John (Ashton) Aston (abt. 1513 - 1573)

Born about 1513 in Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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Died 5 Aug 1573 at about age 60 in Aston by Sutton, Cheshire, England

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John Ashton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Aston, John (c.1513-73) was the son of Thomas Aston (d. 1553) and his wife Bridget, daughter of John Harewell of Shottery (Warks). He m. c.1546, Margaret, daughter of Thomas Ireland esq. of The Hutt (Lancs) (m.(2) Hugh Beeston esq. of Tarporley, Cheshire). He succeeded his father in 1553, and d. 5 August 1573.

Children:

1. Sir Thomas Aston (c.1547-1613), kt. +
2. John Aston; a lawyer dsp
3. Edward Aston dsp
4. Bridget Aston (d. 1626); m. Thomas Bunbury (d. 1601) of Stanney (Cheshire) 6s 5da.
5. Elizabeth Aston (d. 1602); m. John Massey (d. 1610) of Coughow, younger brother and heir of George Massy of Podington
6. Margaret Aston (d. 1631); m. (1) Timothy Egerton (fl. 1578), son of Thomas Egerton of Leek (Staffs), and (2) by 1584, Sir Edward Tyrrell (1551-1606), kt., of Thornton (Bucks) 3s. 6da.
7. Mary Aston dsp
8. Eleanor Aston; married James Whitlock;
9. Winifred Aston; married Peter Derby of Bebington (Cheshire), lived near Liverpool;
10. Ellen Aston; married George Mainwaring esq of Ightfield (Staffs)
11. Ursula Aston; married Geoffrey Holcroft of Hurst (Lancs).

Illegitmiate Son

Richard Aston (d. 1616) of Rocksavage (Cheshire).

He inherited the Aston Hall estate from his father in 1553. He died 5 August 1573.

Old

Father Thomas ASTON, Sr., b. Abt 1485, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Bridget HAREWELL, b. Abt 1493, <, Waven Wootton, Warwick, England> , d. unknown Married 1512 , Shottery, Warwick, England

Wife: Margaret IRELAND, b. 1528, Hutton, Warton, Lancashire, England , bur. 21 Jan 1594, , Tarporley, Cheshire, England Married 1546 Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England [2, 3] Children: 1. Thomas ASTON, Sr., b. Abt 1547, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. 4 Aug 1613 2. John ASTON, Jr., b. Abt 1549, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England 3. Edward ASTON, b. Abt 1550, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England 4. Bridget ASTON, b. Abt 1551, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 5. Elizabeth ASTON, b. Abt 1552, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. Bef 9 Nov 1602, , Aston, Cheshire, England 6. Margaret ASTON, b. Abt 1553, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 7. Mary ASTON, b. Abt 1555, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England 8. Elinore ASTON, b. Abt 1556, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 9. Winnifred ASTON, b. Abt 1558, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 10. Ellen ASTON, b. Abt 1560, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 11. Ursula ASTON, b. Abt 1561, Aston Grange, Runcorn, Cheshire, England , d. date unknown 12. Richard ASTON, b. Abt 1563, , Rock Lavage, Cheshire, England , d. 1616 This history appears on several English sites including the University of LiverPool. "The Aston family was first documented during reign of Henry II, whose charters record one Gilbert de Aston, Lord of Aston juxta Sutton (he is mentioned in AD/IX/7). The family built up a large estate in Cheshire and other parts of the country (especially in Berkshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire), largely through the marriage of their male heirs to a female heiresses. The estate descended lineally until the death of Sir Thomas Aston, 4th Baronet, in 1744 when the baronetcy reverted to a collateral male line and the estate was settled on his elder sister Catherine. This brought the estate to the Hervey-Aston line and remained in the possession of this family until the death of Arthur Hervey-Aston in 1839, when an entail passed it to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot. It was inherited in turn by his great-nephew Captain Talbot, and the estate stayed in the hands of the Talbot family until its demise the 20th century.

Accrual and descent of the Aston estates

•Thomas Aston (married Bridget Harewell of Warwickshire). He was Sheriff of Cheshire in 1551. •John Aston (d.1573, married Margaret Ireland of Lancashire). •Sir Thomas Aston (d.1613, married Elizabeth Mainwaring of Shropshire and Mary Unton of Shropshire). He was Sheriff of Cheshire in 1601. •John Aston (d.1615, married Maud Needham of Shropshire). His daughter, Maude Aston, married firstly Thomas Parsons and secondly John Shuckburgh (also spelt Shugburgh) in 1666. She appears also as 'Magdalen Shuckburgh' in this collection. •Sir Thomas Aston (1600-1645, married Magdalene Poultney of Leicestershire and Anne Willoughby of Derbyshire) was created 1st Baronet Aston in 1628. He was High Sheriff of Cheshire 1635-1636 (see AD/V/1-3), and held the office of M.P. for Cheshire from April 1640 to May 1640. He was a colonel for the Royalist cause during the Civil War, and was defeated by the Parliamentary General, Sir William Brereton, in the Battle of Nantwich on 28 January 1642. He was captured in later fighting in Staffordshire, and died attempting to escape from a prison at Stafford. [ Note: Anne Willougbhy, sole heir of Sir Henry Willoughby of Risley, Derbshire, brought with her estates in Berkshire (Stanford-in-the-Vale) and Warwickshire (Kingsbury). She had been previously married to the Honourable Anchitel Grey of Stanford-in-the-Vale, and these estates came into the possession of the Aston family when Sir Willoughby inherited them on his mother's death. Her maternal great-grandfathers were Sir Ambrose Cave of Warwickshire (ca.1503-1568), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Sir Francis Knollys (ca.1514-1596), Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth."

• Fact: Burial (August 1573) Aston by Sutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 October 2021, 03:08), entry for John Aston Esq (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6VM-X7Z ); contributed by various users.

1.[S254] Hohelohe, Bethune Research, Kirk Larson, (Sept 23 2003).

2.[S142] Ancestral File™ v4.19 (FamilySearch®), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((Created by FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, April 1, 1999)).

3.[S141] Larson: Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson, Larson, Kirk, (Personal Research Works including Bethune

Sources for history: Baronets. vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. Cokayne, George Edward (1902). The Complete Baronetage. vol. II. Exeter: William Pollard and Co. Ltd.. Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke. ed. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. Courthope, William (1835). Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England. London: G. Woodfall. Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson. ed. The Baronetage of England: Attribution Public domain: "Aston, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 .... London. pp. 229–239. George Ormerod: The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Volume I, 2nd edition, revised and enlarged by Thomas Helsby (George Routledge, London, 1882). Pages 531-537 are Ormerod's account of the Aston family from the reign of Henry II up to the time of Sir Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet, with an added family tree which follows the family up to Sir Arthur Ingram Aston. George Edward Cockayne: Complete Baronetage, Volume II, 1625-1649, (William Pollard & co., Exeter, 1902). Pages 48-49 list the grantee and successors to the title of Baronet Aston in the reign of Charles I. The Cheshire Sheaf, 3rd series, vol 24, (Chester, 1927). Contains a description of the biographical diaries of Sir Willoughby Aston with some biographical notes.

Associated Material The Aston collection at the University of Liverpool form only a small part of the papers of the Aston family. A full list of the other holdings of the papers of the Aston family of Aston Hall can be found on the National Register of Archives. Links are provided below to the catalogue entries for the Aston papers held by •The British Library •John Rylands University Library Special Collections •Cheshire Record Office •Liverpool Record Office