William Ashton Senior (1681 - 1765)

Born 1681 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Husband of Patience (Williams) Ashton — married 1716 in Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1765 at about age 84 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

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Biography

William Ashton Senior was born in 1681. He married Patience (Williams) Ashton. He passed away in 1765.

William (1680-19 April 1765) m. (1) Patience Williams d/o Daniel and Rebecca (Rhodes)Williams (d. 1764) and m. 2 Elizabeth Bullock (1699-2 July 1759) d/o John Bullock.^[1]

William may have been the son of James Ashton of Providence or he may have been his grandson. He may also have been the son of William Austin, as sometimes these surnames were used interchangeably.^[1]

10 Jan 1728 William and wife, Patience, sold for £64 to Joseph Sheldon a lot 50 by 65 feet.^[1]

His will was dated 4 May 1764 and proved 18 May 1765. Executors sons Joshua and William. William is left his house, barn etc. He in turn was to support his brother Thomas for life. Thomas being unable to support himself. A stipulation was made, if he did not, that half the estate be set off for Thomas' support. Also mentioned were Daughter Rebecca Sabin, grandsons John and Jesse, grandson Stephen (son of William). Son Joshua Ashton was left 5s.^[1]

William and his 2nd wife were buried in St. John's churchyard.^[1]

Children:

• Joshua^[1]
• William^[1]
• Thomas^[1]
• Rebecca m. Sabin^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Austin, John Osborne. Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J. Munsell Sons, 1887 https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust

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• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, 19 Apr 1765, Saint Johns Cemetery, Providence, Proovidence County, Rhode Island, USA. Author: Ancestry.com; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; Publisher Date: 2012. Repository Information: Ancestry.com.