir John Savile of Tankersleigh)

((1))

Sir Thomas Assheton (alchemist)

m. Elizabeth Byron (dau of Sir John Byron)

((A))

Sir John Assheton (d 1508)

m1. Dulcia Trafford (dau of Sir Edmund Trafford of Trafford)

((i))

Sir Thomas Assheton (d 1517)

m1. Elizabeth Staveleigh (dau of Ralph Staveleigh of Stayley)

((a))

Margaret Assheton

m. Sir William Booth of Dunham Massey (d 09.11.1519)

((b))

Elizabeth Assheton

m. Randle Ashton of Barton

((c))

Joan Assheton

m. Sir John Leigh

m2. Agnes (sb Alice?) Harrington (dau of Sir James Harrington of Woolfap)

((d))

John Assheton (dspm)

m. Jane Stanley (dau of W. Stanley)

((e))

Alice Assheton

m. Sir R. Hoghton of Hoghton Tower

m2. Isabella Elland (dau of _ Elland of Elland)

((B))

Edmund Assheton of Chadderton - continued below

m. Johanna Radcliffe (dau of Richard Radclyffe of Chadderton)

((C))

Geffrey Assheton

m. _ Manners (dau of Thomas Manners of Shipley)

((D))

Nicholas Assheton

m. Mary (dau of Lord Brook)

((E))

Dulcia Assheton

m. Sir Thomas Gerrard of Bryn

((F))

Elizabeth Assheton

m. Sir John Trafford (d 1488)

((G))+

3 other children

A site visitor (RS, 14.02.06) kindly reported the following connection found on the IGI, Richard being one of the 4 children not named by our main sources.

((J))

Richard Assheton

((i))

Elizabeth Assheton

m. Alexander Barlow (d after 1476, son of Nicholas by Anne)

((2))

Lucy Assheton

m1. Sir Bertone or Bertie Entwisle

m2. Richard Byron

m3. Sir Ralph Shirley

((3))

Margaret Assheton

m. Thomas Langley of Edgecroft

((4))

Katherine Assheton

m. John Duckenfield

((5))

Elizabeth Assheton

m1. Sir Ralph Harrington

m2. Sir Richard Hammerton (d 1480)

((6))

Agnes Assheton

m. Thomas Booth of Barton

((7))

Anne Assheton

m. _ Dalton of Cheshire

m2. Mary Byron (dau of Sir John Byron of Clayton)

((8))

Sir Ralph Assheton of Middleton, Sheriff of Yorkshire (a 1483)

m. Margaret Barton (dau of John Barton of Middleton)

(b)

Sir Nicholas de Assheton

(ii)

Joanna de Assheton

m. Sir Robert Davenport of Bramhall

partner unknown

(2)

William de Assheton (in Spain)

Gilbert de Assheton

Roger de Assheton

Edmund Assheton or Ashton of Chadderton (d 03.1489-90) - continued above

m. Johanna Radcliffe (d 08.1478, dau of Richard Radclyffe of Chadderton)

John Ashton (dvp?)

Edmund Ashton of Chadderton (b c1478, d 05.03.1542-3)

m. Janet Harrington (dau/coheir of Sir James Harrington)

James Ashton of Chadderton & Shuttleworth (b c1484, d 25.08.1549)

Edmund Ashton of Chadderton (b by 1521, d 08.1584)

m. (before 08.1549) Anne Prestwich (dau of Ralph Prestwich)

(1)

James Ashton of Chadderton (b c1535, dsp 1612)

m. Dorothy Langley (dau/coheir of Sir Robert Langley of Agecroft)

(2)

Richard Ashton in Oldham (d 05.1609)

m. Anne

(A)

Edmund Ashton of Chadderton, Sheriff of Lancashire (b c1601, d 1650) the first mentioned by Dugdale

m. Dorothy Duckenfield (dau of _ Duckenfield of Duckenfield)

(i)

James Ashton of Chadderton or Chaterton

m. Catherine Greenhalgh (dau of John Greenhalgh of Brandlesholme)

(a)

Edmund Ashton of Chadderton or Chaterton (b c1643, a 1684, dsp?)

(b)

William Ashton (b c1649, d 1731, rector of Carlton & Prestwich, youngest son)

Dugdale ends with this generation. VCH appears to indicate that William was father of Katherine & Dorothy but then adds a note which indicates that Edmund had a daughter Dorothy who married a Lever.

((1))

Katherine Ashton

m. John Blackburne of Oxford

((2))

Dorothy Ashton

m. Sir Darcy Lever of Alkrington

(c)+

other issue - John, James, Richard, Dorothy, Mary, Katherine (d unm by 1664), Anne

(ii)

Catherine Ashton

m. William Langley (rector of Chedle)

(iii)

Elizabeth Ashton

m. William Spenser

(iv)

Jane Ashton

m. Devereux Spenser of Chedle

(v)+

other issue - Edward (d unm), Lewes, William (d unm), John, Dorothy (d unm), Anne (d unm)

(3)

Elizabeth Ashton probably of this generation

m. Sir Henry Radclyffe of Todmorden (b c1533)

Main sources:
(1) For upper section (uploaded 05.03.04) : BEB1844 (Assheton of Middleton), BLG1886 (Assheton of Downham)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 29.08.09) : VCH (Lancashire, vol 5, 'The parish of Prestwich with Oldham: Chadderton'), Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664, Ashton of Chaterton)
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